Another super-slow morning.
“It’s not titillating in the least. If you’re turned on by this, then we didn’t do our job very well.”- Kevin Smith says the porn in “Zack & Miri Make A Porno” is meant to be outrageous, not give you a boner. [AP]
“I think ‘The Osbournes,’ to a degree, tarnished the public’s perception of my dad as a bit of a senile, funny, bumbling guy. Yeah, my dad can be that guy, but it’s not [all] him.” – Jack Osbourne is making a documentary about his father Ozzy Osbourne. [Rolling Stone]
Neil Gaiman wants Tori Amos to compose a song to his film adaptation of “Death: The High Cost of Living.” She said yes, but he’s having trouble getting the project off the ground. Maybe if they can link up schedules in a few years. [Splashpage]
Psychotic ‘Dark Knight’ fans continue the madness, this time by creating fake posters for the film. They include a fake Harvey Dent/Aaron Eckhart poster, and casting choices for the third Batman film including Kristen Bell as Harlequin, Marion Cotillard as Catwoman and David Tennant as the Riddler. You guys need some serious help. Get out of the house already. [Io9]
“Twilight” is shooting a new scene this weekend and causing the fans to freak-out who thought it was a reshoot. God forbid, they don’t get everything perfect the first time. “Twilight” is also so huge with the teens stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison will present at the MTV Video Music Awards September 7. [MTV/MTV]
Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey make out. Oh wait, it’s just shots from the upcoming….(comedy?) “I Love You Phillip Morris.”[Videogum]
Nazi extras are suing Tom Cruise’s United Artists for an accident that happened on the set of “Valkyrie” to the tune of $11 million. [Deadline Hollywood]
The Alan Ball film “Towelhead” is drawing objections from Islamic civil rights advocacy group that has asked Warners to change the title. People, they already tried that once. They once changed the title to “Nothing Is Private,” but then changed it back again. Warner is sticking to its guns, but really though, this is the least of the films worries. [Reuters]
Have you seen how many reports there are this morning lambasting the Catwoman story from the Daily Telegraph and its shitty-ass reporting? (yes, it’s a slow news day) It’s almost like some lower-level studio exec called up the paper and said to a friend, “Watch how fucking gullible the British press are. They’ll print anything an American says. Get the kid from the mail room next; we’ll get him to call the Sun and tell them that Danny Devito will play Superman in the reboot!” We wonder if that reporter wants to kill herself yet. [The Playlist]