The Fantastic Mr. Cocker?
Jarvis Cocker, the ex-frontman of the Britpop outfit Pulp says he’s contributing to the soundtrack of Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion animation adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Color us increasingly intrigued. There’s an engaging childlike innocence to everything Anderson does, and even seemingly to the man himself, so he seems on off-kilter yet perfect choice to be bringing the equally off-kilter Roald Dahl to life. Add Cocker to the mix and the story only gets better.
On a side-note, we scratch our heads in amusement over Vulture’s assertion of Anderson being in a recent dry spell. I know the cool kids like to insist Anderson is spinning his wheels (I was there since Bottle Rocket, man!), but The Darjeeling Limited was amazing. We should all have such ruts.
Source: Vulture via eagle-eyed Pitchfork Media who pulled the info from a Time Out Chicago interview.
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One of the few Roald Dahl books I didn’t read as a grade-schooler, but I’ve been wondering about this one for some time. Anderson was attached to it years ago. Glad to hear it’s back on his menu.
I disagree with you somewhat about Darjeeling Limited, but I agree that it’s unfair to categorize it as a “rut” he’s in. Come on.
I love Wes, I love Roald Dahl and I loved the screenplay of “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” which I read in the school holidays when I was bored, and Jarvis Cocker’s pretty cool too, so this is good news.
Turns out a lot of people disagree with me over TDL Joel, but that’s just going to have to be the cross I bear.
When you’re right Nick, you’re right. And you’re right.
I didn’t read the screenplay though.
“I know the cool kids like to insist Anderson is spinning his wheels”. Color me uncool.
I enjoyed Darjeeling, and like most of his films will do so even more with repeat viewings. I was a little underwhelmed after first seeing Life Aquatic, but now I absolutely love it.
I kind of hope Darjeeling’s reputation receives the same re-appraisal a lot of people gave Life Aquatic.
I liked Royal Tenenbaum’s right away, but it was only later that it grew into my favorite.
You didn’t’ read the screenplay coz you don’t have time to get bored…and you have self-control.
Seeing as though I didn’t join in on the Inglorious Bastards script reviews, maybe I should start the train for the Fantastic Mr Fox? So I can be cool too? [joke]
It’s almost become a cliché, but my favourite Anderson flick has been “Rushmore” forever, and I have a feeling it will stay that way unless Wes does something absolutely amazing that can blow it out of the water.
I too was on the “love” side of the “Darjeeling Limited” camp, I think it even ended up in my top ten for last year.
Oh I have plenty of time to get bored.
I’d rather here your opinion on IB than a lot of people out there my friend.
This sounds very interesting.
I thought The Life Aquatic had some missteps within it, but it was nowhere near the catastrophe so many critics and even Wes Anderson fans (at least going into it) made it out to be. I don’t think you have to be a Wes Anderson cognoscente to like it, though; in some ways it seemed like some of his biggest fans felt he had betrayed them or something.
saying no to pulp. as in hell no even…..(or would that sound better if will smith saids ‘no/hell no…’ ha ha )
and no to the ‘limited’ and yes to having no interest in seeing his supposedly better films too.
yay there’s so much ‘un’ ‘indie’ in me.and it’s only just me… :)