Cell - The Movie

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blunthead

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OK guys so sorry very slightly off thread you had going on here, but I was muchos excited about Cell as a movie, as I personally feel the book has huge potential. We have got an epic story, it is modern and adaptable to today's culture and contains well written, filled characters IMHO anyways .... until...... this guy; King - IMDb .

I am really hoping this is just a teensy bit part, maybe he is like a picture of a dead person someone is looking for or maybe a bit at the beginning where he is getting mauled to death by a phone infected weightlifter perhaps???, (oh and that I don't get told off by admin for a link?!?!? If its a prob please remove the link and just put the name *ahem "KING" yes it is just the one word hmmmmm!!! ;) )


However please let me explain, as I do have my reasons for this dislike ;) , Here we have a guy that pads his IMDB profile himself, clearly can't act in any of HIS posted videos & *errrrm "music" links, updates his profile with such titles as "production assistant - as Algenard Herring" and the rest are all "uncredited," he writes random nonsense on the message board pretending to be others saying how great he is, how misunderstood he is and how the world just isn't ready for his "talent".

Now this person is directly listed under Cusac & Jackson in the movie blurb!!! I have no problems at all with an unknown, I have a real problem with people that are hyped by themselves for nothing and have total self belief in how completely amazing they are without a shred of proof or talent! The people that just think they are wonderful despite everyone telling them that they aint all that and a bag of chips and maybe in need of some "help"! Every pic he has posted has been of himself behind/in front/poking round a corner of a "real" actor/actress or sometimes a clear "selfie" and is just a laughing stock all over the web.I would be devastated to set my OH down for another SK film, just so he can giggle his way through it and miss the point because he is too busy laughing at this guy :( I love the true King as most on here know, and I am really, truly hoping that this "actor" will not be spoiling what could be an amazing film! Anyways I have had my minute or 2 so.... RANT OVER ha ha ha ha, pleasant days, long nights & as always true KINGS xx
I'm assuming hypothetically that the reason King appears third under Cusack and Jackson in IMDb.com's list of actors has to do with his having just one name. For instance, if Cantinflas were also in the movie he'd be listed above King alphabetically (though the rest aren't listed alphabetically. It's just an hypothesis). As for concerns that his presence will detract, I trust the filmmakers to cast parts wisely. Besides, you never know how someone might impress. You might really like the contribution he makes, which, as a "phoner" I expect will be brief indeed.
 

Lina

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Obviously, Sam Jackson didn't read the book, or he would have gotten the hints! :)
I haven't gotten the hints:sad:I think I was too young to get them back then, I read the book when I was about 14 or 15, and it was in Russian, so, probably, some of these hints were just lost when translated. I still can't find the book in the original here, saw it once, but didn't buy it for ome reason, and now I can't find it...

They are going to release the movie this year, aren't they? I am sooo looking forward to it!
 
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THEY HAVE TO ADAPT THIS TO A MOVIE.... LOVE THIS BOOK... Read it 9 times.

Jackson as McCourt?? Not the first person I'd pick as MacCourt is supposed to be a fine built GAY guy.(Nothing against gays , I myself am proudly Lesbian) Jackson hardly fits that profile.. And changing the character to being a former soldier what is with that??

JACQUIE.
 

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THEY HAVE TO ADAPT THIS TO A MOVIE.... LOVE THIS BOOK... Read it 9 times.

Jackson as McCourt?? Not the first person I'd pick as MacCourt is supposed to be a fine built GAY guy.(Nothing against gays , I myself am proudly Lesbian) Jackson hardly fits that profile.. And changing the character to being a former soldier what is with that??

JACQUIE.

It's already done. Steve told me a couple days ago he had seen the rough cut and was pleased with how it's turned out
 

kingricefan

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Haven't seen any type of ads for this on TV or when I went to the movies a couple of weeks ago, so probably going to be tossed into the january slush pile of so-so films. Not saying it won't be a good movie, but January is usually the time that studios use for their 'lesser' films. The recent remake of Carrie was originally set for January but 'they' held it until October, hoping to cash in on the Halloween horror movie cash cow.
 

steven capuano

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AGREED, THOUGH THE THING IS, A MOVIE COULD BE GREAT, BUT RARELY DO THE MOVIES EVER LIVE UP TO THE BOOKS!
Well, see that's why it took so long to make. Stephen King wanted to make the movie almost exactly like the book and couldn't find someone to direct it that wouldn't change the story line from what he wanted. Now apparently he has.
I only know because I read an article about it after I read the book and was wondering if he made a movie for it. So I have to expect this movie to be just as great as the book.
 

Cristian M

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If they delay the movie enough, by the time they finish it, the world will look worse than what the Cell book depicted. I see an epidemic around me: more and more people are hooked to their smartphones , oblivious to reality around them. The effect on brain awareness is devastating, they will no longer be able to separate fantasy from facts.