Believe It or Not delayed!!

Post by **TNPihl** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:25 am

By TNPihl
(JCO Editor-In-Chief)

Oh no, not again! Paramount Pictures has desided to delay "Ripley's Believe It or Not" until sometime in 2007 or 2008! Director Tim Burton has already choosed another big project "Sweeney Todd". Johnny Depp is in talks to take the lead role.

Last month "Used Guys" was delayed and then cancelled because of budget problems! Tim Burton had already worked on "Ripley's Believe It or Not" for several months and found locations in China and London. Paramount Pictures Chairman Brad Grey decision to rework the script and visual effects sequences with the budget in mind (maximum $150 million). The budget was north of $150 million because Carrey and Burton wanted to make significant creative changes.

This time Paramount executives insist that "Believe It or Not" will go forward in another year.

"We love this project and look forward to making it with Tim and Jim -- just later than originally planned," Paramount production president Gail Berman said.

Source: Reuters

quirky · Post by **quirky** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:27 am

For someone who believes that angels guide him...it looks like someone is trying to tell him to slow down.

Post by **TNPihl** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:31 am

Yea, maybe he should do a low-budget movie in the meantime.

Filomena · Post by **Filomena** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:31 pm

I've got a few things for him to do this summer.

mav · Post by **mav** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:42 pm

Attencion! All angels are currently busy, helping me with a bad back.

MandyCarrey · Post by **MandyCarrey** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:31 pm

lol more waiting!! noooo lol. I like that picture whered that come from?..is it a moc up of a poster for it that someone did..?

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:40 pm

lol............. i thought it would be delayed till next year.........lol.......it's a massive project.........but it's gonna happen...........have faith.....

.........

cardboard city in November wouldn't be very nice anyway......

fluffy

jimlover · Post by **jimlover** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:08 pm

Oh its a bad news again.

MarleneVerde · Post by **MarleneVerde** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:10 pm

Bah.

If it's truly worthy

jimliker · Post by **jimliker** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:18 pm

i wonder .....does the producers dont have faith in Jim anymore that they cannot take the risk to cast Jim in over budget movie?

MarleneVerde · Post by **MarleneVerde** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:05 pm

jimliker wrote:i wonder .....does the producers dont have faith in Jim anymore that they cannot take the risk to cast Jim in over budget movie?

I don't think that's the deal here

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:04 pm

sounds like the whole industry is reacting against ever escalating costs.........not just the actors wages either........but the actual production costs are phenomenally high.........people want bigger and better special effects........i guess the industry needs to get back to basics......a great script and awesome acting can hold a movie together just as well as awesome effects.............

.......perhaps Jim can use the time to think about doing his own movie.......

fluffy

trishroberts · Post by **trishroberts** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:19 pm

I no, not again, I'm well miffed, lets just hope he does an indie film with all the lashings of time on his hands.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:22 pm

i really want Children of the Dust Bowl to be made.........with or without Jim in it..............it's an awesome story..........it deserves to be told...
.........lol......so if you have a spare few hours Jim.....go and take another lookie..............purrlease.......

...........

fluffy

carreyd away · Post by **carreyd away** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:46 pm

I posted this news last night in a different thread. Here's the story by NPR's Kim Masters

http://www.slate.com/id/2143613/