Rian 'Brick' Johnson Trying His Hand at Sci-Fi
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Noir
Holy crap! Holy crap. I don't get too many occasions to truly geek out -- go all giddy with excitement, rationality be damned -- but this is one of them. I may have previously mentioned my abiding love for Rian Johnson's Brick: my favorite film of 2005 and one of my favorites of the decade. I was already beyond psyched for The Brothers Bloom, Johnson's 2008 con man follow-up; pre-release buzz has been solid to great. I'm itching to declare the talented writer-director the Next Big Thing: someone with the cleverness of Tarantino and the chops of Fincher, but more heart. It's a little premature right now, but I'll get back to you after I watch Bloom.Anyway, if I love something more than Brick, it's intelligent science-fiction. And lo: IGN reports that Rian Johnson's next project will be a film called Looper, a dark, violent, time travel-themed sci-fi story in the vein of Philip K. Dick. Johnson compares it to the first Terminator: relatively small-scale, character-driven sci-fi with time travel used as a plot device. That's all the details he gave on the plot, but I'm not sure how a project could be more tailored to my current obsessions and sensibilities.
The Brothers Bloom is supposed to come out on October 24th; I'm holding out hope that it will also make an appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. You can see the trailer here.
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8-11-2008 @ 9:51PM
Cincinnati Mike said...
I liked the general air of menace that hung over Brick. And I love Joseph Gordon Levitt. But the kids talking like Mickey Spillane characters got old after about 20 minutes. Lost me.
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8-11-2008 @ 10:10PM
Mr. R said...
Dude, honestly, that Brothers Bloom is going to tank and hit rock bottom on opening day. I loved Brick but this looks like a rip off of the Royal Tenenbaums. Pass, gimme that Sci-Fi Terminator rip off instead...
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8-12-2008 @ 12:47AM
Mink said...
Saw it at a test screening in LA, I was so excited I had something substantial to reply with that I had to sign up and post. ;-) Mr. R, the Tenenbaums comparison isn't really apt, except that it's well shot, smart and funny. If it does bomb it will be because it's a unique intelligent movie, which is the same reason Brick bombed, and also the same reason people found it on dvd. But we'll see. As long as this guy keeps getting to make movies I'm happy.
8-11-2008 @ 11:02PM
Ray said...
I don't know about ripping off The Royal Tenenbaums, but I have the unfortunate suspicion that The Brothers Bloom is going to bomb. As much as I want to see it, the release date doesn't make me feel good about its chances.
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