Ice Cube is looking to get into the vigilante pain-dealing business, and David O. Russell is looking to hook him up. The pair are partnering with hopes of creating a new franchise that will recall the 70s heroes like Dirty Harry that wielded a lone gun against a corrupt world.
A personal vigilante franchise for Cube wasn’t actually the rapper’s idea! Rather, O Russell and Toby Emmerich (head of the shadow of New Line) came up with the idea and brought the Three Kings star onto the project. LA is the obvious destination but, like the story and outline, is still far from a definite choice. Cube may be looking to bring back a little crazy motherfucker into his image (it’s about time- surely they are there yet by now).
O Russell recently jumped zombie ship by leaving Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and turning his focus to Old St. Louis, a dramatic comedy with Vince Vaughn. He’s also on track to write/produce the video game film Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.
Let’s just not talk about what Ice Cube has been up to.
This is still in its conceptual infancy, so look for more details about the idea whenever everyone has time to actually put pen to paper. You do have to start wondering though if the nihilism of a lot of these classics will read today. Though I have to think there’s a hungry audience out there for Eastwood-esque antics against the scum of the world as they identify less and less with a government they see as ineffective or outright evil (the more violently-inclined end of the Secretariat crowd), I question if they’ll want it from a face like Cube’s….
Source | Deadline
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The vigilante hero just can't work with an 'actor' who has spent the majority of their career being a tough guy already, even IF they've squandered a lot of that street cred away on family films. For a vigilante movie to work, the vigilante has to be an everyman. An everyman that was already somewhat tough, admittedly, but they have to be relegated to the button-down lifestyle in order for us to buy their rage when they start lettin' off. So I guess it's more that Ice Cube can't play button-down. Even though he's soft as shit now. I have no idea; this just sounds terrible.
#1 bullshit dude, Eastwood ring a bell? Dude spent most of his career prior to Harry being a badass
or Charles Bronson?
At this point, any movie with Ice Cube being a badass would have to be EXCEPTIONALLY good to not be ironically funny. And I doubt anyone really wants to put THAT much effort into it.
I'm actually kind of excited by this idea. It'll be good to see Cube do something that doesn't make anyone who ever liked his work need dramamine, and from the standpoint of the writing there are all kinds of interesting dramatic directions Ice Cube + South Central = Dirty Harry can go. Also interesting is the thing about Vince Vaughn doing something dramatic. Remember when he wasn't sleep-walking through embarrassingly unfunny comedies and actually had potential as a leading man? David O. Russell seems to have dedicated himself to rescuing the credibility of talented actors who have lost their way. And yelling at them. I look forward to seeing the Youtube video of O. Russell getting cold-cocked by Ice Cube.
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