Flash! Aaa-aaah!
Ryan Reynolds has told comingsoon.net that he’s still not sure whether he’s going to star as The Flash in David Goyer’s planned big-screen adaptation of the super-speedy DC hero. "It's a hundred and eight billion dollar movie if they do it,” he said. “I think if they do it, they're going to see it through the eyes of Wally West and its inanimate world. I honestly don't know - I'd love to wear a red unitard sometime, but I can do that on my own." And how we all laughed. Well, we didn’t because we weren’t there, but you get the gist.
Honorary Oscar for Ennio Morricone!
Altogether now: aaa-eee-aaa wee wah wah! That was our phonetic representation of the theme from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in case you’re shaking your head in a baffled fashion. Why are we doing this? Well, Ennio Morricone, the great composer, is to receive an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on February 25 next year. About bloody time, too! Our money is on Clint Eastwood to present.
Shanley Filled With Doubt
John Patrick Shanley, the writer of Moonstruck and, erm, director of Joe Vs The Volcano is finally going to shake off the shackles of helming failure and get back behind the camera. He’ll call the shots on Doubt, a period drama about a nun who confronts a priest on suspicion of abusing a black student. Scott Rudin will produce, Miramax will distribute. Glad we cleared that up. Now start queuing!
Oliver Stone: Not A Stand-Up Comedian, Apparently
The IMDb, that bastion of accurate news reporting, carries a story saying that Oliver Stone made something of a faux pas at the British Comedy Awards the other night. Olly was there to present an award to Nick Park (now there’s a pairing) and, upon taking the stage, said “It’s great to back in England. I feel like Jack the Ripper days are back. Nothing ever changes.” This was an apparent reference to the Suffolk Strangler, who’s currently terrorising Ipswich, of course, and it apparently went down like a lead balloon. Stone couldn’t be reached for comment, but Jack The Ripper – contacted from beyond the grave – said, ‘I find that just plain offensive. And I hated U-Turn!’