tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post6595854453491601017..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: HERO TRIP thenJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-60999086683214333922007-09-17T10:13:00.000+01:002007-09-17T10:13:00.000+01:00I like janeane Garofalo.Just thought I'd, you know...I like janeane Garofalo.<BR/><BR/>Just thought I'd, you know, put that out there,Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-90361989451188192852007-09-16T09:03:00.000+01:002007-09-16T09:03:00.000+01:00road trip, eh?Will they have a boot full of extrem...road trip, eh?<BR/><BR/>Will they have a boot full of extremely dangerous drugs?Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-45561604605137335842007-09-15T15:37:00.000+01:002007-09-15T15:37:00.000+01:00"Well I wrote the main parts with Brendan Fraser (..."Well I wrote the main parts with Brendan Fraser (who I think is a massively underrated comic actor) and Steve Zahn in mind..."<BR/><BR/>Two of my favorite comic actors ever (and I say that as an owner of George of the Jungle). <BR/><BR/><BR/>I will knock down old ladies to see this premiere when that moment transpires! <BR/><BR/>Congratulations!Stevie Newton-Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07038047646105901324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-85003501349067232872007-09-15T06:47:00.000+01:002007-09-15T06:47:00.000+01:00Don't know that one, will give it a try, thanks!Don't know that one, will give it a try, thanks!James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-57297746097103019282007-09-15T01:35:00.000+01:002007-09-15T01:35:00.000+01:00have you read "Monster" by John Gregory Dunne? It'...have you read "Monster" by John Gregory Dunne? It's his account of writing the screenplay for Up Close and Personal over a seven year period..... fascinating insight I think you'd enjoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-18223296916495180432007-09-14T14:57:00.000+01:002007-09-14T14:57:00.000+01:007 days? Isn't that just a self-created myth born o...7 days? Isn't that just a self-created myth born out of Sly's "I am God" delusion?cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-68018875755809901912007-09-14T13:03:00.000+01:002007-09-14T13:03:00.000+01:00I want to see this in the cinema now, please. Well...I want to see this in the cinema now, please. Well done, sir, and don't worry, evil producers usually identify themselves to you first, like the evil hypnotist on Big Train. It's a legal thing, apparently. Stupid muppet cockbrain producers, however, will pretend to be normal, so watch out for those.James Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949906302217025023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-4969140880247148432007-09-14T10:27:00.000+01:002007-09-14T10:27:00.000+01:00I love those movies where the goodie and the baddi...I love those movies where the goodie and the baddie team up to take on the uglies! And excellent stuff that you have written a script in the ace 'superhero' genre. Plenty of opportunity for double meaning belly chuckles . . .<BR/><BR/>And have you read 'How to be a Superhero' (a how-to guide by somebody Levine, illustrated by Steve Dillon).Ady Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442216940873450621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-39215065997981142632007-09-13T22:04:00.000+01:002007-09-13T22:04:00.000+01:00I remember Hero Trip when it was just a first draf...I remember Hero Trip when it was just a first draft. I am *sniffs* So Proud.<BR/><BR/>*choke*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-52003915363208614232007-09-13T18:21:00.000+01:002007-09-13T18:21:00.000+01:00Mystery men was okay the first couple of times, bu...Mystery men was okay the first couple of times, but after that it just seems too juvenile for my tastes even though I like the basic premise.llewtrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056744147599140057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-15942333495380551842007-09-13T16:38:00.000+01:002007-09-13T16:38:00.000+01:00Having had my novel ripped apart by experts kind o...Having had my novel ripped apart by experts kind of cured me of any lingering defensiveness about my fiction, but sadly I get strangely defensive about things like business correspondence. I guess I have to cling to something...<BR/><BR/>Personally, I thought Mystery Men was just below genius and it is a favorite in our household. Sure, they missed some bets, but it stands together as a Greatly Silly Entirety. All hail the Gestalt of the Greatly Silly!<BR/><BR/>I'm quite excited to hear how Hero Trip is faring. Will keep a finger and a toe crossed until it's actually available on a screen near me...Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709591182852463705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-76325733034627743672007-09-13T16:00:00.000+01:002007-09-13T16:00:00.000+01:00I wonder that too.The next stage is my agent and t...I wonder that too.