This week has been marked with
the sad demise of Top Gun director Tony
Scott, the younger brother of Ridley Scott. While Tony Scott’s reasons for
jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles continue to elude the investigators,
the film fraternity has of course lost a director with panache to spread thrill
amongst the audiences with ease and perfection. While Top Gun that brought Tom Cruise to stardom would no doubt remain
the epitome of his work, two of his other films define his style of movie
making more clearly, the 1995 Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman starrer Crimson Tide and the 1998 Will Smith and
again Gene Hackman starrer Enemy of the
State. If you have not set your eyes on these flicks yet, you are missing
out on something. Both these movies move at such a brilliant pace, never losing
their focus from the theme at hand, oozing with style, keeping the audience at
the edge of their seat, wanting for more. These are what Tony Scott movies delivered
– 2 hours of freedom from the outside world, with the tempo so quick that even
a blink could be distracting. RIP Tony!
There have been a number of
casting news and rumours floating around this week. The one that is most intriguing
is the possible casting of Jim Carrey in Kick-Ass
2 to reportedly play Colonel Stars, the creator of a group of superheroes
called Justice Forever. Not having read the comic series, I cannot comment on the
suitability of Carrey in this role (if they can cast Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher,
anything can be done right?), though there is a lovely star presence that he
would bring to this franchise (no repeat of a Riddler, please!). Kick-Ass had earned rave reviews when it
released in 2010, bringing forth some talents like Chloe Grace Moretz aka Hit
Girl, apart from providing old timers like Nicolas Cage with one of his better
performances in recent years. Am hoping for a bigger release for Kick-Ass 2: Ball to the Wall, currently scheduled
for June 2013. This would be a superhero group, with lotsa difference!
