TNT will no longer put its trust in Trust Me.
The network pulled the plug on the freshman advertising drama Friday, according to The New York Times. The show, which starred Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh
as creative executives at an ad agency, received mediocre reviews for its premiere, which drew only 3.4 million viewers and lost half the audience of its The Closer lead-in. The following week, the numbers fell to 1.9 million viewers.
Michael Wright, executive vice president and head of programming for TNT in Atlanta, said the show "achieved creative success," but "it didn't find an audience."
Wright said audiences may not relate to the show's subject matter. "People sometimes lament there's so much drama built around doctors and lawyers and police," he said, adding that advertising is "not as accessible a subject as other subjects on television." AMC's critically acclaimed advertising drama Mad Men has lots of buzz, but pulls in a similarly small audience.
Signs of Trust Me's demise had been swirling: McCormack signed on for an untitled ABC comedy pilot last month, and TNT ordered three new dramas — Ray Romano's Men of a Certain Age, Jada Pinkett Smith-starrer HawthoRNe, and cop drama Dark Blue starring Dylan McDermott and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. All are slated to begin airing this year.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Kanye West Is OK with Being a Gay Fish
Leave it to South Park to cut Kanye West down to size.
The rapper says Wednesday's episode, which portrays him assuming a joke about gay fish is really about him, has forced him to re-evaluate his occasional tendency to think everything is about him.
"South Park murdered me last night and it's pretty funny," a good-natured West writes on his blog. "It hurts my feelings but what can you expect from South Park! I actually have been working on my ego though."
West says he created his "crazy" ego to build up his self-esteem, but it's now "played out at this point in my life and career." He adds: "I just wanna be a doper person which starts with me not always telling people how dope I think I am."
In the South Park episode, entitled "Fishsticks," the fishsticks-loving Grammy winner can't understand why everyone keeps accusing him of being a gay fish with this joke: If you're a guy who likes fishsticks — especially in your mouth — you must be a gay fish. (Try saying it fast.)
The humor is lost on the "motherf------ lyrical wordsmith" as he tries to crack the confounding "Fishsticks + Me = Gayfish" equation — before finally embracing his true nature and "going home."
"I'm sure the writers at South Park are really nice people in real life," West concludes, sounding like a doper person already.
The rapper says Wednesday's episode, which portrays him assuming a joke about gay fish is really about him, has forced him to re-evaluate his occasional tendency to think everything is about him.
"South Park murdered me last night and it's pretty funny," a good-natured West writes on his blog. "It hurts my feelings but what can you expect from South Park! I actually have been working on my ego though."
West says he created his "crazy" ego to build up his self-esteem, but it's now "played out at this point in my life and career." He adds: "I just wanna be a doper person which starts with me not always telling people how dope I think I am."
In the South Park episode, entitled "Fishsticks," the fishsticks-loving Grammy winner can't understand why everyone keeps accusing him of being a gay fish with this joke: If you're a guy who likes fishsticks — especially in your mouth — you must be a gay fish. (Try saying it fast.)
The humor is lost on the "motherf------ lyrical wordsmith" as he tries to crack the confounding "Fishsticks + Me = Gayfish" equation — before finally embracing his true nature and "going home."
"I'm sure the writers at South Park are really nice people in real life," West concludes, sounding like a doper person already.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Kanye West Launching Energy Drink, Cologne
Rapper Kanye West is expanding his empire into branded beverages and fragrances.
West will have his own energy drink through a collaboration with GURU Beverages Inc., a maker and distributor of organic and natural drinks. West will be involved in the entire development process of a new beverage "inspired by his own personal artistic vision," the company announced yesterday (April 8). The new drink is expected to launch later this year. As part of the deal, West is now an equity partner in the company.
"I express myself through music, fashion, art and design and that's why I am excited to collaborate with GURU; because the brand values what I value, and I can put what inspires me into this new product," West said in a statement.
West is also part of a deal that will see branded perfumes and colognes from Jay-Z, Rihanna, and West himself. Parlux Fragrances, Inc., announced Tuesday (April 7) that it has signed an agreement with Iconic Fragrances LLC, Jay-Z's own licensing company. The agreement allows for royalties, profit sharing, and stock options for West and the others.
West will have his own energy drink through a collaboration with GURU Beverages Inc., a maker and distributor of organic and natural drinks. West will be involved in the entire development process of a new beverage "inspired by his own personal artistic vision," the company announced yesterday (April 8). The new drink is expected to launch later this year. As part of the deal, West is now an equity partner in the company.
"I express myself through music, fashion, art and design and that's why I am excited to collaborate with GURU; because the brand values what I value, and I can put what inspires me into this new product," West said in a statement.
West is also part of a deal that will see branded perfumes and colognes from Jay-Z, Rihanna, and West himself. Parlux Fragrances, Inc., announced Tuesday (April 7) that it has signed an agreement with Iconic Fragrances LLC, Jay-Z's own licensing company. The agreement allows for royalties, profit sharing, and stock options for West and the others.
Gym Class Heroes Warm Up For New Album
Gym Class Heroes are still fully in the cycle of their fourth album, "The Quilt," but the group is already starting to focus on its next release.
"It's half of what we do," drummer Matt McGinley tells Billboard.com. "Half of it is being on stage and performing and touring and playing to listeners every night, and the other half is being busy writing new material and recording new stuff."
McGinley says the quartet, which is currently on the road opening for rapper Lil Wayne, plans to take June and July off and rent a house in the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York to "just hole ourselves up there for a couple of months and try to write another record. That's something we never do, so we'll see how that goes and hopefully it will come out productive and we'll record something in the early fall."
McGinley says all the band members have been working on new ideas while on the road and showing them to each other. "It's really hard to say direction-wise where it will be at for the next album," he says. "It's very unlikely we'll recreate the same record, like how we wanted 'The Quilt' to be different from 'As Cruel as School Children.' But I'm sure when we are ready to record we'll probably have a new direction to take that's different form anything we've done before."
"The Quilt," which was produced mostly by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 chart when it came out in September and has already sold more than 100,000 copies. McGinley says he and his bandmates are confident there's more life left in the album but aren't sure if there will be another single released from it.
"I think with this album we didn't -- to the dismay of the record label -- set out to write an album full of singles," the drummer explains. "I think a lot of the songs certainly sound catchy, but I think we wanted the album to reflect our musical personalities first and foremost. So at this point we're not really pushing any songs as singles but just essentially trying to promote the album as a whole."