<BR/><BR/>The next stage is my agent and the film council having a bit of a chat and probably running the script past various producers, then deciding who's the best one to take it forwards - to whichever studio suits it best.<BR/><BR/>I'll be documenting the process, as far as I can, on this here blog.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-33461545404540433832007-09-13T15:53:00.000+01:002007-09-13T15:53:00.000+01:00I didn't get Mystery Men at first but now I love ...I didn't get Mystery Men at first but now I love it. I enjoyed Elektra <I>and</I> Daredevil too.<BR/><BR/>I wondered what exactly happens now with getting the right producer/studio and how involved are in the process?Robin Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114551140455705344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-85403247431403587742007-09-13T10:50:00.000+01:002007-09-13T10:50:00.000+01:00Kaiki: I'm the same as you, I get really upset if ...Kaiki: I'm the same as you, I get really upset if anyone makes even the tiniest criticism of anything I've written. It usually ends up with me lying awake at night convinced that I am not only the worst writer imaginable, but also the most worthless person who ever lived.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-19335245964731787642007-09-13T10:47:00.000+01:002007-09-13T10:47:00.000+01:00As someone who stands defensively over ANYTHING I'...As someone who stands defensively over ANYTHING I've written - even a shopping list - and who cannot accept criticism at any level, I appreciate posts like this, which remind me that someone suggesting, however delicately, that I might consider making an improvement here or there is no reason to disappear into a big sulk lasting for days at a time. Thanks James!kaikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15506423285806391972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-80399398463280050172007-09-13T10:05:00.000+01:002007-09-13T10:05:00.000+01:00*makes note to avoid all meetings with evil produc...*makes note to avoid all meetings with <I>evil</I> producers*James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-23800005523429127892007-09-13T09:20:00.000+01:002007-09-13T09:20:00.000+01:00Nowt wrong with Elektra. It had sword fights and a...Nowt wrong with Elektra. It had sword fights and a bloke with living tattoos - what more could you ask for?<BR/><BR/>Well done on t'script... the process sounds mysteriously like fun. Where's the evil producer? The notes written in crayon saying 'More funny here'? Where are the clichés, man?Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441388002744047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-78603603395671864872007-09-13T09:19:00.000+01:002007-09-13T09:19:00.000+01:00Well I wrote the main parts with Brendan Fraser (w...Well I wrote the main parts with Brendan Fraser (who I think is a massively underrated comic actor) and Steve Zahn in mind - the story is look and feel like a huge US production (MIB, Ghostbusters and that sort of thing) - but with lots of british people snuck in on the other side of the camera. Thing is, it's such a huge project, I think studios would insist on big US names to get it made.<BR/><BR/>Yer Pegg is already doing an action/comedy superhero movie (the adap of 'Ant Man'), so he might have had enough of the genre by then. It would be great to sneak in some Brit actors though.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-55409929291122211322007-09-13T09:12:00.000+01:002007-09-13T09:12:00.000+01:00Mystery Men has a few good ideas in there, yeah, b...Mystery Men has a few good ideas in there, yeah, but that's about it. Not sure what the best superhero comedy is -- The Incredibles, probably?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope Hero Trip gets made, if only because I think UK high-concep comedy is due a resurgence. Simon Pegg and Peter Serafinowicz to star?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821524840819117719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-51737905532509774902007-09-13T09:04:00.000+01:002007-09-13T09:04:00.000+01:00Blimey, that was fast, thanks!Actually, I really l...Blimey, that was fast, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Actually, I really liked Mystery Men, flawed though it undoubtedly was. But then I liked Elektra too - madness!<BR/><BR/>I was going for Batman and the Joker meets Sideways - but Planes Traines and Automobiles is the daddy of all road trip movies really. Oi loves that film.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-37379266901774277812007-09-13T08:57:00.000+01:002007-09-13T08:57:00.000+01:00Wiki update done. Hero Trip sounds like good fun. ...Wiki update done. Hero Trip sounds like good fun. Did you take any tips from how NOT to do superhero comedies from Mystery Men, etc? I'm imagining The Tick meets Plane, Trains & Automobiles myself :)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821524840819117719noreply@blogger.com