Hollywood Ink
Who's Up For a White Chicks Sequel?
· The whole point of the Wayans Family Tournament of Champions earlier this summer was to help avoid potential repeats of the family’s most problematic, soul-crushing (if somehow profitable) films. But Hollywood isn’t listening, and you’re getting White Chicks 2 whether you want it or not. Marlon and Shawn Wayans are attached to reprise their 2004 roles as sibling G-men going undercover as two white girls; Keenen Ivory Wayans will return to direct, and all three will contribute the screenplay. According to reports, “The logline for the new entry is being kept under wraps.” It’s that good, people. [THR]
Spider-Man 5 and 6 get a quiet vote of support at Sony, and Will Ferrell joins Brad Pitt in hero vehicle of their own as Hollywood Ink continues after the jump.
· Speaking of unwieldy sequels, Sony is working on something Spider-Man fans should probably be nervous about: Screenwriter James Vanderbilt has a script go-ahead for Spider-Man 5 and 6 — this despite Sam Raimi’s new commitment to a Warcraft franchise and his stars’ determination to do anything else with their lives after the fourth installment (which begins shooting next week). If they don’t come back, then Sony will go with a reboot. Sounds like a plan. The report asks: “Why is Vanderbilt writing when so many variables are undecided?” Doesn’t the question answer itself? [Variety]
· Robert Downey Jr. is out and Will Ferrell is in as the voice of the title character in Oobermind, DreamWorks Animation’s tale of a superhero who grows bored after vanquishing his enemy (voiced by Brad Pitt) and thus creates a new superhero (Jonah Hill) who just winds up hurting more than he helps. [Variety]
· More damn comic books: NBC has said yes to a live-action adaptation of DC Comics’ property Midnight, Mass., about a husband-and-wife detective team who travel the world solving paranormal cases, Jay Leno at 10 p.m. and other strange mysteries of the universe. [THR]
· And I guess in keeping with the running theme here, the late superpimp Robert “Iceberg Slim” Beck may finally get the big-screen adaptation his devotees have been waiting for since 1969: His best-selling autobiography, Pimp: The Story of My Life, was just acquired for development by Entourage executive producer Rob Weiss and a cluster of others. Sounds like at least two films, maybe a trilogy. [THR]
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Posted 17 Aug 2009, 6:22 AM
1. For the love of Xenu! NO!
2. Toby's getting too old to play Parker anyway, and maybe it's time for Raimi to move on and someone else to take over. Especially after that "let's toss in every villain we can" mishmash known as Spider-Man 3.
3. This is the first I've heard of Robert Downey jr. not getting a job in a long time.
4. I smell another NBC smash. No wait, the dog farted. No wait, I don't own a dog!
5. Finally kids can get a role model they can relate to.
Posted 17 Aug 2009, 1:02 PM
Midnight, Mass was not a popular title. I read most of it, and enjoyed it. If the producers want the show to succeed, they'll stick to the Thin Man meets X-Files style of the comic.
Posted 17 Aug 2009, 7:25 PM
1 - There is NO GOD. Proof.