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Universal and Hasbro to Produce 'Stretch Amstrong'
Filed under: Deals »
Saying that the iconic toy Stretch Armstrong "is a character I have wanted to see on screen for a long time," Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer announced that he'll be producing, yes, Stretch Armstrong, the movie. The project is slated to be the first production resulting in a six-year partnership deal between Universal Pictures and Hasbro. The film already has a release date of April 15, 2011 in place.A popular toy that debuted in the 1970's then was remade and relaunched in the mid 90's, Stretch Armstrong is notable because he really doesn't do anything other than, well, stretch. He's sort of an uncomfortably muscular version of those Martian Popping Thing stress-relievers, with freakish arms that can be yanked out of proportion without tearing off. It's the perfect toy for destructive little boys, and for budding sadists-in-training.
Carrey and Oedekerk Together Again? I Believe It.
Filed under: Drama », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Paramount »
When screenwriter Steve Oedekerk and comedian Jim Carrey get together, very profitable things happen. True that they only worked on two movies together (Ace Ventura 2 and Bruce Almighty), but they were pretty solid moneymakers. So I suppose it's pretty good news that Paramount has hired Oedekerk to give a facelift to the screenplay for Ripley's Believe It or Not, which was originally penned by the writing team of Alexander & Karaszewski.Obviously this bodes fairly well for the project as a whole, because when Paramount back-burnered the thing a few months back, nobody really knew if the project would wither away or come storming back. With Variety reporting an intended late-2008 production date, and the pretty-much-guaranteed involvement of director Tim Burton and leading man Jim Carrey, it looks like Ripley will live once Sweeney Todd gets wrapped.
Gotta love that nutty Tim Burton stuff. (That's not sarcasm; aside from his misguided Apes remake, Burton's a pretty admirable filmmaker, and a consistently good one at that.) And anything that keeps Oedekerk distracted from his intended Kung Pow: Enter the Fist sequel, well, that makes me very happy indeed.
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