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| David O Russell’s subversively brilliant film Three Kings is rumored to be headed for a re-release right around the time of the US Presidential election. The 1999 release starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube as American Soldiers participating in the Persian Gulf War, will likely be re-edited to include some new documentary footage of the current incidents happening in Iraq. The footage is part of a documentary that Russell filmed along with filmmakers Juan Carlos Zaldivar and Tricia Regan that might end up being packaged with the film’s re-release. Additionally, all this will likely be used as promotion of a new special edition DVD of the film. Released in October 1999, the film made little impact on the box office but Russell hopes that his film, and its message, will make a stronger impact this time around. We wish Russell good luck as it is undeniably heartbreaking to know that White Chicks outperformed Three Kings at the box office. |
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Speaking of subversion, Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Team America: World Police will definitely be rated R when it is released on October 15th. The two filmmakers of the satirical film are under contractual obligation to deliver an R rating to the studio which likely means that an intense battle with the MPAA over content looms ahead. The film is a political satire and takes aim at the general political culture that has surfaced during the current administrations reign. The motion picture, which features marionettes in place of human actors, will feature a team of US super-heroes battling evil across the globe, including such evil-doing poster-childs such as Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Il, Osama Bin Laden and Michael Moore. As usual, Dick Cheney is set to play Darth Vader. |
| Actress, comedian, and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is set to star in a remake of the 1977 comedy Oh, God! for producer Jerry Weintraub. Variety reports that DeGeneres will play the title character, a role originally played by George Burns. Weintraub produced the original film, which also starred John Denver and spawned two sequels. Weintraub told the trade that he could never figure out how to remake a film in a way that would flatter the original. Then he was approached by Ellen and was impressed by her take. Weintraub feels that DeGeneres is a strong comedienne and will help with the writing, and using her will allow the production to do a proper 2005 view of Oh, God! that is “…hip and modern.” Right, because that is exactly what God is…Hip and modern. |
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