I still feel stupid about it, but the first Charlie’s Angels movie actually caught me by surprise. I enjoyed it, I thought it was fun, lighthearted and Crispin Glover rocked in it. Now, everyone knows that the sequel completely sucked, so it’s for the best that Bill Murray wasn’t there to reprise his role as Bosley. I’ve heard several explanations gives for why he wasn’t there… but while surfing around the web this evening I came across this:

Bill Murray and Lucy Liu didn’t get along on the set of the first Charlie’s Angels. Bill was always uncomfortable around her and nobody knew why until one day a huge fight erupted between the two while they were filming a scene. People Magazine reported the Bill ‘loudly complained about her technique.’ People was being gentle.

What actually transpired was much more intense. Bill Murray stopped a scene in progress and pointed to Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu saying in order, “I get why you’re here, and you’ve got talent….but what in the hell are you doing here. You can’t act!” At that, Liu blew her lid and attacked Murray, wildly throwing punches. The actors had to be separated to opposite corners of the room while they lobbed verbal hand grenades at each other.

With a Columbia Pictures gun to their heads, both actors would publicly downplay in incident but insiders know better. Bill Murray would not do any sequel with Liu attached and was subsequently replaced by Bernie Mac.

HAHA! Ok, I love Bill Murray to the point of man crush… but that really was a son-of-a-bitch thing to say to a person you’re there working with. And you gotta admire the balls Lucy Lui has to not take shit from anyone… including the immortal Bill Murray… and will take swings at any mother fucker bitching her in front of her co-workers.

Still… Murray is hilarious. (source: Derober)

Haha. Two Slashfilm readers have already informed me that they wouldn’t be commenting on this poster before it was even posted. Wow. Mirroring his brilliant take on comedy, auteur/brand Tyler Perry has put a modern spin on the Rorschach Test with this new teaser for September’s The Family That Preys. The film stars Kathy Bates and KaDee Strickland. I don’t think Madea appears at the end, so $50 million theatrical seems questionable. The poster’s polite mantra: “Follow your heart. But watch your back.”

Our friends at Cinematical got first dibbs. They report, “the art sorta plays tricks with your head if you stare at it long enough.” If this kind of optical “trick” appeared in Mallrats, the film would have been 50 minutes shorter.

Discuss: Art, dancing, The New Yorker, $15 cabernet, Tyler Perry’s A Family That Preys

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The Internet: “I just knew after Wanted made a killing, pun intended, that Hollwood would greenlight more comic book movies about assassins. I just knew it, so I’m blogging about it. ‘Cause I’m psychic.” Anyhow, Matthew Fox (Lost, Racer X) is in deep talks to star as the title hit man in Billy Smoke, one of those movies based on a comic book that hasn’t been released yet like Cowboys & Aliens. No director is attached. Here’s the logline:

Story centers on an elite hit man who’s nearly killed during a botched job and realizes that his only way to find redemption is to rid the world of all assassins.

More promising is that Billy Smoke was sparked from the brain of writer B. Clay Moore, the co-creator of Image’s excellent ongoing series Hawaiian Dick (yes, recommended). Also kicking ass is Oni Press, which has adaptations like Scott Pilgrim with Michael Cera, The Last Call and Moore’s own Hollywood spy spoof Leading Man, in the movie oven, and will publish Smoke next year. No teaser art is available. Anyone remember when Johnny Knoxville was attached to New Line’s adaptation of Hawaiian Dick? Daltry Calhoun aside, I still think he could have pulled it off to a T. Bummer it didn’t happen.

via Variety

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We all know that Eddie Murphy will end up on screen again—whether as a jivin’ animal, an obese person near a pool, in a third sequel to June ’09’s awful-sounding NowhereLand, or (hail mary) Inglorious Bastards. But the man who made Buckwheat even bunnier just announced to Extra (classy) that he’s throwing in the towel when it comes to feature films…

“I have close to 50 movies and it’s like, why am I in the movies?” he said, adding, “I’ve done that part now. I’ll go back to the stage and do standup.”

All for it. A (hypothetical) HBO-special with a rowdy blessing from Chris Rock is just what the guy needs. But what about Murphy’s planned Beverly Hills Cop 4 with Brett Ratner and a guy dressed up as “PG” who is required to wave and wave…

Murphy, 47, said that while a “Beverly Hills Cop 4″ flick was in the works, he didn’t want to do it, because “the movie wasn’t ready to be done.”

