Now?

A week or two ago James Lillis created this image for a t-shirt that's being sold for $25.94, blah blah. He created this sometime in late October? Why didn't he wait until next April? I'd be all over this if I was a Warner Bros. vp running Heath Ledger's Best Supporting Actor campaign.


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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 6, 2008 at 9:54 PM

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The Winchester Author Profile Page says ...

Wait until April? What good would that do?

Posted by The Winchester Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 10:18 PM

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Nick Rogers Author Profile Page says ...

Nicely embedded "Watchmen" promotion, too.

Posted by Nick Rogers Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 10:22 PM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

Looks like Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes is going to lose its rank of worst remake. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995429.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 10:24 PM

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Nick Rogers Author Profile Page says ...

Not to encourage D.Z.'s threadjack, but an "Oldboy" remake with Nicolas Cage starring and Justin Lin directing had been in talks for a long time before collapsing.

Posted by Nick Rogers Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 10:27 PM

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Luke Y. Thompson Author Profile Page says ...

Waiting till April on the shirt would be silly; the image is based on the election that will have been over for half a year by then.

And Nick, while this admittedly is a choice akin to those made by victims caught in one of SAW's deathtraps, I'd rather see Justin Lin remake Oldboy than Steven Spielberg.

Posted by Luke Y. Thompson Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 10:32 PM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

Agree about Lin, but not about Cage. Maybe Rourke, though.

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 10:33 PM

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The Winchester Author Profile Page says ...

I don't know, man, I would be rather fascinated with a Spielberg remake of Oldboy.

Posted by The Winchester Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 10:34 PM

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Craptastic Author Profile Page says ...

Planet of The Apes the worst remake? I'd watch that any day over Cage's The Wicker Man.

Cage + Remake = Acid Hot Diarrhea

Posted by Craptastic Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 11:05 PM

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Roman Author Profile Page says ...

Sorry to break it to you but this t-shirt is neither very original nor very funny.

It's very obvious.

Oh, and Spielberg can (and should) remake anything. Fuck, he can remake Jaws and it will be the best movie ever.

Posted by Roman Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 11:06 PM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

Craptastic: No one really had high expectations of Wicker Man, which is why it passes.

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 11:14 PM

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DarthCorleone Author Profile Page says ...

Steven Spielberg and Will Smith for Oldboy?

I'm virtually speechless. Think the remake will retain any of the original's edge?

Posted by DarthCorleone Author Profile Page at November 6, 2008 11:28 PM

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TVMCCA Author Profile Page says ...

DarthCorleone wrote:
Steven Spielberg and Will Smith for Oldboy?

I'm virtually speechless. Think the remake will retain any of the original's edge?

Presumably, it will be the same kind of "gourmet popcorn" movie Spielberg claimed he made with MINORITY REPORT.

Posted by TVMCCA Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 12:33 AM

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Ryansi51 Author Profile Page says ...

the sarah palin one is much more clever.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/74388673@N00/2842653337/

Posted by Ryansi51 Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 1:45 AM

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huntermdaniels Author Profile Page says ...

I actually think that Oldboy has a lot of room for improvement, (I watch Lady/Mr Vengeance more often) and that you could do a great 3 hour epic version of it.

Justin Lin might have made a very interesting movie. I don't think it was just a paycheck job for him. It looked like something he really wanted to do. Also, His Fast and the Furious film was actually pretty fantastically entertaining. I mean, he got Sonny Chiba to play a Yakuza boss, that's gotta count for something.

Spielberg's oeuvre just doesn't match this film. He makes movies about the redemption of the patriarchal figure. I haven't seen all of his movies, but pretty much every one I have seen has been about his parent's divorce in one way or another. I don't want to spoil Oldboy...but the content of that film is in direct opposition to Spielberg's strengths.

Posted by huntermdaniels Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 2:15 AM

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swordandpen Author Profile Page says ...

Hollywood should avoid doing a remake of "Oldboy" unless they plan to go through with the ending intact. Which I just don't see happening.

