Comments on: Keira Knightley, Eric Bana & Richard Gere To Star In Noah Baumbach’s ‘Emperor’s Children’

By: jgc

jgc — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:05:58 +0000

Think you mean "officially," not "officiously." (Every time I hear that word I think of Jack Torrance in The Shining--novel, not film--thinking, "Officious little prick" of the guy interviewing him for the Overlook job.)

Surprised by the skepticism toward Baumbach expressed in some of these comments (lacks gravitas? is this comment for real?). I just saw Greenberg, and I'm here to tell you it's a rich, mature, constantly surprising work.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:42:29 +0000

lol, I kinda want to delete that comment only because i don't want anyone to ever see it. but I dunno, i still hope and pray they can rehabilitate his career, even if it's helping him get funding by sticking their names on the project as executive producers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:40:23 +0000

emperor's children was a great novel. don't know if noah can summon the required gravitas or not. also, who is playing bootie?

as for the whit/wes connection
i was working the reception desk at a beverly-hills based prod co many years ago. whit stillman came in for a meeting and was flipping thru variety while he waited. He pointed to a 'for your consideration' ad for 'royal tenenbaums'. he said "this movie looks absolutely ridiculous"

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:07:23 +0000

In this apocalyptic age, I'm ready for a fangs-out attack on the hermetic, self-congratulating children-of-the-NY-rich, with far more blood lust than Stillman seems able to muster. I'm getting a 'let them eat cake while I moon over my Belle and Sebastien-scored youth' vibe about this enclosed, insight-light scene, and it's about time somebody lanced this boil

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:12:26 +0000

Everytime I see Richard Geres face I have the urge to punch something.

By: American Thrift Media

American Thrift Media — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:13:37 +0000

Ah, ok. Wonder how much a Baumbach adaptation goes for these days?

By: kevinjagernauth

kevinjagernauth — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:11:28 +0000

Baumbach didn't buy the rights, Image Entertainment did. He was hired to adapt it.

By: American Thrift Media

American Thrift Media — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:09:21 +0000

Where is Baumbach getting all this money to buy the rights to these novels? His movies haven't made any...Jennifer maybe?

Probably family money, but whatever, I'm just venting because I think he's overrated as a writer and, Squid aside, definitely as a director.

By: stephen

stephen — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:56:36 +0000

I did see that, and I totally agree. I know Baumbach tried to downplay the influence Metropolitan had on Kicking & Screaming, but come on. Throw the guy a bone. Maybe if Baumbach becomes a big enough name he can do it. I'll join your campaign! Tell me where to sign.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:18:14 +0000

I dunno if you saw my last Baumbach piece, the one linked to at the top, but I was essentially saying: If Wes helped out Baumbach when his career was floundering - and man, look it totally worked -- can't the two of them do the same for Whit Stillman?

Clearly, they're both creatively indebted to the guy at least on some level.

That's my new campaign: Wes and Baumbach save Stillman. It's been far too long. One of these guys needs to pay it forward.

By: stephen

stephen — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:04:12 +0000

Wish Whit Stillman had something to do with this. Seems like a perfect mixture between he and Baumbach's styles and themes.

By: katiewalsh

katiewalsh — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:46:18 +0000

The Murray Thwaite character is basically described as Jeff Bridges, only more posh and intellectual, and less The Dude. If Gere gets all shaggy and professorial, he could pull it off well too. Murray is not so much "supporting" in the book, though, more of a main character.