That's pretty wild. The "Watchmen" thing really has me concerned. Although I have to ask my oft-repeated question again: is there any reason why H'Wood can't find good actors from the same *country* as the characters they're portraying? Blunt's a good actress, but surely there's an actress from Russia, the Ukraine, Latvia, whatever, that can play the role? I know there are, 'cause they usually end up in crappy C-movies, while the good foreign type characters in high end fare goes to Americans (or Brits, I guess) who then do bad fake accents.
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> > > Does <http://io9.com/5143278/does-fox-hate-your-favorite-superhero-movies> > Fox Hate Your Favorite Superhero Movies? > > > By Graeme McMillan <http://io9.com/people/GraemeMcMillan/posts/> , 7:00 > <http://io9.com/5143278/does-fox-hate-your-favorite-superhero-movies> AM on > Sat Jan 31 2009, 5,590 views > > First Watchmen <http://io9.com/tag/watchmen/> now Iron Man 2 > <http://io9.com/tag/iron-man-2/> . Is Fox on some kind of not-so-secret > vendetta against superhero movies? If you don't believe in scheduling > conflicts, then the answer may be "maybe"... > > Variety is reporting that Emily Blunt <http://io9.com/tag/emily-blunt/> has > been cast by Fox in their new Jack Black vehicle, Gulliver's Travels, but > that the scheduling of that movie coincides with the shooting schedule of > Iron Man 2, in which Blunt was due to play Russian superspy Natasha > Romanoff, the Black Widow. While Blunt's agents work to see if there's a way > that schedules can be adjusted to make both of the roles possible, Ain't It > Cool has glommed onto Variety's mention of Fox's existing option on Blunt's > time (as a result of her time on The Devil Wears Prada) as proof of the > studio's hatred of superhero movies: > > FOX to eff up IRON MAN 2's Black Widow? Sadly, it looks like it! Or does it? > Hey folks, Harry here... I have nothing against this upcoming live-action > GULLIVER'S TRAVELS - but it seems that FOX has some sort of contract > agreement with Emily Blunt left over from her time on THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, > which could be exercised by FOX (Fucking Over Xtraordinary) Films to keep > her from being the astonishingly ravishing Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow > in IRON MAN 2. > > Whoever works in Fox's PR department, they really need to up their game; > between this and Watchmen <http://io9.com/tag/watchmen/> , this is twice > where Fox are actually in the right, legally, and yet get the crap kicked > out of them by fans because of their decisions. > > Iron Man 2 is due for release summer 2010. > > Blunt, <http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999277.html?categoryid=13&cs=1> > Segel added to 'Travels' [Variety] > > http://io9.com/5143278/does-fox-hate-your-favorite-superhero-movies >
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Does Fox Hate Your Favorite Superhero Movies?
By Graeme McMillan, 7:00 AM on Sat Jan 31 2009, 5,590 views
First Watchmen now Iron Man 2. Is Fox on some kind of not-so-secret vendetta against superhero movies? If you don't believe in scheduling conflicts, then the answer may be "maybe"...
Variety is reporting that Emily Blunt has been cast by Fox in their new Jack Black vehicle, Gulliver's Travels, but that the scheduling of that movie coincides with the shooting schedule of Iron Man 2, in which Blunt was due to play Russian superspy Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow. While Blunt's agents work to see if there's a way that schedules can be adjusted to make both of the roles possible, Ain't It Cool has glommed onto Variety's mention of Fox's existing option on Blunt's time (as a result of her time on The Devil Wears Prada) as proof of the studio's hatred of superhero movies:
FOX to eff up IRON MAN 2's Black Widow? Sadly, it looks like it! Or does it? Hey folks, Harry here... I have nothing against this upcoming live-action GULLIVER'S TRAVELS - but it seems that FOX has some sort of contract agreement with Emily Blunt left over from her time on THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, which could be exercised by FOX (Fucking Over Xtraordinary) Films to keep her from being the astonishingly ravishing Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow in IRON MAN 2.
Whoever works in Fox's PR department, they really need to up their game; between this and Watchmen, this is twice where Fox are actually in the right, legally, and yet get the crap kicked out of them by fans because of their decisions.
Iron Man 2 is due for release summer 2010.
Blunt, Segel added to 'Travels' [Variety]
http://io9.com/
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