‘The Dictator’
Last year, when I found out Sasha Baron Cohen was basing his next film on a book by Saddam Hussein I what like, “What?!?” And then, when I found out the book, ‘Zabibah and the King’ was actually a romantic fiction novel I was like, “Cohen’s movie is going to be BRILLIANT!”
Although the original novel takes place in 8th century medieval Iraq, Cohen’s black comedy update seems to stay true to the major themes of the story: “the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed"
Beyond the shear brilliance of the source material, the mismatched cast looks nothing short than amazing: Ben Kingsley (Ghandi), Anna Faris (Scary Movie 1 – 5), Jason Mantzoukas (The League), Jerry Brooks (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Fred Melamed (The Good Wife and just about everything else under the sun), and B.J. Novak (The Office and Inglorious Bastards).
‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Drool.
I cannot wait for the final chapter of this series. Chris Nolan has done an amazing job and has set the bar incredibly high for future Batman franchises.
I love the addition of Joseph Gordon-Levitt to the cast… and based on what I see in the preview I am very excited to see what they’re doing with Bane. And I’ll keep my fingers crossed for Cat Woman.
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’
Besides having Peter Jackson back at the helm of this film alongside ‘Lord of the Rings’ veterans Ian McKellen (Gandolf), Ian Holm (Old Bilbo), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Andy Serkis (Gollum), Cate Blanchett (Galadriel), Christopher Lee (Saruman), and Elijah Wood (Frodo); I am thrilled to see Martin Freeman playing the young Bilbo. Most American audiences will remember Freeman as Arthur Dent in ‘The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’ or John, the porn stand-in, from ‘Love Actually’. And for those of you who are comedy purists, you will also know Freeman from the original (British) version of ‘The Office’ where he played Tim, (who was renames ‘Jim’ for the American Version). Freeman is a solid actor and I am excited to see what he brings to Jackson’s Lord of the Rings/Hobbit legacy.
Speaking of British television (which is a vice of mine), Pete Jackson has brought in some of the best and brightest to fill out the rest of ‘The Hobbit’ cast, will introduce the Company of Dwarves, young Bilbo’s traveling companions for his adventure. Jackson put together a VERY impressive group of actors for this: Richard Armitage (Spooks and Robin Hood), Graham McTavish (Red Dwarf), Ken Scott (Messiah), James Nesbitt (Cold Feet), and Aidan Turner (Being Human).
This movie will ROCK!
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