Sorry for the delay - technical difficulties with a temperamental internet connection. 
It looks like the famous or is it becoming infamous at this point moon project of Doug Liman's is getting pulled off the launch pad for some retooling. This time "Black Hawk Down" screenwriter Ken Nolan has been brought on to rework the script.
The original draft lunar colonoization was written by Liman and John Hamburg, and what's weird and oh such a Hollywood kind of coincidence that someone associated with Black Hawk Down should be taking a crack at it – the book’s writer, Mark Bowden has already revamped the script once, as well as Liman and Hamburg had a rewrite a
t it as well.
Some say the movie is gonna be more summer blockbuster stuff like Armageddon, or Deep Impact than serious sci-fi , like 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Now if they've had these many guys writing, why can't we have a go. So come on get creative get a little crazy. Here's the pitch - you come up with the story.
You have a young brash captain who is heading up the first lunar expedition in 35 years:
What happens next?
Romance ? Courage? Valor? Redemption Explosion of asteroids? Rough waves in the Sea of Tranquilty?
Aliens? Astronaut gone rogue? Mysterious moon illness? Crazy hijinks with a stowaway cat and a monkey? Is the moon really made of Cheese and Jake astronaut and chef the only one to know what to do before the sun melts it?
2001 meets Rocket Man with a whole lot of Bubble Boy?
Star Wars meets Armageddon and Space Cowboys with a Twist?
The Moon meets Rocket Boys and Pilgrim's Progress?
Deep Impact meets Outbreak with Titanic proportions?
Capricorn One meets All the Right Stuff and the Hunt for Red October?
Josie and the Pussycats meets The Lost Saucer and the Great Space Coaster? Woo Hoo!
Come on see what you do get this off the ground, obviously Dougie needs the help.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The Moon or Bust?
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What is that first picture? It's beautiful.
It's color picture of the moon. If you look at the large blue spot to the right, that's the Sea of Tranquility.
I just managed to catch up with the posts of the last few days and I might have missed something but wanted to point out that with Ted's first two items from Monday, #1 had to do with a question about GG, and then the 2nd was a comment about Austin in 'Prayers for Bobby' Did anyone mention the relative importance of these two items having some connection to each other?
Glad to sense you're feeling much better now Special. Still checking in and appreciative of your efforts with OMG Special and Wicked. A big HI to all the gang here.
S.
Hi Seaweed!
That is a stunning photo of the moon.
I'd like to see an old-fashioned, story driven movie. Something serious, but with room for humor. Hopefully the constant re-working of the script meanst that is what they're aiming for, rather than an effects-driven movie. But not too arty either. I'm struggling to come up with sci-fi examples and can't, except for maybe a less bleak Bladerunner. What does keep popping into my mind is John Ford. His movies always looked great, had good stories, sometimes had subtle plitical messages, and yet were still entertaining.
Seaweed, I don't think anyone talked about that specifically. Ted is now mentioning Austin and GG both, the way he often does with Jake and TT. I think that is because Austin is now working on things that are getting attention, so it doesn't look so strange, for lack of a better word, to work in a reference to him.
Kama Sutra Announces the Hottest Celebrity Couple of the Year
Last update: 2:11 p.m. EST Feb. 4, 2009
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb 04, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Leading Romance and Intimacy Company announces its second annual Hottest Celebrity Couple contest
The Kama Sutra Company, a leading manufacturer of romance and intimacy products today announced the results of its second annual "Hottest Celebrity Couple of the Year" contest. The contest held throughout January and hosted via Kama Sutra's web site, invited viewers to cast votes for their favorite couples from 2008. Couples were segmented into 6 categories such as 'hottest romance' and 'hottest parents', with new categories added this year 'hottest sports couple' and 'hottest funny couple'. An overall winning couple was then calculated from the total number of votes.
This year a new winning couple was revealed as Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith winning both 'Hottest Long Lasting Couple' and 'Hottest Overall' with the most votes in all categories combined. Other winners included:
-- Reese Witherspoon & Jake Gyllenhaal as 'Hottest Romance'
-- Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt as 'Hottest Parents'
-- Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds as 'Hottest Newlyweds'
-- Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy as 'Hottest Funny Couple'
-- Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf as 'Hottest Sports Couple'
-- And new President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama as
'Hottest Power Couple.'
If that's Kama Sutra's idea of hottest romance, I'm throwing my copy away.
I've never seen a color picture of the moon before. I love it! :)
How about not making every little thing Jake does about the bearding then?
Since for the last 15 months, 90% of "Jake News" has been about his bearding, I don't know what you are talking about.
