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Hot on the heels of a different announcement
about Werner Herzog's collaboration with Nic Cage comes words of an
even stranger paring.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that a film
co-written by Herzog and his longtime assistant director Herbert Golder will be
produced by David Lynch and his Absurda production company.
My Son, My Son is based on the true story of a man
who, based upon a play by Sophocles, kills his mother with a sword. Lynchian
enough already, the film will tell the story in a flashback structure. Also
following Lynch's style, it will be shot in DV rather than film. My
Son was actually delayed in order for Herzog to work with Cage while
his schedule allows. He'll also be tight on shooting afterwards, since he's
signed on to shoot The Piano Tuner this fall. With his
documentary Encounters at the End of the World out this
summer, even for Herzog, 2008 is one prolific year.
As odd a collaboration as Herzog and Lynch may be (and trust us, it's odd),
even more unlikely comes the announcement that Lynch and Absurda will be
working on a film with Alejandro Jodorowsky. Best known for his series of
surreal, mind-bending Fando y Lis, El
Topo and The Holy Mountain, Jodorowsky hasn't
made a film since 1990. Jodorowsky certainly shares a lot more common ground
with Lynch, but hearing of any new project by the Chilean 79-year-old is a bit
incredible.
Jodorowsky's film will be the metaphysical gangster movie King
Shot. Already guaranteed to be NC-17 (no surprise given his earlier
works), the film features Marilyn Manson as a 300-year old pope and will star
Nick Nolte.
Meanwhile, Lynch is spending any time he's not producing on his own project
according to Hollywood Today. A "Lynch-esque documentary," (as if he could
direct any other kind), it's a road movie where he speaks with regular folks on
the meaning of life and discusses the '60s with Donovan and John Hagelin. Looks
like these days Lynch may be just as busy as Herzog.
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Related links:
Feature: Werner Herzog: The Tests and Trials of Men
WernerHerzog.com
Feature: 'A Damn Fine Cup of Coffee: David Lynch's Strange Brew
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You mention Jodorowsky's early works, but fail to mention the title of the film he made in 1990, the incomparable 'Santa Sangre.' I have seen all of Jodorowsky's films, and Santa Sangre, in my opinion, is by far his most mature and - dare I say - watchable film.
I am VERY excited about these two collaborations.