Jan 14 2009Brendan Fraser Still Gettin' Those Roles
Hey, there's this now! It's a medical drama that still has no title but does have Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, and a premise based on a shocking true story:
Fraser will play John Crowley, the father of two children who were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder for which he's told there is no cure. Unbowed, he seeks out the help of an experimental and sometimes irascible doctor (Ford) who works to find a way to save the children's lives. The roles of Fraser's wife and kids have not been cast in what CBS is calling its untitled Crowley project.
No surprise Fraser is in this. Given the well-accepted Infinite Monkeybone Theorem, Brendan Fraser will eventually be in every movie, because no matter how stupid or disastrous one is, Fraser's next film-toupee is always puffed up and middle-parted just over the horizon. But here's what makes this project extra special:
CBS Films chief Amy Baer oversaw development of the project at Sony and said she was drawn to its resonance. "It's an inspirational drama with universally relatable themes," she said. "It's the kind of story where, like an 'Erin Brockovich' or a 'Pursuit of Happyness,' people want to go on the journey because they want to accomplish that for themselves."
It's true. I really want to go on the journeys of Erin Brockovich and Will Smith pursuing happy-ness because I want to accomplish their successes for myself. We all want to be a sexy but respected lady reporter, and to get our son a juicy role in a movie--it's human nature. Untitled Crowley Project is continuing that tradition by offering more themes anyone can relate to--like the theme of having kids with a horrible genetic problem, and the theme of wanting to subject your children to dangerous, untested medicines under the the watchful eye of an old doctor prone to fits of fury. Who hasn't wished for that, or at least to see it in a theater? This is going to be the best FraserFilm yet.
Reader Comments
1. Matt - January 14, 2009 4:52 PM
God I fucking hate Brandon Fraiser almost as much as I hate Elmo....
2. Matt - January 14, 2009 4:52 PM
Oh...first faggots.
3. Elmo - January 14, 2009 5:04 PM
fuck you Matt, because I hate Brendan Fraser more then you do
4. Elmo - January 14, 2009 5:04 PM
fuck you Matt, because I hate Brendan Fraser more then you do
5. Elmo - January 14, 2009 5:05 PM
god damn comment thing
6. Yansky - January 14, 2009 5:40 PM
This article needs more sarcasm. ;-)
7. Ans - January 14, 2009 5:50 PM
Someone should take his hairline out back and shoot it
8. mike - January 14, 2009 6:36 PM
not to split hairs, but isn't erin brockovich about her becoming a respected paralegal or something? not a lady reporter.
9. Fitchworth Dirtystick - January 14, 2009 7:19 PM
Who say "unbowed"? I'll tell you who, the same pompous prick that says "irascible". Fuck-nut.
10. Matt - January 14, 2009 8:34 PM
Haha Elmo I love you you
11. sully - January 14, 2009 9:42 PM
CORRECTION: an old doctor prone to fits of fury AND who goes on crazy adventures and was once wanted for murdering his loving wife.
12. Amphetadex - January 14, 2009 11:31 PM
Fuck, I read that as fists of fury first. It was better that way.
13. rendray - January 15, 2009 5:44 AM
Poor little bogger
Can't see past his nose
Fraser doesn't fit a 'type'
So you go for his throat
14. Brian - January 15, 2009 9:23 AM
@13....
That was almost a Haiku....
15. Mark - January 15, 2009 11:17 AM
His 'type' is awful.
16. Just_As_it_Is - January 15, 2009 3:05 PM
Man, Fraser is high as fuck in that picture
17. wendy - January 15, 2009 3:21 PM
Hello School Ties, and Dudley Dooright, geez. Those are his best.
18. gogirlwonder - January 15, 2009 3:31 PM
Sounds like a regular episode of House to me.
19. chester - January 22, 2009 2:09 PM
fucking lovely. another movie with two actors who between them couldn't surpass the prowess of "Gigli."