BOP Daily News
January 15, 2004
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This is So Last Week,
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Wonders continue to never cease in Hollywood, as word comes that Steven Seagal is slated to appear in not one, but two upcoming projects, both for Emmett/Furla Films Productions. The first, titled Submerged, will begin shooting, ironically enough, on April Fool’s Day, with the second, titled Repentance - and we’ll not touch that one with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole - to begin later in the year. The heads of the production company proclaimed themselves to be “happy” to be working with Seagal again, stating that the star “has always delivered solid, exciting performances”. Apparently, the pony-tailed action star’s deal with the Devil has been extended.
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And it seems the approaching release date of The Passion of Christ has done nothing to diminish the controversies that seem to pop up almost monthly around the film. The latest involves reports on several Web sites devoted to the film that director Mel Gibson makes an unusual cameo in the pic. According to these fan sites, Gibson’s hand is seen in the crucifixion scene, driving the nail into Christ's palm that affixes Him to the cross. Some fans suggest this is a symbolic gesture, indicating Gibson’s deeply-held religious guilt and that he holds himself primarily accountable for Christ’s death, which sounds more like overweening ego than guilt to us. All this speculation naturally begs the question WHO FREAKIN’ CARES?! Just release the blasted thing and put it out of our misery already.
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Moviemaking, like politics, often makes for strange bedfellows, as is evidenced by reports that action director John Woo’s next project will be a musical. The film will reportedly be based on the true story of a ‘20s Mob boss who also happened to be a great dancer. There is also a romantic element, with the gangster romancing two women at the same time. The film is being described as a cross between The Killer and Cabaret, with Woo envisioning “a lot of dance and a lot of action.” Woo goes on to say that, “sometimes the action will look pretty much like dance and the dance will look pretty much like action." Rumors that if the film is a success, a big-screen version of Cop Rock would be greenlighted could not be confirmed at press time.
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