Rumored Ginger Lynn Biopic (Christopher Nolan, 20??)

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Rumored Ginger Lynn Biopic (Christopher Nolan, 20??)

#1 Post by mfunk9786 » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:42 pm

It's a gossip blog, of course, but Crazy Days and Nights has connected Christopher Nolan and a heap of big acting names to a lengthy January 2018 blind item about an in-development studio film concerning the crazy story of 80s porn star Ginger Lynn's life. No word, of course, whether the project is still happening, but it sounds fascinating and there's still no word on what Nolan's doing next. Would certainly explain why we haven't heard a peep about his next project if this actually exists and is under such tight lock and key. But I'll believe it when I see it.

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#2 Post by Big Ben » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:51 pm

Now that would be very interesting to see. Nolan hasn't made many "adult" films in his career and if he is indeed making a film about a porn star I'd be very interested in seeing what he'd do with it. Wondering now if he'll find a way to obscure poor Tom Hardy's voice and face again (I jest I jest.).

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#3 Post by dda1996a » Mon Dec 10, 2018 5:35 pm

Sexuality seems so out of Nolan's interests I can't see it, which makes interested if it's real

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#4 Post by mfunk9786 » Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:19 pm

It seems as though, based on the description of the project in that item, Lynn's sexuality is way beside the impetus for making the film

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#5 Post by FrauBlucher » Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:42 pm

If it matters any, Lynn had a two year relationship with Charlie Sheen in the 80s, which included drug rehab for the couple.

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#6 Post by connor » Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:23 am

I checked online and didn't come up with anything about Ginger Lynn being a lawyer or on the run from the mob. From what I understand about that site, it's long sprinkled in some legit Hollywood gossip over the years with a lot of pure fabrication. Pretty sure it's bullshit.

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#7 Post by dda1996a » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:05 am

mfunk9786 wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:19 pm
It seems as though, based on the description of the project in that item, Lynn's sexuality is way beside the impetus for making the film
I didn't read it when I commented. It doesnt in way, but I still think Nolan views femininity as a type and I don't think avoiding sexuality as part of past is an option. But I'm interested

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#8 Post by mfunk9786 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:00 pm

connor wrote:
Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:23 am
I checked online and didn't come up with anything about Ginger Lynn being a lawyer or on the run from the mob. From what I understand about that site, it's long sprinkled in some legit Hollywood gossip over the years with a lot of pure fabrication. Pretty sure it's bullshit.
It is absolutely possible (probable?) that it's bullshit. And Lynn fits the description of the person in that thread quite well, but I suppose it could always be someone else

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#9 Post by domino harvey » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:22 pm

No one, ever wrote:If there's one thing I demand from my porn star biopics, it's fidelity to the truth

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#10 Post by tenia » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:34 pm

In any case, it'll be interesting to see if Nolan can write a female character with enough depth, because so far, it's hard to find one in its filmography (the worst probably being Cotillard's characters in Inception and TDKR).

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#11 Post by domino harvey » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:40 pm

I wrote about it in the thread for those movies, but I think Anne Hathaway's Catwoman is much more interesting than most give credit (or don't, I guess)-- certainly she's a matched fit for Bale's juvenile Bruce Wayne. But then again, I quite enjoyed that film's superhero take on Delmer Daves' youth narratives

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#12 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:51 pm

I thought they should have made her (or maybe Cotillard's character) older. Give Wayne an older woman to project some of his mommy issues on, make it more of a psychological thriller. I found Hathaway a little too frigid compared to how Pfieffer (and my memories of the character from the TV show) pulled it off. She was way better in Interstellar though.

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#13 Post by domino harvey » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:54 pm

I keep forgetting Interstellar-- that's got two strong female characters. I don't think the accusation stands across his work

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#14 Post by mfunk9786 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:57 pm

No, but one thing we can all agree on (as dda alluded to) is that sexuality is not his strong suit. I can't think of a single "sexy" moment in his entire oeuvre, so it'll be interesting what the approach will be here. Considering the names listed in the item, it will probably be avoided/subverted to an unexpected degree anyway

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#15 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:00 pm

domino harvey wrote:
Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:54 pm
I keep forgetting Interstellar-- that's got two strong female characters. I don't think the accusation stands across his work
Two characters across three strong performances no less.

I'd say that if Cotillard's character is written rather thin in Inception then it was perhaps by design since she only exists in Dom's head. It's a supporting role, but Ellen Page's character was a very strong one I'd say.

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Rumored Ginger Lynn Biopic (Christopher Nolan, 20??)

#16 Post by Mr Sausage » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:07 pm

The Rachel Dawes character in the first Batman is interesting, too, not only for refusing to be the hero’s love interest, but actually being a stronger influence on Batman’s ethos than either his father or Ra’s Al Ghul. He spends the whole first movie trying to live up to her example. If the character doesn’t register overmuch it’s because Katie Holmes was only adequate in the role. Maggie Gyllenhaal has a stronger presence, but the character is sidelined somewhat in the second one.

The Carrie-Anne Moss character is very interesting in Memento. On the surface of the narrative she’s a basic femme fatale, going from helping to manipulating the hero. But the narrative is running backwards. Allowed to run normally, her temporal progression reveals interesting layers of emotion to her character.


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#17 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:06 pm

Hilary Swank and (particularly) Maura Tierney come out better than the counterparts to their characters in the original Insomnia.

Perhaps the one (by process of elimination at this point) with the weakest female characters is The Prestige. Scarlett Johansson comes out okay I think, but not particularly memorable.

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#18 Post by knives » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:27 pm

Though even there Rebecca Hall's character has some interesting moments and purpose for the narrative.

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#19 Post by Brianruns10 » Wed Dec 12, 2018 11:44 am

This story will look spectacular in 70mm Imax.

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