Yeah…when I first read this headline on another news site, I thought this was a joke as well. Apparently Limp Bizkit’s lead singer, Fred Durst directorial debut, ‘Education of Charlie Banks’ is going to be released in theatres in Spring 2008 under Anchor Bay Entertainment’s studio. The most surprising news about this film is that it’s actually getting good buzz. (Who would have thought?)
Yahoo News gives us this:
: Indie studio Anchor Bay Entertainment has acquired North American theatrical and DVD rights to the coming-of-age drama, which stars Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter and Eva Amurri.Eisenberg (“The Squid and the Whale”) plays the title character, a high school student who witnesses a local bully (Ritter) savagely beating two teens at a party. Years after giving and rescinding his testimony to the police, the past comes back to haunt him when the bully shows up at his college and enters his life. Amurri plays the object of Banks’ affection.
It sounds like Fred Durst has realized that he has a better talent than making atrocious noise.(I’m sorry…I meant to say music.) This film has already won an award at the Tribeca Film Festival and it actually sounds like an interesting film. I’m not going to judge his work until I see it. Although, I don’t know of many singer/directors out there…can you name any?
