V for Vendetta Going to Hollywood

gludington writes "Alan Moore's "other" early masterpiece, V for Vendetta, is in early pre-production. Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers will produce for Warner Brothers, and Natalie Portman will play Evey Hammond. The rest of the movie is as yet uncast (and unwritten), so release dates on the article and the imdb entry should be taken with a sizable grain of salt."

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Petrified

[Doc Ruby]

Salted grits! The front of my pants will never be the same.

Re:the obvious question

[Geoffreyerffoeg]

How about hot grits?

That's in the sequel, H for Hot Grits.

Wachowski "brothers"?

[Rude Turnip]

I thought they were the Wachowski siblings now, since one of them got a sex change.

Re:Wachowski "brothers"?

[Anonymous Coward]

Alright, one liners for Larry/Linda:

If that's what the blue pill does to you, I'll take the red pill ANY day.

Even if he looks as good as that lady in the red dress, I still wouldn't want to arrange a meeting.

How does he know what chicken tastes like...oh, nevermind.

I can only show you the closet door, you must come out of it on your own.

If he's the guide, I really don't think I want to find out how far his rabbit hole goes.

The matrix used a lot of console-based stuff, but I bet if he had his way, there'd be a lot of click and Drag.

Hey isn't he signing up to do the next Transformers movie? Certainly more than meets the eye.

Mmmm...just the thing

[switcha]

Natalie Portman will play Evey Hammond ... the imdb entry should be taken with a sizable grain of salt.

A little salt is just the thing to liven up a bowl of hot grits.

Wachowski

[Anonymous Coward]

So there will be Calvinist overtones divided into three parts, the first of which will be revolutionary and mind-blowing. The second will be an advancement, more action, have lots of confusing theology, and twins (albino). The third part of the movie will suck...but have the longest "die already!!!" scene ever.

Oh, and due to the whole pandering-to-the-audience thing they seem to be infamous for, there will be a scene with Portman and hot grits.

Just give in...

[Xentax]

...and create a subdomain "hotgrits.slashdot.org" so these stories can go about their ignoble-comment-collecting business.

I mean, I'm a Natalie fan, too, but posting anything remotely relating to her *here* and expecting a meaningful discussion is ... well, proof that hope springs eternal, I guess, but not much else.

Xentax

Wachowski BROTHERS?

[The_Rippa]

Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers will produce for Warner Brothers

Don't you mean the Wachowski Siblings?

Crap!

[KillerDeathRobot]

I need to read this quick so I'll know what to hate about the movie when it comes out!

Re:What is Vendetta?

[The Bungi]

A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, V for Vendetta takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet. In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts.

Agh, not another Moore documentary.

Re:the obvious question

[emrysk]

Perhaps the mention of Natalie Portman makes it "news for nerds?"

As an American...

[Anita Coney]

... I'd love to defend Hollywood. But I know it's shit, so what's the point.

Hi, I'm Troy McLure...

[ettlz]

...You may remember me from such movies as "M is for Murderousness"...