Bruce Willis SLAMS Michael Bay and Joel Silver
When the news broke that Live Free or Die Hard was rated PG-13, someone under the name Walter B started playing defense on the AICN talkbacks. The user claimed to have seen the finished film, which he said was just as intense as the original. Representatives from the movie news site later identified Walter B as Bruce Willis. After all, Walter is actually Bruce’s real first name.
“I cannot speak for Fox. They wanted a hard core DH4 too. But we shot it as if we were making an R rated movie, and except for the ‘fuck’ limitations, it looks and feels very hard R.”
Anyway, things got interesting when someone asked Bruce about a possible Michael Bay helmed Die Hard film:
“Would have ruined DH4. Few people will work with him now, and I know I will never work with him again.”
Ouch, harsh… very harsh. Someone then commented that a balls to the wall Die Hard could not be done without producer Joel Silver.
“Fuck Joel Silver,” Willis responded. “That is because you do not understand my relationship with Joel S. We are cordial now when we bump into each other, but we have not worked together since Last Boy Scout.”
When confronted about his off color remarks, Willis shot back:
“If my remarks here should ever appear in print, I will stand by them, but in the heat of the moment, when I was being told that only Joel S. could make a good Die Hard, I had to speak up. I should probably remain more diplomatic, but as this is a Site that primarily deals with Film, I spoke my mind. Joel S. know how I feel about him. And Perfect Stranger was ruined by the producers. Oddly enough, that film was meant to be a hard R rating, but when all the things that were meant to be in it were cut, EXCEPT for the Fuck’s, they got a PG-13 rating. Weird right? I was disappointed with that film, and I agree with you opinion of it. Everyone tried hard, worked hard, but it was not to be.”
Retraction: We previously accidently contributed the quote “I would rather eat a live baby in front of my grandma than have Michael Bay direct a DIE HARD movie.” to Willis when it was in fact one of the black box moderators. The story has been updated to reflect Willis’ true comments.
Video Footage: The Wachowski Brothers Help Remake Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Wired.com has an interesting report on a short film that shows the inner workings of a white blood cell. Not interested? Here’s the hook - The Wachowski Brothers are looking to use parts of the cell film in their remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. You can watch a version from YouTube after the jump.
“A couple of days before TED we got a call from Warner Bros. Pictures. Apparently the Wachowski brothers, the guys who did The Matrix, are doing a remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and they had come across our animation and they wanted to know if we’d be interested in re-rendering it at film resolution so it could be included in some way as (part) of the special effects they’re planning for the movie,” Bolinsky told Wired. “So right now their lawyers are talking with the Harvard lawyers about the possibility of this.”
The Wachowski Brothers have been brought in to re-work the film’s ending, but are NOT directing the project. Oliver Hirschbiegel, director the the highly acclaimed Hitler film The Downfall helmed the new remake which is titled “The Invasion.” Producer Joel Silver was the one to bring the Brothers in on the project.
David Bolinsky screened a three-minute version of a computer-generated film, The Inner Life of the Cell, that he and colleagues at his company Xvivo created for Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. The film was shown in 3D at Siggraph last summer and caused a huge stir.
The Invasion stars Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and Jeffrey Wright.
The official synopsis reads: “A mysterious epidemic is sweeping the world, but it takes one Washington DC psychiatrist (Kidman) to discover that the disease is extraterrestrial in origin. When her son (Jackson Bond) becomes infected, she and a colleague (Daniel Craig) must work together to find a cure, before the entire world is lost…”
The movie, which has already undergone massive reshoots, is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros on August 17th 2007.
Jack Finney’s 1955 science fiction novel The Body Snatchers was adapted into three films (1956, 1978 and 1993) and inspired the 2005 television series Invasion. Don Siegel’s 1956 version is probably the most revered (8.0 imdb rating). The Invasion will be the fourth film adapted from Finney’s novel.
Christina Ricci’s UK “Speed Racer” Premiere
Christina Ricci’s UK “Speed Racer” Premiere
Christina Ricci was back on the promotional path on Tuesday - attending the glitzy UK premiere of her new family adventure film, “Speed Racer”.
The film marks the first writing/directing collaboration for the Wachowski brothers since The Matrix movies, teaming up once more with producer Joel Silver.
Talking about working on the “Speed Racer” set, Christina told press: “Larry and Andy (Wachowski) created a world that they love and created characters that they loved and are attached to. When we were all leaving, we were like ‘write the sequel!’ ‘We want to come back’. And they were like, ‘I know. I know. We’re going to. Don’t worry’. They were as sad for it to be over as we were.”
After being asked if the sequel would be started soon, Ricci enthusiastically replied: “Yeah, definitely. Yes, that’s definitely the impression I got.”
“Speed Racer” makes its way into theaters on May 9th.
Christina Ricci and Emile Hirsch’s Tribeca Finale
Christina Ricci and Emile Hirsch’s Tribeca Finale
Christina Ricci was back on the promotional path alongside co-star Emile Hirsch - attending the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of their new new movie “Speed Racer” on Saturday night (May 3).
The twosome smilingly posed on the red carpet before heading into the theater at the Borough of Manhattan Community College Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Lower Manhattan.
“Speed Racer” was chosen as the closer for this year’s festival, with Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, saying: “Warner Bros. has been a big part of the festival many times over the years and we are thrilled that the Wachowskis and producer Joel Silver brought ‘Speed Racer’ to us this year to close the festival.”
“The Tribeca Film Festival is a defining event in New York’s entertainment culture, so it is an honor to have ‘Speed Racer’ chosen as the festival’s closing night screening,” Silver added.
“Speed Racer” makes its way into theaters on May 9th.