"It's half of what we do," drummer Matt McGinley tells Billboard.com. "Half of it is being on stage and performing and touring and playing to listeners every night, and the other half is being busy writing new material and recording new stuff."
McGinley says the quartet, which is currently on the road opening for rapper Lil Wayne, plans to take June and July off and rent a house in the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York to "just hole ourselves up there for a couple of months and try to write another record. That's something we never do, so we'll see how that goes and hopefully it will come out productive and we'll record something in the early fall."
McGinley says all the band members have been working on new ideas while on the road and showing them to each other. "It's really hard to say direction-wise where it will be at for the next album," he says. "It's very unlikely we'll recreate the same record, like how we wanted 'The Quilt' to be different from 'As Cruel as School Children.' But I'm sure when we are ready to record we'll probably have a new direction to take that's different form anything we've done before."
"The Quilt," which was produced mostly by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 chart when it came out in September and has already sold more than 100,000 copies. McGinley says he and his bandmates are confident there's more life left in the album but aren't sure if there will be another single released from it.
"I think with this album we didn't -- to the dismay of the record label -- set out to write an album full of singles," the drummer explains. "I think a lot of the songs certainly sound catchy, but I think we wanted the album to reflect our musical personalities first and foremost. So at this point we're not really pushing any songs as singles but just essentially trying to promote the album as a whole."
Semi-Pro Helmer Assembles Treehouse Gang
Kent Alterman (Semi-Pro) is attached to direct and develop Treehouse Gang, the grown-up adventure tale from Warner Bros. and Heyday Films, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The project is based on Timothy Dowling's spec script, which centers on a group of six childhood friends who get together in their late twenties for a treasure hunt that echoes the hunts of their youth, in the process exploring longtime friendships and grudges.
The trade says that those familiar with the project have described it as a grown-up version of The Goonies.
The project is based on Timothy Dowling's spec script, which centers on a group of six childhood friends who get together in their late twenties for a treasure hunt that echoes the hunts of their youth, in the process exploring longtime friendships and grudges.
The trade says that those familiar with the project have described it as a grown-up version of The Goonies.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Nas, Damian Marley Prep Collaborative Album
As reported on Billboard.com earlier this year (read: Nas Recording Album With Damian Marley) Queensbridge rapper Nas and reggae artist/producer Damian “Jr Gong” Marley announced yesterday (April 8) they are in still the studio prepping their collaborative effort, “Distant Relatives,” slated for a late June release. The two first join forces on a track titled “Road To Zion” on Marley’s 2005 “Welcome to Jamrock.”
The album title is inspired by Nas and Damian’s relationship, but also their shared African ancestry, which is a common thread throughout the album. “Africa is the backbone of the world and the foundation of everything and Africans are in a situation where they need help more than anywhere else,” Damian Marley said in a statement.
“As an American, we have so much even in a so-called recession that a neighborhood like Queensbridge or Red Hook is Beverly Hills compared to the way people are living in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana,” added Nas. “So obviously if we making records with that theme, there’s going to be things I want to build on. I think Africa has a lot to teach us.”
The album release will be followed by an international concert tour.
As previously reported, Nas and Marley are among the headliners of this summer's Rock The Bells festival, along with Big Boi, Common, The Roots, KRS-One, House of Pain, Tech N9ne, Murs, RZA, Raekwon and others.
The album title is inspired by Nas and Damian’s relationship, but also their shared African ancestry, which is a common thread throughout the album. “Africa is the backbone of the world and the foundation of everything and Africans are in a situation where they need help more than anywhere else,” Damian Marley said in a statement.
“As an American, we have so much even in a so-called recession that a neighborhood like Queensbridge or Red Hook is Beverly Hills compared to the way people are living in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana,” added Nas. “So obviously if we making records with that theme, there’s going to be things I want to build on. I think Africa has a lot to teach us.”
The album release will be followed by an international concert tour.
As previously reported, Nas and Marley are among the headliners of this summer's Rock The Bells festival, along with Big Boi, Common, The Roots, KRS-One, House of Pain, Tech N9ne, Murs, RZA, Raekwon and others.
Game Two: HBO Renews Eastbound & Down
Kenny Powers is back on the mound: Eastbound & Down, HBO's baseball comedy series, has been renewed for a second season, the network announced.
The show, starring Danny McBride as Powers, a washed-up, self-destructive pitcher, will return to the small screen in 2010. Filming will begin later this year.
"Eastbound & Down's raucous comedy sparked a loyal and enthusiastic following that grew throughout the season, and we're happy to bring the show back for more innings," said HBO programming president Michael Lombardo.
The network did not specify the number of episodes, but McBride told TVGuide.com that if the series returned, it would likely be six episodes long, just like the first season.
The show, starring Danny McBride as Powers, a washed-up, self-destructive pitcher, will return to the small screen in 2010. Filming will begin later this year.
"Eastbound & Down's raucous comedy sparked a loyal and enthusiastic following that grew throughout the season, and we're happy to bring the show back for more innings," said HBO programming president Michael Lombardo.
The network did not specify the number of episodes, but McBride told TVGuide.com that if the series returned, it would likely be six episodes long, just like the first season.
Sony Pictures Adapting Shadow of the Colossus
Sony Pictures will adapt the popular PlayStation 2 title "Shadow of the Colossus" into a big screen action film, with Justin Marks writing the screenplay and Kevin Misher in negotiations to produce, says Variety.
"Colossus," which was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2 in 2005, revolves around a man named Wander who must travel across a cursed wasteland and defeat 16 creatures, known as the colossi, in order to restore the life of a girl.
The project, which proved a big seller for PlayStation and was produced internally by Sony Computer Entertainment, will build upon the video game's fantasy setting of a solitary world with few characters other than the 16 enemies.
"Colossus," which was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2 in 2005, revolves around a man named Wander who must travel across a cursed wasteland and defeat 16 creatures, known as the colossi, in order to restore the life of a girl.
The project, which proved a big seller for PlayStation and was produced internally by Sony Computer Entertainment, will build upon the video game's fantasy setting of a solitary world with few characters other than the 16 enemies.
