BOP Daily News
September 24, 2004
The spirit of BOP News lives on in
This is So Last Week,
our pop culture week-in-review,
presented in a pleasing quiz form.
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First he got to smooch a half-naked Kirsten Dunst, then he got swing a bat with Dennis Quaid. Now, Jay Hernandez will play Charlie “Carlito” Brigante in a follow-up to Carlito’s Way, the 1993 Brian DePalma film starring Al Pacino. The prequel will tell the early stories of Carlito’s life and will span from the 1940s to the 1970s. Attached to direct from his own script is Michael Bregman. Mmmmm, smooching a half-naked Kirsten Dunst. *drool*
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Terminator 4 is ready to go in front of the cameras in 2005, according to Hollywood trade publication Variety. A draft of the script is finished and license owners Intermedia are moving ahead in negotiations with Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures for distribution rights, as well as attempting to finalize Jonathan Mostow’s attachment to the project as director. Mostow directed the third Terminator film, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claire Danes and Nick Stahl. The California governor’s involvement is as of yet uknown but highly unlikely. In related news, Californians are setting up a petition insisting that Arnold take time off his public post to participate in the production, saying “…it’d just be better for EVERYBODY.”
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He does it for the fans. Star Wars must have set some kind of record last Tuesday when DVD copies of the original trilogy, as well as a new Star Wars game entitled Star Wars Battlefront, sold $115 million worth of merchandise. Both products made their debut on Tuesday and geeks across North America clamored to retail stores looking to pick up the latest from George Lucas. In related news, George Lucas is set to buy Long Island in 2006.
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For those who watched CSI last night, you might have noticed a commercial for Oliver Stone’s Alexander. The ad, which sucked mightily, announced the release date of the film as November 24th, a recent change from the original November 5th release date. Alexander will now compete with Christmas with the Kranks instead of competing with Pixar’s The Incredibles. The ad follows a Wednesday announcement by WB that the studio had moved the film to better position it for Oscar consideration. When we heard that, we were expecting the film to move to a year where no other movies will be released.
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"Favor gonna kill you faster than a bullet."
Previous edition's quote: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
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