I don't understand these guys ! They write and act with one of the most talented guy around, Wes Anderson (as if I had to name him), yet they also star in all kinds of crappy movies like I Spy and Charlie's Angels. What, nobody offers them anything serious/good besides Anderson ? Really, this is beyond me.
I think they're just doing what I would do if I were in their shoes.
"Write me a check, baby."
Hell yes I'd do stupid shit movies for the dough as long as I could work on a pet project art film on occasion.
Good paychecks (more or less): Charlies Angels 1 + 2, Meet The Parents, Zoolander, Old School.
Bad paychecks: everything else.
I hate that feeling...disliking the fact that they do it but knowing I would do the same in their place.
Anyway, at least we can look forward to Owen starring in Wes' next...he should be hilarious. And I gotta admit, I do like Meet the Parents and Zoolander. I even like Charlie's Angels. Just not half as much as I love Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket, and Rushmore. I would absolutely prefer they did more stuff like that.
"Word on the street is..."
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Yes, you're eyes aren't deceiving you that is Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller as Starsky & Hutch! A very cool first look at the guys in character and in the famous car.
Quote from: ebeamanAnd I gotta admit, I do like Meet the Parents and Zoolander.
Me, too. Especially
Meet the Parents.
Owen Wilson looks funny in that pic....
And the bros got to stack their chips
count me in with the ones who would do exactly the same.
8)
IT was double-take time as BEN STILLER and OWEN WILSON were joined on the set of their new film Starsky And Hutch by, um...Starsky And Hutch.
Ben and Owen, resplendent in bushy hair and tight jeans, welcomed DAVID SOUL and PAUL MICHAEL GLASER the actors from the original Seventies TV show.
The movie is being filmed in Los Angeles, where David and Paul showed up to shoot their cameo.
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In the film they hand over their guns and the keys to the famous red Ford Gran Torino car to the new Starsky And Hutch.
But the biggest double-take was for rapper SNOOP DOGG who plays S&H's pal Huggy Bear and wears an outrageous pimp suit.
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Zoolander = inspired comic genius
The only thing I don't like about Owen doing other movies is that he doesn't have time to write with Wes. And he probably adds something great that is not gonna be there with just Wes on his own.
Quote from: MacGuffinIT was double-take time as BEN STILLER and OWEN WILSON were joined on the set of their new film Starsky And Hutch by, um...Starsky And Hutch.
Ben and Owen, resplendent in bushy hair and tight jeans, welcomed DAVID SOUL and PAUL MICHAEL GLASER the actors from the original Seventies TV show.
The movie is being filmed in Los Angeles, where David and Paul showed up to shoot their cameo.
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In the film they hand over their guns and the keys to the famous red Ford Gran Torino car to the new Starsky And Hutch.
But the biggest double-take was for rapper SNOOP DOGG who plays S&H?s pal Huggy Bear and wears an outrageous pimp suit.
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Holy fuck! Snoop looks fucking cool! :lol:
Yeah, plus he's got that pimp outfit
I generally dont consider Snoop Dogg to be that funny, but this is a really good role for him assuming he doesnt over do it.
Whats the latest on the Meet the Parent sequel?
Quote from: Duck SauceWhats the latest on the Meet the Parent sequel?
RETURN OF THE FOKKERSSource: Sky News (May 14, 2003)
Meet the Fokkers - the long-awaited sequel to hit comedy Meet the Parents - is finally set to get the green light.
A senior source at Universal told Sky: "We have been trying to get this under way for a while.
"Everybody is very keen to do it and they all have space in their schedules for the first quarter next year - that's when we hope to shoot it."
Meet The Parents was the surprise hit of 2000, and the original cast of Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo are all on board.
The only big question that remains is who will play the Fokkers.
Much of the smart money is riding on Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller - Ben's real parents.
One thing that has changed is their surname.
In the original movie it was Focker - now it is Fokker.
