BOP Daily News
October 14, 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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Michael Mann has set his sights on two specific actors for his big-screen feature of Miami Vice. Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx are the two finalists to play Crockett and Tubbs, the two characters made famous in the '80s by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. The television show, which ran from '84 to '89, became the hottest show on television with its then-edgy subject matter and slick style. Mann is in negotiations to write, produce, and direct the project. Foxx last worked with Mann on Collateral and will next be seen in Ray, a role for which he is already garnering critical acclaim. Farrell can next be seen in Alexander, due out this November. Farrell will allegedly wear his wig from Alexander in Miami Vice in order to one-up Tom Cruise for the Bad Hair in a Michael Mann Film award.
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Quick bit: Pierce Brosnan is quoted in the Toronto Sun as admitting that he is absolutely, unequivocally, undeniably not returning to the James Bond franchise. Forgive us if we don't hold our breath.
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James Toback, director of such horrendous films as Black and White and Two Girls and a Guy, is demanding that his name be removed from an upcoming Bobby Darin biopic. Toback worked on the screenplay in 1996 but due to legal issues, the project had changed hands several times and Toback claims that the current product has nothing to do with his work. Cool, maybe now I'll go see it.
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Jim Carrey, the Canadian comedian with the plastic face, has become a citizen of the United States, though will not give up his Canadian citizenship. The actor has decided to retain his Canadian status while also becoming an American citizen. Carrey can next be seen in the holiday film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. That is, right after he votes for the his new Prime Minister....err, President.
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"The fact that my client has been ridden more than Seattle Slew is irrelevant."
Previous edition's quote: Snatch
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