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Ivan Reitman has long been acknowledged as one of
[ lollywood’s most successful producer/directors. He has
directed such classic comedies as Gbostbusters, Stripes,
Twins, Dave and Kindergarten Cop. As if that was not
enough, Reitman lias also produced films such as Nation
al Lampoon's. \nimal House and last summer’s Roadtrip.
Evolution, Reitman’s new film, stars David Duchovny,
Orlandojones and Juliannc Moore. The film is a hybrid
mixture of science fiction, horror and comedy that re
lies heavily on computer-generated images.
Evolution was originally slated tor a late July release,
mt after showing the executives at DreamWorks a
rough cut, they became so excited about the film and
isked Reitman to have it ready for the second weekend
in June.
Reitman has spent everyday working on the film; ed
iting music and the special elfects, and feeling the pres
sure of having to open in a short amount of time. In an
interview with The Battalion, Reitman talked about his
new film.
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Q: When this project originally began, I had read
the spec script written by Don Jakoby was much
more of a horror-type script. Can you talk about
how the script has changed since you first read it?
A: Don Jakoby’s script, which we bought, was not a
horror movie, it was a dramatic science fiction movie with
this great idea that attracted us to it. The idea was that
something would fall to Earth with these single celled or
ganisms, which in a very short period, sort of evolved into
things more complex and became a real threat to the
Earth. It is very hard to find that kind of idea. I had been
looking to do something with CGI because I had never
really worked with it. Gbostbusters, which was like fifteen
years ago, was back in the photochemical, rubber world.
You are always looking for an interesting new thing. What
it unfortunately did not have was characters, so I worked
with Don for about half a year to sort of develop these
characters, and then I brought in two guys, David Dia
mond and David Weissman, who are really good come
dy writers, to further workout the story and characters. I
love science fiction and I have made a whole lot of science
fiction movies. I always bring a comic voice to it because
that seems to be the language that I prefer. I couldn’t see
just doing a film that would just be a dramatic story, it
would not be interesting to me.
Q: With everything that must come your way,
why did you pick something with no characters, but
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a strong idea to direct as your next film?
A: At that stage, it is not necessarily going to be
your next movie, it’s just something that is worth look
ing further at and seeing how it evolves, if you will ex
cuse the pun. This developed really well and I liked
the scenes. It took on the scale that I was looking for.
I really liked the work that I could do with the actors
and I like to be able to do these types of things against
a larger-scale special effects background. I like to try
to do these different kinds of things rather than what
you would see in a normal science fiction movie. For
me, that is the challenge.
Q: You have the computer generated special ef
fects and you have the comedy, but you also have
some not-so-funny moments, some dark moments.
How do you balance all the elements of this film?
A: People die in this movie and also
there are genuinely scary moments. It’s
hard to answer that question on this movie
because I am not finished yet. I hope that I
balance all those things right. You want it
to be moving along at a real breezy-like
way. That is a real good word for this
movie, it is the breeziest of my films. It is
not as funny as some of my other films, but
I think the character work is about as good
as I have done. In terms of all the scary
parts, it seems to be working really well. It
is hard to tell though until I get to the end
and I am not there yet. In terms of how well
it is going to work out, the early signs are
optimistic. I am proud of the work done
between Orlando and David. It just func
tions a lot of different ways.
Q: What do you look for in a script?
You must get scripts all the time, so
what criteria do you have when you go
through them?
A: I’m looking for something fresh,
something intriguing and something that
I would like to spend a year of my time
photosTourtesy of dreamworks with. That is very rare.
People in the News
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[Ripa takes maternity leave
WASHINGTON (AP) — Regis
’hilbin will have an-
)ther round of new
:o-hosts on his morn-
jmg talk show, at least
for a little while.
Philbin's sidekick,
^elly Ripa of the ABC
soap opera "All My
"hildren," is going
>n maternity leave. ripa
Her last day is Friday, and she'll be
gone just four weeks.
"Everybody's raising their eyebrows
about that," he told AP Radio. "She's
welcome to take six or eight or how
many she needs. We understand, you
know, but she wants to do it in four."
In the meantime, Philbin said, a se
ries of college students will fill in on the
syndicated "Live with Regis & Kelly."
Ripa, 30, and her husband, "All My
Children" co-star Mark Consuelos, al
ready have a 3-year-old son, Michael
Joseph. She replaced Kathie Lee Gifford
as Philbin's co-host in February.
Mattel to market Cher doll
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — For
many doll collectors, it's a dream come
true — Cher, immortalized in plastic.
First seen on an episode of the NBC
sitcom "Will Sc Grace," a Cher doll
made by Mattel Inc. will be dancing
onto store shelves in the next couple
of weeks and the doll world is in a
frenzy.
Dressed in a lavender halter dress
ensemble designed by Bob Mackie,
Mattel's latest celebrity doll was the
centerpiece of a "Will Sc Grace" episode
last November, which featured a
cameo appearance by Cher.
After the show aired, doll stores and
Mattel's Web sites were bombarded
with inquiries about how to buy the
doll, which will be priced at $39.95.
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TTe TTere the Mulvaneys
Joyce Carol Oates
Published by Plume
Joyce Carol Oates’ novel
We Were the Mulvaneys trans
ports the reader into the tur
bulent life and times of the
Mulvaney family. With Oates’
thorough personal descrip
tions of the family members
including the father, Michael,
mother, Corinne and their
children, Mike Jr., Patrick,
Marianne and Judd, it is easy
for readers to quickly connect
with at least one character.
The story of the Mulvaney
family is told from Judd’s
point of view, the youngest
child. His perspective is not an
easy story to read and should
not be considered light. The
book circles around the sexu
al assault of Marianne on the
night of her senior prom and
its aftermath.
Oates leads the reader
through a story of negative
and positive family moments.
However, the main conflict of
the story is not between Mar
ianne and her assailant, but
between Marianne and her fa
ther. Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
struggles with the fact that a
single night tears his family’s
life apart.
After months of trying to
deal with the assault,
Michael refuses to speak to
his daughter and sends her to
live with her aunt, which
starts a string of negative
consequences. After Mari
anne leaves, she develops
anorexia and loses her self
esteem almost completely.
The oldest son, Michael Jr.,
leaves the family to join the
Marines, Patrick, the middle
son leaves home for college,
and Michael Sr. turns to alco
hol to ease the pain of his fam
ily’s demise. It takes him near
ly twenty years to speak to his
daughter again.
See Oates on Page 4.
JOYCE CAROL OATES
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