Going Core: Trade Roughage 11/13/07

By Karina Longworth posted 11 months ago

A number of soap opera writers have announced plans to go “financial core.” This WGA loophole will allow them to “give up full membership in the guild and withhold the dues spent on political activities in order to continue writing during the strike.” This is still, apparently, the exception to rule, as virtually all primetime series and late night talk shows remain inactive.
Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody have a super-special bond that us mortals cannot hope to understand. The Juno director will produce the latter’s latest project, the aforementioned Jennifer’s Body.
Paul Verhoeven has been hired to direct a sequel to the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, which may or may not still be titled The Topkapi Affair. Pierce Brosnan’s coming back, but Rene Russo is not; fanboys are whispering that Angelina Jolie is coming abord to play the love interest.
The Weinstein Company has purchased the distribution rights to a parody of Kill Bill called Kill Buljo. The Norwegian-produced spoof cost about $250,000 to make; TWC will probably send it straight to DVD.