Originally planned to start shooting in July, cameras are still waiting to get rolling on Harmony Korine‘s next film, “The Beach Bum.” The project has Matthew McConaughey lined up to star in the stoner comedy that will follow the misadventures of the rebellious and lovable rogue Moondog. Previously, the director has described the movie as “a cross between a Cheech and Chong movie and that movie ‘Scarecrow,’ ” but it looks like he has one more element up his sleeve to make it truly special.
In an interview with Telerama, on the occasion of a retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the filmmaker shared some details about the upcoming movie, most notably, that he wants you to see it….and smell it….
“It’s a comedy with Matthew McConaughey and Snoop Dogg, about somewhat depressive marijuana smokers, in the spirit of Cheech and Chong,” Korine explained (via Google Translate). “The action takes place in Key West, in the extreme south of Florida. I would very much like to see the film, when it’s released, be shown in rooms that spread curls of marijuana [smoke]. It is possible in some states, such as California, that have legalized this drug for [medical use]. We already have about thirty rooms that have accepted.”
Firstly, the casting of Snoop Dogg is fresh news (at least to us, though it was revealed a couple months back), and we’re kind of excited to see what the marijuana enthusiast gets up to in a film by Harmony Korine. Moreover, it looks like the director is already trying to figure out how to create the right….atmosphere….for his movie, though he’s also known to tell fish tales, so we’ll see how real this is.
Still no word yet on when production starts on “The Beach Bum,” but at the very least, it looks like it’s still happening.