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Move Over Potter, Make Room for 'Paddington Bear'
Filed under: Deals », Family Films », Newsstand », Harry Potter »
I'm not sure how much more I can take. One day all our favorite characters will be turned into slapstick movie stars, constructed out of CGI and a desire to cash in. The latest is Paddington Bear, that classic character abandoned in London's Paddington Station with his marmalade jar and his famous duffle coat. According to Variety, producer David Heyman, of the Harry Potter franchise, is bringing the talking bear to the big screen for a live-action movie. The trade speculates that Paddington will be rendered with CGI, and that is certainly likely, what with the trend of Garfield, Underdog, Alvin and the Chipmunks and others. Bothering me even more, though, is that the movie is being written by Hamish McColl, who will probably turn the character into a bear version of Mr. Bean. Of course, Paddington is traditionally similar to Bean, who is also very polite and also very accident-prone. After being discovered in the station, Paddington is adopted by the Brown family, who take him home. The movie is expected to show the bear's origin (minus his early life in "Darkest Peru") and then follow mishaps and misadventures that are inspired by the entire series, not any specific book. Looking back now on the original storyline, it seems to me that the TV show ALF must have been heavily influenced by the books, which were first written by Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. I also realize that, personally, I preferred the books about another bear, Cordoroy. I think I even preferred the teddy bear version of him. But I'm sure the movies will get to Cordoroy one of these days. In the meantime, the ever-popular plush versions of Paddington are about to receive a huge bump in sales.
Jim Carrey Will Soon be a 'Yes Man'
Filed under: Comedy », Casting »
In the wake of the crowd dis-pleaser The Number 23, Jim Carrey has been lining up the roles. He's currently got two famous headlining parts -- the voice that counts for Horton Hears a Who, and then the man himself in Ripley's Believe It or Not! -- if it ever gets a definite director. He's also gearing up for the man-loving prison escapee in I Love You Phillip Morris, and Sober Buddies -- where he plays a sober buddy who gets appointed to a partying exec to keep the guy in line. Now we've got number five. David Heyman, Potter producer, has told MTV News: "I've got this film with Jim Carrey called Yes Man, which I hope will get into production in the fall.""It's about a man who finds himself very depressed, and is always saying no. When friends ask him out, he always says no. [The film will explore] what happens when he decides to say yes to every thing that comes his way." Basically, Liar, Liar with a spin. The movie will be based on a book by Danny Wallace a radio producer for the BBC. Taken from parts of his diary, the story outlines everything the man says yes to -- from Internet and mail SPAM, to meetings for people who believe aliens built Egypt's pyramids. And, of course, he also says yes to all social and professional invites. For those of you who miss the old days of Carrey, Heyman says it will be like his old-school work, and he also claims: "It's one of the funniest scripts I've read." If it's that good, maybe the bad luck of 23 will disappear very soon.
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