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Babylon A.D. Director Hates Babylon A.D.
By George 'El Guapo' Roush on August 27, 2008
The trades has an article on director Mathieu Kassovitz remarking about how shitty his new film is and is blaming it on Fox:Twentieth Century Fox's "Babylon A.D." was a negative pickup -- and it's turning out more negative than expected. After getting some unenthusiastic reviews, helmer Mathieu Kassovitz is seeking to distance himself from the film, which opens Friday — even though the version reviewed was the director’s international version, and Fox is not releasing the film overseas. In an interview with AMCtv.com, Kassovitz called the sci-fi thriller "pure violence and stupidity," with parts of the film resembling "a bad episode of '24.' " Sources close to the production, who likened Kassovitz to the mercurial Billy Walsh character on "Entourage," called the AMC comments just the latest in a series of headaches involving Kassovitz. Production on "Babylon A.D." was delayed three weeks for personal reasons involving Kassovitz. And Fox, like the overseas distribs, have been annoyed that the director failed to meet many of his press obligations and has instead retreated to a Caribbean island. Sources say the helmer (and sometime actor who starred in "Amelie") has fired his reps at Endeavor. The agency didn't respond to inquiries involving Kassovitz. Kassovitz, who previously helmed the Halle Berry starrer "Gothika" and French-language breakout "La Haine," told AMCtv.com that Fox was to blame for the film's subpar state, even though it is not releasing the version reviewed. "Fox was sending lawyers who were looking at all the commas and the dots," Kassovitz said in the interview. "They made everything difficult from A to Z." Fox declined comment on the Kassovitz remarks but said it is moving full steam ahead on releasing the film. The studio is optimistic because the pic is tracking well with young men; Fox is expecting an opening akin to that of Universal's "Death Race," which picked up $12.6 million in its debut weekend. Fox also noted that the film's star Vin Diesel is out fully supporting the film. At least Vin Diesel is being professional about it. Even if he thought the movie was awful, you'd never hear him say it. I don't care if studio executives and lawyers came to the set everyday and started peeing in your coffee, you need to just do the best job you can do and quit blaming everyone else. Ya, I'd be pissed too if someone was fucking with my work, but I'd shut my god damn mouth about it. And to not even go to press events, instead opting for Caribbean vacations? Ok, actually I wouldn't want to do press stuff either. I guess I can't blame you for that one. I'm sure studio interference can be a normal thing in a film's production. The studio wants to see what's going on with their project, but stop being such a Frenchie boy. Grow a pair and quit blaming everyone else if your movie sucks. Your French films might be good, but Gothika was a piece of shit. You blame the studio for that mess as well?
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Comments
Big Surprise Thu Aug 28 at 10:38 EST
I didn't need his remarks 2 know this movie will be corny. It looks and sounds like a Scifi movie that nobody would watch. Vin needs to stop making these type of flicks. Unless he went back to grass roots with Pitch Black and dealt with those monsters and his cool eyeballs.
Author: Nunya' Bizness | Permalink
jk Wed Aug 27 at 16:59 EST
Wow, Fred Durst and now K-Fed are both making movies??!!
Author: Phil | Permalink
It's your'e own fault mate Wed Aug 27 at 12:07 EST
Well he knew Fox interfere with films. He should have at least signed a final cut clause like most film-makers. So in my view he has only himself to blame with this film
Author: Richie B | Permalink
ALWAYS FOX Wed Aug 27 at 11:17 EST
Notice that Fox has a reputation for ruining properties? Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, and looks like this as well. And lets not forget the whole Watchmen ordeal.
Author: Jonathan | Permalink
Tool! Wed Aug 27 at 09:41 EST
This dude seems like an angry French tool but I must disagree that Gothika was a bad movie. I enjoyed that film!
Author: Seymour Clearly | Permalink
Well done Wed Aug 27 at 08:16 EST
Arrogance? I don´t think so. If the producers fuck the movie, he´s doing the right thing warning us about the film´s suckage.
Author: Vinnie | Permalink
ad.babylon Wed Aug 27 at 04:23 EST
his french movies are verry verry good , and he his not doing frenchie its the fox company that's doing bushieeee , trying to controle everything , i agree that you don't talk after works , you have to stay professional , and Mr.Diesel play in bad movies all the time , that way he don't talk come back home Mathieu Kassovitz
Author: blondain | Permalink