Audio Edition – May 15th 2006

Welcome to the Monday installment of The Audio Edition. on today’s show we discuss:

1) No Indiana Jones 4

2) Paul Bettany Not the next Joker

3) Funny Movie Blog Postings

4) Brett Ratner wants Tony Jaa in Rush Hour 3

5) Rush Hour 3 Poll

6) Celebrities and Autographs

7) Catwoman 2 (yes, you read that right)

8) Michael Bay talking Transformers on his blog (scary stuff)

All this and a few things more

Warning: This podcast contains language that may not be suitable for even sailors. Listener discretion is advised.

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18 thoughts on “Audio Edition – May 15th 2006

  1. About Transformers
    For all the reasonable debate about who is pulling the strings
    don’t forget two things.

    1.Hasbro having something to do with the film over nothing to do with it would be a worse idea.The copyrighted images of all your favorite robotlifebeings are at way more risk without Hasbro input.

    2.The Spielberg factor should not be underestimated.
    Michael Bay may make choices that not everyone will like but as I look at his imdb credits Spielberg rarely ever puts his name as producer on something that isnt quality.

  2. John! You have to start posting the stalker editorials that you’ve been receiving. It would be fucking hilarious to read those. Please put the Scarlet Johanssen submission on your site.

  3. just want to add that Catwoman did gross ~80 million internationally, not including dvd sales, tv rights, Pay per view. I want to add that movie studios now make most of their money from dvds which they don’t need to share profit much with others. And, distribution deals are very confusing and complicated.

    I think it’s worth it to give them a second chance to do Catwoman right.

  4. I kind of agree about your hatred of Tim Burton. Only kind of, because the guy invented The Nightmare Before Christmas even if he didn’t direct it. He did, however, direct The Corpse Bride, which is NBC’s dull, raggedy cousin.

    Mars Attacks totally sucks. It’s a messy, boring, cliched, cameo-driven piece of crap. Planet Of The Apes is shot like a TV movie and ruined with bad gags, Marky Mark and by being way too long. That said, Ed Wood, Beetlejuice and Charlie and the… are great movies. The guy has a great style, he’d make an awesome art director or whatever, but more often than not his direction is lousy. Look at Batman. Beautiful sets and cool outfits, sure, but the story is lifeless and the action stilted and awkward. It’s like a couple of geriatrics fighting for biscuits.

    Next Joker: I really liked the Sean Penn idea. Too big a star? Probably. Along the same lines, what about Edward Norton? He looks perfect for the part and American History X will testify that he can be a scary, scary bastard. That’s the most important thing for me, that the actor be scary.

  5. As honored as I am that my email got mentioned on the show Mr. Nagy, you could reply :P

    Anyway good show guys, but you’re getting a little worked up about the catwoman 2. Halle Berry didnt say she wanted to do a sequel just like that. Looks to me like she really likes the character, and even though they fucked up the first one, she’d be willing to do another if they did it better.

    Its alarming that she found the first one good enough to do, but just thought I’d mention, thought you were being a little harsh.

    Drinks

  6. OMG!!!! Halle Berry! Put me in Catwoman 2!!! I’m the best!!!

    Kidding, obviously.

    I find it incredibly hilarious that people try to talk to Peter Jackson and Scarlett Johanssen and threaten Catherine Zeta-Jones through the Movie Blog, but it’s even more hilarious they’re going to make a Catwoman 2.

    WHY WOULD ANYONE DO THIS?

    1. It flopped. Miserably.
    2. It sucked. Miserably.

    And Halle Berry WANTS to make this? Goodness. I hope it doesn’t happen. The faith I have remaining in the film industry (and since I’m a film student, I’d really prefer to keep that faith) will be SHREDDED.

    John, in regards to Indy 4, I have to say it’s going to happen, but I will definitely agree in the sense that any so called “news” about it can’t be taken seriously, even from the horse’s (Lucas) mouth.

