BOP Daily News
October 5, 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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A project guaranteed to corner the female 18-49 demographic - and even some of the male version of the same audience - will be The Prestige, the new thriller from Touchstone Pictures. To be helmed by Memento and Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan, the film is set to star Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman as two rival magicians struggling to one-up each other. The project is based on a novel by Christopher Priest and will be set in turn-of-the-century London. BOP sources have confirmed that Jackman signed on even though he was insisting on making the project a musical.
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In the seemingly never-ending battle to come up with incredibly stupid/dorky names for children, the newest competitor is Nicolas Cage. Cage, a self-professed comic book geek, named his newest son Kal-El Cage. This isn’t just a weird sounding name, it is actually Superman’s Kryptonian name. But seriously, why not go halfway geeky and name him Clark Kent Cage? Why go all alien on our ass?
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The newest 007 film continues to move ahead even without an actor being named as the new lead. With Pierce Brosnan out, the actor who will play James Bond has not yet been named but production on Casino Royale goes on. Martin Campbell has returned to direct, as he previously handled Goldeneye for the franchise. Candidates for the role of British super-spy include Daniel Craig, Henry Cavill and Goran Visnic. Yes, Goran Visnic. In related news, Conan O’Brien has been cast as the new Q.
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is hard at work addressing the real issues plaguing California. The governor has signed through a law that would potentially triple the amount of damage a celebrity can collect from paparazzi if said paparazzi is convicted of harassment. The law is due to take effect on January 1st. Sources tell BOP that a similar law, but on a federal level, is being presented to congress that would effectively keep Democrats from harassing Republicans. The law is scheduled to be shot down and deemed unnecessary.
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"What do they call you? Wheels?"
Previous edition's quote: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
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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