Verbinski Passes on Pirates to Helm BioShock
Variety is reporting that director Gore Verbinski, whose main claim to fame came from directing Disney's blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean" action-adventure trilogy to gross $2.6 billion worldwide, has decided that three pirate movies is enough. He's informed Disney and producer Jerry Buckheimer that he won't be directing the fourth installment, which is currently scheduled to start shooting in 2010.
Verbinski told the trade: "I had a fantastic time bringing 'Pirates' to life, and I am eternally grateful to Jerry, Johnny and the rest of the creative and production team. I'm looking forward to all of us crossing paths again in the future."
Instead, Verbinski will focus on his adaptation of the bestselling video game BioShock for Universal Pictures, which is expected to start production in 2010 based on a script by John Logan.
Next up for Verbinski is the Paramount animated film Rango, also written by Logan, which is due for release on March 18, 2011. The filmmaker is also developing a new live action movie based on the Hasbro board game Clue, written by Steven Knight.
Verbinski told the trade: "I had a fantastic time bringing 'Pirates' to life, and I am eternally grateful to Jerry, Johnny and the rest of the creative and production team. I'm looking forward to all of us crossing paths again in the future."
Instead, Verbinski will focus on his adaptation of the bestselling video game BioShock for Universal Pictures, which is expected to start production in 2010 based on a script by John Logan.
Next up for Verbinski is the Paramount animated film Rango, also written by Logan, which is due for release on March 18, 2011. The filmmaker is also developing a new live action movie based on the Hasbro board game Clue, written by Steven Knight.
Dimension Lets Sin City 2 Rights Expire?
IESB is reporting an interesting rumor saying that The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films has let the film rights for Sin City 2 expire:
The specifics are not clear but some details are emerging that the movie will now be financed by a private equity group and an announcement is expected soon.
Robert Rodriguez' Trouble Maker studios will still produce the film.
No word on what studio may end up distributing. Universal Studios' name has come up as a possible contender.
The first film, released in April of 2005, was both a critical and financial success. Made for about $40 million, the graphic novel adaptation earned $158.8 million worldwide.
The specifics are not clear but some details are emerging that the movie will now be financed by a private equity group and an announcement is expected soon.
Robert Rodriguez' Trouble Maker studios will still produce the film.
No word on what studio may end up distributing. Universal Studios' name has come up as a possible contender.
The first film, released in April of 2005, was both a critical and financial success. Made for about $40 million, the graphic novel adaptation earned $158.8 million worldwide.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Jordan, Robinson, Stockton, Sloan elected to Hall of Fame
Michael Jordan wanted to put on his shorts and play one final time.
The decorated NBA champion and MVP already had two failed retirements, so what was one more return to the court? Sharing a stage with former Dream Team teammates David Robinson and John Stockton, Jordan was all out of comebacks.
Air Jordan has a new name: Hall of Famer.
Jordan was elected to the class of 2009 on Monday with Robinson and Stockton. Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer are also part of a class announced in Detroit, site of the men's Final Four.
Induction is Sept. 10-12 in Springfield, Mass., home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
"I don't like being up here for the Hall of Fame because at that time your basketball career is completely over," Jordan said. "I was hoping this day would be 20 more years, or actually go in when I'm dead and gone."
Jordan's Hall of Fame selection was a slam dunk after he retired as perhaps the greatest player in history. And he gave much of the credit Monday to his college coach.
"There's no way you guys would have got a chance to see Michael Jordan play without Dean Smith," he said.
His soaring dunks, Nike commercials and "Air Jordan" nickname helped stamp him as one the most recognizable athletes around the world. He finished a 15-year career with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards with 32,292 points -- the third-highest total in league history, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. His final career average of 30.12 goes down as the best, just ahead of Wilt Chamberlain's 30.07.
The five-time NBA MVP won six championships with the Bulls and another in college with North Carolina. The Tar Heels play Michigan State in the national championship game Monday night.
Jordan will root on the Tar Heels, but had no plans to give them a pep talk.
Tar Heels coach Roy Williams was an assistant with Carolina on that 1982 championship team and was at Monday's induction, where Ty Lawson won the Bob Cousy award as the nation's top point guard.
Jordan retired twice during his career. He first came back to the Bulls in 1994 and won three more championships before retiring again in 1998, then had an ill-fated two-year stint with the Washington Wizards before calling it quits for good in 2003. He's now managing partner of the Charlotte Bobcats.
On Monday, he joked that when he saw Stockton and Robinson he was ready to put his shorts on again.
"I always want to be able to have you thinking I can always go back and play the game of basketball and put your shorts on," Jordan said. "Hall of Fame to me is like, OK, it's over and done with."
Jordan won two of his titles in the 1990s against Sloan, Stockton and the Jazz. Stockton spent his entire career with Utah and finished with 19,711 points, and holds NBA records 15,806 assists and 3,265 steals. He also holds NBA records for most assists in a season (1,164 in 1990-91) and highest assist average in a season (14.5 in 1989-90).
"Growing up I never thought about the Hall of Fame," Stockton said. "All I wanted was a chance to go to college."
Utah took Stockton in the first round of the 1984 draft, using the No. 16 pick on a relatively unknown player from Gonzaga who became one of the top point guards.
"I haven't given this much thought over the course of a lifetime," he said. "I'm not sure it quite strikes home until you're standing here."
Robinson, who earned the nickname "The Admiral" from his college career at Navy, joined Stockton and Jordan as members of the NBA's 50th anniversary team.
He had a stellar 14-year career with the San Antonio Spurs that included two NBA championships, an MVP season, a rookie of the year award, 10 All-Star selections, a scoring title and two Olympic gold medals. Unlike Jordan's inability to stay home after his final shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, Robinson was content to retire after winning a second title with the Spurs in 2003.
"If I had to pick one night in my career, it would probably be walking off the court as a champion and knowing that was going to be my last memory of basketball," Robinson said.
Sloan, who did not attend the ceremony, is the longest tenured head coach in major league sports with a single franchise. Sloan is the only NBA coach to win more than 1,000 games with a single team and has the Jazz in seventh place in the Western Conference going into Monday night's games.
He was missed by Stockton.
"He's not only a coach and a mentor, but a friend," Stockton said. "I enjoy him very much. The honor to share it with him, terrific."
Stringer has led three separate schools to the Final Four in her 38-year career and has an 825-280 mark spanning four decades. She trails only Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt on the career wins list, and guided Rutgers to its fifth straight regional semifinals trip this season.
