GOOD MORNING: Ben Affleck talking: “The movie (‘Gigli’) didn’t work. You work just as hard on a good movie as on a bad one. We tried to fix it. But it was like putting a fish’s tail and a donkey’s head.” As for “fireworks” between director Martin Brest and Joe Roth, Affleck laughed, “Listen I’ve seen more fireworks from Harvey Weinstein in 10 minutes than on this picture. And I’ve made seven films with Harvey. And I’ll make more films with Martin and Revolution. I believe in Martin Brest. As for the reviews and the reviewers, he laughs, “I feel like we were caught in the eye of a storm — an earthquake that starts out at sea and by the time it reaches the shore it’s !!!” As for working together again, he says “It all depends on the story — always. But,” he laughed, “we probably won’t be getting many offers.” Want to bet! … Rick Sands, Miramax’ chief operating officer, had this to say about “Jersey Girl” which stars Affleck and Lopez. “We are completely supporting the movie — it is fantastic. We’ve had several research screenings and it’s received critical approval. (It) made the audiences laugh and cry — in the right places.” [SPOILER START] Lopez dies in childbirth — early in the film — and Affleck raises their baby daughter. Liv Tyler becomes the romantic interest, but I’ll leave the rest unsaid. [SPOILER END] Miramax picked a March 19 release date for “Jersey Girl” while “Gigli” was in production. Since that time, Affleck has completed “Paycheck,” co-starring Uma Thurman as his love interest. It will get a Paramount-DreamWorks release at Christmas. Producer John Davis gives Affleck a rave in this one as well. He plays an electronics expert whose memory is blacked out by his employer. Also out at Christmas will be J-Lo’s “Shall We Dance’” costarring Richard Gere. She’s also completed “An Unfinished Life” with Robert Redford … Affleck and Lopez are expected to be on hand Monday for the preem of Miramax’s feature “The Battle of Shaker Heights,” a product of Project Greenlight launched by Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, HBO and Bob and Harvey Weinstein. On Sunday, HBO will air the final (10th) seg on the docu of the making of “Shaker Heights,” the feature. And attendees, including Affleck and Lopez, will be lensed for future use in the Project Greenlight HBO TV series. It looks like there’s life ahead for the duo — on and off screen.
So will the date shift BACK to March 19th? We should know for sure tomorrow. More small JG mentions in Gigli articles also appear at Yahoo News and (SPOILER ALERT AGAIN!) Fox (which also ruins a major plot point of the film, so read that one at your own risk).
The article is credited to Richard Vine and the graphic novel is published by Titan Books at the UK price of £14.99.
Maybe ‘ol Freddy hasn’t seen Kev since he started on the Atkins, though! But hey, it’s an acknowledgement all the same. Thanks to Fangoria for the piece. Freddy vs. Jason, by the way, looks like some good campy fun, though the horror flick to see this summer is Lions Gate’s “Cabin Fever”, which should see a limited release soon. Watch for it. Can’t WAIT to finally see that one.
You folks all have a GREAT weekend now!!!! Thanks for popping by.
