From the news today:
Guy Ritchie is set to branch out from the world of gangster cinema - the filmmaker is reportedly in Hollywood to begin writing a script for a remake of Guys And Dolls.
The director, best known for his London-based crime films, is said to have roped in movie hardman Jason Statham to show off his vocal talents in a reworking of the classic musical, which originally starred Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Guy has been on the case with the idea of making a musical recently. He had been throwing ideas around with Jason Statham about writing their own musical.
"Guy has had a lot of meetings with top studio bosses about other projects but the Guys And Dolls idea really tickled him."
But Ritchie could be sticking to a familiar formula when shooting begins - he is apparently considering basing the song-and-dance classic in his native Britain.
The insider adds: "He is torn between keeping the script true to the original in New York and taking it to familiar surroundings in London."
I can't wait until this is out on BluRay -- and it will be because it stars Jason Statham. Maybe it'll even go straight to BluRay.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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Kids these days.
They haven't loved and lost the way Frank has.
Speaking of, we edited a 2-page special on Frank yesterday (layout, editing, etc... practice news stuff) and the kids were saying things like "'Chairman of the Board'? Was he really called that?" When I confirmed it they asked "What board?" Dude. Even now, it's Frank's world, we just live in it. They just didn't unnerstan.
OK, when the Rat Pack was at the top it was a time when mature people were in control of popular culture.
These days it is pre-teens dictating terms in fashion and music to the nation.OK, perhaps that is largely here in CA, where grown men and women still attempt to ape the latest craze making the rounds at the local mall/middle school..then again, maybe not
Anyways.That is another nail, hearing about this upstart no-talent hack job in the making.
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