On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 3:25 PM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote:
> > “I have not seen the film but the trailers looked like a soft-porn version > of ‘Dumb and Dumber,'” he told Aypee, quoted by Variety > <http://variety.com/2017/film/news/chips-larry-wilcox-movie-soft-porn-dumb-and-dumber-1202014865/> > (link) > > Still, he thinks it will still be successful... > Dax Shepard was on Marc Maron's WTF on Monday talking about putting together and making CHiPs. Nothing he said made me want to watch the movie but the way he described the process was interesting. He wanted to make a motorcycle chase movie. The only way a studio might show any interest is if had major stars or was part of an established brand. Shepard knew that Warners owned the CHiPs brand and there were several movie attempts that failed. He pitched writing a CHiPs script to Warners and left with a commitment to write, direct, and star in the movie. When he was asked about the budget he said that he could make a PG action movie for $45 million. During the development process Warners cut back on the budget and when it got to $25 million Shepard said it would have to go to an R rating to be successful as blood, gore, and nudity would have to replace stunts. Shepard said that opening week could determine what he does for the next ten years. If the movie opens big, even if only in foreign markets, he can count on making at least two sequels. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
