Quick Hits - They Spent How Much On What Now?!?!? Edition

Dancin' at Sundance
Going into this year's Sundance Film Festival there was three movies getting a lot of hype; Mysteries of Pittsburgh starring Sienna Miller, Mena Suvari, and Peter Sarsgaard. Mysteries is based on the critically acclaimed novel by Michael Chabon of the same name...Choke, the story of a sex addicted con-man (played by Sam Rockwell), is based on a book by Fight Club author, Chuck Palahniuk...and The Wackness, but that buzz is mostly because Sir Ben Kingsley makes out with one of the Olsen Twins in the film. The spotlight however was stolen when it was announced that Focus Features purchased Hamlet 2 for a whopping $10 Million. According to it's IMDb page, Hamlet 2 is about a high school drama teacher who tries to motivate his students and save the department by writing a sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Did Focus Features lose a bet or something?

Sam Mendes takes on the American Family...Again
In 1999 Sam Mendes directed American Beauty, a drama filled with dark humor that examined the lives of a suburban American family. The film won 5 Oscars including Best Director for Mendes and Best Picture. Now, Mendes is ready to take on the American Family again, this time in a comedy. The un-titled feature, written by Dave Eggers, follows a pregnant couple as they travel across America looking for a place to settle down. Now here is the cool part; The Office's John Krasinki and SNL star Maya Rudolph are rumored to be attached. The film is being co-produced by the same folks who did Little Miss Sunshine, so there seems to be a lot of potential.


Is She a Terror Target or Terror Threat?
A 16 year old kid was arrested in Tennessee after is was discovered the teen was hellbent on hijacking a plane and flying it into a Hanna Montana concert.

The 16-year-old boy was removed from Southwest Airlines Flight 284 Tuesday night by authorities at Nashville International Airport and found with… handcuffs, rope and duct tape in his bag. It has not been determined if the boy was trying to crash the plane… into a “Hannah Montana” concert in Lafayette, Louisiana. The teen is believed to be suicidal.

Bolds said the teen was calm throughout the flight and never made an attempt to hijack the plane but told the FBI after he was apprehended about his original plans to commandeer the aircraft. Authorities searched the teen’s home in California and found a mock cockpit.

“His plan had a low probability of success,” [FBI spokesman] George Bold said.

If his target was Britney Spears I say let him go and give him a medal. Maybe a parade in the Canyon of Heroes.

New James Bond Film Title Announced
The Quantum of Solace...Whaaat?

Rambo hits theaters today!