EDITORIAL: Oh, My God! (5/5/98)
They hired Schumacher! You bastards!Variety reports that Joel Schumacher, who, were there any justice, would be annoyed that Jim Varney isn't returning his calls, has signed to produce, write, and direct "Flawless".
One can only assume that, via Hollywood Logic, if Schumacher has proven he's incapable of each task singly, giving him all three to do at once is a stroke of genius.
And what brilliant idea is our boy Joel bringing to the silver screen? What concept is so compelling that it justifies a triple Schumacher? This movie is about, and I quote, "a retired security guard who suffers a stroke and must take singing lessons from a drag queen as a way to rehabilitate himself." Pause and reflect on this for a moment. I'll be back when you're done screaming.
Feel better? Proving that he's never seen "Batman and Robin", Robert DeNiro has signed to play the role of said guard. This should pose a challenge for Schumacher (much like, oh, tying his shoes), since it'll be the first time in years he's worked with an actor.
