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May 31, 2006
Scared For A Minute
Reading a Variety.com story,. I saw a link, “Diesel preps Hannibal pic."
Gulp!
Could that crazy idea actually be coming to fruition? It won't be Hannibal as a manny, so...
But I felt better when I clicked through and saw that it was a Liz Smith item.
You might want to come up with something that differentiates the gossip from the news, gang.
Posted by poland at May 31, 2006 04:18 PM
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Sort of the same way Tom Arnold was telling everybody that he was going to be in True Lies 2 for a solid decade?
Posted by: jeffmcm ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 31, 2006 04:29 PM
I'm waiting for Battlefield Earth 2. I still remember John Travolta talking about it when the first one opened.
And Michael Bolton and his movie where he was going to play a lawyer
Or Garth Brooks and his 'Chris Gaines' movie...
Or Sharon Stone wanting to direct Basic Instinct 3.
still waiting and looking forward to those.
Was there anyone less funny than Tom Arnold at his 'peak?'
Posted by: sky_capitan at May 31, 2006 09:52 PM
You mean the 1996 trifecta of Big Bully, The Stupids, and Carpool?
Yes: Carrot Top and Chairman of the Board.
Posted by: jeffmcm at May 31, 2006 10:07 PM
I'd love to see Tom Arnold in True Lies 2 (he was great in the first one) as long as it'd be directed by Cameron. At this point, I'd be happy to see Cameron do anything that doesn't have to do with documentaries on underwater exploration/recovery.
And I'm almost scared to say this, but I thought Arnold gave a helluva good and grounded performance in Happy Endings (granted, the movie was too scattershot to really be described as good, but still...).
Posted by: Me at June 1, 2006 07:10 AM
It's not just the subject matter and star attached to it, it's the classical language angle...Some of it will be in Punic? With subtitles? One doesn't know whether to giggle or groan.
Mel Gibson, what hast thou wrought?
Posted by: adorian at June 1, 2006 07:26 AM
I liked Carpool when I saw it at age 11. But, er, I can't imagine liking it now. True Lies is a great movie though, non?
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at June 1, 2006 10:53 AM
well we got Cameron's "Aquaman" to look forward to.
oh, wait...
Posted by: brack at June 1, 2006 12:50 PM
:: snorfles at brack ::
I love big epic movies, but this seems like a bad bad idea, even to me.
WTF do you do with the ending of Hannibal, anyway? Didn't he, like, go into voluntary exile years after the last big battle, and die of suicide when the Romans tried to find him? Not exactly a big heroic moment.
Posted by: Lynn at June 1, 2006 03:56 PM
Ohhh, that Hannibal! I thought you meant Silence of the lambs part deux!
Posted by: oldman at June 1, 2006 08:06 PM
Have you seen new pictures of Vin? He's packing on the pudge.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at June 2, 2006 12:43 AM
So you're saying Vin is turning into the new Steven Seagal? Pudgy tough-guy
And... I haven't had the pleasure of seeing Chairman Of The Board. I think Carrot Top, circa 2006, would make an excellent Batman villain, because his look scares the HELL out of me.
Posted by: sky_capitan at June 2, 2006 09:29 PM
Liz Smith is a servant of four masters -- Harvey Weinstein, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Jackson, and Madonna.
Posted by: Chucky in Jersey at June 3, 2006 08:40 AM
Six. You forgot Liza and Barbra.
Posted by: Cadavra at June 3, 2006 12:40 PM
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