The Rock, Seann William Scott Team Up In 'Crappy' Movie
Credit Credit and much thanks for this goes to Marieks for this goes to Marie
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Peter Berg knows all about being caught between the Rock and a hard place. In the fall of 2001, the actor-writer-director scrapped two projects after Sept.11: one about firefighters who accidentally set a blaze while pulling off a heist; the other a small drama about a nuclear accident in the Soviet Union. "After 9/11," says Berg, "there was a backlash against anything that had to do with weapons of mass destruction." Make that non-human weapons of mass destruction. When Universal began work on a follow-up project for The Scorpion King's The Rock, it immediately went to Berg. The director of the black comedy Very Bad Things may not seem like a natural fit for the yet-to-be-titled, sweaty, ammo-filled, big-budget action pic, but "Pete has a very keen beat on guys being guys," explains producer Kevin Misher. "That's what this movie is." The film stars the wrestler otherwise known as Dwayne Johnson (above, with Berg) as a ready-to-retire bounty hunter and costars a buffed-up Seann William Scott (American Pie) as the gold-hunting renegade he's chasing. These two hunks on the run face more bombshells than Enron's chief executives. Berg doesn't seem fazed by the size of the project. "The movies I hope to make are generally bigger in scope. I don't feel overwhelmed," he adds with a smile. "And if I did, I'd never admit it."
Credit Credit and much thanks for this goes to Marieks for this goes to Marie
Credit and much thanks for this goes to Marie
Peter Berg knows all about being caught between the Rock and a hard place. In the fall of 2001, the actor-writer-director scrapped two projects after Sept.11: one about firefighters who accidentally set a blaze while pulling off a heist; the other a small drama about a nuclear accident in the Soviet Union. "After 9/11," says Berg, "there was a backlash against anything that had to do with weapons of mass destruction." Make that non-human weapons of mass destruction. When Universal began work on a follow-up project for The Scorpion King's The Rock, it immediately went to Berg. The director of the black comedy Very Bad Things may not seem like a natural fit for the yet-to-be-titled, sweaty, ammo-filled, big-budget action pic, but "Pete has a very keen beat on guys being guys," explains producer Kevin Misher. "That's what this movie is." The film stars the wrestler otherwise known as Dwayne Johnson (above, with Berg) as a ready-to-retire bounty hunter and costars a buffed-up Seann William Scott (American Pie) as the gold-hunting renegade he's chasing. These two hunks on the run face more bombshells than Enron's chief executives. Berg doesn't seem fazed by the size of the project. "The movies I hope to make are generally bigger in scope. I don't feel overwhelmed," he adds with a smile. "And if I did, I'd never admit it."