General Motors Could Turn ‘Cannonball Run’ Into a Feature-Length Commercial; Guy Ritchie Still Possible Director

Posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 by Russ Fischer

It’s time for another round of Hypothetical Movie Contract Info. Early this year we heard that Warner Bros. is looking at making a new film called Cannonball Run. That is, of course, the name of an early ’80s racing comedy that spawned a sequel and one or two tenuously-connected DTV films. I probably wouldn’t call this a remake, as a new Cannonball Run is likely to bear as much resemblance to the 1981 film as Steven Soderberg’s Ocean’s Eleven did to the Rat Pack movie with which it shares a name.

That’s not an idle mention of Ocean’s Eleven. Not only did Rat Pack-ers figure into the original Cannonball Run; the current report is that Guy Ritchie, previously mentioned as a possible director, is still the studio pick for the film. And he wants to enlist Brad Pitt and George Clooney, the better to make an Oceans Eleven-style film.

Or perhaps we should say ‘commercial’ instead of ‘film,’ as General Motors is also nearing a deal to finance the movie, as a showcase for the best cars GM can build. Read More »

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Guy Ritchie Possibly Remaking ‘The Cannonball Run’?

Posted on Friday, February 11th, 2011 by Germain Lussier

On a hypothetical list of movies that could use a modern remake, The Cannonball Run would be near the top. It’s a revered piece of early Eighties cheese that’s loved by a huge group of people while others dismiss it for being mindless, cameo-laden entertainment. The concept, however, of an illegal cross-country race with a huge wealth of different characters is ripe to be remade through the lens of almost any genre.

Now a well-sourced rumor has surfaced thanks to Badass Digest that Guy Ritchie, who is currently shooting the second Sherlock Holmes, is considering remaking the film and that he’d reportedly love to cast George Clooney as the Burt Reynolds-lead role. Read more after the jump. Read More »

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Movie Playlist: ‘Drive Angry’ Director Patrick Lussier and Co-Writer Todd Farmer’s Top 11 Car Chases

Posted on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 by Peter Sciretta

Drive Angry 3D Director/Co-Writer Patrick Lussier and Co-Writer Todd Farmer have provided us with a list of their favorite movie car chases. It’s worth noting that Lussier was just selected as one of Variety’s Top 10 Directors to Watch. Drive Angry hits theaters on February 25th 2011. Check out the list after the jump.
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