Zed’s Dead

Quentin Tarantino’s long-waited script for his WWII action drama, Inglorious Bastards, was finally sent out to four major Hollywood studios yesterday. The script, which was originally slated to be an actual movie by 2001, is about a band of US soldiers who face death by firing squad but are given reprieve once they accept a suicide mission in Nazi-occupied France. Now, a day later, Tarantino is in talks with Brad Pitt for the lead role. Nikki Finke says:

I’ve confirmed Quentin Tarantino is talking to Brad Pitt to star in Inglorious Bastards, the writer/director’s newly unveiled script being shopped right now to 4 Hollywood studios: Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount and Sony. And Harvey Weinstein will produce it with Lawrence Bender.

Pitt was great in True Romance, so I’m sure he’ll be good in this. I’m just more concerned about how Tarantino pulls this off. I mean, it’s set in WWII. I guess the soldiers find a time machine at some point, so they can come back and talk about 70’s kung fu movies and fucking black chicks.

Tarantino is also reportedly remaking the cult classic, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, with the insanely hot, Tera Patrick. Hey, look! Boobs!:

Ok, so here’s the complete list of nominations that were released today with my predictions in italics. By “my predictions” I mean “the rightful winner”. Feel free to let me know how you feel Lindsay Lohan was totally overlooked for I Know Who Killed Me.




Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood


Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
Ruby Dee, American Ganster
Saorise Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton


Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck, The Assassination Of Jesse James
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton


Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno


Best Actor
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises


Best Director
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
Jason Reitman, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

Buzz from the first Dark Knight trailer has been all about Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker, quite possibly the greatest arch-villain in comic history. For years, many have hailed Jack Nicholson’s performance in the 1989 Tim Burton film as the defining realization of The Joker, but now that school of thought is rapidly changing. Guillermo Del Toro, director of Cronos and Pan’s Labryinth, said:

“I love it”…”Every time I see more of Heath Ledger’s Joker, I like it more. That’s a good sign because if something is going the wrong way, the more you see about it, the less you ingratiate yourself with it.”

Paul Dini, the writer/producer of the Emmy award winning Batman: The Animated Series, agrees:

“Heath Ledger’s Joker seems perfectly suited to the dark Gotham City created by Christopher Nolan,” Dini asserted. “He seems more street than any other version of the Joker, with his clownish visage recalling hastily applied graffiti paint rather than chemically dyed skin.” “His attitude is mordant and sardonic as opposed to manic,” Dini reflected. “No goofy gags or puns for him. This Joker doesn’t split sides … he splits skulls.”

Although he kinda sounds like Snarf, Heath Ledger has already turned in an iconic performance in the trailer. I just didn’t get Jack Nicholson, sorry. He’s a great actor and all, but if I’m supposed to be scared, you’re gonna have to do a lot better than a old fat guy in a scarf.