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Four New Faces Join Jack Black's "Rewind"
by Scott Weinberg | August 18, 2006
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One percolating project that's really caught my eye is called "Be Kind Rewind," not just because it stars the generally amusing Jack Black, but also because it's being directed by Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine"). And if the star, the director, and the concept weren't interesting enough, the flick is now cobbling together a solid supporting cast.

From Variety: "Mos Def, Melonie Diaz, Mia Farrow and Danny Glover have joined the cast of Michel Gondry's comedy "Be Kind Rewind," starring Jack Black. Shooting starts Sept. 5 in Passaic, N.J. New Line won the bidding last spring for domestic distribution rights.

Gondry also scripted "Rewind," in which Black will portray a goofball who becomes magnetized trying to sabotage a power plant and then erases all the tapes in the videostore while visiting a pal (played by Mos Def) who works there and his co-worker (Diaz). The friends then re-create and refilm every movie that the store's only loyal customer decides to rent."

I'm sorry; this concept sounds pretty crazy-cool to me.

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TheBlackGuy writes:
on Aug 18 2006 02:07 AM

Well, I'm sold.
Mr. Gondry, you have my 9.75


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Crenshaw writes:
on Aug 18 2006 06:52 AM

[b]Wow[/b]
"The friends then re-create and refilm every movie that the store's only loyal customer decides to rent."

That one sentence got be all jazzed about this movie. How many other films can get you excited with one sentence? What a great concept, and what a great vehicle for a montage of movie "parodies." Opening night for me.


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kenporules writes:
on Aug 18 2006 09:03 AM

I love quirky "only in the movies" alternate reality concepts, especially when they come out as awesome as Eternal Sunshine. I'm excited even without Kaufman.

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dagreenman18 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 09:47 AM

sound awesome. it's an entierly goofball concept that works. plus it's got jack black in a movie w/o mexican wrestler in strechy pants. a Must see, just give me a release date.

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Bear45 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 10:49 AM

This is going to be awesome!!!

Jack Black's one of my favorites already; can you just imagine him playing Rambo or them recreating "Friday" with Jack Black as Ice Cube's character and Mos as Chris Tucker's character?! LOL

Who knows what this one loyal customer rents... The possibilities are endless and the acclaim for this movie will be endless.


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tyler8186 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 12:18 PM

Mos Def!

sweet
i love this movie already


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ajmueller writes:
on Aug 18 2006 01:57 PM

In reply to this comment (#842586)
Dude, where do you live? $9.75 is ridiculous, but I think I'd still pay that much to see this. Sounds hilarious.

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tyler8186 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 02:17 PM

why did dunst drop?

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Aug 18 2006 03:47 PM

I think it sounds awsome, and I like the addition of Glover, hopefully Def does not use the same winy voice he used for 16 Blocks, and why did Dunst drop out?

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nardoguz writes:
on Aug 19 2006 08:06 AM

[b]mos[/b]
16 blocks . . . but that's not important right now. mos def showed his comedy chops quite well in hitchhiker's guide to the galazy.


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