Report: Billy Bob Thornton hints at retiring from Hollywood… and also shoots down playing Freddy Kreuger rumours…

Billy Bob Thornton who is 53 years old now has spoke out to MTV News that he maybe retiring from Hollywood movies. He’s done so much movies over the years that he’s getting tired of it that he is thinking about hanging it up. Not for good though. He explains he’ll still do a movie once in a while if they’ll call him first and if he needs the money. He also explains that he wants to get serious in his music career more than film. He also says he wants to direct a few more movies and write another screenplay before he’s done.

He also shot down the rumours of playing Freddy Krueger in the “Nightmare on Elm St.” remake.

MTV Movies Blog reports:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/09/24/is-billy-bob-thornton-retiring-from-acting-sort-of-he-says/#more-4846

Well, there you have it folks. No Billy Bob for Freddy. Oh well.

It kind of sucks that Billy Bob is retiring this soon because he’s one of my favorite actors. If Sly Stallone, Jack Nicholson and Michael Douglas are still acting, you’re never too old to retire from hollywood.

Should Billy Bob do a sequel to “Sling Blade” by reprising his role as Karl Childers? I’d say bring it on. “Sling Blade” is a great movie and I would love a sequel if that’s one of Billy Bob’s plans before retiring.

Kev

Report: Billy Crystal to star alongside Dwayne Johnson in “Tooth Fairy”…

Billy Crystal have joined the cast of “Tooth Fairy” that will also star Dwayne Johnson better known as the Rock from WWE. “Tooth Fairy” is a Fox comedy that will begin shooting Monday in Vancouver, the film is about a minor hockey league player who is known for loosening dental work with physical play, and is sentenced to serve as a Tooth Fairy for a week.

This is Billy Crystal’s first film since 2002’s “Analyze That”. The legendary comic has been on a long hiatus from Hollywood.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992729.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Glad to see Billy back! I’ve always enjoyed him in comedies!

Kev

Report: Billy Crystal to star alongside Dwayne Johnson in “Tooth Fairy”…

Billy Crystal have joined the cast of “Tooth Fairy” that will also star Dwayne Johnson better known as the Rock from WWE. “Tooth Fairy” is a Fox comedy that will begin shooting Monday in Vancouver, the film is about a minor hockey league player who is known for loosening dental work with physical play, and is sentenced to serve as a Tooth Fairy for a week.

This is Billy Crystal’s first film since 2002’s “Analyze That”. The legendary comic has been on a long hiatus from Hollywood.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992729.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Glad to see Billy back! I’ve always enjoyed him in comedies!

Kev

Report: Angelina Jolie officially confirmed for “Salt”…

Since Tom Cruise is no longer attached to “Edwin A. Salt”, sources say that film makers were in negotiations with Angelina Jolie to play the leading role. Rumours were swirling that she is no longer attached as well, but this article here confirms that she is signed to the role. The movie is now re-titled “Salt” due to a gender change of the leading character. The leading character was written as male, but now they changed it to female.

Filming of “Salt” that stars Angelina Jolie is aimed to begin in February of 2009.

More on it here:

http://www.moviehole.net/200815735-jolies-a-lock-for-salt

Hope they make her hot looking in this one. Look like another action thriller for Angie. I like her more in action thrillers than drama films.

Kev

Report: More details revealed about Bruce Willis’s “Three Stories About Joan” directorial debut…

A while back I reported that it was announced that Bruce Willis is directing his first movie titled “Three Stories About Joan”. All the article said was when and where it was filming.

Variety gave more details. Bruce Willis will also star the leading role of course, Kieran Culkin (Macaulay Culkin’s real life little brother) have already joined the cast early. Bruce have tapped actress Camilla Belle to star alongside him, she previously starred in the film “10,000 B.C.”.

The story is about a young woman at three points in her life, and the family tragedies that caused her to lose her grip on reality. Willis will play the father of Belle’s character. The screenplay was written by Christopher Alexander and Sam Applebaum.

Shooting will be in early October in Shreveport, L.A.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992730.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Sounds good. Hope the film don’t dissapoint.

Kev

Report: “Quantum of Solace” 007 to run 1 hr. and 40 minutes…plus famous catchphrase dropped from film…

There’s been over 20 James Bond flicks over the years and pretty much all of them have been 2 hours or more. Consider this to be the very first James Bond film in history to be the shortest film ever. It’s been confirmed that the new James Bond flick that stars Daniel Craig will run about 1 hr. and 40 minutes.

From the article:

“Of Note: Marc Forster revealed to Cinematical that the running time for Quantum of Solace is just over an hour and forty minutes, making it the shortest Bond film ever. Also, read on to find out why Forster won’t direct another one.”

More on it here:

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/09/22/daniel-craig-and-marc-forster-answer-your-bond-questions

Smart marketing plan! It is getting kind of old of every single Bond flick being so long and it’s about time for a change. 1 hr. and 40 minutes is pretty short.

And another “Quantum of Solace” note, this article states that the movie decided to stop it’s famous catchphrase “Bond…James Bond”.

More on it here:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/news/weve-been-expecting-you-mr-er-new-bond-blockbuster-drops-the-catchphrases-936999.html

Good move dropping the catchphrase or bad mistake?

I think it’s a good move. It’s time to give James Bond a little more character and give him a different feel.

Looking forward to the movie as I will see it in theater. I hope it’s good.

Kev

Report: Denis Leary slams Emmy award show hosts for bad timing in jokes and not being funny enough…

Legendary stand up comic, Denis Leary, criticized and bashed the hosts of this years “Emmy” award show. Ryan Seacrest, Heidi Klum, Tom Bergeron, Howie Mandel and Jeff Probst who all hosted the show were blasted by Leary saying that the 5 hosts were telling jokes in bad timing and Leary thought the jokes weren’t funny enough. Leary says he was half excited to be there and half bored at the same time. He also says, he should have been the one hosting the entire show himself.

More on it here:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=30647

Leary is a comic veteran. He has tons of comic experience. So he speaks the truth and speaks from the heart. I didn’t see the “Emmy’s” this year and don’t care to see it.

I agree with Leary that he is the one that should have hosted it, if he did, I would have watched the “Emmy’s” just for him, because Denis Leary is the fucking man! HE RULES!

Kev

Report: Clay Aiken finally out of the closet?

For many years there has been lots of speculation if Clay Aiken is gay, the next issue of People magazine features an interview with Clay Aiken himself where he admits to being a homosexual after all these years. He has been asked if he is gay many times but he kept his mouth shut about his private life until now.

More on it here:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b30566_clay_aiken_coming.html

Is “People” magazine accurate and truthful? Expect to hear from Clay Aiken himself soon on whether he is going to say that article in “People” is fake or real.

Kev

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