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Ripley's still going to happen soon

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:01 am
by g6471
final stages of selecting the director


http://kenatchity.blogspot.com/2008/05/ ... -2008.html


Believe me, it was a very special evening in Shreveport, standing on the Louisiana Wave Studio set of “I Love You, Philip Morris,” and meeting Jim Carrey for the first time—after all these years of saying that he’s starring in our “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!” movie. For a half hour we were “herding cats” together as we chatted about his love for the character of Robert Ripley, and his ideas for pushing the believability/unbelievability of Ripley’s claims and exploits even further than it already is in the current script (by Ripley pal Steve Oedekerk). “Let’s get this movie made soon!” were his parting words, as he walked climbed back onto the boat and proceeded to get drenched, without complaining, again, along with co-star Ewan McGregor.
Here’s the kind of rain we created for the film"


Ken Atchity said...
Yes, Ripley is still getting made! Thanks for your support. Paramount is in the final stages of selecting the director, so that the project can move forward again. Stay tuned to the Internet for news on who will helm the movie.

Sounds

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:01 am
by Canadian Jayne
:shock: very interesting.
Finalement
Nice to hear about some progress on this also.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:01 am
by grinchy steve
That's some good news, cause somehow I was afraid that it just wouldn't happen. It's a shame it won't be Tim Burton and I'm not sure the script is done by the right person for a project like this, but ... It would be nice if someone like Frank Darabont would be attached to this.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:22 pm
by fluffy
geez, Jim's gonna be tied up for years.. :shock: ....he's got Xmas Carol, 'Pierre pierre', Ripleys AND all the promo work for the others.......lol......work it Jimmy! :wink:

fluffy :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:01 pm
by 123Dan123
Good news. I'm hoping it's Spike Jonze who's attached.

Glad to hear he has steady work....

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:46 pm
by Canadian Jayne
Hope he paces himself though,
takes a break when necessary
then on to the next,

hope he plans it out
what about Pierre, Pierre? What is that?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:11 pm
by g6471
Burton never really said WHY he dropped out :? Jim is obviously still very anxious to do it.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:10 pm
by fluffy
pierre pierre was announced about 10 weeks ago.........it's about a bloke who attempts to nick the mona lisa..........it might be a non starter though....

fluffy :D

Reminds me of the....

PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:13 pm
by Canadian Jayne
"National Treasure" movie, similar?
I thought someone was pulling our leg, they've suggested a few things then
withdrawn, I figured it was just another one of those.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:34 pm
by g6471
new blog entry from producer


Thanks for responding. Paramount is about to announce a new director! Stay tuned.
June 30, 2008 6:02 AM

What does "herding cats" mean?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:48 am
by Canadian Jayne
shooting the breeze?
reviewing options?
reminiscing?
gathering disfunctional info?
getting the women together?
reviewing stuff?

not sure what it means?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:35 pm
by 123Dan123
Who is Ken Atchity anyways? He doesn't have a profile on IMDB.

(nvm found him on IMDB now)

PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:12 pm
by g6471
123Dan123 wrote:Who is Ken Atchity anyways? He doesn't have a profile on IMDB.

(nvm found him on IMDB now)

Looks like he has produced some larger films as well as lots of B movies :(

What's the difference between an A movie and a...

PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:46 pm
by Canadian Jayne
B movie? :-k

PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:13 pm
by 123Dan123
Too bad he has yet to produce a good movie.

Future looks solid though.