I had no idea that Jake's movie Brothers - the remake of Susanna Bier's 2004 film, now directed by Jim Sheridan and co-starring Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman - was supposed to come out on December 4th. None.I mean, it's not as if any material related to the film has been released anywhere so it's not entirely my fault, but as someone who proclaims to have Jake on the brain so fervently it was my duty to go looking for said materials, and I did not. I have let us all down. Thirty lashes (to be administered by Jake - it can't all be bad)!
Anyway, Brothers isn't coming out on December 4th anymore, so now I have plenty of time to make up for my shortcomings and lick my wounds:
"Jim Sheridan's Brothers... is being bumped into '09 -- possibly a late summer release, or possibly one in the fall. MGM had planned it to open it on 12.4.08, but now they'll be taking it to next May's Cannes Film Festival. Draw whatever conclusions you want, but the implication is that it's not a quality issue as much as a concern that it might suffer against the heavy year-end competition.
This despite test-screening responses that seemed (emphasis on the "s" word) to indicate possible Oscar contention. Particular praise has gone to the performances of costars Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman.
... Brothers producer Mike DeLuca confirmed the news. The decision to hold was basically due to the "crazy full fall for serious movies" this year, he says. "We love Brothers and want to blitz in Cannes, but it's just too crowded this year for a wide fall release and an Oscar campaign."
A key factor in the decision, he says, is that costar Jake Gyllenhaal is unavailable for year-end p.r. due to filming on Prince of Persia and "we can't promote this movie without Jake. So Cannes makes most sense. I'm super proud of the movie and a major unveiling on the Cote d'Azur with all cast present is too good to pass up.""
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I'd spin it so it would look less like you weren't up on the release date, and more on the fact that you just knew it was going to be delayed so you could do more posts about the film.
Spin it? What am I, a Republican? ;-)
No, brutal honesty leading to my being flogged publicly by Jake himself is the way to go, I says!
Shame JA, shame… we must be loyal fans now. ☺
Your Jake infatuation was what initially sparked my interest in your site. Don’t get me wrong, I so love your film reviews, horror film passion, star pics and other pop-culture tributes. But your Jake anecdotes/observations- especially now that Witherspoon is tagging along- are so damn witty and fun.
As for “Brothers”, at least we’ll have an exciting 2009 release to look forward to.
i knew that was gonna happen on account of the no pr work on it whatsoever but if it's as good as the Danish film people will have a whole new reason to be in love with Jake... and Natalie might graduate to her first bonafide adult woman part (though she still looks so childwoman) :)
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