Over the weekend, Samuel Bayer — the director of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake — revealed that he was pressured by the studio to convert Nightmare into 3D, but fought against it. Michael Bay — producer and our unexpected anti-3D hero was likely instrumental in preventing the conversion. As Bayer wrote:
When New Line initiated several conversations about converting “A Nightmare on Elm Street” to 3-D, “we pushed back,” says director Samuel Bayer. “This was shot in 2-D and was meant to be shown in 2-D.” He added, “Just like I don’t want to see a lot of great movies remade, I don’t want to see a lot of them in 3-D.”
Does anyone else find anything weirdly paradoxical about that statement? I believe Louis Winthorpe III might call that rich.
Speaking of the Nightmare remake, the scribe behind it, Eric Heisserer (who also penned the remake for the forthcoming The Thing) has signed up to write yet another sequel in the Final Destination series. This will make five. Details on the plot are scant, but I’ll give you a hint: It’ll be just like the other four movies.
Lionsgate revealed the cast list for Saw VII 3D (because of course it is), and guess who will be returning? Cary Elwes, from the original movie, as Dr. Lawrence Gordon. Oh, Cary Elwes: You’re the poor man’s Cary Elwes now.
Last week, SLW told you about a feature version of the Hobo With a Shotgun trailer (before Grindhouse) that is being developed. And just like that, we already have some footage, including a first look at Rutger Hauer as … The Hobo With a Shotgun. It’s way rad. Or bitchin’. Or whatever it is you kids from the ’80s call it these days.
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He looks like Chastity Bono, who is the poor man's transgendered Chas Bono. So Mr. Elwes, sadly, is now two degrees of a poor man's fug girl-turned-fug-guy.
Posted by: courtney at April 26, 2010 11:46 AM
Cary Elwes is doing the puff out, much like Luke Wilson and the London brothers, who are all over the news right now because one of them had an addiction. It is extremely unfortunate.
Posted by: Katers at April 26, 2010 12:00 PM
Oh dear. I definitely saw a Dutch angle.
Posted by: Will at April 26, 2010 12:25 PM
*lalalalala* sorry, can't see that pic. Cary Elwes = Dread Pirate Roberts forever. Like Dorian Grey, except with a mask. They're terribly comfortable AND fashionable, you know.
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Posted by: Sunylove at April 26, 2010 12:48 PM
Oh, Sunylove, you know just how to brighten my day. Do any of them look like a young Cary Elwes?
Posted by: Mrs. Julien at April 26, 2010 1:02 PM
Here's my question: how does one pronounce "Elwes"? I don't think I've ever heard anyone say his name, so I have no idea how to say it.
Somehow, I just saw The Princess Bride for the first time ever last night. They even used to have campus wide showings of it in college. Man, I was missing out for a lotta years, that is one fantastic movie.
Posted by: Even Stevens at April 26, 2010 1:22 PM
Nope, I saw an interview with him one day. It's pronounced "you'll's" (if that makes any sense. One Syllable.
Posted by: Patty O'Green at April 26, 2010 2:16 PM
I wish someone would give him a part that deserves his talent. Mr. Elwes is really quite exceptional - he was the only watchable person in the The Crush and Princess Bride is not Princess Bride without him, if only he would believe it as well. Give this man a decent job ffs!
Posted by: tallulahc at April 26, 2010 3:35 PM
Ian, are ya sure? Everything I've ever seen has always said it as El-ways or El-wez. The w comes after the l so pronouncing it as "Ewles" doesn't make much sense
Posted by: Even Stevens at April 26, 2010 4:20 PM
Nope. Not him on the right. That's his grandfather. Right now. The Elweses age so well that he won't look like that for another 50 years or so. He still looks like the left picture. Really. Definitely. Please?
Elweses? How do you say that? How must their answering machine sound?
Posted by: esme at April 26, 2010 4:55 PM
Between the Cary Elwes pictures today, and last week's pictures of a young Christian Slater, I think we might have half a SRL on actors that aged badly. Or is that just too mean? I'd like to add in Matthew Broderick.
Jen K., I like that list idea. Throw Kyle McLachlan on there
Posted by: Even Stevens at April 26, 2010 7:01 PM
Ladies, ladies, space monsters:
I think it has become quite clear that the thing for which you ask is some kind of Catalogue of Celtic Head Bloat. Now, I'm not sure how you intend to rally together the Domesday-like resources that would be needed to carry off this mission effectively--and I regret that I'm too sick/lazy to volunteer--but assemble your task force quickly. If those shiftless Saxons think that you've rescinded on your directives, their tree-god will rain hell on us all from a great height.
I know this from experience,
Fare thee well...
Posted by: Jo 'Mama' Besser at April 26, 2010 10:15 PM
@Jen K. and Even Stevens: add Sylvester Stallone to the list. *shudders*
And the trailer for Hobo with a Shotgun didn't do much for me, except to make me think: I've heard of stabbin' hobos and singin' hobos, but I've never heard of shootin' hobos.
I don't really think he's aging poorly, he just looks lesbian-esq now. It's weird. No sagging jowls or wrinkles... just a lesbian like vibe and some added plumpness.
Oh Dustin, you make me smile.
Cary Elwes really is. Few people manage to age quite that badly.