This is, a part of the problem. Some believe he is bearding and can't seem to talk about nothing but bearding as if they know what is happening in his life 100% of the time. I personally find this disturbing and a bit crazy. I agree with Born in 1980's view.
I personally find babbler's posts on OMG disturbing and a bit crazy.
I personally find babbler's posts on OMG disturbing and a bit crazy.
I give special props to Special K and Wicked for a funny and enlightening blog. They have given everyone here a place to voice their opinion and that's great. Even though I do not always agree with some of their views and they may not agree with mine, but I must say that the babbler comments here and on that other site are without any sane arguments and kind of like dealing with someone with special needs. They can't help it.
Let me clarify my earlier post.
Calling someone a babbler has no bearing or impact on someone posting sane and intelligent post, even if the comments are not of the popular opinion. It seems to be done on a total knee jerk, out of control and irrational reflex.
Some believe he is bearding...
You obviously aren't familiar with this blog.
One thing I forget was Space Camp meets Officer and a Gentleman.
The Moon Project has a lot of directions that it could go. Colonization does have potential but it could go schlocky real quick if not handled right. Exploration and new challenges and rules in building a new society could have a a lot in terms of a story themes and starting dialogs. (ie more Sci Fi art house) But is that what Paramount wants for their picture? Or do they want something more blockbustery a summer flick that has big blast off and be a quick flight, and then try for a relaunch with a DVD.
But you know what - if you did it right it could be a great a Tropic Thunder kind of treatment about Space. I could see Jake playing it super serious and getting the laugh.
I have a feeling studios are going to be looking to play it super safe with their movies given the current economic environment and the fact that comedies and schlock seem to rule at the box office every week. And we all know studios can't see any further than yesterday's news. But there's good schlock (the first 3 Star Wars movies) and bad schlock (the last 3 Star Wars movies).
One thing I forget was Space Camp meets Officer and a Gentleman.
Now this would be my pick - "You ain't no officer, and you ain't no gentleman!" ;)
Beautiful picture of the moon, like sparkling jewels.
Great song *blush* ;)
One thing I forget was Space Camp meets Officer and a Gentleman.
Now this would be my pick - "You ain't no officer, and you ain't no gentleman!"
Now who would look good wearing a Navy Dress Hat as Jake's carrying him? ; )
Glad you like the song. : )
^^Perfect! :)
Rewriting the script does not bode well for the project. How many more times will they go at it before they drop it entirely.
Love today's music selection.
Ted does usually put the people behind his blind vices in his column around the time of the vice. Not 100%, but mostly.
KamaSutra thinks Reeke is hot? They are the coldest couple ever photographed. Nothing about them even implies that they have sex with each other. I did notice this week that Ted said there is no power couple in HW. Another slam to Reeke I think.
I forgot to add that I thought it was interesting that Jake referred to himself as a faker in the Fincher talk. Freudian.
I Missed the excitement I was out on boat a few days. Good cross movie for Jake is moon movie and Soapdish. RDJ was in ti and Jake is living it. "way out there" and full of drama. haha
M ita reeke looks like theres no sex togehter. Jake has more sexual chemistry with Ellen.
what are the brown lines on Jakes jeans?
That moon project is it, right? That's all Jake had signed for in the near and now distant future?
Nailed is the can, Brothers will be released soon and then there's PoP, a franchise in the making that hinges on the success of the first one, but that's not out until 2010.
He's got nothing, we've heard about nothing - except that Joe Namath thing, and I hope to all that heavenly and sacred he doesn't take that one - there's not even any real rumors about upcoming projects.
Wasn't Reeke meant to get him work?
Seems the opposite has happened.
Ellen is the only one to whom Jake has proposed.
Wake up and smell the roses, people!
if you did it right it could be a great a Tropic Thunder kind of treatment about Space
I like this idea!
Reeke shopping and holding hands [what else lol] at Beverly Glen market today. Jakes in a bowler hat, no comment.
Following a trip to visit with a friend, Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon looked quite happy to be enjoying a relaxing afternoon at the Beverly Glen Market on Wednesday afternoon (February 4).
The cute couple walked along side-by-side, with Jake wearing a white t shirt and black bowler hat while Reese donned her iconic aviator sunglasses, making funny faces as she squeezed past a few parked cars.
As previously reported by Gossip Girls, Reese is taking advantage of a little downtime as she gets ready to promote the upcoming 3-D flick “Monsters v Aliens” - which hits theater on March 27.
A synopsis of the DreamWorks flick tells: “When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years”
gossip girls
They look so much in love!
That's not a bowler hat!
destiny said...
