Posted on 12/13/2005 11:34:35 AM PST by Millee
What a joke ,they are not losing a dime ,this is bull.They are swimming in cash,they know exactly what they are doing ,they know what sells and they know what their agenda is .Holiday time comes and the blockbusters make billions which allows them to make homo films to further that agenda
and they just write it off.We are the suckers who finance are own destruction.
Babylon 5 was my favorite. There were some space battles, but overall a very intricate and intellectual story.
I know he's doing something about the Mayas.
Gibson did warn Caviezel that he might never work in Hollywood again if he took the role of Jesus in The Passion of the Christ. Sad to say that Gibson may have been correct about that.
On the plus side, Caviezel has achieved a degree of cinema immortality most of today's so-called mega-stars will never know. A hundred, two hundred years from now people will still be watching his performance in "The Passion" (on whatever type of medium!) and it will touch them, inspire them and change their lives. The arrogant twits of today who pose and preen on the red carpet will be long forgotten.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat
The Stainless Steel Rat refers to a fictional character and the series of novels involving the character. They were written by science fiction author Harry Harrison.
The Stainless Steel Rat, James Bolivar (or "Slippery Jim") DiGriz, is a futuristic con man, thief and all-round rascal. He is a master of disguise, an excellent bank robber, a brilliant breaker and enterer, and (perhaps most usefully) a skilled liar. It goes without saying that he is endlessly charming. A master of self-rationalization, the Rat frequently states his belief that he is doing society a favor by committing crimes.
There have been ten books in the Stainless Steel Rat series.
That's great news!
http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/s/steelrat.htm
Stainless Steel Rat
This movie has been in talks and various stages of production for the last 16 years. The rights were originally bought by Producer Bill Mccutchen and Frank Agrama who have continued to option these rights ever year from Harry Harrison himself.
Harry Harrison is a SF writer who is probably best known for Soylent Green the Charlton Heston eco thriller.
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.... The planned budget for the movie kept rising and may now be in the $60 million range. This means that Mccutchen MUST get big money men behind him or a big star or director involved in the project.
It now appears that he has in the shape of Jan De Bont, director of Speed and Twister. Jan De Bont has come on board with his production firm Blue Tulip and partner Lucas Foster. Foster has apparently wanted to bring Stainless Steel Rat to the screen for the last eight years.
Jan De Bont has been quoted as saying "I love the characters and the setup, which is inventive, imaginative and fun, a space-aged James Bond" and also "It can be a major franchise" Mccutchen agreed to both De Bont and Foster coming on board to making it as a joint project.
A script is in preparation by TV screewriter Eric Blakeney who wrote the tv series Wise Guy and also directed Gunshy. It is not known if Harrison was involved in this.
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Wow, I missed that !
And starring in a Jerry Bruckheimer-Denzel Washington summer blockbuster no less.
It wouldn't surprise me if Denzel (who strikes me as one together, righteous dude) specifically demanded him.
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