TheBilcourt: 200th Post!!!

200th Post!!!

Today has been one of those "What the heck are they thinking?" days in Hollywood. Let's take a look at some of the announcements made today.

1. Jason Lee is going to star in the film version of Alvin & the Chipmunks. It's going to written by the genuises that brought us Garfield. Did everyone forget about The Chipmunk Adventure? As a kid that movie ruled. The live action/CGI version could make The Chipmunk Adventure look like an Oscar nominee.

2. Eddie Murphy is going to possibly star in the film version of Fantasy Island. Who will be his Tattoo? Please not Mini Me. Knowing Eddie, he might play Tattoo himself. I can't see Eddie being as cultured and suave as Khan himself, Ricardo Montalban.

3. Rob Zombie is making a remake of Halloween. Ok. Cool. BUT, Rob has decided to axe the theme song to Halloween. Granted, I wasn't a huge Halloween fan growing up (on account my parents didn't let me watch horror movies), but even I knew the Halloween theme song. The song and the mask are the 2 things that people identify Halloween with. I understand he's going for a remake feel, but does getting rid of the theme song have to be part of it? I guess if he left it in, it would end up being a death metal version of the theme with Zombie screaming "Halloween, yeeeeeaahhhh!" over and over again anyways.

4. I have totally been behind the "powers that be" making a fourth Indiana Jones movie. Until now. Word on the street has Even Stevens joining the cast as Indy's son. I'm not a huge fan of his and I guess he's just not very Indy like. You know? He doesn't seem like the kind of actor that would be Harrison Ford/Indiana Jones' son. I kind of like the Natalie Portman idea that's been floating around better than this.

5. They might be making a sequel to Forrest Gump. I say possibly cool. I doubt they will work Haley Joel Osment in unless it takes place like 15 years later than the original. I also don't know if they should mess with Forrest Gump. Gump is one of those priceless and memorable movies. I would hate to see the original movie tarnished by a bad sequel. I'm thinking of you, Speed 2: Cruise Control, The Lost World, Batman and Robin, Rocky V, Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows, and Godfather III.(Just to name a few.)

In super sweet news, I can't wait for Spider-Man 3 after seeing these pics...