With September’s box office duelers on their way out, it’s time we clear space for two new contenders to duke it out for the moviegoing public’s vote. But try as he might, does George Clooney have what it takes to unseat Hugh Jackman’s crowd-pleasing sci-fi actioner, the probable weekend victor? He does have Ryan Gosling on his ticket. Not too shabby. Onward, to the polls! It’s your Weekend Forecast.
Happy Tuesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Jessica Chastain takes up with Tom Cruise… Kevin Costner walks out on Quentin Tarantino… A guide to sabotaging your own film, featuring Red State … and more.
“There’s nothing to worry about,” a mental health professional explains in the latest trailer for The Human Centipede II as he attempts to comfort the mother of Martin, Tom Six’s latest deranged medical mastermind . Of course, there is always something to worry about when your protagonist is a squat sexual deviant who fantasizes about stitching 12 people together in the most nauseating fashion imaginable, and even more so when you know that audience members at last week’s premiere were so disgusted by the vile images before them that some vomited in the theater while others just passed out. So yes, you should worry, and if your stomach is strong enough, you should cautiously click through to watch the grossest movie trailer of all time.
Are you ready for the sequel to this year’s barifest sensation, The Human Centipede ? Director Tom Six tells the BBC that not only will the new centipede tie together twelve people, but the film will shoot this month with a mostly British cast: “When I talk about the main players in World War II, a lot of people ask ‘where is England?’…I had so many ideas when I wrote part one but I couldn’t put them all in because I wanted the audience to get used to the sick idea. Now I can put all my crazy ideas in part two.” Can one still retain a stiff upper lip when that lip is sewn to someone’s anus? We’ll soon find out! [ BBC via Movie City News ]
