BOP Daily News
July 28, 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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The next time you order a Royale with Cheese, be careful not to get ogre fur on your burger. This possibility exists now that DreamWorks Animation has gotten in bed with McDonald's on a licensing deal. In 2007 and 2008, children's meals will include marketing tie-ins with the studio's releases including Shrek 3. A total of four releases are licensed for Team Ronald McDonald. BOP is concerned with the potential psychological trauma inflicted on small children by so-called Happy Meals involving ogres and talking donkeys along with the already-terrifying clown who is the public face of McDonald's. It's stuff like this that put Rob Zombie on his path.
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Universal is fighting with the God of War. The studio has acquired rights to the ultra-popular, ultra-violent Playstation 2 game. For those unfamiliar with the title, gamers play as the character of Kratos. The spartan warrior is abandoned by the gods of Olympus, so he does what any embittered religious zealot does. He goes on a crime spree of violence the likes of which has previously been reserved for the Grand Theft Auto series. In the process, Kratos prevents Ares, the mad God of War, from destroying Athens. Universal could have saved themselves a lot of money by utilizing the Hercules: the Legendary Journey license they already had to make the same film. Kevin Sorbo has kicked the ass of Ares so many times we've lost count.
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Uwe Boll contines to be the pied piper of evil Hollywood cinema. The director whose skills make Michael Bay look like Alfred Hitchcock continues to load up talent for his next project, Dungeon Siege. Jason Statham, Ray Liotta and Ron Perlman already frontline the production.
The latest paycheck player is Claire Forlani, whose combination of stunning looks and shaky acting appears to be a perfect fit for a Boll movie as well as the Razzies. What continues to be a mystery is why so many otherwise intelligent actors accept roles in Boll films. BOP knows that he is a doctor, but we did not realize he was also an established hypnotist.
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Semi-star Josh Lucas has discussed the trials and tribulations of shooting his latest movie, Stealth. The actor was spun on a centrifuge until he blacked out from dizziness. He was also forced to escape a flipped helicopter in order to avoid drowning. During all this ruckus, he wound up with three concussions and enough horror stories about the production to last a lifetime. Lucas suffered so many blows to the head that after a while, he even discussed taking a role in Uwe Boll's Dungeon Siege.
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"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for Sega. "
Previous edition's quote: Guess Who
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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