BOP Daily News
October 11, 2003
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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Wow. You try to jump-start your career by posing in Playboy, and end up in court instead. Such seems to be the fate of Daryl Hannah, who is reportedly planning to sue the classic skin mag over her recent nude spread. She was apparently supposed to have 100% approval of the pics used, but Playboy allegedly used some photos she didn’t approve, reportedly some of the Splash star wearing pink in-line skates. Hey, we feel you, Daryl; we wouldn't want it known we’d wear pink in-line skates, either.
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Seems that stars who feel they’ve not gotten proper remuneration from studios for their services now have a new racket: Charging fans for autographs and photos. Val Kilmer reportedly made quite the tidy sum recently by charging fans 50 bucks a pop to get their picture taken with him at a celebrity autograph show. But Kilmer allegedly had an altruistic reason for attending the function. He claims to have been promoting his new film, Wonderland, though how one equates charging fans for photos with publicizing a film we’ve no idea. And to think rumors abound in Hollywood about how difficult Kilmer is.
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And apparently feeling the need to remind folks that “fan” is derived from “fanatic”, the previously-mentioned autograph show offered the little people brushes with celebs and the stars close calls with loonies. Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock’s classic The Birds, was a little shaken when a fan became outraged that she had put her unique bird-motif signature on a still from Marnie, and another fan angrily snapped at Ms. Hedren after the actress accidentally smudged an autograph. Tippi admitted she is fascinated by some people’s obsession with celebrities, and was also quoted as finding it “frightening." But apparently not nearly frightening enough to charge $50 per.
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Poor Ben and J-Lo. Their wedding postponed, possibly forever; reports of dust-ups and unsavory encounters mounting; and now a backlash of epic proportions is continuing to gather speed. Producers of Kevin Smith’s upcoming Jersey Girl, starring none other than the no-longer-so-happy couple, have reportedly decided to eradicate all images of Bennifer from the film’s promo material. This move is supposedly being undertaken to ensure a better chance at box office success for the film. One rumored publicity tack that has apparently been scrapped, however, entailed contests in local theatres to find the most creative way of destroying all existing prints of Gigli.
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Ronny Yu, who brought audiences the surprise summer hit Freddy vs Jason, is looking at his next project being Blood: The Last Vampire Slayer. The story, which is still in development, will reportedly focus on a high-school girl who carries a big Samurai sword, apparently the better to kill vampires with. Ronny, telephone for you; it’s Joss Whedon’s lawyers.
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"Remember, we’re fighting for this woman’s honor, which is probably more than she ever did."
Box Office Prophets offers quality, reliable news about the entertainment industry. BOP is also entertaining. To that end, please be advised that some content in this column is intended to be humorous and should not be considered factual.
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