But will he still make it anyhow? Murphy’s tiny alien family comedy, Meet Dave (above), opens and possibly flops on July 11th, and he’s currently filming A Thousand Words with Brian Robbins, who directed Meet Dave and Norbit and, uh, Good Burger and The Show concert film with Biggie Smalls. Yeah, it’s probably hopeless, unless there’s a Rosetta Stone for the F-word. Oh yeah, it’s called Eddie Murphy Raw. Hopeless.

via FirstShowing

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Of all the major hits that are coming out this summer, Hellboy doesn’t seem to be on the top of the lists for anyone. Its not on the top of mine, but it is in my top 5. Hellboy was an awesome movie and even the animated features released to hold us over were great. Now we have Hellboy 2:The Golden Army on its way very soon and I couldn’t be more excited!

ShockTillYouDrop gives us SEVEN clips to whet your appetite.

Go to ShockTillYouDrop to see the rest!

Of all the major hits that are coming out this summer, Hellboy doesn’t seem to be on the top of the lists for anyone. Its not on the top of mine, but it is in my top 5. Hellboy was an awesome movie and even the animated features released to hold us over were great. Now we have Hellboy 2:The Golden Army on its way very soon and I couldn’t be more excited!

ShockTillYouDrop gives us SEVEN clips to whet your appetite.

Go to ShockTillYouDrop to see the rest!

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen seems to have accidentally leaked out a poster for the upcoming film. Its not official, but the image isnt being pulled, so this might just be the first of many posters to come out. Out less than a year from now, we should start seeing promotional material tidal wave very soon.

It doesn’t rock my socks, but its ok. So the speculation begins. Is this Megatron/Galvatron? Or is this the fabled “The Fallen” character? Who do you think it is?

Via FilmSchoolRejects

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen seems to have accidentally leaked out a poster for the upcoming film. Its not official, but the image isnt being pulled, so this might just be the first of many posters to come out. Out less than a year from now, we should start seeing promotional material tidal wave very soon.

It doesn’t rock my socks, but its ok. So the speculation begins. Is this Megatron/Galvatron? Or is this the fabled “The Fallen” character? Who do you think it is?

Via FilmSchoolRejects

Thar she blows. Not Tera Patrick, the NY Post’s equally shameless Page Six, which reports that the porn starlet is in talks with Quentin Tarantino for his remake of Faster, Pussycat, Kill! Kill! Back in January, you may remember that the Post’s Liz Smith reliably dished that Britney Spears, Eva Mendes and Kim Kardashian were all set to star in this forthcoming project, one that seemingly exists inside a dingleberry-shaped galaxy owned by Rupert Murdoch. Patrick expressed her thanks for the consideration, which was disclosed via an anonymous inside source, of course…

“It would be the hottest remake ever, and I’m honored to be considered,” Patrick told Page Six. “I was built for this part.”

The rumor is already making the online rounds like a graphic swap. Tarantino is currently in pre-production on his WW2-meets-Our Dreams-meets-“modern” film, Inglorious Bastards. Recently, The RZA said he’s still in contact with QT about Kill Bill, but noted that the auteur’s been on a reclusive writer’s binge as of late. Hey, maybe he’s been on the hamburger phone with Patrick’s burger as well. We’ll be sure to keep you updated.

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Thar she blows. Not Tera Patrick, the NY Post’s equally shameless Page Six, which reports that the porn starlet is in talks with Quentin Tarantino for his remake of Faster, Pussycat, Kill! Kill! Back in January, you may remember that the Post’s Liz Smith reliably dished that Britney Spears, Eva Mendes and Kim Kardashian were all set to star in this forthcoming project, one that seemingly exists inside a dingleberry-shaped galaxy owned by Rupert Murdoch. Patrick expressed her thanks for the consideration, which was disclosed via an anonymous inside source, of course…

“It would be the hottest remake ever, and I’m honored to be considered,” Patrick told Page Six. “I was built for this part.”

The rumor is already making the online rounds like a graphic swap. Tarantino is currently in pre-production on his WW2-meets-Our Dreams-meets-“modern” film, Inglorious Bastards. Recently, The RZA said he’s still in contact with QT about Kill Bill, but noted that the auteur’s been on a reclusive writer’s binge as of late. Hey, maybe he’s been on the hamburger phone with Patrick’s burger as well. We’ll be sure to keep you updated.

Discuss: “I was built for this part.”

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