HAHAHA THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUCKER OH SHIT YOU GUYS
That sounds great. I hope Jerry Stiller will be in it....O my God :lol:
Col working 'Outsourced' pitch
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Columbia Pictures has picked up "Outsourced," a comedy pitch from Timothy Dowling with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson attached to star. Eric Gold is producing through his Mosaic Media Group. "Outsourced" focuses on an American factory that is shut down and moved to Mexico and two men from the production line who venture south of the border to get their old jobs back. Columbia director of development Jonathan Kadin will oversee the project alongside co-president of production Doug Belgrad. Mosaic's George Gatins will oversee development of the project with Gold.
Dowling is best known as the writer of "George Lucas in Love," a short film parody that melded "Shakespeare in Love" with the making of "Star Wars." Vaughn most recently starred in "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story," while Wilson stars in the upcoming "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou." The two are teaming for "The Wedding Crashers."
quasi-simpsteal
http://imdb.com/title/tt0318081/plotsummary
Wilson Says HELLO to Adaptation
Owen Wilson will make a dramatic turn in story focusing on the reporting of the Bosnian civil war.
Source: FilmStew.com
Multi-hyphenate Owen Wilson, who was last seen with Ben Stiller and Barbra Streisand in Meet the Fockers, has gone into his own bank account to option the tome Hello to All That: A Memoir of War, Zoloft and Peace by journalist John Falk. Wilson will both produce and star in the adaptation, and it's not clear whether he'll adapt the script himself or hire a writer.
In his fact-based novel, Falk tells of how he drew himself out of a suicidal state by traveling to Sarajevo during their civil war in 1993 equipped with only primitive recording devices and a tube sock filled with Zoloft with no experience as a journalist. After winning over the trust of a local family, they set him up with an exclusive interview with a Bosnian sharpshooter, and he, in turn, helped secure college scholarships to American universities for their teenage kids.
The book was published by Henry Holt. Wilson has no company or deal, but he hopes to set it up at a studio.
has anyone heard anything lately on the Wendell Baker Story?
last i heard it is premiering at South by Southwest in March.
Wilson Takes Two
In one day, Owen Wilson seals two deals to star in two separate comedy projects.
In one short day, Owen Wilson signed on to star in and produce two comedy spec scripts. They are Stalker - A Love Story for Paramount and Me, You and Dupree for Universal. They were sold for seven figures each.
Stalker - A Love Story is about a man who, after realizing too late that he's let the perfect woman get away, tries to win her back in all the wrong ways. Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert wrote the script, and Prospect Pictures principals Matthew Weaver, Carl Levin and Marcos Siega are producing. Jason Barhydt is co-producing.
Me, You and Dupree, by Michael LeSieur, is about a troubled newlywed couple whose problems are magnified when the groom's out-of-work meddlesome best man moves in and begins competing with him. Sean Perrone and Aaron Kaplan are executive producing.
Wilson will next be seen in New Line's Wedding Crashers. He recently appeared in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Meet the Fockers. He's been very productive of late, having also optioned journalist John Falk's book Hello to All That: A Memoir of War, Zoloft, and Peace, which he will star in and produce.
The 'Ex' files: Wilson eyes Regency lead
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Luke Wilson is in negotiations to topline "Super Ex" for Regency Enterprises. Ivan Reitman is on board to direct the feature, which is being produced by Gavin Polone from a script by Don Payne, an Emmy winner as "The Simpsons" writer/co-exec producer.
The story centers on a man who finds out that the woman he is dating is a superhero; she decides to use her powers against him after he breaks up with her for being too controlling and neurotic.
Wilson recently wrapped shooting on "The Family Stone." His recent credits include "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" and "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde." He also toplined "The Wendell Baker Story," which he wrote and co-directed with brother Owen Wilson.
I think Owen only had an acting part in Wendell Baker.
I thought it was the other Wilson bro, Andrew "futureman," who co-directed.
Quote from: bigideasI think Owen only had an acting part in Wendell Baker.
I thought it was the other Wilson bro, Andrew "futureman," who co-directed.
That's right.
They should have talked Owen into helping write it because it sucks.
