Because everyone deserves a biopic apparently, James McCord (Malice) has penned a script chronicling the life of Ronald Reagan, based on two Paul Kenger biographies. There is no director or cast yet, but there is a release date (next year) because who needs a horse when you can just push the cart down the hill? Who the fuck do you get to play Reagan, anyway? (THR)
Bruce Campbell says that he’d like to make the Expendables version of a a horror movie, bringing in lots of horror icons — like Robert Englund and, one would assume, Jeffrey Combs — to play against their types. Campbell says there’s a script right now, but that “it blows” and that “no one has seen it.” He also wants to make it the sequel to My Name Is Bruce.
None of this will happen, but he’s Bruce Campbell, and he’s deserved the right to his pipe dream. (LA Times via Collider)
Judd Apatow is returning to television to produce an untitled comedy series pilot from Lena Dunham, who was responsible for the SXSW favorite, Tiny Furniture. I have no idea why it was a favorite because Tiny Furniture was not very good. It was a navel gazer. The series will be about “the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early twenties.” So, a female Apatowan series? I’m good with that. (Deadline)
Katee Sackhoff has joined the cast of “CSI,” in a regular recurring role. Will someone give this woman a real job? (CW)
British television host Piers Morgan is set to replace Larry King on the CNN talk show. I have no idea who this person is. (Reuters)
Here’s a picture of Chris Evans’ stunt double on the set of Captain America.
In things you couldn’t possibly care about, The Boozehound, The TV Whore, and myself are in a fantasy football league, where we visit Los Angeles once a year to draft fake players to play on a fake team for real money. Here’s the real view from this year’s draft. Stunning, isn’t it? See, fantasy football is not so bad. And here’s a very gendered list of the ten reasons why you play fantasy football. If you’re a guy. (Ugly Fours)
There was a silly rumor floating around the other day that Martin Freeman had turned down the role of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit because of his commitment to the brilliant English series, “Sherlock.” As it turns out, Freeman actually is up for that role, and according to EW, he’s trying to work The Hobbit around “Sherlock’s” schedule, so that he can pull of both. (EW)
TNT is inexplicably moving forward on a “Dallas,” reboot for the small screen. (Vulture)
Here’s a picture of Jennifer Aniston in her episode of “Cougar Town” scheduled to air in a few weeks.
Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari are putting together a film called Olympic-Sized Asshole. According to McBride, “Olympic-Size Asshole is a film set up through a company that I work with called Rough House … It’s about this Olympic athlete who comes back to his hometown and he bangs mine and Aziz’s girlfriends. So we go on this mission to destroy his Olympic life.” (MTV)
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Posted by: scarecrowprophet at September 9, 2010 10:48 AM
Bruce Campbell should play Ronald Reagan! Turn it into the horror style expendables movie! 2 birds...
Posted by: supafly at September 9, 2010 10:57 AM
There was a lot of blah blah blah then I got to this: Jeremy Renner says that he and Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) are set to sign on to Tommy Wirkola’s Dead Snow follow-up, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters And I let out a "whoop!" Ok, I didn't really let one out so much as inside my head I went "Yes!" and then quietly went about my boring day. But now much anticipating something I didn't know existed until just this very second.
Also, my first pick of the draft here at work was Drew Brees. I expect to dominate.
I've cracked the Aniston Code: "If someone else in my demographic does it, I'm okay with it too! Call my agent!"
Conformist x 3.
Posted by: Recondite at September 9, 2010 11:06 AM
Piers Morgan is
an Olympic Sized Asshole
that is all you need to know
Posted by: PyD at September 9, 2010 11:10 AM
That "Captain America" picture looks like the blue ribbon winner of the Cheyenne, WY Chapter LARPER gathering. Yikes.
Courtney Cox's face is terrifying. Is it spring-loaded at the back? She looks like a damned mudfish.
So, McBride and Ansari will be in a Anchorman-style movie (i.e. heavy on the improv moments) where they'll be indignant, pissed off, driven crazy---andIjustcameinmymind.
