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Peter Farrelly Dips Into Vignette Comedy
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Last we heard from the Farrelly camp, the brothers were cooking up a re-launch of the Three Stooges. Now, in a bit less aggravating news: One of them, Peter Farrelly, is getting into the trend of cooking up a myriad of shorts for one feature -- a la Paris je T'aime. The Hollywood Reporter posts that Farrelly and Charles Wessler are teaming up with Liberty Media to create a comedy-centric mix that could hold as many as 24 shorts. What names are attached thus far? None, other than Farrelly, who will direct not one, but two shorts. Beyond him, the infamous Brett Ratner, Todd Phillips (Old School), Mike Judge (Office Space), and Blades of Glory directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck are all in talks to write and/or direct. The plan is to score "other actors and directors from across the film world, even some not known for comedy." So far, no city-centric or overriding theme has been given.
Some of the names are good, but some -- *cough* Ratner *cough* -- aren't the first names I'd think of in the world of comedy, which makes me wonder what sort of film they're going for. The plus of the Paris and New York collections is the diversity. So, I can only hope that means we'll get not only stateside names like Tina Fey and Christopher Guest, but also some Guy Maddin, Patrice Leconte, Terry Gilliam, Gurinder Chadha...
Who do you want to see involved?
'Blades of Glory' Duo 'Want to ____ Your Sister'
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That "walking spermatoza" movie isn't the only one on the docket for the duo behind Blades of Glory -- Josh Gordon and Will Speck. While nothing can really compare to that other premise, this next flick could be promising as well. Variety reports that they've signed on to direct Paramount Pictures' new comedy called I Want to ____ Your Sister. Lovely, eh? In this cinematic mad lib, which was written by Melissa Stack, a brother gets over protective lil' sibling.MTV Films had grabbed the spec back in March, for $300,000 against $600,000, and as the story goes, it's a coming-of-age comedy about an older bro who wants to protect his younger sister from lascivious guys just like him. It sort of reminds me of She's Out of Control, but with a brother instead of a father.
Since this is comedy teen fare, I wouldn't be surprised if we see Jonah Hill or Michael Cera in there, although they could also go the route of the hot older brother who does funny things, but isn't necessarily funny himself. I'm hoping that they get some people in there with comedy chops, but we'll have to wait and see. Since Baster is still in the works, this might take a while.
'Blades of Glory' Duo to Tackle Childbirth
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Tomasina is forty years old, she's unmarried, and she wants a kid. She was pregnant once, years ago, but she had an abortion. Now, she doesn't want a man, she just wants a little bundle of cuteness that she can call her own -- someone to spend their life with her. Once she makes this decision, she sees men as "walking spermatoza," and schemes to inseminate herself with the sperm of a married friend. As do we all. Anyhow, this is the plot of Baster, the latest story to get a feature adaptation.Variety is reporting that Josh Gordon and Will Speck, the pair behind Blades of Glory, are in final negotiations to direct the film, which is based on the short story by Jeffrey Eugenides (The Virgin Suicides). Allan Loeb (Made of Honor) penned the screenplay, and Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, of Little Miss Sunshine fame, are producing the feature. Speck says: "We were so attracted to this project because of Allen's script. Because he works in every genre -- comedy, drama -- he really understands character arcs." Does this mean we will be getting both a funny and serious look at semen and turkey basters? While I'd pay to see that, I'm thinking this'll be more on the Blades of Glory level of cinema. How about you? Are you up for a rousing flick of baby madness and sperm basting?
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