Quote from: RegularKarateQuote from: bigideasI think Owen only had an acting part in Wendell Baker.
I thought it was the other Wilson bro, Andrew "futureman," who co-directed.
That's right.
They should have talked Owen into helping write it because it sucks.
really? you've seen it?
at SXSW.
http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=781&start=15 third post down.
i wondered if Wes Anderson would be a big influence on it.
Luke Wilson Is Barry Munday
Actor joins new novel-based comedy.
Luke Wilson (Old School, The Royal Tenenbaums) may join the forthcoming Prospect Pictures' comedy Barry Munday, reports today's Variety.
The film's story would center around Wilson's character, a womanizer who wakes without his "family jewels" after an irate father attacks him with a trumpet. Well, that sounds really great so far. As the trade says, things seem to go from bad to worse as he learns that he's being sued for paternity by a woman he can't even remember having sex with.
Chis D'Arienzo will write and make his feature-directing debut with the film which is based on Frank Turner Hollon's novel Life Is a Strange Place.
Amy Adams (The Wedding Date, Catch Me If You Can) is in talks to co-star.
Variety adds that Luke's brother Owen Wilson is set to star in another Prospect Pictures project, the Paramount-based Stalker, A Love Story.
Report: Actor Owen Wilson in suicide try
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Actor Owen Wilson was taken to a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday, reportedly after attempting suicide.
Wilson was transported to St. John's Hospital. Citing sources, The National Enquirer and Star magazine said the star of "Wedding Crashers" and "Starsky & Hutch" had cut his left wrist and taken an undetermined amount of pills.
He was found by a family member who called for help.
Santa Monica police confirmed only that the actor had been taken to a hospital, TMZ.com reported.
"On Sunday Aug. 26. 2007 at 12:10 pm officers from the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a medical assistance call from the Santa Monica Fire Department," the police said in a news release. "The person was transported to a local hospital where they are being treated."
Citing medical privacy laws, the police did not release any further information.
The Enquirer said Wilson's wrist was stitched and bandaged at the hospital, and that Wilson would "be detoxed."
A call to Wilson's publicist was not immediately returned. TMZ said.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/08/26/report_actor_owen_wilson_in_suicide_try/9736/
Holy shit.
I hope he'll be able to recover, mentally and physically, from this. Still, it's going to add a bizarreness to watching The Darjeeling Limited, as well as his future works (provided there are any).
Quote from: Ginger on August 26, 2007, 11:15:04 PM
Report: Actor Owen Wilson in suicide try
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Actor Owen Wilson was taken to a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday, reportedly after attempting suicide.
Wilson was transported to St. John's Hospital. Citing sources, The National Enquirer and Star magazine said the star of "Wedding Crashers" and "Starsky & Hutch" had cut his left wrist and taken an undetermined amount of pills.
He was found by a family member who called for help.
Santa Monica police confirmed only that the actor had been taken to a hospital, TMZ.com reported.
"On Sunday Aug. 26. 2007 at 12:10 pm officers from the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a medical assistance call from the Santa Monica Fire Department," the police said in a news release. "The person was transported to a local hospital where they are being treated."
Citing medical privacy laws, the police did not release any further information.
The Enquirer said Wilson's wrist was stitched and bandaged at the hospital, and that Wilson would "be detoxed."
A call to Wilson's publicist was not immediately returned. TMZ said.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/08/26/report_actor_owen_wilson_in_suicide_try/9736/
i'm looking at you, ironically titled steely dan album (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_in_America)..
Owen Wilson 'In Good Condition,' Hospital Says
Actor reportedly says, 'I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time,' in statement.
Owen Wilson was reported in good condition Monday (August 27) after being taken to a hospital by paramedics over the weekend, according to The Associated Press.
Wilson "is here in good condition," Cynthia Harding, a spokeswoman for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California, told the AP. The actor had initially been taken to St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica.
TMZ.com reportedly obtained the following statement from the actor: "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time." Several media outlets have claimed that Wilson attempted suicide, but those reports have yet to be substantiated.
