The weekend before last was a HBO free preview weekend and I recorded a ton of movies I hadn't seen yet. One of them was the horror movie, "Mama". I was expecting the typical brainless horror movie full of boo scares but I was pretty impressed. It wasn't a masterpiece by any means but I thought it was suitable creepy and had some decent characters. One of the things I liked about it was all of the little details that keep happening in the background. They added a nice "oh shit" factor as the suspense builds. [Reply]
Learning today that his script The Hateful Eight leaked after he gave it to a small circle of actors, Quentin Tarantino tells Deadline that he’s so upset that he has decided that he will not direct that film next. So basically that means the conversation that will be circulating around town following this story with Tarantino goes from an ensemble Western to a whodunit. As in, which actor or their reps leaked the script that, as a result, is going on the shelf — literally a bookstore shelf, because Tarantino tells Deadline he will publish it first and maybe revisit the prospect of a movie in the next five years.
“I’m very, very depressed,” Tarantino said. “I finished a script, a first draft, and I didn’t mean to shoot it until next winter, a year from now. I gave it to six people, and apparently it’s gotten out today.” He learned that when his longtime agent Mike Simpson began getting phone calls from agents looking to pitch their clients for roles in the ensemble Western.
“I gave it to one of the producers on Django Unchained, Reggie Hudlin, and he let an agent come to his house and read it,” Tarantino said. “That’s a betrayal, but not crippling because the agent didn’t end up with the script. There is an ugly maliciousness to the rest of it. I gave it to three actors: Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth. The one I know didn’t do this is Tim Roth. One of the others let their agent read it, and that agent has now passed it on to everyone in Hollywood. I don’t know how these fucking agents work, but I’m not making this next. I’m going to publish it, and that’s it for now. I give it out to six people, and if I can’t trust them to that degree, then I have no desire to make it. I’ll publish it. I’m done. I’ll move on to the next thing. I’ve got 10 more where that came from.”
“I am not talking out of both sides of my mouth, because I do like the fact that everyone eventually posts it, gets it and reviews it on the net,” Tarantino said. “Frankly, I wouldn’t want it any other way. I like the fact that people like my shit, and that they go out of their way to find it and read it. But I gave it to six motherfucking people! Starting this week, I’ll be setting meetings with publishers.”
“I gave it to three motherfucking actors. We met in a place, and I put it in their hands. Reggie Hudlin’s agent never had a copy. It’s got to be either the agents of Dern or Madsen. Please name names. I could totally change my mind; I own the fucking thing. But I can tell you, it’s not going to be the next thing I do. ”
Originally Posted by Sorter:
Learning today that his script The Hateful Eight leaked after he gave it to a small circle of actors, Quentin Tarantino tells Deadline that he’s so upset that he has decided that he will not direct that film next. So basically that means the conversation that will be circulating around town following this story with Tarantino goes from an ensemble Western to a whodunit. As in, which actor or their reps leaked the script that, as a result, is going on the shelf — literally a bookstore shelf, because Tarantino tells Deadline he will publish it first and maybe revisit the prospect of a movie in the next five years.
“I’m very, very depressed,” Tarantino said. “I finished a script, a first draft, and I didn’t mean to shoot it until next winter, a year from now. I gave it to six people, and apparently it’s gotten out today.” He learned that when his longtime agent Mike Simpson began getting phone calls from agents looking to pitch their clients for roles in the ensemble Western.
“I gave it to one of the producers on Django Unchained, Reggie Hudlin, and he let an agent come to his house and read it,” Tarantino said. “That’s a betrayal, but not crippling because the agent didn’t end up with the script. There is an ugly maliciousness to the rest of it. I gave it to three actors: Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth. The one I know didn’t do this is Tim Roth. One of the others let their agent read it, and that agent has now passed it on to everyone in Hollywood. I don’t know how these fucking agents work, but I’m not making this next. I’m going to publish it, and that’s it for now. I give it out to six people, and if I can’t trust them to that degree, then I have no desire to make it. I’ll publish it. I’m done. I’ll move on to the next thing. I’ve got 10 more where that came from.”
“I am not talking out of both sides of my mouth, because I do like the fact that everyone eventually posts it, gets it and reviews it on the net,” Tarantino said. “Frankly, I wouldn’t want it any other way. I like the fact that people like my shit, and that they go out of their way to find it and read it. But I gave it to six motherfucking people! Starting this week, I’ll be setting meetings with publishers.”
“I gave it to three motherfucking actors. We met in a place, and I put it in their hands. Reggie Hudlin’s agent never had a copy. It’s got to be either the agents of Dern or Madsen. Please name names. I could totally change my mind; I own the fucking thing. But I can tell you, it’s not going to be the next thing I do. ”
I'm confused? Did he basically direct 2 films at the same time, because the shot locations and feel of the movies are very similar, and I'm pretty sure that there are a couple actors that are in both movies.
Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth:
I'm confused? Did he basically direct 2 films at the same time, because the shot locations and feel of the movies are very similar, and I'm pretty sure that there are a couple actors that are in both movies.
Watched Monsters University yesterday. Decent movie. Thought it was more geared toward kids whereas Monsters Inc was for the whole family but I liked it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
Watched Monsters University yesterday. Decent movie. Thought it was more geared toward kids whereas Monsters Inc was for the whole family but I liked it.
Ditto. We were pleasantly surprised. As Pixar sequels go, it's about 20 steps higher than Cars 2. [Reply]
Watched Warm Bodies and Seeking a Friend For the End of the World tonight. Both were decent. Warm Bodies was an interesting take on zombies (most of it was from the POV of a zombie). Seeking a Friend wasn't quite what I was expecting but was pretty funny early on, though it eventually got depressing. [Reply]
