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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Pollard and Zeta-Jones in ancient Egypt?
Long story short.
Director/Producer Steven Soderbergh (Michael Clayton, Good Night and Good Luck) is planning to make a 3-D, live action, rock ‘n’ roll musical about Cleopatra.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has been approached to play the ancient Egyptian queen, while Hugh Jackman is the first choice to play Marc Antony, according to Variety.com.
It is also being reported that Dayton’s own Bob Pollard will be writing and performing the soundtrack for the film.
This rumor only makes sense because the script was written by former Guided By Voices bass player and Spin magazine journalist James Greer.
So, will GBV reunite in the name of rock n’ roll period piece musicals everywhere?
Maybe not, but I did find an interesting 2006 interview with Pollard from Popmatters.com.
In the article he is quoted in saying “I was a big fan of the early ’70s double albums like Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar.” (Both musicals.)
Although there has been no official word from Pollard on the matter, I am going to go ahead and call the rumors about his involvement in the production true.
That is considering his 2006 declaration of his love for musicals, his pre-rock star days as a school teacher, and the fact that the Egyptians were one of the first people to brew beer.
Yup, it must be true.
The 50-year-old Pollard, who earlier this month headlined the Dayton Music Fest in front of a capacity crowd at Gilly’s, is currently touring with his new band Boston Spaceships.
Speaking of the DMF: I heard from DMF founders Dan Clayton and Shawn Johnson recently. They told me that 800 - 1000 people attended the October 4th indie music festival at seven different venues downtown.
“We felt that the festival was very successful. Dan and I were unable to get around as much as we wanted because we were running doors and stages. But everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves. We have been very lucky with weather every year and the bands were great,” said Johnson.
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