Oct 8 2008Coming Soon... Denzel Washington is Trapped in 'The Matarese Circle'
David Cronenberg is negotiating with MGM to direct an adaptation of the Robert Ludlum political thriller The Matarese Circle, with Denzel Washington attached to star as a bad-ass running around with a handgun, as usual. From Variety:
Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, book revolves around two men — one American, one Soviet — who must cooperate in order to foil a sinister plot to topple the world’s governments.Writing partners Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ("3:10 to Yuma") penned the adaptation.
Come on, The Matarese Circle? That's the name? That's the most typically political thriller-like name ever. That's not even trying anymore; it's just putting words together. The, uh... Peking Condition. That's a political thriller now. Someone write that. The Melbourne Synopsis. That's another one. "Denzel Washington, I need a summary of what happened in Australia. You must get me the Melbourne Synopsis." "OK, let me get my handgun."
Looking back at The Peanut Butter Solution, I'm not sure why that was about a magical hair-growth concoction instead of corruption and espionage in a politically-charged elementary school cafeteria.
Reader Comments
1. mtk - October 8, 2008 5:46 PM
"The Constant Gardener" remains a much lamer title, possibly the lamest, but that turned out OK.
2. CaptainMorgan - October 8, 2008 5:50 PM
For me: The Lawnmower Man takes the cake for most retarded movie title - which also turned out to be an even more retarded movie itself.
3. Hal - October 8, 2008 6:09 PM
You've been sitting on THE PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION for months, waiting for the perfect shitty Hollywood idea to sneak it in there, haven't you? After night upon night waiting for the chance, this opportunity to reference it came up and you high fived God. I'm right, aren't I? On that seperate note, I'd prefer a Cronenberg remake of PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION - long live the new flesh on that one.
4. Elmo - October 8, 2008 6:36 PM
@1
I agree with the lame title of Constant Gardener..
I told my friend I wanted to see it, and that it was a brittish film, and he thought it was another version of Love Actually but with plant specialists
5. ? - October 8, 2008 7:13 PM
That's the name of the book. From THE 70's.
Enough said.
6. Elmo - October 8, 2008 7:18 PM
@5
so... what, they were on drugs? the Matarese Circle is refering to something way trippy man
7. Eville1 - October 9, 2008 10:30 AM
Holy shit, the peanut butter solution. I'd almost forgotten about that. DAMNYOUS!
8. abc - October 9, 2008 11:04 AM
Um, it's the name of the Robert Ludlum book.
9. Bob Vila - October 9, 2008 1:08 PM
Lots of Ludlum's books have silly titles that are just odd sounding names and random words put together. "The Osterman Weekend", "The Prometheus Deception", "The Aquataine Progression". Yeah, those are some dumb names alright. Or are they...
10. jaime - October 9, 2008 2:20 PM
hahah oh my god i actually laughed out loud with the "as usual" in "a bad-ass running around with a handgun, as usual. "