Rose McGowan And Robert Rodriguez Have Split
Last week Robert Rodriguez said the following about his fiancée Rose McGowan:
“Rose is a pistol. She’s whip-smart, has attitude to burn, is sexy, extremely strong, yet has a vulnerable side that would surprise her closest friends. That description also fits Red Sonja.”
He said that in an article by Variety who broke the news that he would be producing a remake of Red Sonja, with Rose McGowan playing the lead.
Cut to today and the pair have apparently split. Now, Filmonic is not a gossip site and couldn’t give a crap who is bonking who, but this shocking revelation could affect Red Sonja and the Barbarella remake. Robert had just managed to get Red Sonja green light and filming was expected to begin in October. Does this mean Rose McGown will be replaced? Or will they be ‘professional’ and carry on regardless?
The gossip sites say the sources believe the split it due to McGowan not being famous enough, therefore Robert cannot get financing for movies such as Barbarella. If this is true then I think Robert Rodriquez should actually hire a casting director and stop using his penis to cast roles. We know Tim Burton does it by casting Helena Bonham Carter in everything, but he has a famous actor who goes by the name of ‘Johnny Depp’ in the movies as well, so they have no problem getting greenlight.
However, I think there are other reasons for the split. You don’t compare your fiancée to the Virgin Mary one week and then split the next. You also don’t split because your partner isn’t famous enough to get movies green light, a week after a movie with your partner in the lead gets green light.
Johnny Depp on the Set of Michael Mann’s Public Enemies
These last few months have seen a crop of photos showing Johnny Depp as proto-gangster John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s Public Enemies (July 1st, 2009). Here’s another via Collider showing the actor/character in more casual time-appropriate attire, complete with ruby red shades. Nice pants. The site has other photos of Depp with a Corona and co-star Stephen Dorf, who plays one of Dillinger’s fellow bank robbers, Homer Van Meter.
If you’re wondering, no bloggable photos have surfaced from the set of Christian Bale playing Melvin Purvis, the ambitious FBI head who lead the crackdown resulting in Dillinger’s 1934 death outside a Chicago theater. The film is based on the real events as depicted in Bryan Burroughs’s non-fiction account of the same name.
Doug Jones To Play Elven King In The Hobbit?
It is common for directors to cast their actor friends in their movies. Peter Jackson has Andy Serkis, Tim Burton has Johnny Depp and Guillermo del Toro has Doug Jones, so it is no surprise to here that del Toro is looking for a role Doug would be well suited for in The Hobbit.
“There’s been lots of speculation. I wouldn’t want to ruin anything. Guillermo creates things with me in mind and he’s got a better image of what I can do than I do,” the man otherwise known as the Silver Surfer and Abe Sapien told MTV News, a wicked and knowing smile across his face. “However, there might be an elf king, father of Legolas kind of character that I would love.”
That would be King Thranduil, king of the Silvan elves in the northern part of Mirkwood, where Bilbo and his company of dwarves spent a large portion of their time towards the end of the novel. Known simply as the ElvenKing throughout “The Hobbit,” Thranduil gets into it pretty fiercely with Thorin over the Arkenstone, a fight that isn’t resolved until, well, until his son Legolas and Gloin’s son Gimli become friends during the events of “Lord of the Rings.”
I’m pretty sure everyone knows that the script for The Hobbit hasn’t even been written yet, so nothing is certain. However, the doesn’t stop people from talking about things.
Vanessa Paradis: Bride of Frankenstein?
Maybe we’re just jealous that Vanessa Paradis gets to warm her toes at night between Johnny Depp’s feet, but we can’t help but think that in this new Miu Miu ad the model-singer bears a striking resemblance to Madeline Kahn in Young Frankenstein.
Johnny, if that’s what you’re into, we can pose like robots with our heads tossed back, too! True, we look more like Gene Wilder than Ms. Kahn, but call us!
Via FadedYouthBlog