ROTTEN TOMATOES: ...In Which RT Stumps Saw IV's Darren Lynn Bousman

...In Which RT Stumps Saw IV's Darren Lynn Bousman

And an on-set Repo! story from star Alexa Vega.

by Jen Yamato | September 08, 2007

Thursday night RT posed a tough question to director Darren Lynn Bousman when he stopped by Toronto's Brant House for a Saw IV soiree. What question, pray tell, was thorny enough to stump the man who brought the world such intricate, deadly traps as the Venus Flytrap iron maiden and a pit full of dirty, used syringes?

Bousman, whose third turn at the helm of the Saw franchise is out October 26, is currently in town shooting his sci-fi rock musical Repo! The Genetic Opera. He brought Repo star Alexa Vega with him (incidentally, the nineteen-year-old actress is a warm, sparkling young lady well on her way to getting past her Spy Kids notoriety).

Bousman and Vega arrive at the Brant House

"Since I'm a big wuss when it comes to gore, tell me this," I say. "What's your favorite romantic comedy?"

"Romantic comedy...wow, you gotta throw the romantic comedy at me. I don't know!" He turns to Vega, who's standing nearby. "She just asked me what my favorite romantic comedy was. How do I answer that?"

"You know what; I've hit a complete blank," Bousman confesses. "I can't think of any!"

What about Sleepless in Seattle, I venture.

"Well, yeah...You've Got Mail? I don't know! You've got me."

"Would you try your hand at that genre?" I tease.

"That's what I'm doing next, a romantic comedy...with Jennifer Love Hewitt -- No!"

Vega is incredulous. "Did you see my eyes? That was like when you told me I had to redo Fergie's 'My Humps'!"

Repo! The Genetic Opera star Vega; director Bousman

Bousman explains: "I told her in the musical, we're gonna redo 'My Humps,' and I was totally serious and I walked away from her. She thought for a while she was gonna have to redo that."

Finally, Vega brings it back to The Question: "In Superbad there was a little moment [between Jonah Hill and Michael Cera] where they were like, 'I love you man'...is that considered a romantic comedy? Superbad -- I'm obsessed with that film!"

Meanwile, we're still awaiting word from Bousman.

Keep watching for more special moments from our Toronto Film Festival coverage!

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Lizard Brain writes:
on Sep 08 2007 03:49 AM

Who cares? Hey, Vega, you single???????

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PlanBFromOuterSpace writes:
on Sep 08 2007 08:48 AM

Really. Is there seriously so little to really report on this movie that we get articles like this and last week's "Some guy from Saw IV that you've never heard of gets to improvise"?

It's not enough that it's a complete puff piece to begin with, but the answer to the question is "I can't think of any!". THAT is some hard-hitting journalism...

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Sep 08 2007 09:05 AM

If you don't know who Scott Patterson is, then I'm sorry for you (for missing out on Gilmore Girls -- at least when it was good). If you don't find this particular snippet of TIFF life interesting, then I'm sorry for you (for having no sense of humor or irony). And you're not very nice.

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Think_Link writes:
on Sep 08 2007 10:29 AM

Sheesh, getten' told by the writer. How dare you insult Jen like that. Shame :)

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Sep 08 2007 10:57 AM

Yeah!

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Scarborough Fair writes:
on Sep 08 2007 12:27 PM

This is silly indeed.
Can anyone name a good romantic comedy? I hate most of them.
When Harry Met Sally? I guess?
Hugh Grant Meets, Slightly Offends, Then Wins The Heart of ______?

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uhhuhnads writes:
on Sep 08 2007 08:36 PM

that is a pretty hard question. A lot of them start off pretty good but then turn to crap...I can't answer that one myself! good one Jen, you win this round.

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Lizard Brain writes:
on Sep 09 2007 03:53 AM

Did anyone hear the rumor that "Saw Eighteen" will have the Alien and Predator in it?????? Can't wait....

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