And lastly, you could get Charles Rocket to play Reagan. He did a pretty mean impression on SNL. *googles Rocket* Huh. Well, they're both dead, so that could work to his advantage.
Posted by: Kballs at September 9, 2010 11:18 AM
I wanna see the alternate reality version of the Reagan movie, where it's actually BONZO who is elected President. Then, Tom Cruise could play him.
Posted by: dammitjanet at September 9, 2010 11:25 AM
You've not encountered Piers Morgan?
You lucky lucky man.
Those are not ab muscles painted on that Captain America costume. Those are not ab muscles painted on that Captain America costume. THOSE ARE NOT AB MUSCLES PAINTED ON THAT CAPTAIN AMERICA COSTUME. Goddamn, that thing looks like 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag.
Posted by: Tracer Bullet at September 9, 2010 11:47 AM
Hope you got the MJD and the Drew Brees that you wanted.
There's way too much overpaying for QBs, though.
Posted by: DarthCorleone at September 9, 2010 11:58 AM
Reunited and it feels so...well, it doesn't really feel like anything due to the botox.
I kinda sorta dont hate Cougar Town, idiotic name, but the Aniston effect will ruin it for me.
Posted by: logan at September 9, 2010 1:07 PM
What Tracer said...
Posted by: DeistBrawler at September 9, 2010 1:23 PM
I'm feeling like a noob because I had to look up two parts of this post to finally figure out what they were: navel gazing and fantasy football. I had heard of both, of course, but never bothered to figure out what they were. My conclusions are that the Lena Dunham choice is apt considering that being a young woman in your early 20s is the living definition of navel gazing, and that I can see how fantasy football would appeal to those who are both sports fans and giant geeks. Is there a fantasy something or other for those who don't fall into the sports fan category?
Posted by: katy at September 9, 2010 1:32 PM
If you click on the link to see more Cap, you will see that he is either fleeing or chasing Hydra agents. There is a couple of other dudes on futuristic looking motorcycles which look FUCKING RETARDED (y'hear that Sarah Palin) and you can see the Hydra symbol carved into the side.
So, Hydra AND The Red Skull are in the movie. And I would've thought the Nazi's were enough.
Posted by: superasente at September 9, 2010 1:38 PM
Also, did we learn nothing about Captain America's bike helmets from the 1980's made-for-TV movie? Like not putting one on him?
Posted by: superasente at September 9, 2010 1:41 PM
"Is there a fantasy something or other for those who don't fall into the sports fan category?"
*takes off shirt*
Boom.
Posted by: Kballs at September 9, 2010 2:09 PM
I hate to say I told you so about the quality of the Captain America design, so I won't.
Damn it. Why can't Katee Sackhoff follow Tricia Helfer's example and turn up on Burn Notice for a season? I'm pretty sure it's against my moral code to watch CSI, even for her.
Now, if it were my BSG girlfriend, Mary McDonnell...
Posted by: Gabs at September 9, 2010 4:50 PM
Katee Sackhoff has joined the cast of “CSI,” in a regular recurring role. Will someone give this woman a real job?
Seriously she turned down the role of Debbie Pelt in True Blood because she wanted something that had the potential to be more permanent. Is this really what she meant? Fucking CSI.
I didn't even make it to the abs on the Captain America costume because I was seriously debating whether or not that was a dummy in costume. It looks like a damn dummy.
Posted by: Even Stevens at September 9, 2010 4:55 PM
Martin Freeman has to play Bilbo. He's too goddamn perfect for it. He was born to be Bilbo.
But you know what? I don't give a damn who you pick, just START MAKING THIS DAMN MOVIE ALREADY.
I'm guessing that James Brolin having already played Reagan crosses him off the list...
Posted by: Jerry at September 9, 2010 5:07 PM
Actually, Tracer, it looks like 5 pounds of shit in a 10 pound bag, which is somehow worse in this instance. Makes the ab lines look even stoopider.
Posted by: icecreammang at September 9, 2010 5:28 PM
You know, I'm not a fan of Captain America and don't really care if the movie blows...but that image still hurts my heart. It looks like the smell of ass.
I read that as Morgan Freeman. It was confusing.