On Sunday, the Santa Monica Police Department released the following statement: "On Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at 12:10 p.m., officers from the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a medical assistance call from the Santa Monica Fire Department at the 900 block of 23rd Street. The person was transported to a local hospital where they are being treated." No further information was provided, but People.com reported that the home is Owen Wilson's residence. Members of Wilson's family, including his brother Luke, have been reported visiting Cedars-Sinai.
Owen, 38, is the middle child of the Wilson brothers, all of whom act, frequently with each other. Earlier this year, eldest brother Andrew co-directed alongside Luke "The Wendell Baker Story," a film in which Owen appeared.
Wilson, one of the most bankable comic actors working today, is best known for his roles in blockbuster comedies including "Wedding Crashers," "You, Me and Dupree" and "Night at the Museum." One of the most prolific leading men today, he has a bevy of upcoming projects in various stages of production, including the already completed "Drillbit Taylor" and "The Darjeeling Limited."
The latter film, Wilson's latest collaboration with friend and frequent collaborator Wes Anderson, is scheduled for release September 29. Wilson was scheduled to attend the film's premiere next week at the Venice Film Festival. Wilson earned an Oscar nomination for his writing on an earlier Anderson effort in which he appeared, "The Royal Tenenbaums."
Wilson is also scheduled to appear in the big 2008 summer comedy, "Tropic Thunder" opposite "Night at the Museum" co-star Ben Stiller. MTV News recently spoke to that film's co-writer Justin Theroux, who said they were still in the midst of shooting the film in Hawaii.
MTV's requests for comment from Wilson's representatives had not been granted at press time.
What a dickhead.
Wilson's film plans on hold
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood circled the wagons Monday around Owen Wilson, who was reported to be in good condition at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. While the details of his hospitalization remained closely guarded, its impact on the currently filming "Tropic Thunder" and the soon-to-be-released "The Darjeeling Limited" could not be immediately assessed, with sources close to the respective projects declining to address the situation.
The actor was taken to St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica late Sunday after police and fire personnel answered a call from his Santa Monica home, responding to what some media reports characterized as a failed suicide attempt.
"I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time," the actor said in a statement released Monday by his publicist Ina Treciokas, who declined to provide further details.
Wilson's hospitalization could impact several projects. He has been cast in the DreamWorks comedy "Tropic Thunder," which has begun filming, and his next release, "Darjeeling," is about to embark on the fall festival circuit before Fox Searchlight releases it Sept. 29.
DreamWorks declined comment on whether the actor is expected to take part in "Thunder" or whether his cameo role could be recast. An ensemble comedy about actors who find themselves in the middle of a war, the film is being directed by Ben Stiller and also stars Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. A DreamWorks spokesman would only say, "Filming on 'Tropic Thunder' continues."
Wilson will next appear onscreen alongside Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman in Wes Anderson's "Darjeeling," the tale of three brothers traveling together through India. Following a screening at the Venice Film Festival, the film will play in the opening-night slot at the New York Film Festival.
Whether the actor will participate in any of the activities surrounding the film's opening remains to be seen, but Treciokas said Wilson already had completed long-lead press commitments on behalf of the film and "he's always committed to and supports his projects."
Wilson has a second project awaiting release, Paramount Pictures' "Drillbit Taylor," a comedy from producer Judd Apatow, which is scheduled for March 21. In early 2008, he also is scheduled to film Fox 2000's "Marley & Me," co-starring with Jennifer Aniston.
Owen Wilson Suicide Attempt Confirmed
Actor remains in stable condition at Beverly Hills, California, hospital.
The incident on Sunday afternoon that landed actor Owen Wilson in the hospital was called in to police as a suicide attempt, according to Santa Monica Police Department phone logs.
According to the records, a call was received at 12:08 p.m. August 26 for an incident listed as "Attempt Suicide." Wilson remains in stable condition at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California, according to spokeswoman Cynthia Harding.
