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Tuesday
Sep152015

McD² 

JA from MNPP here with a little news tidbit to get everybody up and going this morning.

How about the news that writer-director Martin McDonogh (he of In Bruges, always In Bruges) broke yesterday in his lengthy chat with The Guardian, wherein he shared that his next movie will be called Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and it will star the formidable Best Actress winner Frances McDormand - how ya like dem apples?

Franny will play a mother at war with her hometown police after her daughter in murdered; the film is set to shoot early next year. The injection of "dead children" into storytelling does tend towards a downer, mood-wise, but something about these two, McDonagh & McDormand, they make me wonder... we should be wondering what they've got up their sleeves.

I doubt it's that straightforward as it's pretty easy imagining their sleeves stuffed with things tricky sharp and funny, actually. And I'm especially glad Martin's putting a lady front and center (and what a lady!) since Seven Psychopaths got some sausage-fest accusations lobbed its way.

Mostly though, the promise of these two artists coming together just seems immense, doesn't it?I just want it to be that, all that. Good luck, guys.

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Reader Comments (7)

He had me at The Pillowman and I've never not been a fan of Frannie, so I am fully on board.

September 15, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterCharles O

Oh man, if he can give Frances McDormand a moment as good as Ralph Fiennes' inanimate object outburst in Bruges, I will be sending him fruit baskets from now til my death.

September 15, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterMargaret

JA: Well, this is actually good news. Certainly better than an announcement of McD/McG.

September 15, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterVolvagia

McDormand is gunning for a second Lead Actress nomination.

September 15, 2015 | Unregistered Commenter3rtful

I'll watch anything with Frances McDormand.

Now that Fences is finally happening, maybe we should focus on campaigning for the film version of Good People, the play by David Lindsay-Abaire that gave her a Tony.

September 15, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterPeggy Sue

Peggy Sue - wait. does that mean you watched her TRANSFORMERS movies?

September 15, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterNATHANIEL R

Wait, what? Fences is actually happening?

ps. love McDormand

September 16, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterJones
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