"My knees are weak, and to think I would be standing here with these great, great, men of basketball," Stringer said. "It's not ever about me. It's about the players who all make it happen."
Stringer got her start in 1973 at Cheyney State, where Hall of Famer John Chaney was the men's coach, and took the school to the Final Four in 1982. She also took Iowa to the Final Four, the only women's coach to take three teams there.
"I am very happy and elated that she was selected to the Hall of Fame this year," Chaney said. "I would think not many, if any, Division II school has its former men's and women's coaches in the Hall of Fame."
The decorated NBA champion and MVP already had two failed retirements, so what was one more return to the court? Sharing a stage with former Dream Team teammates David Robinson and John Stockton, Jordan was all out of comebacks.
Air Jordan has a new name: Hall of Famer.
Jordan was elected to the class of 2009 on Monday with Robinson and Stockton. Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer are also part of a class announced in Detroit, site of the men's Final Four.
Induction is Sept. 10-12 in Springfield, Mass., home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
"I don't like being up here for the Hall of Fame because at that time your basketball career is completely over," Jordan said. "I was hoping this day would be 20 more years, or actually go in when I'm dead and gone."
Jordan's Hall of Fame selection was a slam dunk after he retired as perhaps the greatest player in history. And he gave much of the credit Monday to his college coach.
"There's no way you guys would have got a chance to see Michael Jordan play without Dean Smith," he said.
His soaring dunks, Nike commercials and "Air Jordan" nickname helped stamp him as one the most recognizable athletes around the world. He finished a 15-year career with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards with 32,292 points -- the third-highest total in league history, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. His final career average of 30.12 goes down as the best, just ahead of Wilt Chamberlain's 30.07.
The five-time NBA MVP won six championships with the Bulls and another in college with North Carolina. The Tar Heels play Michigan State in the national championship game Monday night.
Jordan will root on the Tar Heels, but had no plans to give them a pep talk.
Tar Heels coach Roy Williams was an assistant with Carolina on that 1982 championship team and was at Monday's induction, where Ty Lawson won the Bob Cousy award as the nation's top point guard.
Jordan retired twice during his career. He first came back to the Bulls in 1994 and won three more championships before retiring again in 1998, then had an ill-fated two-year stint with the Washington Wizards before calling it quits for good in 2003. He's now managing partner of the Charlotte Bobcats.
On Monday, he joked that when he saw Stockton and Robinson he was ready to put his shorts on again.
"I always want to be able to have you thinking I can always go back and play the game of basketball and put your shorts on," Jordan said. "Hall of Fame to me is like, OK, it's over and done with."
Jordan won two of his titles in the 1990s against Sloan, Stockton and the Jazz. Stockton spent his entire career with Utah and finished with 19,711 points, and holds NBA records 15,806 assists and 3,265 steals. He also holds NBA records for most assists in a season (1,164 in 1990-91) and highest assist average in a season (14.5 in 1989-90).
"Growing up I never thought about the Hall of Fame," Stockton said. "All I wanted was a chance to go to college."
Utah took Stockton in the first round of the 1984 draft, using the No. 16 pick on a relatively unknown player from Gonzaga who became one of the top point guards.
"I haven't given this much thought over the course of a lifetime," he said. "I'm not sure it quite strikes home until you're standing here."
Robinson, who earned the nickname "The Admiral" from his college career at Navy, joined Stockton and Jordan as members of the NBA's 50th anniversary team.
He had a stellar 14-year career with the San Antonio Spurs that included two NBA championships, an MVP season, a rookie of the year award, 10 All-Star selections, a scoring title and two Olympic gold medals. Unlike Jordan's inability to stay home after his final shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, Robinson was content to retire after winning a second title with the Spurs in 2003.
"If I had to pick one night in my career, it would probably be walking off the court as a champion and knowing that was going to be my last memory of basketball," Robinson said.
Sloan, who did not attend the ceremony, is the longest tenured head coach in major league sports with a single franchise. Sloan is the only NBA coach to win more than 1,000 games with a single team and has the Jazz in seventh place in the Western Conference going into Monday night's games.
He was missed by Stockton.
"He's not only a coach and a mentor, but a friend," Stockton said. "I enjoy him very much. The honor to share it with him, terrific."
Stringer has led three separate schools to the Final Four in her 38-year career and has an 825-280 mark spanning four decades. She trails only Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt on the career wins list, and guided Rutgers to its fifth straight regional semifinals trip this season.
"My knees are weak, and to think I would be standing here with these great, great, men of basketball," Stringer said. "It's not ever about me. It's about the players who all make it happen."
Stringer got her start in 1973 at Cheyney State, where Hall of Famer John Chaney was the men's coach, and took the school to the Final Four in 1982. She also took Iowa to the Final Four, the only women's coach to take three teams there.
"I am very happy and elated that she was selected to the Hall of Fame this year," Chaney said. "I would think not many, if any, Division II school has its former men's and women's coaches in the Hall of Fame."
Spurs' Ginobili out for rest of season
San Antonio Spurs' guard Manu Ginobili is out for the rest of the season and the playoffs.
The Argentine player underwent scans on Monday that showed his troubled right ankle has gotten worse. Ginobili missed 19 games after the All-Star break before coming back late last month.
The Spurs said tests showed Ginobili had an increased narrow edema and stress fracture in his right distal fibula.
It was the news San Antonio dreaded after Ginobili sat out the fourth quarter in Sunday's blowout loss at Cleveland, and leaves the Spurs limping toward the postseason in search of a fifth NBA title since 1999.
The Spurs said Ginobili wasn't expected to need surgery. But either way, Ginobili is out and the Spurs are hobbling with less than two weeks before the playoffs begin.
Tim Duncan is bothered by sore knees and has been sitting out the second game in back-to-backs down the stretch this season. Tony Parker carried the Spurs after Ginobili first went out in February and Duncan's knees began aching, and the weight figures to fall on the 26-year-old's shoulders again.
The Spurs lead the Southwest Division by a half-game but have fallen two games behind Denver for the No. 2 seed in the West, a spot San Antonio had held for most of the season. Their final six games begin Tuesday at Oklahoma City.
Ginobili scored four points before his ankle stiffened toward the end of Sunday's 101-81 loss to the Cavaliers.
Ginobili also missed the start of this season while recovering from surgery to his left ankle. He's played in 44 games this season. He averaged 15.5 points and had recently been installed in the starting lineup -- a different role for the NBA's reigning sixth man of the year.
