BOP Daily News
July 14, 2005
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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Mission: Impossible 3 might have started shooting, but that doesn’t mean that the world is all puppy dogs and sunshine for one Tom Cruise. He has received an unexpected backhand slap from none other than Rob Thomas, lead singer of Matchbox 20. Thomas has been forced to make a public statement about rumors alleging that he was caught in bed with Mr. Scientology. His solo single might suggest that Thomas doesn’t want to be lonely no more, but that doesn’t mean he is willing to accept getting stuck in the muck with Cruise. Thomas went out of his way to deny charges that they have slept together and even took the unusual step to say that if he were gay, he would be more of a Brad Pitt kind of guy. Apparently, Rob Thomas likes his men in hospital gowns.
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The most uplifting story in today’s edition involves BOP fave Scarlett Johansson. The actress had an unusual issue while filming The Island. She wanted to wear less clothing than director Michael Bay requested. During a love scene with Ewan McGregor, the Lost in Translation star was asked to wear a bra in order to protect the film’s PG-13 rating. According to Bay, the actress said, “'I'm not wearing this cheap ... bra. I'm going naked.” BOP thinks that…that is to say we…uh. Wait, what were we talking about?
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Tragic poker figure Stuey Ungar is getting a second movie biopic. In 2003, Michael Imperioli of The Sopranos took on the title role in Stuey, a movie that is now available on DVD. Now comes word that The Aviator producer Graham King will be making a feature based on the life of the three time World Series of Poker main event winner. This film will be an adaptation of the book, One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey 'The Kid' Ungar. With the poker craze showing no signs of dying down, Warner Bros. is banking on the fact that the tortured prodigy’s life will prove to be both a box office success and an end-of-year awards contender. BOP doesn’t care either way, but does want a promise that Vince Van Patten and Shana Hiatt will not be involved in the project.
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Get your hall pass and head to the bathroom for six weeks. Paramount Pictures is bringing back Summer School. The 1987 classic (yes, we said classic) stole our hearts with winning performances by Mark Harmon, Courtney Thorne-Smith and Kirstie Allie. Now, a re-make is being developed. BOP is conflicted by this since we love the original but are getting tired of the batches and batches of Hollywood re-hashes coming down the pike. If this eventually leads to a Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure remake, though, all is forgiven.
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"I'm going to make you notice. I'm going to make you see. There's nobody else here. No one like me. I'm special."
Previous edition's quote: Sports Night
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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