Halle's Bond spinoff "Jinx" gets canned
10-27-03, 10:01 AM
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Halle's Bond spinoff "Jinx" gets canned
With all the "Halle haters" on this board 
I figured this might be interesting. Personally, probably think it's a good idea they canned it, even though I didn't think she was terrible in Die Another Day, I never would've paid cash to see a spinoff movie...
from ew.com
That orange bikini will have to stay in mothballs. Halle Berry fans who want to see the sexy Oscar winner kicking butt will have to settle for the currently shooting ''Catwoman,'' since MGM has pulled the plug on a ''Die Another Day'' spinoff built around her Jinx character, Variety reports. The move comes as a surprise, given that a screenplay for the spy spinoff was already written (by 007 scribes Neal Purvis and Rob Wade), and a director (Stephen Frears, of ''Dirty Pretty Things'' and ''The Grifters'' fame) already on board.
What jinxed the project? ''There were creative differences,'' said a spokesperson for Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, producers of the James Bond franchise. Instead, Variety reports, MGM has told Broccoli and Wilson to stop work on the Jinx movie and move ahead with the next Bond adventure, due to begin shooting in 2005.
Pierce Brosnan will star again in that film, despite repeated rumors that he'll be replaced by Clive Owen. The ''Beyond Borders'' star shot down those rumors over the weekend, telling the Toronto Sun he's never even been officially approached for the role. ''There has never been anything substantial underneath them,'' he said of the rumors. ''It's reared up so many times now. I'll deal with it, I'll think about it, if it ever becomes a fact.'' He added, ''If ever there is an official approach, or somebody talks properly to my representatives, I'll think
I figured this might be interesting. Personally, probably think it's a good idea they canned it, even though I didn't think she was terrible in Die Another Day, I never would've paid cash to see a spinoff movie...from ew.com
That orange bikini will have to stay in mothballs. Halle Berry fans who want to see the sexy Oscar winner kicking butt will have to settle for the currently shooting ''Catwoman,'' since MGM has pulled the plug on a ''Die Another Day'' spinoff built around her Jinx character, Variety reports. The move comes as a surprise, given that a screenplay for the spy spinoff was already written (by 007 scribes Neal Purvis and Rob Wade), and a director (Stephen Frears, of ''Dirty Pretty Things'' and ''The Grifters'' fame) already on board.
What jinxed the project? ''There were creative differences,'' said a spokesperson for Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, producers of the James Bond franchise. Instead, Variety reports, MGM has told Broccoli and Wilson to stop work on the Jinx movie and move ahead with the next Bond adventure, due to begin shooting in 2005.
Pierce Brosnan will star again in that film, despite repeated rumors that he'll be replaced by Clive Owen. The ''Beyond Borders'' star shot down those rumors over the weekend, telling the Toronto Sun he's never even been officially approached for the role. ''There has never been anything substantial underneath them,'' he said of the rumors. ''It's reared up so many times now. I'll deal with it, I'll think about it, if it ever becomes a fact.'' He added, ''If ever there is an official approach, or somebody talks properly to my representatives, I'll think
Awesome. This news definitely makes my day.
10-27-03, 10:48 AM
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With Affleck's movie getting pulled and now this...I'm a happy man!!
10-27-03, 12:39 PM
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I'm not a "Halle Hater" by any means, but I had no interest in that movie.
I just thought her character was pretty boring. I mean Bond saved her several times in Die Another Day, how the hell i she going to do anything by herself?
I just thought her character was pretty boring. I mean Bond saved her several times in Die Another Day, how the hell i she going to do anything by herself?
10-27-03, 12:41 PM
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Originally posted by Josh Hinkle
... Bond saved her several times in Die Another Day, how the hell i she going to do anything by herself?
... Bond saved her several times in Die Another Day, how the hell i she going to do anything by herself?
10-27-03, 12:42 PM
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I'd rather them stop the Catwoman film than this. At least Jinx isn't throwing away years of history for the character. What's the point of making a comic book movie if they are throwing out everything except the name? (Runs off to make a Captain America movie about a patriotic wrestler who chapionship match is against a southern wrestler named the red skull in a goofy mask)
10-27-03, 12:46 PM
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Originally posted by resinrats
(Runs off to make a Captain America movie about a patriotic wrestler who chapionship match is against a southern wrestler named the red skull in a goofy mask)
(Runs off to make a Captain America movie about a patriotic wrestler who chapionship match is against a southern wrestler named the red skull in a goofy mask)
Hey, if Triple-H is going to be in Blade 3...
10-27-03, 03:38 PM
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Did anybody really expect this one to ever make it in front of the cameras?
From the beginning, it was just another brick in the Halle Hype wall...
From the beginning, it was just another brick in the Halle Hype wall...
10-27-03, 05:40 PM
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whew!
10-27-03, 07:07 PM
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This is awful news. Im boycotting MGM from now on. This decision was made for one reason and one reason only: Because Ms. Berry is black. This is just a disgrace. Thanks alot MGM
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