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26 November 2009 2:15 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The first sign things were going wrong on the set of Divine Rapture was when Marlon Brando shaved his head. But that was the least of the film's troubles

If all the roads in Ireland were to converge at a final destination, you would probably find yourself in Ballycotton, Co Cork. A tiny village on a rocky headland, it is as removed and cosy as its name suggests. Its harbour is stocked with a colourful fishing fleet and traditional music seeps from the pubs on Main Street. Despite an annual running marathon that passes through the town, it is slow-paced, sleepy, and cocooned from the outside world. But although 200-ft cliffs keep the Atlantic at bay and an offshore lighthouse looks out for danger, nothing could protect Ballycotton from nature's cruellest force: Hollywood.

Back in 1995, Johnny Depp, Debra Winger, and Marlon Brando rolled into town to make a film called Divine Rapture. »

11 June 2009 10:26 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

If you were wondering what Justin Theroux was doing after he finished writing Iron Man 2, you should mind your own business. But if you're curious what he's working on, we can probably fill you in. Since we've been camped outside of his house with a pair of binoculars that Neil got from a box of Frosted Flakes. They don't have much range, but theyyyy're great for hiding in plain sight. According to Variety, and our spy log, Universal has just hired the Tropic Thunder writer to direct the comedy Chief Ron - the story of a man who fakes a Native American heritage in order to start a casino. I was really excited to hear they were doing a sequel to the hilarious, Kurt Russell masterpiece Captain Ron, but apparently that's not what this movie is. The concept is based off the real-life story of the very-Aryan-looking Ron Roberts, although »

- Cole Abaius

4 March 2009 9:50 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

From the Department of Ill-Advised Biopics this week comes news of a movie based on the life story of John Z. DeLorean, the inventor of the DeLorean Dmc-12 sports car. The futuristic car is best-known for being featured as the time machine in the Back To The Future trilogy, but also has a strong community of fans based on its unique look and stainless steel construction. According to Variety, the movie is being produced by David Permut (Face/Off, Captain Ron) and Steve Lee Jones. I can only assume they're hoping the Back To The Future connection attracts some attention, because I don't know that this will necessarily make for a compelling movie. DeLorean was an engineer who worked his way up »

- Sean

3 articles from 2009