"Extra" reports that Wilson's brother Luke found him at his home on Sunday. Since being admitted to the hospital, Wilson reportedly has been visited by other family members, including his brother Andrew. Samuel L. Jackson was also seen at the hospital, though it has not been confirmed that he was visiting Wilson.
Wilson's publicist has offered no further comment since issuing the following statement on her client's behalf Monday: "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."
Meanwhile, rumors continue to run wild over what provoked the incident. The New York Post cited a recent "vicious quarrel" with a close friend and his reported breakup with "You, Me and Dupree" co-star Kate Hudson as potential reasons — however, nothing has been substantiated.
The fate of two of Wilson's high-profile films remains to be seen. Slated for release next month, is the Wes Anderson-directed "Darjeeling Limited," in which Wilson co-stars with Jason Schwartzman and Adrien Brody. Wilson was scheduled to attend the film's debut at the Venice Film Festival next week; Fox Searchlight has not responded to inquiries about any change in plans for the launch of the film.
In addition, Wilson co-stars with friend Ben Stiller in next summer's "Tropic Thunder," a film that has recently been shooting in Hawaii. At press time it was unclear whether Wilson has already completed his scenes for that film.
Just last week, he signed on to star opposite Jennifer Aniston in the film version of the bestseller "Marley and Me."
Owen Wilson drops out of 'Thunder'
Stiller agrees with actor's decision
Two days after being hospitalized for an attempted suicide, Owen Wilson has dropped out of the DreamWorks' ensemble comedy "Tropic Thunder."
Both DreamWorks and Wilson's personal publicist declined comment.
Wilson's frequent collaborator, Ben Stiller, began shooting the film in Hawaii six weeks ago. "Tropic," which also stars Jack Black, is produced by Stiller's Red Hour Films.
Wilson was scheduled to begin a weeklong shoot in two to three weeks. The decision was characterized as a mutual agreement between Stiller and Wilson.
"Ben and Owen have made eight movies together," a source close to the project said. "And he can't wait to work with Owen again. It's just not going to be on this film."
It is unclear whether Wilson's role would be recast or eliminated from the comedy, which revolves around a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie who are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
The pair starred together in the comedies "Starsky & Hutch," "Zoolander" and "Night at the Museum."
Wilson is recovering at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
This dumbass can't even off himself correctly and costs people millions and millions.
I've heard people say Benoit yourself, meaning to kill yourself, but I think it'd be meaner to say go Owen Wilson yourself, cause that would mean that you were such a failure that you couldn't even kill yourself correctly, which is so much worse than actually getting the job done.
No sympathy for millionaires living on top of the world wanting to kill themselves, especially when they've been in some of my favorite movies.
Quote from: Stefen on August 28, 2007, 11:19:26 PM
This dumbass can't even off himself correctly and costs people millions and millions.
I've heard people say Benoit yourself, meaning to kill yourself, but I think it'd be meaner to say go Owen Wilson yourself, cause that would mean that you were such a failure that you couldn't even kill yourself correctly, which is so much worse than actually getting the job done.
No sympathy for millionaires living on top of the world wanting to kill themselves, especially when they've been in some of my favorite movies.
you can be a real dick sometimes.
Yeah, I guess that was a little harsh, but still, why do something like this? Especially when your career is in full swing and you have everything you want/need at your fingertips? I just don't get it.
it's called depression and/or drug addiction (if the tabloids are right). it's a disease.
this has been really shocking to me.
has he ever even been in trouble with the law before?
Quote from: bigideas on August 29, 2007, 01:53:01 AM
has he ever even been in trouble with the law before?
what a bizarre question.
how is a suicide attempt in any way connected to "trouble with the law"? he wasn't arrested and he didn't try to kill anyone but himself. as far as i know attempted suicides are not seen as attempted murders and no run-ins with the law have been mentioned as a reason for him snuffing himself. so how is that question relevant? you must be in shock.
maybe bigideas is refering to potential drug-related stuff.
i'm shocked too. and yeah millions is by no means happiness/the antidote to depression. many lotto winners will tell you everything changes and it's tough to retain being a standard human around lots of people that were once close. he always seems so happy, though. maybe he's manic-depressive. that would make a little sense. or it's just drugs. i'm not sure which would be better.
related thread. (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=2163.0)
Quote from: Pubrick on August 29, 2007, 03:28:59 AM
related thread. (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=2163.0)
we were all thinking it, anyway.