The 31-year-old Ginobili has played in seven NBA seasons, all with Spurs, and teamed with Duncan and Parker to build a nucleus that has won three NBA titles since 2003.
Last season, Ginobili's sore left ankle made his signature explosiveness visibly absent in the playoffs, particularly in the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Later thatsummer in the Olympics while playing for Argentina, he hobbled off the court during a loss to United States and eventual got surgery to repair a ligament in the ankle.
The Argentine player underwent scans on Monday that showed his troubled right ankle has gotten worse. Ginobili missed 19 games after the All-Star break before coming back late last month.
The Spurs said tests showed Ginobili had an increased narrow edema and stress fracture in his right distal fibula.
It was the news San Antonio dreaded after Ginobili sat out the fourth quarter in Sunday's blowout loss at Cleveland, and leaves the Spurs limping toward the postseason in search of a fifth NBA title since 1999.
The Spurs said Ginobili wasn't expected to need surgery. But either way, Ginobili is out and the Spurs are hobbling with less than two weeks before the playoffs begin.
Tim Duncan is bothered by sore knees and has been sitting out the second game in back-to-backs down the stretch this season. Tony Parker carried the Spurs after Ginobili first went out in February and Duncan's knees began aching, and the weight figures to fall on the 26-year-old's shoulders again.
The Spurs lead the Southwest Division by a half-game but have fallen two games behind Denver for the No. 2 seed in the West, a spot San Antonio had held for most of the season. Their final six games begin Tuesday at Oklahoma City.
Ginobili scored four points before his ankle stiffened toward the end of Sunday's 101-81 loss to the Cavaliers.
Ginobili also missed the start of this season while recovering from surgery to his left ankle. He's played in 44 games this season. He averaged 15.5 points and had recently been installed in the starting lineup -- a different role for the NBA's reigning sixth man of the year.
The 31-year-old Ginobili has played in seven NBA seasons, all with Spurs, and teamed with Duncan and Parker to build a nucleus that has won three NBA titles since 2003.
Last season, Ginobili's sore left ankle made his signature explosiveness visibly absent in the playoffs, particularly in the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Later thatsummer in the Olympics while playing for Argentina, he hobbled off the court during a loss to United States and eventual got surgery to repair a ligament in the ankle.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Warner Bros Orders Hangover Sequel
When Warner Bros premiered the latest trailer for Todd Phillip’s The Hangover in front of a packed theatre of theater owners at ShoWest, it received the biggest laughs and best response of probably anything shown during the 4-day convention. Personally, I was far more impressed with some of the other presentations, but you could tell that the movie exhibitors were in love with The Hangover. The film has also tested highly in initial test screenings.
So it comes as no surprise to me that Warner Bros has already announced a sequel, hiring director Phillips and Scot Armstrong to pen a screenplay. But the film doesn’t come out for another two months, on June 5th, but the studio wants to be ready, and hopes to go into production later this year. But for now, you can watch the movie trailer that was released last week.
So it comes as no surprise to me that Warner Bros has already announced a sequel, hiring director Phillips and Scot Armstrong to pen a screenplay. But the film doesn’t come out for another two months, on June 5th, but the studio wants to be ready, and hopes to go into production later this year. But for now, you can watch the movie trailer that was released last week.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Good Charlotte's Cardiology Addresses 'Conditions Of The Heart'
'We want to get back to that place where it's just like, 'I like that because I like it,' ' Benji Madden says of their musical philosophy.
A lot has changed for Joel and Benji Madden since they started playing music back in 1996, but with their fifth album due this summer, the twins have been trying to get back to the good old days.
"We started our band in a garage when we were 15," Benji said. "Good Charlotte's the fist band we've ever been in, and back then, critics didn't matter. There were no rules. There was no one we had to impress. Now we're just kind of like — we want to get back to that place where it's just like, 'I like that because I like it. I just love music because it's fun.' "
The new album, which will feature love ballads and deep lyrics, is appropriately titled Cardiology, which, Joel explained, "Is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the heart. So when you think about it — is there any real medicine when it comes to dealing with any feelings of the heart, whether it's love or hate or anger? Is there really any medicine for that? There really is nothing you can do for the conditions of the heart."
And while they might be "digging deep on the lyrics," don't expect Good Charlotte to get too soft. While Cardiology reflects their present lives, the brothers say it sounds a lot like breakthrough album The Young and the Hopeless, with straightforward music, big hooks and a lot of harmonies.
They have written about 40 songs for the album, all of which could appear on the final version, but they already have their favorites picked out: "Sex on the Radio," a rock song that tries to capture the essence of a woman's voice on the radio, and "Love Ain't Easy," which Benji says reminds him of the title track from the movie "That Thing You Do!"
Cardiology is expected to drop this summer, but in the meantime, Benji has been posting a series of acoustic covers of his favorite songs on the Good Charlotte site.
A lot has changed for Joel and Benji Madden since they started playing music back in 1996, but with their fifth album due this summer, the twins have been trying to get back to the good old days.
"We started our band in a garage when we were 15," Benji said. "Good Charlotte's the fist band we've ever been in, and back then, critics didn't matter. There were no rules. There was no one we had to impress. Now we're just kind of like — we want to get back to that place where it's just like, 'I like that because I like it. I just love music because it's fun.' "
The new album, which will feature love ballads and deep lyrics, is appropriately titled Cardiology, which, Joel explained, "Is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the heart. So when you think about it — is there any real medicine when it comes to dealing with any feelings of the heart, whether it's love or hate or anger? Is there really any medicine for that? There really is nothing you can do for the conditions of the heart."
And while they might be "digging deep on the lyrics," don't expect Good Charlotte to get too soft. While Cardiology reflects their present lives, the brothers say it sounds a lot like breakthrough album The Young and the Hopeless, with straightforward music, big hooks and a lot of harmonies.
They have written about 40 songs for the album, all of which could appear on the final version, but they already have their favorites picked out: "Sex on the Radio," a rock song that tries to capture the essence of a woman's voice on the radio, and "Love Ain't Easy," which Benji says reminds him of the title track from the movie "That Thing You Do!"
Cardiology is expected to drop this summer, but in the meantime, Benji has been posting a series of acoustic covers of his favorite songs on the Good Charlotte site.
