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Cannes Interview: 'Tyson' Director James Toback
Filed under: Documentary », Cannes », Festival Reports », Podcasts », Interviews »
James Toback's known for cult classics (Fingers, Black and White) and puzzling experiments (When Will I Be Loved); this year, he's at Cannes with his new documentary Tyson, focusing on the life and times of a curiously muted and repentant Mike Tyson -- which received a standing ovation when it opened the Un Certain Regard selection. James Toback spoke with Cinematical at Cannes about the genesis of the project, the challenges of dealing with Tyson as a subject instead of as a friend, and about the ongoing negotiations with his 8-year old son over a possible part in his next film.
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Quickhits: Bond 22 Pushed Back, Landis Directing Jackson Comeback Video and Hebrew Hammer vs. Mel Gibson
Filed under: Action », Comedy », Music & Musicals », Fandom », Distribution », DIY/Filmmaking », Newsstand », Remakes and Sequels »
Odds and ends from the Friday before a looong weekend:
- After originally setting a release date of May 2, 2008, Columbia Pictures has decided to push Bond 22 (ya know, the one that comes after Casino Royale) back a few months and, instead, debut it on November 7, 2008. The next installment in the James Bond franchise has run into a bit of trouble as of late, what with director Roger Michell quitting the project. No new director has come onboard yet, though Richard Curtis (Love Actually) has been rumored to be penning the script.
- You know it's a wacky Friday when Michael Jackson makes it into Quickhits. The pop star (who was recently acquitted of child molestation charges) is in talks with John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) to direct his comeback video. While this may seem a bit strange to some of you (for many different reasons), Landis has a history with Jackson, having helmed the videos for Thriller and Black and White. Says Landis, "Michael is a genius. He's obviously an eccentric but he really has a great talent." And that talent is?
- In my wildest dreams, I never imagined a film could be described as a 'Jewish blaxploitation movie.' However, The Hebrew Hammer is just that ... and I loved every minute of it. Thus, I was thrilled to hear writer-director Jonathan Kesselman is planning a sequel and calling it Hebrew Hammer 2: Hammer vs. Hitler. (Ed: Will this come before or after his screen version of Beemer?) After Hammer battled Santa in the original, I think it was pretty obvious who the bad guy in the follow-up would be. Anyway, according to reports, Kesselman has written the recent Mel Gibson "incident" into the script. And, apparently, Gibson dies at the end of said scene. Says Kesselman, "I think if Mel wants to truly extend an olive branch to the Jewish Community as a whole, his on-screen death would go a long way in accomplishing that goal." Hmm, I guess that's one way to look at it.
Black Grabs Clowes' Death Ray
Filed under: Drama », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Deals », Scripts », Comic/Superhero/Geek »
Life in Hollywood just keeps getting better for alternative cartoonist Daniel Clowes. After being Oscar-nominated for his Ghost World screenplay (based on his own graphic novel), Clowes had his Art School Confidential adapted for the screen, and was hired to write the screenplay for Master of Space and Time, a mad scientist flick directed by Michel Gondry (who surely can identify with the subject matter). And now, according to Variety, there's more: Jack Black's Black and White production company has picked up the rights to Clowes' Death Ray, and signed him to adapt it for the screen.Though the story does feature a kid with a death ray (he inherited from his dad, a scientist who also injected him with "an experimental hormone that activates super-strength and heightened sensation through nicotine"), based on this very detailed summary, it's as much about the struggles of growing up as it is living with super powers. Since Clowes has said (seriously, I think) that he plans to change the character from a teenager to a middle-aged adult for the movie, it'll be interesting to see how he reworks his original story to fit the new focus.
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