Okay, I'm going to say it. How the hell can they make a movie out of Ripley's Believe it or Not?" That's like making a movie out of "Chock Full O' Nuts" coffee.
"He must battle nefarious forces and come to terms with the man behind the mysteries."
Wait, isn't he the man behind the mysteries? I can't think of anything else that connects all these things. Is there one behind-the-scenes guy in charge of worldwide carnival freaks and bizarre head injuries?
June 19, 2007 10:53 AM
[Image]From wprstpreviews, ComingSoon reports that Paramount Pictures may be searching for a new director "Ripley's Believe It or Not!," which stars Jim Carrey. Tim Burton was attached to helm the film, which was scheduled to start shooting in 2008, for a 2009 release date. Stay tuned. The film is based on Robert Ripley, who was an aspiring professional baseball player until he was injured in 1913, the same year his first cartoon appeared in a newspaper. Ripley visited 201 countries throughout his lifetime, all the while collecting information about strange oddities to appear in his columns and cartoons. In "Ripley's Believe It or Not!," the eccentric, wealthy, world-renown collector goes in search of a magical, lost tribe of people. He must battle nefarious forces and come to terms with the man behind the mysteries. Click here to read more about "Ripley's Believe It or Not!"
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Okay, I'm going to say it. How the hell can they make a movie out of Ripley's Believe it or Not?" That's like making a movie out of "Chock Full O' Nuts" coffee.
June 19, 2007 7:05 AM
LOL Jordan!
We had a Ripley's "Museum" in Key West, supremely over-rated.
June 19, 2007 8:23 AM
"He must battle nefarious forces and come to terms with the man behind the mysteries."
Wait, isn't he the man behind the mysteries? I can't think of anything else that connects all these things. Is there one behind-the-scenes guy in charge of worldwide carnival freaks and bizarre head injuries?
June 19, 2007 10:53 AM