Weekly Ratings: 3/29 – 4/3
Monday Ratings: Medium and Wet, Naked Jack Bauer Show Growth
8 pm/ET
Dancing with the Stars matched its week-ago audience, averaging 20.23 million total viewers across its two-hour run. House placed second in the hour (and No. 1 in the demos) with 12.18 mil, dipping 610K from its last fresh outing. CBS' Big Bang (9.77 mil) and Mother (9.23 mil) combined for third, putting up typical numbers. Chuck dropped 380 thou to place fourth with 5.63 mil. Gossip Girl (2.48 mil) was up 12 percent.
9 pm
Two and a Half Men scored 14.44 mil, up 420K; lead-out Rules of Engagement held onto 11 mil of the crowd. 24's wet, naked Jack Bauer was enjoyed by 11.2 mil, up 900K. Heroes slipped 160 thou to set another (!) all-time low of 6.32 mil. Tree Hill matched last week's 2.29 mil.
10 pm
CSI: Miami was No. 1 with 13.36 million viewers, followed by ABC's Castle (which held steady at 9.8 mil). Medium bounced back 11 percent from last week's season low to size up 7.26 mil, its best audience since Feb. 23.
Tuesday Ratings: 90210 Stalls at the (Re)starting Line
8 pm/ET
American Idol's taste of Top 40 was tops, averaging 23.46 million total viewers over its 85-minute run. NCIS nabbed second with 16.8 mil, dipping 710K week-to-week. The Biggest Loser shed 11 percent of its previous audience, delivering 8.75 mil. Trailing a pair of Better Off Ted repeats, Reaper reaped 2.37 mil, down 100 thou from last week's Obama-stimulated season high.
9 pm
The Mentalist trailed Idol for the first half of the hour, delivering 16.9 million viewers (down 615K). Dancing with the Stars' double-elimination did 13 mil, plunging 17 percent from its previous results show. 90210 returned from hiatus to 2.04 million viewers, down 15 percent from its last fresh outing. Fox's Osbournes: Reloaded show debuted to 9.33 mil.
10 pm
Without a Trace took first place with 12.7 million viewers, followed by SVU (9.38 mil, down 12 percent). ABC's Cupid felt the love of 7.56 million people, but suffered much tune-out over its debut hour.
Wednesday Ratings: CBS Prank Show Pulls One over the Competition
8 pm/ET
CBS' I Get That a Lot, in which celebs played jokes on us regular peeps, got enough viewers — 10.34 million — to win the hour. Lie to Me placed second with 8.98 mil, dipping 10 percent from its previous outing. A Law & Order: CI repeat (5.06 mil) delivered nearly double what the now-canceled Chopping Block had been getting. ABC's Scrubs scored 5.05 mil, discharging 280K, while Better Off Ted held steady at 4.7 mil. Top Model surged 38 percent, to 3.95 mil.
9 pm
American Idol delivered 23.7 million viewers, down 6 percent from last week's results show. Opposite (and yet trailing) a Criminal Minds repeat, Lost found 9.35 million heads, up 6 percent week-to-week. Life, meanwhile, taunted the "bubble" with a 29 percent gain, hitting 5.57 mil.
10 pm
As CSI: NY and Law & Order served leftovers, Life on Mars said goodbye to 5.86 million viewers, adding 190 thou in its last hurrah.
Thursday Ratings: ER Serves Up Most-Watched Drama Finale Since 1996
8 pm/ET
Survivor returned with a season-low 11.2 million total viewers, thanks in part to NBC's ER retrospective, which drew 10.56 mil. Bones placed third with 9 mil, a dip of 570K from its previous outing. ABC's comedies were not laughing, as both In the Motherhood (5 mil) and Samantha Who? (4.8 mil) plunged 26 percent. Smallville (3.8 mil) saw a 50K uptick.
9 pm
ER's two-hour (and rather awesome) series finale was the night's most-watched program, averaging 16.2 million viewers and even flirting with 18 mil at the 10 0'clock mark. That tally represents the largest audience for the final episode of a drama series since Murder, She Wrote circa 1996. (Be sure to check out Trish's fantastic recap of the ER ender.) CSI's William Friedkin-directed 200th episode placed second at 9 pm, drawing a season low of 14.38 mil. Facing stiff competition, Hell's Kitchen (7 mil) saw one-third of its audience get flambéed. Supernatural gained 110 thou, hitting 3.28 mil.
10 pm
Placing second behind ER, Eleventh Hour returned to an audience of 10.38 mil, down 12 percent from its last fresh episode.
Friday Ratings: Flashpoint Tops a Weak Friday
8 pm/ET
A Ghost Whisperer repeat topped the hour with 7.3 million viewers, followed by Wife Swap (4.62 mil). Howie Do It (3.56 mil) this week claimed third, edging out Terminator, which dipped 12 percent to 3.35 mil.
9 pm
Flashpoint was (faint praise alert!) the night's most watched program, returning to an audience of 8.64 mil (down 8 percent from its last fresh episode). Behind Supernanny, Friday Night Lights placed third with 3.61 mil (down 9 percent). Dollhouse dropped 10 percent, to 3.49 mil.
10 pm
A not-new Numbers (7.5 mil) led the pack, followed by 20/20 (6.68 mil) and Dateline (4.9 mil).
8 pm/ET
Dancing with the Stars matched its week-ago audience, averaging 20.23 million total viewers across its two-hour run. House placed second in the hour (and No. 1 in the demos) with 12.18 mil, dipping 610K from its last fresh outing. CBS' Big Bang (9.77 mil) and Mother (9.23 mil) combined for third, putting up typical numbers. Chuck dropped 380 thou to place fourth with 5.63 mil. Gossip Girl (2.48 mil) was up 12 percent.
9 pm
Two and a Half Men scored 14.44 mil, up 420K; lead-out Rules of Engagement held onto 11 mil of the crowd. 24's wet, naked Jack Bauer was enjoyed by 11.2 mil, up 900K. Heroes slipped 160 thou to set another (!) all-time low of 6.32 mil. Tree Hill matched last week's 2.29 mil.
10 pm
CSI: Miami was No. 1 with 13.36 million viewers, followed by ABC's Castle (which held steady at 9.8 mil). Medium bounced back 11 percent from last week's season low to size up 7.26 mil, its best audience since Feb. 23.
