"'Little Fockers,' the third installment of what has become one of Universal's most lucrative franchises."
You know, usually that would make me think everybody everywhere is stupid, but just this second I'm wondering about how everyone everywhere can cope with the intense discomfort these movies create. Not only cope, but love it. Has humor d/evolved into blunt sensationalism a la Jackass or something? Truly baffling.
On the plus side, I do like seeing Teri Polo get work.
"but just this second I'm wondering about how everyone everywhere can cope with the intense discomfort these movies create." Yes!!! That's been my point all along about this franchise. I only saw the first one but I watched it through my fingers. I didn't find it funny, I found it torturous. It's why I can't watch shows like Punkt (well that and because I hate A.K.). I hate humor that's created at the expense of someone else's discomfort.
February 23, 2007 10:56 AM
[Image] Universal Pictures has reupped Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal's Gotham-based Tribeca Prods. for another two years and will get busy on developing "Little Fockers," the third installment of what has become one of Universal's most lucrative franchises. Producers are working with Jay Roach, who directed both "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers," to hatch the third pic.
Hope is to bring back not only Ben Stiller, De Niro, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner, but also Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. The effort makes strong financial sense: "Meet the Parents" grossed $330 million worldwide, "Meet the Fockers" $515 million. Script will be written by Larry Stuckey, Roach's former assistant who collaborated with the director on several scripts, including a remake of "Elling" at Fox and an untitled outsourcing comedy at Universal.
For Universal, the Tribeca deal is the second overall pact to be renewed after the studio brought Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner back into the fold. Studio is also eager to reup Imagine partners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, whose deal expires at the end of the year. De Niro and Rosenthal are coming off "The Good Shepherd," the De Niro-directed CIA drama that Universal distributed through its output deal with financier-producer Morgan Creek."Tribeca has been responsible for such a diverse group of successful movies, and both Jane and Bob have a real love for film that shows in everything they've done with us," said U president of production Donna Langley. "This marks eight years that Tribeca has had a deal at Universal, and we look forward to continuing this very fruitful partnership."
"What the Fock? Remember when De Niro used to make good choices?"
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The thing is, he's still giving a better performance in that photograph than most actors do in their entire careers.
February 23, 2007 7:52 AM
Ha!
and true.
February 23, 2007 8:02 AM
Excellent point! Here's another one:
"'Little Fockers,' the third installment of what has become one of Universal's most lucrative franchises."
You know, usually that would make me think everybody everywhere is stupid, but just this second I'm wondering about how everyone everywhere can cope with the intense discomfort these movies create. Not only cope, but love it. Has humor d/evolved into blunt sensationalism a la Jackass or something? Truly baffling.
On the plus side, I do like seeing Teri Polo get work.
February 23, 2007 10:31 AM
"but just this second I'm wondering about how everyone everywhere can cope with the intense discomfort these movies create." Yes!!! That's been my point all along about this franchise. I only saw the first one but I watched it through my fingers. I didn't find it funny, I found it torturous. It's why I can't watch shows like Punkt (well that and because I hate A.K.). I hate humor that's created at the expense of someone else's discomfort.
February 23, 2007 10:56 AM