EL duderino
06-17-2004, 03:37 PM
Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has sky-high hopes that action spoof "Team America" by "South Park" honchos Trey Parker and Matt Stone can be ready for a pre-election release.
Though it hasn't been given an official opening date yet, "Team America" has generated positive buzz since it began shooting last month. The studio's best-case scenario for the film, starring marionettes and produced by Scott Rudin and Stone, would be an Oct. 22 release for the film, which would serve as an R-rated comic tonic to the barrage of election news this fall.
Story - written by "South Park" scribes Parker, Stone and Pam Brady -- centers on a prototypical action hero who's drafted to help Team America thwart the world's evil forces. Much of the cast will get splintered. Parker and Stone have been shooting the movie during a break from their Comedy Central series "South Park." Pic will cost roughly $20 million.
Two of America's funniest satirists strike again, and right in the heat of elections! We can only ponder if Matt and Trey are trying to pull a Michael Moore by releasing this film in October or if this decision is strictly related to business. Eitherway, I'm already counting down the days.
Though it hasn't been given an official opening date yet, "Team America" has generated positive buzz since it began shooting last month. The studio's best-case scenario for the film, starring marionettes and produced by Scott Rudin and Stone, would be an Oct. 22 release for the film, which would serve as an R-rated comic tonic to the barrage of election news this fall.
Story - written by "South Park" scribes Parker, Stone and Pam Brady -- centers on a prototypical action hero who's drafted to help Team America thwart the world's evil forces. Much of the cast will get splintered. Parker and Stone have been shooting the movie during a break from their Comedy Central series "South Park." Pic will cost roughly $20 million.
Two of America's funniest satirists strike again, and right in the heat of elections! We can only ponder if Matt and Trey are trying to pull a Michael Moore by releasing this film in October or if this decision is strictly related to business. Eitherway, I'm already counting down the days.