Linklater’s Liars (A-E) Is Dead
Richard Linklatercan barely catch a break this year. His filmMe & Orson Wellesfinally found marginal distribution, and hasn’t been nabbing particularly good reviews.That’s What I’m Talking About, his ‘spiritual sequel’ toDazed & Confused, couldn’t get off the ground earlier this year. And nowLiars (A-E), the film he recently set up at Miramax, is dead, too. Linklater even says thatSchool of Rock 2isn’t going anywhere. Man, someone give this guy a break!Movielinereports on the demise ofLiars (A-E), which turned into a casualty of the downsizing at Miramax.Announced in July, the film quickly attachedRebecca HallandKat Denningsto a story that would have seen the two on a road trip to retrieve stuff from Hall’s ex-boyfriends, with Obama’s inaguration in the background. The picture seemed ready to go at Miramax, with the mightyScott Rudinproducing. Now it isn’t going anywhere.
“It’s no longer happening, unfortunately,” Linklater says. “It didn’t really work out. It’s tough.” He also confirms that there’s no real movement on School of Rock 2, which keeps coming up when people talk to him and/or writer Mike White. Linklater says “Mike White was writing on it a long time ago, but it’s become dormant.“He hasn’t been very positive about that moviein general, so this isn’t really a surprise, but given other developments in ‘09, possibly still a drag.
Collider, meanwhile, talked to Linklater aboutThat’s What I’m Talking About. The good news here is that he plans to revive that one down the line. With things going the way they have been, perhaps sooner rather than later? Linklater clarifies what the movie is to him:
The problem with getting the movie made was alack of distribution interest, which seems ridiculous given the statusDazed & Confusedeventually achieved. But he didn’t have names attached (just like withDazed) so says that when he tries to make the film again, he’ll get names hooked to the project,thenraise funding. Looks like Kat Dennings has a spot open in her schedule now, just saying.
