Ashton Kutcher and Neil LaBute In Talks For Interracial Couple Thriller
Filed under: Drama, Thrillers, Casting, Sony
Playwright-turned-filmmaker Neil LaBute won me over big time with the smart dialogue and unapologetic characters he wrote for In the Company of Men and Your Friends & Neighbors. He then made a very enjoyable film from a script he didn't write, which in many other hands would have been forgettable. But after that film, Nurse Betty, he hasn't done much to keep me interested. I was especially disappointed with The Shape of Things, a flat, predictable film based on his own play, and finally couldn't even bother to check out his remake of The Wicker Man, which came out last year. He will likely keep me away once more with his next project, if it does turn out to be Lakeview Terrace, a thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson we told you about in January.According to the Hollywood Reporter, LaBute is in negotiations to direct the film, which was written by Money Train screenwriter David Loughery. And if he gets the gig, he may get to work with Ashton Kutcher, who is possibly being cast as the husband of Kerry Washington -- because we couldn't get enough of his interracial-coupling in Guess Who. Kutcher and Washington would play a husband and wife being terrorized by Jackson's character, a racist LAPD officer who lives next door. If the script could be rewritten by LaBute -- the LaBute of ten years ago -- and feature a lot of scenes with Jackson beating on Kutcher -- really hard -- then Lakeview Terrace could have a chance, but the script is instead being retooled by playwright Howard Korder, and Screen Gems will probably want to keep Kutcher from being too bloodied up.
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3-12-2007 @ 3:14PM
Chelsea said...
One of the worst directors in the known universe -- a man who is frequently praised for his misogynist politics, straw-man arguments, flat and un-compelling unpleasant characters, and his need to dip his boom mic into the frame whenever and wherever possible -- is directing one of the most boring "A-list" actors working today.
Clearly, this will be playing in the multiplex IN HELL.
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3-12-2007 @ 3:16PM
filmsoncon said...
"And if he gets the gig, he may get to work with Ashton Kutcher, who is possibly being casted as the husband of Kerry Washington -- because we couldn't get enough of his interracial-coupling in Guess Who."
casted?
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3-12-2007 @ 3:47PM
dtrapp said...
http://www.heycool.com
I can see how that's a good move on his part, but is he really proven to carry a film? I've watched so many of his flicks just bomb, and the ones that didn't were so terrible to watch. I admit he can be funny, but those serious movies...not so much his thing. It's like Jason Biggs, unless he's donking a pie, no one cares.
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3-12-2007 @ 6:11PM
Christopher said...
Sorry, I meant "cast" obviously.
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3-29-2007 @ 11:26PM
Morisa said...
http://www.interracialmatch.com/
Interracial marriage should not be looked down upon by the public. Although they don't belong to the same race,they have same passion. All the man are equal. i am a member of interracialmatch club. everyone can communicate with each other.
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3-29-2007 @ 11:26PM
Morisa said...
http://www.interracialmatch.com/
Interracial marriage should not be looked down upon by the public. Although they don't belong to the same race,they have same passion. All the man are equal. i am a member of interracialmatch club. everyone can communicate with each other.
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