Citing a lack of enthusiasm from those involved at studios New Line Cinema and Warner Bros, Jim Carrey has quit the “Dumb and Dumber” sequel, just three months after it was formally announced. Carrey told E.T. Online of his departure: “I would have thought ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ [sic] was a no-brainer. After all, it’s implied in …
Two iconic actors revered for their iconic performances as now iconic boxers are looking to step back into the ring together. Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone are reportedly in talks to star in “Grudge Match” for Warner Bros. The film is a comedy about two retired boxers looking to settle an old score with …
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Warner Bros. has put out a neat three-minute featurette to promote the upcoming “Dark Shadows” that looks at the history of vampires in cinema and specifically how this history inspired director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp on the project. “Dark Shadows” drops May 11 in theaters and IMAX.
Over at The Wrap, Sharon Waxman confirms what should be a surprise to no one: Joe Eszterhas’ script for Mel Gibson, which he had labeled a “Jewish Braveheart,” is relentlessly violent. Did anyone expect something different from the writer of Basic Instinct channeling the director of Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ, Apocalyptco, and a thousand violent girlfriend death fantasies?
The script, which Eszterhas titled M.C.K.B.I., is said by Waxman to be filled with brutal action scenes, grisly imagery, and heroic speechifying aplenty, very much a “Jewish Braveheart.”
