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Jennifer Lynch Takes on Snakes
Filed under: Horror », Deals »
The woman makes Boxing Helena, which tanks, and then pretty much disappears from the world of cinema. Then last year, Jennifer Lynch signs on to helm Surveillance, an indie supernatural thriller. I guess she's gotten back into the groove because she isn't waiting another 15 years for her next feature, and this time around, she's going overseas.Variety reports that Split Image Pictures, an India-based company, has tapped her to direct a horror thriller called Nagin, which will star Mallika Sherawat (Guru) and Irfan Khan (The Darjeeling Limited). The premise sounds cool -- the film is based on "the Far Eastern myth of the snake woman who is able to take on human form." But the real question is not so much the plot, but whether Lynch can handle it and make a successful film.
Surveillance has gotten some decent ratings on IMDb, but not so nice reviews from Cannes, which suggests that the issues with Boxing Helena weren't just because of the film, but the filmmaker. But... we'll see. The movie did get picked up for distribution.
Mallika Sherawat Befriends Jesus in 'The Aquarian Gospel'
Filed under: Drama », Independent », Casting », Religious », Cinematical Indie »
In September, the man behind the movie version of The Secret, Drew Heriot, picked up his feature debut -- the cinematic adaptation of The Aquarian Gospel. I guess he's been really rocking the law of attraction! While Jesus has not been cast yet, Reuters reports that Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat (The Guru and The Myth) has signed on to abstain from worldly pleasure and play an ascetic and friend of Jesus. According to Bollywood Buzz, she'll play Saraswati -- a loyal friend of Jesus that he bonds with during his travels in India. She was Heriot's first choice for the role, and he says: "After viewing her work, we then saw interviews of her and were extremely impressed by her intelligence and her background." Sherawat, meanwhile, says she was drawn to the challenge of the role, and notes: "I find that in most mythological and spiritual film stories, women seem to be lacking any true wisdom or a sense of humor." And, it's not every day that a beautiful woman takes on a role that is completely removed from sexuality.
The film is slated for release next year, so I imagine we'll have more casting news soon, like who will play the big JC.
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