Children who are fascinated with snakes, planes, the mafia and Samuel Jackson are going to be disappointed this summer. Hollywood Reporter has a great article about Snakes on a Plane and how intense fan interest has motivated New Line to do reshoots that will elevate the Threat Level of the campy thriller from PG-13 to R. Producers insist that the movie would most likely get an R-rating anyway, so why not have more fun with the story. The best part about the Reporter story is its analysis of the fan interest in this project. The movie, which is directed by David Ellis, was never expected to have this much hype. It seems the title of the movie alone has created a groundswell of support for the film. I really liked Ellis' Cellular so maybe this will catapault the perrenial Second-Unit Director into having some hollywood clout.
And about Snakes on a Plane? Well I was pretty excited about the movie too until recent previews revealed many many poorly rendered CGI snakes. This is something I will never understand about Hollywood filmmaking. I am sure that the cost of creating a shitty looking CGI snake is probably 10 times as much as just putting a real snake on the set. So the sad thing about Snakes on a Plane? Well we won't actually be getting that many snakes on the plane.
