Sunday
03Aug2008
John Cusack Talks Up His New Period Piece 'Shanghai'
Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 5:42PM
John Cusack has been frank about his movie
choices in the past. As recently as last year, he said he felt he's only done
ten good movies in the past 25 years. Ten out of about fifty?
"Well, there aren't 40 that are great, put it that way,"
he said.
Reader Comments (19)
Maybe this will be the Coos's springboard to Con Air 2 that we've all been waiting for!
Oh sure. Let's make that one happen...
Gong Li is hot.
It's coming out Dec. 08 . Not next yearr.
Imagine all of the tie ins you could have if Con Air 2 was called Con Agra. I mean, there's Manwich, Veg-All, Slim Jim, Poppycock...
The list goes on and on...
Or even better, what if those were all character names? Who would play ManWich, I wonder?
ManWich. That's awesome. Do they also make SteakUmmmms?
Also, on a note quasi-related to this story, I'll check on the release date. None of the usual sources or the Weinstein website has any release date yet, and it was never scheduled to open this year before it entered the production stage.
It's opening Christmas 08.
I'm looking forward to seeing it. You look great! very handsome. And she is gorgeous. I love John Cusack.
p.s. I have all of John Cusack's movies. I love every one of them. They are great!
You know this might sound dumb but we do not even have theaters in the town that I live so I really don't understand how the box office could be accurate. I mean we do not see movies unless they are in our home.here where I live.
Wish I knew where the comments about a Christmas 2008 release date were getting their information. I've consulted with my Weinstein rep who tells me that there are no plans to release the film this year. With Fall calendars being unveiled for several studios in the past week (and more will follow before September), it would be unlikely if a last-minute addition would be added.
Furthermore, it would be unlikely that that last-minute addition had to change shooting locations four months ago, setting the entire production off its original course of an early 2009 release.
So, if you've got a source or something for your Christmas release, that'd be great, but the Weinstein Company sure is keeping it a secret if that's the case.
For the record, I just received the Weinstein Fall 2008 schedule:
Zack and Miri
The cursed film Soul Men
And The Road
Shanghai is not opening in 2008.
cusack is overated and fat
John is looking mighty fine.
What a hunk!
Colin, I was an extra in the filming of Shanghai, they wrapped up production a few weeks ago here in Bangkok and from what the crew told me, they had a bit of studio work to do in London and then the filming would be finished. So it'd be pretty easy for them to make a Christmas '08 release date if they wanted to.
Also, IMDB.com lists the release date as "December 2008" in the States and "2009" in Thailand and Argentina.
Colin,
Your Weinstein Co rep didn't keep you well-informed I am afraid. Shanghai will open on Chrismas 08 according to the Fall schedule on Weinstein homepage.
Check it out: http://www.weinsteinco.com/
Johnny lookin mighty fine. I can't wait to see another one of his movies. I just finished watching War Inc. He did a fabulous job in this movie.
I adamantly disagree. Mr. Cusack is the only actor I have any interest in watching and I am impatiently awaiting the release of his latest works. I have learned to always expect great things from him and he never disappoints. He is a brilliant, multitalented man. I have several of his movies that I frequently enjoy and there are a couple that I am still trying to locate. I am usually busy so "me" time is rare but yesterday was a "me" time kind of day and it was perfect. I watched Must Love Dogs, Grace is Gone and War, Inc. I don't know if I will have any "me" time today but The Ice Harvest, Martian Child and High Fidelity all come to mind.
This is now slated officially for Sep 4th 2009.