BOP Daily News
January 29, 2004
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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Ever wondered what a marriage between Tootsie and Yentl would be like? Well, you might just get the chance to find out, if Ben Stiller has his way. Meet the Fockers, the upcoming sequel to the wildly-successful Meet the Parents, recently inked Dustin Hoffman to the role of Stiller’s dad in the film. When asked who he’d like to see play his mother, Stiller’s reply was legendary songstress Barbra Streisand, and apparently, Streisand might just grant his wish. According to Streisand’s husband, actor James Brolin, the reclusive star is reading the script, reportedly after hearing that Stiller would like to see her in the role. Considering La Streisand directed three of her last four films and reportedly commandeered the fourth, we’re thinking if she does take the part, Jay Roach better watch his back.
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Looks like Jessica Simpson will be following the path of many a singer before her by making the jump to the silver screen. The Newlyweds star has signed to make her film debut in Walk On, a baseball movie about the Texas Rangers. The team, which was nearly bankrupt in 1973, gained new life when the franchise signed 18-year-old pitcher David Clyde. Clyde’s Cinderella story never really got off the ground, however, as he was rushed into the Show before he was ready, and was ultimately traded to the Indians when legendary coach Billy Martin takes control of the Rangers. Simpson will stretch her acting skills by playing Clyde’s wife. Given her difficulty identifying things, one hopes Jessica will be able to tell the difference between the ball and the bat before someone gets hurt.
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First it was teenage aliens, then a teenage Superman, and now it’s teenage werewolves. MGM has just greenlighted Blood and Chocolate, based on the novel by the same name, which deals with a secret society of werewolves who coexist with humans in the modern world. The film will focus on a pair of star-crossed lovers, a girl werewolf and a human boy. As if being a teenage didn’t make one enough of a monster already. If the film is a success, look for touching love stories about other evil creatures, such as teenage zombies, teenage demons, and teenage Hollywood agents.
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Adam Sandler has reportedly sign to star in the remake of the 1974 prison-football comedy The Longest Yard. Sandler will be taking on the Burt Reynolds’ role of Paul Crewe, the quarterback-turned-con who leads a team of inmates against a team of guards. Producers are reportedly also interested in having Chris Rock take on one of the lead roles, and in signing Snoop Dogg and a number of other rappers and current and former NFL players to the cast. Considering how many members of both groups also have arrest records, this could end up being less a work of fiction than the very first reality show to hit the silver screen.
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"Something I never could stomach about Santa Carla. All the damn vampires!"
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