Nov 20 2007Singleton Bypasses Five Executive Orders, Moves On To 'Executive Order: Six'
One of my favorite naming conventions, falling only behind pointlessly pun-filled titles (see the upcoming Man Made of Honor, Shrek Goes Fourth), is naming something as if it had other, possibly-failed attempts prior to the current version. Though primarily found in product names like Monistat 7, Formula 409, and Grecian Formula 16, when applied to a movie title, it provides the illusion that a film series has fared so well that several sequels have already spawned.
Dane Cook will have the next example of this I know of with Bachelor No. 2, but if you can't handle watching the comedy stylings of an aging frat boy, hold out for John Singleton's just-announced Executive Order: Six. Here's the plot:
Philip Eisner's script, based on a story he wrote with Robbie Consing, follows the residents of a small, snowbound town, who band together to fight a mysterious horror that turns out to be an alien being unleashed by a plane crash.
If there's one scenario that calls for an executive order, particularly the sixth, that is it. Maybe if the alien was just flying a plane, that could be handled with an executive order: four or five, but crashing? That's so six.
Singleton to direct 'Executive Order' [Variety]
Reader Comments
1. Al - November 20, 2007 6:14 PM
You're an idiot. Monistat 7 is so named because it takes 7 days to work. Your jokes suck, especially when they're based on incorrect observations.
2. putch - November 20, 2007 7:03 PM
PLEASE let bill cosby be in this and that this is in some way a sequel to leonard part six!
3. JC - November 20, 2007 7:06 PM
You meant "Made of Honor", right?
4. Tiffany - November 20, 2007 9:44 PM
I think the real question is: Is he recently single and does he have a profile on http://Millionairematch.com/photo/bloger ? Does he like fertile douches? I decide to check something out there
5. Tamar - November 21, 2007 2:59 PM
The plot sounds a lot like John Carpenter's "The Thing," in addition to X-Files plots and other sci fi, but somehow I get the sense it will be terrible. Just a feeling.
6. Tom - November 22, 2007 12:04 AM
How is he ever going to work this into an action-laden parable whose underlying message is "if all races work together we can squash the beef (and also vanquish those horrible Spics)"?