  7. Denis Leary would be good as the Joker. But there is a character actor by the name Michael Massee. He played Funboy in The Crow and was in the mini series Revelations. Every time he smiled in Revelations you can definitely see the Joker. He may not be a bankable star like the other ones that were mentioned, but I think he would be great. Just my 2 cents.

  8. Don’t worry about not reviewing the Piss-iedon, John. You missed Emily Rossum’s cleavage and Josh Lucas jumping around (and into) lots of water…that’s about it.

    You don’t like Tim Burton, eh? Not ‘Bettlejuice’? ‘Batman Returns’? Bah. So what. Guess who I hate, despise, and don’t get much into? Yep, Michael Bay. So we are even. (although I did like 70% of The Island)Do NOT get me started on The Rock. Do NOT get me started on Pearl g*damn Harbor. When I was given a VHS tape of Armegeddon for Xmas when I didn’t ask for it I nearly disowned my relatives.

    Michael Bay couldn’t direct an action scene that isn’t rapidly cut like a rock video. The reason why folks skipped over his best film – last years The Island- was that people are fed up with the incoherent MTV ADD style action, even if for the first half of that film, you could not *tell* if it was directed by Bay. The last half of the film, however, is Bay all over, and I truly feel he chickened out on some real good sci-fi premises. Not that I’m surprised. Some people like processed food.

    I’m not a huge Transformers nut, but with the news that Bay is sucking up to Hasbro, and the names won’t be announced until the toys come out…yes, that is cause for alarm, sort of. Come on, John. The movie is being made to sell toys. Furthermore, how is it possible that any actor can play a role without knowing either what *to* call the good or bad robots, let alone the lucky (?) few who will play them?

    You got reason to panic, Jon.

    Like I said in ‘Catwoman 2’ comments, if H’wood can make a lot of ‘Children Of The Corn’ flicks…I would not put it past Warners. But…this is what I would do. As much as I love Halle (except for this role…and perhaps BAPS) I’d put it bed ASAP. If I could, I’d call Dave Goyer, call Chris Nolan and ask them to put Selina Kyle Catwoman in there, recast the thing, but the dog in the damn pound. There it is. I love Halle, but she’s gonna have to do some serious ass kissing. Can ‘Catwoman’ be done better? Sure. But the Cat with the Bat where she belongs. That’s how,

    Dog in the muddafuggin pound!

    However, I’d rather see Joker and/or Two-Face. Josh wants Dent/Two Face? So be it.
    (Note: Josh previously shared screen time with Bale on ‘American Psycho’) and Keaton as Joker would be interesting; but I think Lacey Hume was one of the choices; as was Hugo Weaving. My personal vote goes to Denis Leary, but that’s just me.

    Chan and Tucker draw in equal crowds; the should be equal pay. 15 a piece. But holy crap- I’d go to see Tony Jaa mix it up with Chan.

    – putting FTA = Sealer

  9. Review of M:I 3? Here you go. Take Van Helsing and swap Cruise for Jackman, Hoffman for Dracula and the monsters for henchmen. Shoot it like the TV show 24 and you have M:I 3. Absolute cheesy nonsense. I spent half the duration laughing at the movie. It’s a lot of fun though.

    I’d do Catherine Zeta Jones.

  10. Hey John, have you seen ‘Ed Wood’ by Tim Burton? It stars Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, Elvis’ daughter, Martin Landau, etc.

    Depp as Ed Wood is funny as hell.

  11. to Michael Bay…i am not a violent person by nature and i am normally a regular guy…however, the only thing i geek for is TRANS-fucking-FORMERS and if you fuck this up….well…lets just say…you’ll die…..

  12. i’m a bit disappointed that you didn’t review either M:I 3 nor Poseidon on this audio edition. since they are both summer tentpole pictures and they are both starting the summer season, it’s strange you guys didn’t watch it.

  13. why aren’t the studios considering crispon glover….i mean come on….oh and adrian brody wouldn’t be too bad….he’s got that joker nose….

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