Hey Tom, where are you? Forty-nine posts to get in before Special puts up a new one. :-D
Just got home a little while ago Destiny. I can live with 151. Not bad at all. Oh has anyone figured out yet I am a little excitable. Love you all.
Hey PR Girl. Did Dr. J like his Snickerdoddles?
Great pic of the Moon at the top Special. Beautiful. I love the music today too. Ive never heard that song before. Sounds like New Orleans style Jazz. I'll have to check her out : )
He did very much, Tom. There were cookies all over the place. He came in for a supervisor's meeting during the day; otherwise we normally never see him. Tomorrow morning, we'll see how much damage is done to the leftovers and I'll have to restock the Mountain Dew in the fridge like I do every morning. I love him to death - he is the greatest guy. Thanks for asking. You know I love you as well!
What's the red mark on Jakey's inner arm in this pic?
reeke SHHHHHHHHHH who cares.
flf, absolutely not. You're sharp. I always enjoy your comments; are you kidding, they help me out alot.
:-)
Jakey looks like he had a blood test.
Distemper booster.
Rabies shot in case he bites the pap next time.
do you have to get monitored when you come down off steroids?
Hip dysplasia shot. Because the bowler hat ain't exactly adding to any hipness.
Clarity
The song is a old R&B song from the 50's - and it is from a favorite CD of my called Risque Rhythms.
Spesh was the RDJ Jake pic, was it a child coat or box gift? Or a baby carrier. I missed it.
Spesh 1 fav band of mine: Cherry Poppin Daddies. LOL
Chris - not sure if it was ever was consensus what that was. It looked to me like a coat.
Another great band Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers.
15 Reekings in the 48 days Jake since has been back from London.
"Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers."
LOL Spesh. my dog thanks you for the fries I spit out.
Does anyone know whatever became of The Bad Seed? We miss him/her! :)
Austin posts on Southern Gothic Productions about the film he's making for Hilarie Burton's company:http://southerngothicproductions.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-name-is-austin-nichols-and-i-am.html
Still settin things on fire. LOL
Jake's Reeke Movie Series:
1. A Star is Born
2. Star Trek
3. I Robot
4. The Right Stuff
5. Stargate
6. Lost In Space
7. Dead Zone
Ever notice in futuristic space movies everyones bald? You'd think they'd have a cure by then.
New Kids on the Block singer Jonathan Knight has been outed by his ex-boyfriend in the latest issue of the National Enquirer.
27-year-old Brazilan model Kyle Wilker tells the mag that Jonathan says, “We had a wonderful relationship. I was in love with him and I believe he was in love with me.”
The ex-couple met at a bar on Fire Island that Kyle was working at and ended their relationship after 18 months.
Kyle adds that Jonathan is a homebody who likes to stay at home, watch TV and read. He says, “I call him a straight guy who happens to be gay.”
Just Jared
I think most people in the Boston area knew about Jonathan, but it was never a big deal.
Smiling and happy? Not the pics I saw. Maybe more will show up. The usual put a gun to my head and make me walk with her look. I think Jake looks stupid with the hats. If he needs to hide, stick to the beenie.
I'm guessing Jake does not even plan to do the Moon movie. How could he make such a decision with no script. He just needs to have a project in the hopper for negotiation purposes.
I'm not into kiddie movies. The trailer for Aliens vs Monsters did not look remotely interesting.
Another great song today. I always turn off my sound at work, so I don't get to listen during the day. Then when I hear something I really like I have to listen to it a dozen times before I go to bed. Like tonight.
Strangely enough, today's brilliant moon and Special K's blog-post reminded me of Xanadu:
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
I would be inspired by Xanadu and Kublai Khan for the Moon Project. And I would name the main acts of my script according to the mares in the moon: Tranquility, Serenity, Fecundity, Crises and Nectar.
And if you are a big faker like me, you know, you are in for an interesting ride.
Thank goodness for all the fakers out there - without them, there would be no cinema.
How about not making every little thing Jake does about the bearding then?
Some don't and some do, Stubborn TB. We have seen so much, haven't we, for the last few years? Yet, at Frankfurt or Berlin airport, I sometimes wonder who you could be. And that is what I mostly take away from OMG.
Thanks for the link Texas Blogger!
Austin’s blog entry is wonderful. He has a way with words and he says interesting things. He should have his own blog and write often. It’s a pleasure to read his writing.
^
It's definitely an interesting blog entry. Gosh.
Jake's hat looks like what we call a pork pie hat - he's channelling Pete Doherty :)
I want the moon movie to be like Dark Star :)
Jake speaks and Mr. Nichols writes. Now, there's something to talk about! Where's the bottle of red, red wine, Mademoiselle Special K?
