- It’s
another movie sequel no one was demanding, but there is money to be made
without needing originality or creativity and so Billy
Bob Thornton will start shooting “Bad
Santa 2” in January. Yes, his co-stars in the original Bad Santa included Bernie Mac and
John Ritter, both of whom have passed away since its release, but having two
key cast members die far too young isn't going to stop Miramax and Broad Green
Pictures from confirming that the second film will start production at the
start of next year and hit theaters during the holiday season next year. "We've been
waiting far too long to see Billy Bob's Willie Soke mess with the holiday
season in his own unique way," Miramax's Zanne Devine said in a release.
"We couldn't be more excited to partner with Billy Bob, the entire
creative and producing team, and Broad Green and Sierra/Affinity to bring back
the outrageous humor and characters that made this movie brand iconic in the
first place." It’s been 12 years since
the original “Bad Santa”
starred Billy Bob Thornton as an alcoholic conman who poses as a shopping mall
Santa Claus in order to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. It starred the
underratedly attractive Lauren Graham in a supporting role and was chock full
of sex, swearing, debauchery and all-around misery and for haters of
traditional Christmas movie fare, the black comedy has become something of an
anti-Christmas favorite. Depending on who you asked, this sequel has
possibly been in the works since 2009 and “Entourage” creator Doug Ellin was
hired to rewrite the script in 2013. Miramax didn’t reference any specific
writer or director for the sequel, but it’s safe to say they have a few options
in mind……….
- At
least people aren’t talking about the growing scandal surrounding University of
Louisville men’s basketball allegedly having a former assistant coach who plied
high school recruits and their parents with parties, strippers and sex. No, at
least for a few days, the world can shift its focus to university president
James Ramsey, who got Halloween started a little early with a photo in which he
and members of his staff channeled their inner racists by dressing in matching stereotypical Mexican costumes. The university
quickly went into damage-control mode, apologizing to its entire Hispanic
community after the photo of Ramsey among a group of staffers at a Halloween
party dressed in sombreros, fake mustaches and other offensive garb while
shaking maracas surfaced. Ramsey's chief of staff, Kathleen Smith, issued a
statement expressing "deep regret" over the incident. "We made a
mistake and are very sorry," Smith wrote. "This event shows we have
much more to learn about our community." But don’t worry, because the
administration vows to train staff and engage with the campus over diversity
and racial equality issues, which doesn’t at all underscore the fact that sh*t
like this shows that these people are out of touch, ignorant and wholly unaware
of basic life truths that literally everyone should already know. Worse still,
this photo wasn’t take at some after-hours party at someone’s home where
everyone was two drinks deep into the fun, but rather at an annual Halloween
luncheon for Ramsey and members of his staff at a mansion owned by the
university. But hell, who could have imagined that a smiling Ramsey leaning on
a porch railing, wearing a sombrero and a rainbow-striped poncho trimmed in
fringe while surrounded by idiots clad mostly in black clothing with fake
mustaches and beards stuck to their faces and sombreros atop their heads would
offend anyone……….
- Fans
and Twitter trolls are having a field day and clowning him with nicknames like
Bready Tasty, but Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy doesn't care how
the pictures look. Lacy, who has become a very productive player in the NFL
despite not being the most svelte guy, has heard the talk after a few
unflattering photos from recent practices surfaced online. After Packers coach
Mike McCarthy said this week that Lacy is "bigger than he was as a rookie,"
it added fuel to the fire and Lacy felt compelled to respond. "I'm not the
smallest person," Lacy said . "Brandon Jacobs wasn't the smallest
person. (NFL Hall of Famer) Jerome Bettis wasn't the smallest person. Some
people can just play like that, not that I'm Jerome Bettis' weight or nothing
like that. I'm just saying, not everybody's meant to look like Adrian Peterson
or somebody like that." The Packers list 5-foot-11 Lacy at 234 pounds,
which is three pounds heavier than he was at the NFL scouting combine in 2013,
but his weight has been a popular target for haters since his rookie season.
When he was a 1,000-yard rusher last season, he was able to silence much of
that hate, but it amped up after he was limited to four carries for 3 yards in
the Packers' most recent game, a 27-20 win over the San Diego Chargers on Oct.
18. Despite the criticism, Lacy insisted his weight isn’t affecting him. "When I get on [the scale], it's like, 'He
cool,'" Lacy said. "If I'm not, I'm pretty sure I'll hear from the
guy upstairs," alluding to general manager Ted Thompson, who can fine
players for being overweight at the weekly weigh-ins. It’s ironic that
in the NFL, where size and bulk are a priority, that a guy is being targeted
for being too big, but such is life under the spotlight for talented
players……….
- It’s
time to stop saying that politicians don’t help people. Uruguayan President Tabare Vasquez may not preside over a world power,
but he’s proving that elected officials can in fact make a direct, positive
impact on the world. According to presidential spokesman Jose Luis Veiga,
Vasquez was traveling to France for a state visit when his flight to Paris took
a very dramatic, even movielike feel. As the plane cruised at 30,000 feet over
the Atlantic, the pilot asked over loudspeakers if a doctor was on board. Veiga
said the emergency was a 17-year-old French girl who appeared to be choking. Vasquez
and his medical team got up and assisted the girl, hailing back to his old profession as physician. Vasquez and
his medical team gave her an injection that revived the girl, who had competed
in a hockey tournament in Argentina and apparently ate a food that contained
nuts, which she is allergic to. Dealing with nut allergies six miles up in the
air has to be a lot easier than dealing with the Uruguayan national
legislature, so this incident may have been a nice break from the normal grind
for the president. Veiga said the incident "could have been very serious,”
but thanks to Vasquez and his crew, the flight was able to continue on to Paris
and one girl can thank an unlikely hero for making sure that a bag of airline
peanuts containing approximately three actual nuts inside its tiny, air-filled
interior was not her undoing……….
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