Tuesday Ratings: 90210 Stalls at the (Re)starting Line
8 pm/ET
American Idol's taste of Top 40 was tops, averaging 23.46 million total viewers over its 85-minute run. NCIS nabbed second with 16.8 mil, dipping 710K week-to-week. The Biggest Loser shed 11 percent of its previous audience, delivering 8.75 mil. Trailing a pair of Better Off Ted repeats, Reaper reaped 2.37 mil, down 100 thou from last week's Obama-stimulated season high.
9 pm
The Mentalist trailed Idol for the first half of the hour, delivering 16.9 million viewers (down 615K). Dancing with the Stars' double-elimination did 13 mil, plunging 17 percent from its previous results show. 90210 returned from hiatus to 2.04 million viewers, down 15 percent from its last fresh outing. Fox's Osbournes: Reloaded show debuted to 9.33 mil.
10 pm
Without a Trace took first place with 12.7 million viewers, followed by SVU (9.38 mil, down 12 percent). ABC's Cupid felt the love of 7.56 million people, but suffered much tune-out over its debut hour.
Wednesday Ratings: CBS Prank Show Pulls One over the Competition
8 pm/ET
CBS' I Get That a Lot, in which celebs played jokes on us regular peeps, got enough viewers — 10.34 million — to win the hour. Lie to Me placed second with 8.98 mil, dipping 10 percent from its previous outing. A Law & Order: CI repeat (5.06 mil) delivered nearly double what the now-canceled Chopping Block had been getting. ABC's Scrubs scored 5.05 mil, discharging 280K, while Better Off Ted held steady at 4.7 mil. Top Model surged 38 percent, to 3.95 mil.
9 pm
American Idol delivered 23.7 million viewers, down 6 percent from last week's results show. Opposite (and yet trailing) a Criminal Minds repeat, Lost found 9.35 million heads, up 6 percent week-to-week. Life, meanwhile, taunted the "bubble" with a 29 percent gain, hitting 5.57 mil.
10 pm
As CSI: NY and Law & Order served leftovers, Life on Mars said goodbye to 5.86 million viewers, adding 190 thou in its last hurrah.
Thursday Ratings: ER Serves Up Most-Watched Drama Finale Since 1996
8 pm/ET
Survivor returned with a season-low 11.2 million total viewers, thanks in part to NBC's ER retrospective, which drew 10.56 mil. Bones placed third with 9 mil, a dip of 570K from its previous outing. ABC's comedies were not laughing, as both In the Motherhood (5 mil) and Samantha Who? (4.8 mil) plunged 26 percent. Smallville (3.8 mil) saw a 50K uptick.
9 pm
ER's two-hour (and rather awesome) series finale was the night's most-watched program, averaging 16.2 million viewers and even flirting with 18 mil at the 10 0'clock mark. That tally represents the largest audience for the final episode of a drama series since Murder, She Wrote circa 1996. (Be sure to check out Trish's fantastic recap of the ER ender.) CSI's William Friedkin-directed 200th episode placed second at 9 pm, drawing a season low of 14.38 mil. Facing stiff competition, Hell's Kitchen (7 mil) saw one-third of its audience get flambéed. Supernatural gained 110 thou, hitting 3.28 mil.
10 pm
Placing second behind ER, Eleventh Hour returned to an audience of 10.38 mil, down 12 percent from its last fresh episode.
Friday Ratings: Flashpoint Tops a Weak Friday
8 pm/ET
A Ghost Whisperer repeat topped the hour with 7.3 million viewers, followed by Wife Swap (4.62 mil). Howie Do It (3.56 mil) this week claimed third, edging out Terminator, which dipped 12 percent to 3.35 mil.
9 pm
Flashpoint was (faint praise alert!) the night's most watched program, returning to an audience of 8.64 mil (down 8 percent from its last fresh episode). Behind Supernanny, Friday Night Lights placed third with 3.61 mil (down 9 percent). Dollhouse dropped 10 percent, to 3.49 mil.
10 pm
A not-new Numbers (7.5 mil) led the pack, followed by 20/20 (6.68 mil) and Dateline (4.9 mil).
Bale takes 'Prisoners'
Hot Endeavor project "Prisoners" just got hotter.
Insiders say that Christian Bale has attached himself to the project, joining Mark Wahlberg on the thriller and making the package for Aaron Guzikowski's spec even more desirable. That follows word from Bryan Singer that he'd like to direct the pic, though there's no official confirmation from his reps yet that he's come on board.
Endeavor is putting together the package and plans on shopping it after a director is officially attached, with insiders stressing the project isn't financed and saying the Wahlberg-Bale combo is fragile. This one's all about making the numbers work for the players, who typically command hefty paydays.
We took a look at the script to see what was getting studio execs so piqued and found plenty to be excited about.
Here's the basic idea: After his 6-year-old daughter and her friend are kidnapped, a small-town carpenter butts heads with a young, brash detective in charge of the investigation. The father is a Bible-reading, deer-hunting survivalist. The cop, meanwhile, can’t wait to get to the city. Feeling failed by the law, the father captures the man he believes responsible and begins to torture him in a desperate attempt to find out what he did with the girls, whom he’s convinced are still alive.
That's the basic setup. There's a lot more there, but we won't spoil it except to say the two leads have great arcs and the supporting players, especially the mothers, have juicy parts. The script is dark -- Disney ain’t touchin' this one -- and a real page-turner.
Wahlberg's had a couple bumpy rides in “Max Payne” and “The Happening," which would make this a good next pic if it went quickly. Bale, who's next up in "Terminator: Salvation" and gangster pic "Public Enemies" is actually perfect for this -- it's a brooding, dark script, and Bale plays brooding and dark to great effect.
And Singer? Well, he started with small thrillers like “Usual Suspects” and “Apt Pupil” but has since moved on to bigger pictures. "Prisoners" could be just the thing to set him loose.
Insiders say that Christian Bale has attached himself to the project, joining Mark Wahlberg on the thriller and making the package for Aaron Guzikowski's spec even more desirable. That follows word from Bryan Singer that he'd like to direct the pic, though there's no official confirmation from his reps yet that he's come on board.
Endeavor is putting together the package and plans on shopping it after a director is officially attached, with insiders stressing the project isn't financed and saying the Wahlberg-Bale combo is fragile. This one's all about making the numbers work for the players, who typically command hefty paydays.
We took a look at the script to see what was getting studio execs so piqued and found plenty to be excited about.
