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The Weekly Ketchup: The Owen Wilson Saga, Studio Puts Sweeney Todd Under the Knife
Also, Stiller wants funnier Museum, and an AVP 2 trailer.
by Nick Hershey | August 31, 2007
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In this week's Ketchup, Owen Wilson's unfortunate circumstances become clear, as he drops out of the upcoming Ben Stiller collaboration. And speaking of Stiller, Ben has mandated that the sequel to Night at the Museum be funnier than the original. Also, Warner Bros. apparently has decided to aim for a PG-13 rating for Sweeney Todd, resulting in a bunch of "cuts," and a new trailer for Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Read on.

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You would think any studio that greenlighted an adaptation of Sweeney Todd -- the classic musical about a homicidal barber -- would be prepared for plenty of blood and guts. And, as it turns out, you'd be wrong: The Sunday Mail is reporting that Warner Bros. has ordered significant, um, cuts to Tim Burton's grisly take on the story.

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Sequels always have to be bigger and better. For Night at the Museum 2, all Ben Stiller asks is that it be funnier. Writers Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant are working on the sequel, following boss's orders.

(Red Band) Trailer Bulletin: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
We're all just now starting to come down from the excitement of last week's announcement that Alien vs. Predator 2 will be undergoing a name change to Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Can you handle more AVP thrills? Are you sure?


This film about a murderous barber will be undergoing some 'cuts'. Get it?


In Other News:

  • Constantin Film has hired Soenke Wortmann to direct the big screen adaptation of Donna Woolfolk Cross' 1997 medieval bestseller Pope Joan, replacing original director Volker Schloendorff who was fired last month.

  • Ulrich Thomsen (Kingdom of Heaven) will star alongside Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in The International with Tom Tykwer directing.

  • James Belushi will make his feature directorial debut on The Catch, a real-life story about a 42-year-old who returns to school and plays college football.

  • Passengers director Rodrigo Garcia has been signed to write and direct an English-language remake of the Argentinean drama Live-In Maid.

  • Nicole Ari Parker, De Ray Davis and Ronny Cox will star opposite Eddie Murphy in the comedy NowhereLand for Paramount Pictures.

  • Brazilian actress Alice Braga has been cast as the female lead opposite Jude Law and Forest Whitaker in the futuristic thriller Repossession Mambo for Universal Pictures.

  • Dimension Films has signed a two-picture deal with writer-director Rob Zombie. Andy Gould, Zombie's longtime manager and producing partner, will serve as producer on both projects.

  • Billy Finkelstein has been signed to direct Bad Lieutenant '08, a sequel, or re-imagining of the 1992 Harvey Keitel cult hit Bad Lieutenant.


Bad in '08

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Comments (1-6 of 6 posts) | Reply
unbreakable_samurai
unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Sep 01 2007 12:38 PM

The International could be good.

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Frown88
Frown88 writes:
on Sep 02 2007 01:32 AM

if the warner brothers exectuives cut Sweeney Todd, they must realize what's left of their souls will go to hell
frankly
it would take a retard to put two and two together that an R rating and a Cannabilistic Barber movie directed by Tim Burton go together


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killermonkey8822
killermonkey8822 writes:
on Sep 03 2007 12:23 AM

warner brothers are so gay..... why are they able to do a bloody movie about the departed.... but not able to do a movie that is actually supposed to be filled with gore and violence like Sweeny Todd.

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South_park300
South_park300 writes:
on Sep 03 2007 08:51 AM

can't believe RT is still reporting that sweeny todd story. it's gonna be rated R people. don't believe everything you read in BRITISH TABLOIDS

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wordweaver
wordweaver writes:
on Sep 04 2007 11:50 AM

Johnny depp better wins his oscar this time around or we are going on a strike to boycott the academy. And while we are at it, they better give Kate winslet's oscar pretty soon. I just have a hard time believing that amateurs like Anna Paquin, Jennifer Hudson and Angelina Jolie actually have oscars while the mesmerizing screnn goddess Kate winslet has never won any. The Academy is such a b*******, b******

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Marla__Singer
Marla__Singer writes:
on Sep 28 2007 01:22 PM

OMG I will die if it's not PG13! Sorry everyone, but I'm thirteen and I'm crossing my fingers that I'll be able to see it!

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