Platinum Dunes Explains Rosemary’s Baby Remake. Fails. Makes Us Laugh.
“Listen, we’re going to have this remake, okay? And it’s going to be great, babe.”
With their stint at Crystal Lake going swimmingly, Platinum Dunes slithered out of the devil’s bedroom to talk about their upcoming remake of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby a.k.a Why Not? Michael Bay Made Transformers. Producer Brad Fuller more or less explained my alternative title for their remake to STYD…
“If we don’t do Rosemary’s Baby someone else is,” says Fuller. “They’re not going to pass on that. …All the shit we get for doing these things, it really just comes from being huge fans and wanting to take a shot.”
Fuller’s is the greatest justification, not just for remaking classic films, but for everything in life. What Fuller is trying to say is, “we just want to do hood rat things for our friends.” And I’m curious to know who the “they’re” he’s referring to is. Hahah. Did he get a phone call from a smoking man who said, “A Rosemary’s Baby remake has been discussed by another studio, and the actresses mentioned for Rosemary simply aren’t hot enough. And it might be PG-13.”?
“Platinum Dunes, saving moviegoers from unknown disappointment since 2008.” - thankful moviegoer
Not really sure I follow what this next quote is trying to convey…
“You would say Rosemary’s Baby supernatural story, so one of our takes is supernatural, the other is not supernatural. It takes that story and roots it in reality and that’s going to be a decision that we’re going to have to make soon as we wrap Friday the 13th …and start sitting down with Paramount as to what kind of story do they want us to tell for them and what’s the smartest way to tell that story.”
Does this mean that the original film’s spawn of Satan storyline and the coven would be excluded? I don’t know, but it’s pretty funny. Platinum Dunes is not really based in reality in my opinion, but that’s not a bad thing.
K-Fed to Britney: “Don’t Be A Spoiled Brat”
K-Fed to Britney: “Don’t Be A Spoiled Brat”
Dressed in the same top she wore the previous evening while grabbing some Thai cuisine, Britney Spears was once again spotted out on her late night routine on Thursday (December 27).
The troubled pop tart made her way to the usual destinations - the Starbucks on Robertson Blvd and a few gas stations. Britney also sped over to a Virgin megastore, only to head home after finding out that it was closed.
Meanwhile, more details of the Piece Of Me singer’s Christmas with sons Jayden James, 1, and Sean Preston, 2, are coming forth. And, as always, there’s drama involved.
A family insider told Page Six, “Britney would not let her boys open the gifts from her mom and dad. Apparently she hid them, and she told [her ex-husband] Kevin [Federline] she might send them back to her parents un-opened.”
Apparently, K-Fed wasn’t too pleased with Brit’s attitude and let her have it during a phone call on Christmas evening.
“Kevin told her to stop acting like a spoiled brat,” the insider said, adding, “He asked her to give them to him and he would let them open them.”
The source continued, “Britney then bragged a lot about what she bought them [Jayden and Sean] just to piss him off, but Kevin expected her to do that. The kids got lots of toys, including some LeapFrog learning goodies and miniature cars.”
Hayden Panettiere Gets Her Politics On
Hayden Panettiere Gets Her Politics On
2008 is a big year for American politics. We’ve got the Presidential elections coming up in November, and as far as celebrities go, Hayden Panettiere is one of the most active, politically.
The Heroes babe was spotted in Los Angeles, California yesterday doing a little grocery shopping at her local Whole Foods store. The environmentally-friendly actress even said ‘no’ to paper or plastic, opting for reusable grocery bags.
And fresh off her trip to Washington DC, Hayden says she’s trying to figure out which Presidential candidate is going to put their money where their mouth is regarding Saving the Whales Again.
She told press, “You know, I haven’t really picked who I’m going to support yet. I have spoken to Barack about the whales and the situation going on there, and I asked him his views on it, and he grew up in Hawaii. He’s got a very wonderful outlook on it. Hopefully later on, [I’m] having a phone call with the McCain party and also in the midst of contacting the Clinton party. I’ll hopefully be hearing from them on the whole situation and what they’re willing to do to stop it.”
Brooke White: "I’ve Been Packed for Two Weeks"
For Brooke White, being on American Idol was an emotional experience. And leaving it was "kind of a relief."
"I think after Tuesday night I was ready [to go on]," White told reporters today. "Then I woke up Wednesday morning, and I knew: Brooke, you're going home."
White met her end in Neil Diamond week, and after two performances, one of which was deigned a "nightmare" by judge Simon Cowell. She placed fifth overall.
"I've been packed for two weeks," White admitted.
It was last week that White committed a historic Idol gaffe, stopping and restarting her rendition of "You Must Love Me," because she "lost the lyric." But Carly Smithson, not White, took the fall on results show night.
White was asked whether she had survivor's guilt about the turn of events.
"I don't know if guilt is quite the right word…I was grateful," White said. "This show is very interesting. You never know what's going to happen, and I think you take what you get."
When White's number finally came up, she resolved to stay strong.
"Thenboomit hit me: This is done," White said. "The finality of the experience being over was sad."
And so White cried. Again.
"I hoped so much I could have been stronger."
Though her morning-after voice was a little hoarse, White sounded chipper enough. A phone call from Carly Simon, a legend after the 24-year-old singer-songwriter's heart, apparently helped.
"It really boosted my spirits," said White, who sang Simon's "You're So Vain" in the semifinals. "It really gave me motivation."
And she didn't get verklempt once relating the story.
Other tidbits:
- White's take on Paula Abdul's critique of the Jason Castro song not yet sung? "It's live television. Anything can happen. Last week I stopped and restarted my song. It's just human moments…I don't know exactly what happened with Paula. I'm sure she just got lost in the moment. She's a good-hearted woman," she said. "And you move on."
- And fear not that Castro was affected by the Abdul moment. "Jason's a very laid-back guy," White said. "He was OK."
- For the record, White does not consider herself a lyric-forgetter, even if she did write a wordpalmon her hand for Tuesday night's show. "I had not had any problems with the lyrics until 'You Must Love Me,' and it started freaking me out," she said.
- Sure, the Idol finalists got to sing the Beatles this season, but some choice songbooks still remain off-limits. Said White: "I would have loved to sing a Fleetwood Mac song, or a James Taylor song."