- There will come a year, probably sooner than later, when
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson will appear in literally every movie that is released.
Johnson is filming movies at a breakneck pace, anchoring action movies and
comedies alike, and he’s now the leading choice to play the title role in a
reboot of classic horror movie 'The Wolfman.” You might recall that the film
was previously rebooted in 2010 with Benicio Del Toro in the title role, but
you should also recall that movie sucking exponentially and making everyone wish
it had never happened. That Hollywood is remaking a remake of a movie within
seven years is as tired and unimaginative as can be, but Universal Pictures is
looking to get Johnson on board for its own take on the movie as part of its
rebooted Monster series. Screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski will pen the script and
right now, Johnson’s presence as the headliner for the film is still being
negotiated, but he seems intent on putting out double-digit movies per year, so
the odds of him saying no would appear low. Right now, a revival of “The
Mummy,” another franchise of which Johnson has been a big part, is filming a
sequel due out next year. That reboot Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe and is
directed by Alex Kurtzman. It will be the first movie in the Monster series and
will also feature cast members Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson and Sofia
Boutella. If Johnson does sign on to play The Wolfman, he won't have much work
to do to top Del Toro’s version of the film, which currently holds a rating of
just 34 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Look for this to be the latest step in
Johnson’s quest for (movie) world domination……..
- Another week, another restaurant patron angered and
horrified to learn that their server labeled them with a derogatory team on
their bill. A Rhode Island man is the latest victim of a lazy, ignorant waiter
who decided that the easiest and most memorable way to identify a patron was
picking out something such as their race, ethnicity or an aspect of their
appearance rather than learning their name like a normal human being. Dillon
Arnold went to All Stars Bar & Grill in Warwick, R.I. with his friends and
had a good night right up to the point he received his bill. "I was
signing my slip," Arnold told. "I didn't really pay attention to it
yet, and then I just happened to read it and I saw it in the corner and I was
like, 'Wow,' and my heart just dropped." His hear dropped because the
receipt read "fatty" in the place intended for the customer's name.
Arnold went where all 21st century, tech-savvy people go with their beefs,
social media. He shared a photo of the receipt on Facebook and because body
shaming is a huge issue right now, outrage spread quickly. "[The server]
legit ID'ed me as 'fatty,' then he wouldn't admit it. They lost mine and my
friends business," Arnold wrote in his post. The blowback reached Tony
Ambrosio, the owner of the restaurant, and he reached out to Arnold in a
comment on the Facebook post. "We sincerely apologize for your negative
experience last night. It was very unprofessional to say the least. We take
full accountability for what occurred and would like to make it up to
you," Ambrosio posted. When Ambrosio found out who the offending server
was, he fired him immediately even though the idiot in question turned out to
be his son. The son is no longer allowed on the restaurant's property and both
men have reached out to Arnold, who has to this point refused to speak to them.
If only Ambrosio’s son had put in enough effort to learn Arnold’s first
name……..
- There are some rap sheets that even University of Georgia
football cannot ignore. Highly ranked recruit
Chad Clay proved as much this week after racking up his second arrest in
four months and earning a dismissal from the Georgia football program in the
process. Clay, ranked among the top 300 recruits nationally by many recruiting
services, was arrested for theft by taking and released on $1,500 bond earlier
this week. "Unfortunately, Chad will no longer be a part of our football
program," Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart said in a statement. "It is very
disappointing, and we wish him the best in his efforts to continue his
education." Smart took over the program this offseason after former
Georgia coach Mark Richt, who presided over a team that seemed to lead the
Southeastern Conference in player arrests on an annual basis, was fired. Richt
continually whiffed on booting arrested players from his roster and created a
culture in which law breaking seemed to be part of the job description. Smart
came in knowing that it would be a super idea to clean things up a bit and when
Clay and fellow Georgia freshman Julian Rochester were arrested in April on
felony charges of possessing a weapon in a school zone and second-degree
criminal damage to property, the alarm bells went off. Although the weapon was
only a BB gun, it was discovered in the two players’ dorm room by a university
housing official. Adding a theft charge to the mix proved to be the tipping
point for Clay, a cornerback from Peachtree Ridge High School in Duluth,
Georgia, who had enrolled at Georgia early and can now choose to either focus
on his education or talk another school into giving him a chance after the
legal system is done with him………
- Ah, the life of a Russian despot. Russian
dictator/President Vladimir Putin got a boost this week with the United Kingdom
voted to leave the European Union, removing one of the EU’s most critical
voices against Putin’s evil empire, but he also had to throw his weight around
in Asia be issuing menacing remarks about Mongolia's plans to build a
hydroelectric plant on a river flowing into a lake in Siberia. Putin, speaking
during a meeting with leaders of China and Mongolia in Uzbekistan's capital,
Tashkent, claimed that the prospective China-funded dam on the Selenga River
would threaten Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake. Russia v. Mongolia wouldn’t
be much of a battle, but Russia v. China is a heavyweight bout with some real
marquee power to it. Putin did offer his own (self-serving) solution by
suggesting that Russian power plants could increase electricity supply to
Mongolia instead to meet its energy needs. Putin has an unusual ally in environmental
groups who have stepped up to oppose the proposed hydropower plant project. Putin
met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia
during the two-day summit of a security alliance dominated by Russia and China
and after hearing how terrible their hydroelectric plant idea was, Xi and Tsakhia
also chatted with the Russian dictator
about a transport corridor and other infrastructure projects………
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