I just found out about this today... and I'm also shocked. Whatever issues he has to get to that point probably came a long time ago and I think nobody (meaning audience) had a clue.
I'm not making comparisons, but I had a very good friend of mine who killed himself a few years ago. Coincidentally, this guy was a celebrity in Argentina and he had the most rated show on primetime. He was one of the smartest guys I knew and a very good person. He also had his career in full swing and many reasons to be alive.
I'm not saying Owen Wilson is the smartest guy or the best actor, but he does seem like a good, smart guy, and in most cases a happy guy. It makes you realize that life can be equally hard for people with money and success, so the key to happiness is somewhere else.
Quote from: Pubrick on August 29, 2007, 03:05:03 AM
Quote from: bigideas on August 29, 2007, 01:53:01 AM
has he ever even been in trouble with the law before?
what a bizarre question.
how is a suicide attempt in any way connected to "trouble with the law"? he wasn't arrested and he didn't try to kill anyone but himself. as far as i know attempted suicides are not seen as attempted murders and no run-ins with the law have been mentioned as a reason for him snuffing himself. so how is that question relevant? you must be in shock.
if lohan died it wouldn't be that much of a shock to me - other than the shock of age.
the only entertainment news headlines owen's ever made really were the people he was dating - crow, hudson.
himself or anyone else has never mentioned owen as even being a remotely depressed person in interviews. elliot smith wasn't that shocking. definitely extremely sad, but not shocking.
there is a definite sadness underlying all his Wes characters (and he's the dead husband in Rushmore represented only by pictures).
that's.. uh.. not connected to anything i said. but thanks for sharing.
Quote from: Stefen on August 27, 2007, 06:05:18 PM
What a dickhead.
:shock:
Quote from: Stefen on August 28, 2007, 11:19:26 PM
This dumbass can't even off himself correctly...
:shock:
Quote from: Stefen on August 28, 2007, 11:19:26 PM
No sympathy for millionaires living on top of the world wanting to kill themselves, especially when they've been in some of my favorite movies.
:shock:
Quote from: Stefen on August 29, 2007, 12:09:31 AM
...why do something like this? Especially when your career is in full swing and you have everything you want/need at your fingertips? I just don't get it.
:shock:
thanks for fuckin' up my eyes today :roll: ow.
we're collecting money for a leash for stefen as we speak.
I'll kill myself if you guys don't stop. Just blow my fucking head off with a gun!
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Coogan Hits Out at Reports He's Responsible for Wilson's Decline
British funnyman Steve Coogan is taking swift legal advice after he was accused of providing Owen Wilson with the hard drugs that sent the actor spiraling to an all-time low. The Life Aquatic star is now recovering from the confirmed suicide bid at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as speculation about his mental state circulates through the world's media. And now Coogan has been dragged into the controversy after Fox News claimed friends of Wilson's were blaming the actor's Night At The Museum co-star for getting him into drugs. The news report features a quote from Courtney Love, who reportedly dated Coogan. She says, "I tried to warn Owen... I hope from the bottom of my heart that Owen stays the hell away from that guy." But Coogan insists he's innocent to the charges he aided Wilson's decline, stating, "These accusations are unfounded, unhelpful and hurtful to all concerned." The Brit adds, "We are taking legal advice."
When you're pushing 40, I don't think the peer pressure excuse works anymore. But if Courtney Love of all people is telling you to stay away from someone because their a bad influence, and you don't, then maybe you just aren't made for this world.
then, if you believe what courtney love says then something is wrong with yourself.
