Movies
Jack Black is to play a worker with a magnetic brain in a new surreal comedy by Michel Gondry.
Be Kind Rewind will see Black's character destroy all the tapes in his mate's video store, scrambling their content with his troublesome head.
In a bit to retain a loyal customer, the pair embark on a bit to recreate a back-catalogue of films including The Lion King, Rush Hour and Back to the Future.
Producer Georges Bermann said writer-director Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the spotless Mind) is keen to get working. "Michel is a super-fast writer," he explained. "He handed in a draft in three weeks. Focus was interested the second they heard the pitch and made the deal within a week."
Alison Thompson, of Focus Features International, who will release the film, welcomed the news of Black's role. She commented: "We are especially excited that Jack Black, whose comic genius is perfectly placed within this imaginative script, has been brought into the fold."
Filming is planned to begin in September.
Be Kind Rewind will see Black's character destroy all the tapes in his mate's video store, scrambling their content with his troublesome head.
In a bit to retain a loyal customer, the pair embark on a bit to recreate a back-catalogue of films including The Lion King, Rush Hour and Back to the Future.
Producer Georges Bermann said writer-director Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the spotless Mind) is keen to get working. "Michel is a super-fast writer," he explained. "He handed in a draft in three weeks. Focus was interested the second they heard the pitch and made the deal within a week."
Alison Thompson, of Focus Features International, who will release the film, welcomed the news of Black's role. She commented: "We are especially excited that Jack Black, whose comic genius is perfectly placed within this imaginative script, has been brought into the fold."
Filming is planned to begin in September.
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