AUTEURS
ASSEMBLE!
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
AND NANCY
MEYERS
JOIN
FORCES FOR “SOMETHING GOT
IMPLANTED”
by
Bennett Campbell Ferguson
In Hollywood, mixing genres is
often considered to be risky, or even dangerous. But that’s exactly what Nancy Meyers and
Christopher Nolan intend to do. As of
yesterday, the two directors have confirmed that they will co-direct the new
film “Something Got Implanted,” which they describe as a “sci-fi romance about
love, life, and the distortion of reality.”
The film will star Diane Keaton as Jane Simpson, a
divorced novelist struggling to complete her long-gestating memoir while
preparing her daughter for college. But
then, everything changes with the arrival of Jane’s ex-husband Ray Cobb
(Michael Caine), an amoral scientist who manipulates Jane by placing a computer
chip in her head. As a result, Jane
begins to hallucinate and lose her grasp on both sanity and morality.
Upon announcing this unusual project, Ms. Meyers and Mr.
Nolan agreed to answer a few short questions about the film (which this critic
transcribed from online coverage). Intriguingly,
the two directors supplied somewhat different answers when asked about the
picture’s story and tone. “It will be a gentle
and witty comedy,” Ms. Meyers stated.
“It’s about how old loves come back to haunt us, often when we most need
to move on. We hope the result will be
warm and human and entertaining.” “But
with some very dark undertones,” Mr. Nolan interjected softly. “There will be one particularly intense scene
in which we will cut between Jane’s mind and the real world and Cobb’s mind and
the real world and back again several times.”
At this point, he paused thoughtfully.
“We really want to use this fantastic story as a chance to explore the
possibilities of a radically fragmented narrative.”
In addition to Ms. Keaton and Mr. Caine, the film will
feature Miley Cyrus as Jane’s daughter and Cillian Murphy as an unbalanced real
estate mogul who wears a bag over his head.
“That’s of great thematic import, the bag,” Mr. Nolan explained to the
press. “It symbolizes the elusiveness of
truth in the film.” At this point during
the questionnaire, Ms. Meyers could clearly be seen glaring at her co-director.
It may seem unlikely that two directors as different as
Ms. Meyers and Mr. Nolan would collaborate on a single project—after all, the former
is best known for romantic comedies such as “What Women Want,” whereas the
latter’s career has been centered on blockbusters like the “Dark Knight”
trilogy and “Inception.” But the
filmmakers’ mutual friend, composer Hans Zimmer, insists that the Meyers-Nolan
team up is a match made in heaven. “They
are completely different in terms of their styles, their personalities, and
their work habits,” he explained. “But they
share a key commonality.” When asked to
explain what this key commonality is, Mr. Zimmer frowned and answered, “It’s
self evident, I believe.”
Sadly, Mr. Zimmer’s busy schedule will prevent him from
scoring “Something Got Implanted.” But
he’s not worried. “I recommended a
friend of mine!” he said excitedly at the press conference. “Loof Lirpa, a true genius and a
visionary. He’s eccentric, but you can
probably tell that from his name. The
really funny thing is that when spelled backwards, ‘Loof Lirpa’ looks a lot like
‘April Fool’!”
HAPPY
APRIL FOOL’S DAY, FRIENDS!
~The
Healthy Orange Gang J
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