Here's the basic idea: After his 6-year-old daughter and her friend are kidnapped, a small-town carpenter butts heads with a young, brash detective in charge of the investigation. The father is a Bible-reading, deer-hunting survivalist. The cop, meanwhile, can’t wait to get to the city. Feeling failed by the law, the father captures the man he believes responsible and begins to torture him in a desperate attempt to find out what he did with the girls, whom he’s convinced are still alive.
That's the basic setup. There's a lot more there, but we won't spoil it except to say the two leads have great arcs and the supporting players, especially the mothers, have juicy parts. The script is dark -- Disney ain’t touchin' this one -- and a real page-turner.
Wahlberg's had a couple bumpy rides in “Max Payne” and “The Happening," which would make this a good next pic if it went quickly. Bale, who's next up in "Terminator: Salvation" and gangster pic "Public Enemies" is actually perfect for this -- it's a brooding, dark script, and Bale plays brooding and dark to great effect.
And Singer? Well, he started with small thrillers like “Usual Suspects” and “Apt Pupil” but has since moved on to bigger pictures. "Prisoners" could be just the thing to set him loose.
Fast & Furious Fires Up Record $72.5 Million!
The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend.
Universal Pictures' Fast & Furious destroyed the previous April opening record, earning an estimated $72.5 million from 3,461 theaters for a massive average of $20,950 per site. The previous record holder was Anger Management, which opened to $42.2 million in 2003. Made for about $85 million, the reunion of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster is the best opening of 2009 so far. The Justin Lin-directed film has made $30.1 million internationally as well, bringing its worldwide total to $102.6 million. The 2001 original The Fast and the Furious opened to $40.1 million. It was followed by 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003 with an opening of $50.5 million, and 2006's The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (also directed by Lin), which brought in $24 million its first weekend. Their respective totals were $144.5 million, $127.1 million and $62.5 million, so Fast & Furious has already surpassed "Tokyo Drift's" total earnings!
In second place, DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens dropped a moderate 43.5% in ticket sales its second weekend, adding $33.5 million for a total of $105.7 million. The 3D animated film was made for about $175 million.
Lionsgate's The Haunting in Connecticut came in at No. 3 with $9.6 million. The horror-thriller has collected $37.2 million in two weeks.
Alex Proyas' sci-fi thriller Knowing added $8.1 million in fourth place and has reached $58.2 million after three weeks of release.
The Paul Rudd and Jason Segel comedy I Love You, Man earned another $7.9 million in fifth place and has made a total of $49.3 million in three weeks.
Miramax Films' new comedy Adventureland debuted in sixth place with $6 million from 1,862 theaters. Written and directed by Greg Mottola, the film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Paige Howard, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Margarita Levieva.
Universal Pictures' Fast & Furious destroyed the previous April opening record, earning an estimated $72.5 million from 3,461 theaters for a massive average of $20,950 per site. The previous record holder was Anger Management, which opened to $42.2 million in 2003. Made for about $85 million, the reunion of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster is the best opening of 2009 so far. The Justin Lin-directed film has made $30.1 million internationally as well, bringing its worldwide total to $102.6 million. The 2001 original The Fast and the Furious opened to $40.1 million. It was followed by 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003 with an opening of $50.5 million, and 2006's The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (also directed by Lin), which brought in $24 million its first weekend. Their respective totals were $144.5 million, $127.1 million and $62.5 million, so Fast & Furious has already surpassed "Tokyo Drift's" total earnings!
In second place, DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens dropped a moderate 43.5% in ticket sales its second weekend, adding $33.5 million for a total of $105.7 million. The 3D animated film was made for about $175 million.
Lionsgate's The Haunting in Connecticut came in at No. 3 with $9.6 million. The horror-thriller has collected $37.2 million in two weeks.
Alex Proyas' sci-fi thriller Knowing added $8.1 million in fourth place and has reached $58.2 million after three weeks of release.
The Paul Rudd and Jason Segel comedy I Love You, Man earned another $7.9 million in fifth place and has made a total of $49.3 million in three weeks.
Miramax Films' new comedy Adventureland debuted in sixth place with $6 million from 1,862 theaters. Written and directed by Greg Mottola, the film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Paige Howard, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Margarita Levieva.
Jackie Earle Haley Cast as Freddy in Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot
Variety has confirmed LatinoReview’s rumor that Watchmen star Jackie Earle Haley has signed on to play Freddy Kruger in Platinum Dunes’ A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot. Also, BloodyDisgusting has learned that Kyle Gallner (The Haunting In Connecticut) is in final talks to play Quentin, the podcast host and Johnny Depp character from the original Wes Craven film.
Producer Brad Fuller had initially denied the Heley casting reports, saying: “I can absolutely deny [this rumor]. We have not chosen a Freddy Krueger we’re not even negotiating with anyone yet.” Which again proves that you can’t trust anything producers say during the initial casting stages.
After being burned alive by a mob of angry parents, a pre-school gardener/caretaker named Freddy returns for revenge against the children, now 18 years old, that accused him of sexual abuse. But was Freddy a child molester or was he falsely accused? This is the central question and main addition to the film’s plot. The reboot is also supossedly scarier in tone, as the film’s producers have said Freddy doesn’t joke around.
Haley was nominated for an Academy Award for playing a child molester in Little Children, and next plays a crazy mental patient in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Shutter Island. Most readers probably know him as Rorschach in Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Watchmen. To me, Haley possesses the perfect balance of creepiness and intelligence needed for the character of Freddy. What do you guys think?
Producer Brad Fuller had initially denied the Heley casting reports, saying: “I can absolutely deny [this rumor]. We have not chosen a Freddy Krueger we’re not even negotiating with anyone yet.” Which again proves that you can’t trust anything producers say during the initial casting stages.
After being burned alive by a mob of angry parents, a pre-school gardener/caretaker named Freddy returns for revenge against the children, now 18 years old, that accused him of sexual abuse. But was Freddy a child molester or was he falsely accused? This is the central question and main addition to the film’s plot. The reboot is also supossedly scarier in tone, as the film’s producers have said Freddy doesn’t joke around.
Haley was nominated for an Academy Award for playing a child molester in Little Children, and next plays a crazy mental patient in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Shutter Island. Most readers probably know him as Rorschach in Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Watchmen. To me, Haley possesses the perfect balance of creepiness and intelligence needed for the character of Freddy. What do you guys think?
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