ESSENTIAL CHUD – DAY TWENTY-THREE
I do a lot of my work from a cafe in the afternoons, and for the past couple of days I’ve sat near a group of high school kids having the old ‘Pirates vs Ninjas’ conversation. After cutting them some slack for being about five years behind the curve, I realized that there’s this burgeoning … Continue reading
For an actor, there’s nothing that makes the bank account happy like discovering that your character isn’t as dead as previously thought. Take Rider Strong, who most of us assumed to be dead by the end of Cabin Fever. Apparently his death was exaggerated, because he’s going to be very much alive, and dealing with … Continue reading
After March of the Penguins won an Oscar and became a license to print money, I half expected director Luc Jacquet to announce he’d always wanted to make a massive Hollywood animal movie, like a big-budget remake of The Hellstrom Chronicle. That was obviously just wishful thinking on my part. Instead, Jacquet has run off … Continue reading
You knew that Jim Carrey and Steve Carrell wouldn’t be the only name actors populating the new CGI-ified Who-ville. Now we know the identities of more of the folks who will be hiding behind pixels when Horton Hears A Who hits next year. Will Arnett is our obvious fave among the newcomers, but luminaries and … Continue reading
You’d think a giant ape would be enough animal for anyone. Not Naomi Watts, who has signed up to headline an adaptation of Amy Sutherland’s book Kicked, Bitten and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World’s Premiere School For Exotic Animal Trainers. (Buy the book from CHUD!) Sutherland spent a year at the school taking … Continue reading
When I read comics more frequently, there was nothing quite as depressing as the super-indie writer who bounced to Marvel or DC only to churn out crap. That first moment of promise where we hoped a real artist could break through the massive wall of editorial stagnation never panned out* and I always walked away … Continue reading
Few were surprised or upset when Katie Holmes, considered by many to be the weakest link in Christopher Nolan’s Batman revival, dropped out of the sequel a while back. And with other, juicier casting news to think about, the subject of Holmes’ replacement hasn’t been foremost in the rumor mill. Even so, Maggie Gyllenhaal has … Continue reading
I really wish Paul Bartel wasn’t dead. I have this thought often. These days it’s usually just one beard having empathy for another. But right now it’s because based on looks alone, Bartel would be perfect* to play Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski in a film likely to be directed by the Hughes Brothers. Los … Continue reading
On Monday, I had the honor of passing along the news that (A) Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has sights set on a G.I. Joe flick and that (B) he wouldn’t mind having Mark Wahlberg on board. Today, Latino Review ran an exclusive interview with the producer in which he spilled a few more Joe-y … Continue reading