Thursday, June 25, 2015

Smile Weiner-Dog Smile

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A few days ago wunderkind-producer Megan Ellison tweeted out that Todd Solondz's new film Weiner-Dog -- starring Greta Gerwig as Dawn Weiner... yes that Dawn Weiner and yes that Greta Gerwig -- had started production. And I smiled til my smile broke.
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Well today comes official word from Megan's production company on just who's joining Miss Gerwig, and HOLY SHIT. Joining Greta are, amongst others, Brie Larson and Ellen Burstyn. HOLY SHIT. Todd Solondz, I think you're making this movie for me, aren't you? Just for me? Me specifically? I think maybe Todd wants me to trade that Charles Burns drawing I have of him for this movie, is my guess. It's a deal! You've earned that shit.

Other names in the cast are Danny DeVito, Keiran Culkin, Tracy Letts, Julie Delpy (we already knew about her), and Zosia Mamet. Say what you will about Zosia (I think she's pretty funny on Girls, personally) but I'll be goddamned if that cast doesn't read like The Perfect Storm of Solondz.

Oh and they're now saying that Weiner-Dog will feature "characters" from Welcome to the Dollhouse -- note the plural there. Oh my god who else will be around? Has Brandon returned from abroad? Is Cookie still angry about that crumbling cookie? I hope Ginger is still rocking out on the hood of that car in the alleyway and talking about finger-fucking. Will Ralphie be there? (Ralphie is probably dead.) Or what about LOLITA??? What if Brie is playing LOLITA???

 My brain is broken.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Any word on why Heather Matarazzo isn't going to be in this? Love Greta Gerwig, but Heather IS Dawn Weiner.

Anonymous said...

Have you seen Palindrome? The first twenty minutes of that will let you know what happened to Dawn Weiner. In fact the whole Weiner family is involved.