Okay, sure, then I guess this Coogan guy was a saint and Courtney Love was just talking shit cause she was jealous that he's sober and drinks wheatgrass. *sigh*
is not about coogan or courtney love, that's why i posted the story. the reason is that she of all people uses owen's misery to lash out on her ex-boyfriend (or so i've heard).
Well, Love is an AWFUL human being. Theres a saying my father used to have that went something like "Follow Loves friends, you're in for a heartbreak." Okay, I just made that up, but you should know better than to associate with someone who knows and has had sex with Courtney Love. I know she's banged more dudes than Ratner has pre-teens, but still, you should know better.
just stop talking.
I wasn't talking, I was typing. The ivy league education a father can get for his thankless spoiled son doesn't get you what it used to.
yeah, lets all fucking talk celebrity gossip now.
f-in stefen... for pete's sake, stop talkyping.
http://mattzollerseitz.blogspot.com/2007/08/sunbeam-in-abyss_28.html (http://mattzollerseitz.blogspot.com/2007/08/sunbeam-in-abyss_28.html)
it also has a link to a detailed article of how Bottle Rocket came about - i think i read it before and it's prob even linked somewhere in the bowels of Xixax, but it was nice to read (again perhaps).
Quote from: Pubrick on August 30, 2007, 05:07:15 AM
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oooo..... too soon...
and on that note, im surprised i haven't seen this yet:
Wilson Fails Suicide Attempt (https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb59%2F72teeth%2FOwen20Wilson2020Wes20Anderson.jpg&hash=056184a89223a0c3495077395116c9bbc1a6003e)
I didn't want to laugh at P's "Do It" caption, but since I'm the asshole who doesn't know how to play croquet with my sailing buddies/chaps, fuck it right?
HAHAHAHAAH
It sounds all icky and tabloidy, but a friend of a friend who works in the industry has been telling me for a year that Wilson had a heroin problem and that his character in Tenenbaums is basically himself.
Shitty and unfortunate to believe, but then this whole thing didn't take me by as much surprise...
Quote from: SoNowThen on August 31, 2007, 12:15:16 AM
It sounds all icky and tabloidy, but a friend of a friend who works in the industry has been telling me for a year that Wilson had a heroin problem and that his character in Tenenbaums is basically himself.
Shitty and unfortunate to believe, but then this whole thing didn't take me by as much surprise...
since the time of the film or only recently? from what i've read Elliott Smith didn't do drugs until later in his career even though he'd mentioned them in his lyrics.
Director Says Owen Wilson Doing Better
Actor Owen Wilson, who was hospitalized Aug. 26 after an apparent suicide attempt, is doing well and even making colleagues laugh, the director of his latest film said Monday.
"Obviously he has been through a lot this week," said Wes Anderson, who directed Wilson in "The Darjeeling Limited," one of the films in competition for the Venice Film Festival's top award.
"I can tell you he has been doing very well, he has been making us laugh," Anderson told a news conference to promote the film.
"When he is ready he's going to speak for himself much better than any of us could," the director said, asking that the actor's privacy be respected.
Wilson and Anderson have worked together for over a decade, in pictures including "The Royal Tenenbaums." Wilson is also known for appearing in recent hits such as "Wedding Crashers."
The 38-year-old Wilson was taken by ambulance to a hospital after police responded to a call about a suicide attempt at his Santa Monica home. The day after he was hospitalized, he issued a statement asking for privacy so he could "receive care and heal."
In "Darjeeling," Wilson plays a distraught man bandaged throughout the film who other characters imply has attempted suicide.
Wilson plays one of three brothers who haven't said a word to each other in a year and who take a train journey across India in an attempt to find themselves and their relationship again.
Adrien Brody, who plays one of the brothers, described how it was to work with Wilson on the set.
"Owen has a tremendous sense of humor and he's very mischievous," Brody told the news conference. "I would say it was a brotherly thing."
The movie also stars Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston and Bill Murray.
After being hospitalized, Wilson dropped out of the upcoming DreamWorks movie, "Tropic Thunder," which was already in production in Hawaii.