Having seenThe Wrestler, having Darren Aronofsky direct Mickey Rourke on a low budget would have been the way to go, if a remake was even necessary.

Posted by swordandpen Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 5:29 AM

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Mcflyboy Author Profile Page says ...

Spielberg and Smith could pull this off if they don't change anything that made the original special. Like everyone else, I'm wondering if they have the balls to keep the ending. If they keep the ending, this could be a very interesting film. But is Smith even old enough to pull that off? This is truly the craziest project ever. The idea of a mainstream film where audiences see Will Smith fucks his daughter. They have to go all the way.

Posted by Mcflyboy Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 5:41 AM

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Mcflyboy Author Profile Page says ...

Spielberg and Smith could pull this off if they don't change anything that made the original special. Like everyone else, I'm wondering if they have the balls to keep the ending. If they keep the ending, this could be a very interesting film. But is Smith even old enough to pull that off? This is truly the craziest project ever. The idea of a mainstream film where audiences see Will Smith fucks his daughter. They have to go all the way.

Posted by Mcflyboy Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 5:43 AM

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CitizenKanedforChewingGum Author Profile Page says ...

Wicker Man remake passes for whom, D.Z.? I like how u make these blanket statements like they point to some sort of objective truth that, "Great Scott!", the rest of us just somehow miss.

Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 6:24 AM

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Nick Rogers Author Profile Page says ...

I love Spielberg, but, to me, the only way he could make an "Oldboy" remake compelling is to ditch the majority of his usual impulses (a la Cameron Crowe with "Vanilla Sky") and just make something bugnuts. And whoever mentioned Mickey Rourke above ... that would be a perfect choice. There'd have to be a lot of CGI used on his face, though, to show the younger version.

Posted by Nick Rogers Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 6:28 AM

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CitizenKanedforChewingGum Author Profile Page says ...

I've gotta ask, can someone please explain to me what the big deal with Justin Lin is? The only thing I've ever seen by him was Better Luck Tomorrow, and I have to admit I wasn't really impressed...

Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 6:30 AM

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Nick Rogers Author Profile Page says ...

"Annapolis" is one of the great overlooked masterpieces of our time.

Seriously, though, Spielberg doing "Oldboy" would also be just another reason for him to move the Lincoln movie to the bottom of the deck yet again. I'd much rather see that than an "Oldboy" remake.

Posted by Nick Rogers Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 6:39 AM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

Kane: Was anyone actually talking about Wicker Man as much as 'Apes? And Lin's Finishing the Game was entertaining.

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 9:30 AM

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alan Author Profile Page says ...

Back on topic...did I miss something? Are the Oscars being delayed till April next year?

Posted by alan Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 10:47 AM

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VoiceOfReason Author Profile Page says ...

An Old Boy remake would offer more that a few opportunities for Will Smith to say "Awww hell naw!"

Posted by VoiceOfReason Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 11:18 AM

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frankbooth Author Profile Page says ...

You can bet that the octopus would be CGI.

Posted by frankbooth Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 11:27 AM

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Dan Revill Author Profile Page says ...

There'd be no octopus.

Oscars are still Feb 22, 2009...so I dunno why Jeff said April.

Posted by Dan Revill Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 11:30 AM

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p.Vice Author Profile Page says ...

Wow, people said Spielberg-Oldboy and I thought that was a joke. But I don't know why they don't go for Mr. Vengeance instead, which is a far better film than Oldboy... any movie that would end with Will Smith chopped up in a plastic garbage bag would probably be the best movie of all time.

Posted by p.Vice Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 12:03 PM

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p.Vice Author Profile Page says ...

BTW, I highly suggest Spielberg hire Woody Allen to write his screenplay.

Posted by p.Vice Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 12:13 PM

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huntermdaniels Author Profile Page says ...

p.Vice, you're an asshole...but that was funny.

Posted by huntermdaniels Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 1:02 PM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

Found http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/ulkr7t3/oldboysmith.jpg
off Kung Fu Cult Cinema.

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at November 7, 2008 3:26 PM

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