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EXCLUSIVE: New Line has reunited with Rock Of Ages team at Offspring Entertainment to option an untitled pitch that will do for Country & Western music what Rock of Ages did to 80s hair band anthems. The film will be scripted by Brandon Camp, whose credits include Love Happens and Dragonfly, and Offspring’s Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot will produce. Shankman directed Rock of Ages, which New Line adapted from the Broadway show, and which Warner Bros releases June 15. Offspring president Matt Smith will be executive producer, and brought in the project.
Camp will write a Nicholas Sparks-esque love story in which the characters break into C&W standards from Taylor Swift to Johnny Cash. UTA reps Camp.
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This sounds truly awful. I wouldn’t put Matt Smith in charge of walking my dog
OH DEAR – what a bunch of hacks!
You know what’s a good movie? “Country Strong.” Sold as a star vehicle for Gwyneth Paltrow (and she’s great) it’s really an ensemble piece about the pressures of being on the road as well as of fame. It surprises and you expected cookie cutter from the ads – but it wasn’t.
Mark:
You have got to be kidding or a really lame troll.
COUNTRY STRONG was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Cliche, predictable horribly acted, poorly shot. I could go on for hours but it’s not worth it.
I wouldn’t watch it again if I was stuck on a 16 hour flight to Asia and the only other option was C-SPAN.
I’m nauseous now. What a HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE “MOVIE”
(I use quotes because I’m not even sure it should be called a movie!)
Ugh. Love Happens? Really?
Let’s be nice. We all have our preferences. Nothing wrong with hitting a different market.
Nothing wrong with hitting a different market – but do it with authenticity. This sounds like one of those ideas hatched from a research deck; strategized to hit every target in the Midwest; then focus-grouped and tinkered to death until all the comment cards come in with outstanding enthusiasm. In other words, completely manufactured. That was not the spirit of the original ROCK OF AGES. At least have a little enthusiasm for the music itself.
This… will fail.
A country music film musical? Can you imagine that theater? The floor covered in tobacco spit. Entire families making out. A parking lot full of trailers and pickup trucks! It’ll be awesome.