Okay, this mornings edition of HC doesn’t actually have anything to do with drinking or being thirsty… but what the hell, it felt right at the time. It’s Thursday… your brain is eagerly aware that Friday night is a measly 2 days away (day and a half-ish) and it’s “thirsty” for something to help time go by a little more quickly. Hey, that’s what we’re here for!!! So, roll up that $5bill in your pocket and let’s wake up our brain with a Happy Thursday Morning edition of Hollywood Crack!!!
OZ, The Great and Powerful: You may, or may not, have heard… but Disney is in the process of making a sort-of prequel to an absolute Classic “The Wizard of Oz“. That’s right… the flick we all remember watching time and again since childhood will finally get a partner movie after 72 years!! According to THR.com the plotline is said to be:
The tale of a young illusionist with a grandiose attitude who is forced to flee a traveling circus. His hot air balloon is swept up by a tornado to the land of Oz, which is run by two magical wicked witches.
Who’s directing? Good question… it’s none other than Sam Raimi (Spiderman, The Evil Dead, Drag me to Hell). Who will play Oz? Awesome question… at first it was Robert Downey Jr. but he unfortunately fell out 2 weeks ago, then Johnny Depp stepped up to the plate… but after several meetings decided it wasn’t a fit. Who next? James Franco! While that seems like a bit of an odd choice at first… thinking back to some of his performances and variety of roles he’s played… I think this could really work! With his acting chops and Sam Raimi’s clever behind-the-camera eye… I’m anxious to see how this one turns out.
Avengers: So we already know about the main players for the Superherofest scheduled to hit the big screen May 4, 2012 (Thor, IronMan, the Hulk played this time by Ruffalo, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, etc.)… but what about a few of the new roles? There will no doubt be cameos and villains… and very likely a few breakout new characters, one that I’m looking forward to the most? Cobie Smulders. Yeah, I didn’t know her real name at first either. You probably know her better as everybodies favorite hot Canuk, Robin Scherbatsky on How I Met Your Mother. Not only did Maxim let us know how Hot Cobie really is in their December edition, but now we get to see her in an entirely new light… as Nick Fury’s (Samuel L. Jackson) skin-tight outfit wearing right-hand man person in the SHEILD organization. I’m going to think long and hard about that outfit ScoJo was wearing in IronMan2… then imagine Cobie and ScoJo both wearing those suits in scene together. Yeah… I’ll definitely be there to see this one go down!
Hollywood is Scary: It looks like a bad time to work in Hollywood right now! On the set of FX’s Justified a stuntwoman is in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a scene. It’s reported that she was struck in a low-speed collision and hit her head on the concrete as she fell backwards. OUCH! Just days after this incident a security guard on the set of CBS’ NCIS was hit and killed when the driver of a van had an “unspecified medical emergency”, veered off the road and struck the guard. Lastly, Lindsey Lohan killed it in her super sexy all white dress that she wore to court. Yes, COURT. Homegirl needs all kinds of help. I think her career may be dead for a while as well.
Brooklyn Decker: Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah… Just Go With It… Blah Blah Blah… Adam Sandler… Blah Blah Blah Blah… I just want a reason to show her picture because she is so Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooottttt!!!!!!! Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah BlahBlah Blah Blah Blah BlahBlah Blah Blah Blah BlahBlah Blah Blah Blah BlahBlah Blah Blah Blah BlahBlah Blah Blah Blah BlahBlah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah.
Person of Interest: CBS just gave a pilot pickup (which means it gets a legit airing) to a new crime drama. Why is this good news and deserving of our site? Because this one is backed by JJ Abrams and Jonah Nolan (Chris’ brother). YES!! What’s it about? In a nutshell an ex-CIA hitman and a scientist team up to prevent crimes before they happen. How? Not sure yet… but sounds like a fun twist on the normally boring cop drama.
Greatest American Hero: Sadly nothing to say about this… but I just want to put out there that this could be a really fun series to bring back since that seems to be the theme these days.
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