Tom, you shouldn't write a comment like you did on Austin's post. It's about his work for christ's sake! It's totally out of place.
JerseyTom:
That was a very irresponsible and immature act on your part. I would like to protest strongly against this kind of behavior. Deplorable. Disgusting. Unfortunate. A very, very dark day for OMG.
Rattler
Special K: Please keep me posted about your thoughts via email. I am sorry that you have to go through this when you are still recuperating. Let me know if you need any help.
Rattler
You can delete your own comments.
Interesting Austin entry- he seems to be an intelligent, thoughtful young man.
Unfortunatly it is also a field day for Jakes PR - an OMG regular makes himself looking like a fool and is showing his disrespect for Austins work.
Read early 2007 OMG posts: Rattler's posts used to be regular-speak. He must be taking pretentious pills now. Ignore him like I do.
London, I thought the same thing when I saw Jake's hat and sunglasses - he looks like a 50s ska or rocksteady musician. Made me immediately think of "A Message to You Rudy" by the "Specials". That was a hint, Special. ;)
Rattler, I loved your Xanadu moon project thoughts. That picture of the moon is beautiful.
Just because people choose themselves to be closeted does not mean people have to choose to play along with the "game", just as an agnostic, I do not have to argue my spiritual views with the bible as a first premise. There is absolutely no reason why people have to agree to keep silent on the sexuality of Jake Gyllenhaal, Austin Nichols, Queen Latifah, Ricky Martin, Anderson Cooper, Michelle Rodriguez, Jodie Foster etc.
I never thought I'd see a day where I'd respect Clay Aiken mroe than Jake Gyllenhaal, but there you go.
Tom's comment may have been a little tacky (because it was sarcastic; not because of the same-sex associations), but it was not "Deplorable. Disgusting. Unfortunate." - o, the humanity! o, the terrible crime of being tainted with "the gay!" Rattler, I suggest you take a good look at your (internalized?) and perhaps subconscious homophobia.
It was a good post by Austin and he sounds like an interesting guy.
I never thought I'd see a day where I'd respect Clay Aiken mroe than Jake Gyllenhaal, but there you go.
Aint that the truth.
While Tom's comment is indeed out of place among the OTH fans "OMG! You and Sophia would be SOOOOO hot together!" posts, I highly doubt that the veil of doom has been drawn over OMG because of it.
Two very small blogs with limited traffic are the cause of Reeke PR salivation?
Rattler's over reaction is worthy only of a "Oh, Mary, please!"
There is a place and time for everything, and I think it is wrong for someone from OMG to post about J&A on a blog like that. It's trollish behavior that seems to be driven by anger, it's not going to change anything, and it just makes us look like a bunch of lunatics who only care about one thing, outing J&A.
I see no problem with flaming away on gossip sites, imdb, etc., those are all basically public forums in which people talk about things like that. But I think it is wrong to do that at places like IHJ, WWD and Southern Gothic.
Why would it be wrong to post about J&A on IHJ or WWD? Those sites post about Reeke all the time.
Because these two sites have made it clear that rules of the road do not include what is to them driving on the wrong side of the street.
You're welcome. Noone figured out what the child thing was? Little happy blonde girl leaping with donkey and animals?
What? Where?
Maybe I was being too hasty Just Curious. I do think it is wrong to have posted something like that on a site like Southern Gothic. But you're right, IHJ and WWD are not the same, although I personally would not post things about J&A over there.
As for IHJ, what's the point? I view the place as a resource, so why do things you know they wouldn't like. They have the right to have the kind of community they want, and personally I see no reason to disturb them.
Same with WWD. Plus I don't see that they post about Reeke on WWD, but I don't go over there on a daily basis. I know the babblers post over there, but I didn't think they really talked about Reeke. I think of that site as being about Jake's work.
^WDW started to be pro-Reeke. It has Reeke pics all the time and Reese is specifically mentioned in the posts. I stopped visiting for this reason. It is no longer neutral.
The print on whatever was on the bench seat next to Jake looked like a pattern you would see on children's clothing. But it could have belonged to the table next to them since it is in only one of the pictures. It is really common when you have tables next to each other for people from both tables to just pile things in the middle, I do it all the time.
Second, I don't for a minute think that whoever took that picture would have failed to get a picture of a baby or child with Jake and RDJ. The poster who mentioned the sighting a week or so back said nothing about a kid.
I think Baby Tile was at home with the nanny or with Austin.
Okay wait, I didn't catch that, RC are you saying that you did provide the picture, and that there was a kid there?
Thanks for the explanation Destiny.
It's true that WDW is no longer the Switzerland of Jake sites, although it continues to be a great resource.
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