James Caan leaves 'Nailed'

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April 23, 2008
Published 4/22/2008 by findthefunnywire at findthefunnyWIRE.com
... NONSENSE Caan quits Nailed over a cookie - Hollywood Reporter Open Mike Night for politicians? - New York Times Has Canada run out of funny guys? - Toronto Sun The Fonz names Russell Brand his successor - The Sun     EVERYTHING ELSE Comedies clutter spring box office - Variety Buy the book that inspired the doc: Black Comedians on Black Comedy - ...

Caan Argues with Russell Over Cookie, Leaves "Nailed"
Published 4/23/2008 at FilmWad
... The Hollywood Reporter says that Caan was doing his first of two days work on the set of Russell's "Nailed," which follows a character, played by Jessica Biel, who "gets a nail lodged in her head and travels to Washington to fight for better health care." Caan was to play the Speaker of the House of Representatives who chokes to death on a cookie (clearly paralleling President Bush's near-miss with a pretzel a few years ago). THR ...

Jeremy Piven to Hug It Out Onstage
Published 4/23/2008 at Vulture
... yet, but if you've been playing the David O. Russell Set-Dispute Drinking Game™, chug a bonus bottle of beer because it happened on Caan's first day of shooting. [HR] ...

Sugar Bits — Star Jones Files For Divorce From Al Reynolds
Published 4/23/2008 by PopSugar at POPSUGAR -- Insanely addictive.
... after a disagreement with controversial director David O. Russell over how to properly act out choking on a cookie. — Hollywood Reporter ...

Nobody Tells Jimmy Caan How To Choke
Published 4/23/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... comedy Nailed . What was the reason for the dispute? "The trouble started Wednesday on the first of Caan's two days of shooting the role of a U.S. speaker of the house who chokes to death on a cookie. Russell asked him to cough as he choked, but Caan argued that the character couldn't cough and choke to death at the same time. Russell suggested that they shoot it both ways, but the actor expressed distrust that his version would be considered and left the South Carolina set." [ THR , ...

Creative differences.
Published 4/23/2008 by Alison Willmore at IFC: Indie Eye
James Caan has left David O. Russell's political comedy "Nailed." From the Hollywood Reporter: The trouble started Wednesday on the first of Caan's two days of shooting the role of a U.S. speaker of the house who chokes to death on a cookie. Russell asked him to cough as he choked, but Caan argued that the character couldn't cough and choke to death at the same time. Russell suggested that they shoot it both ways, but the actor expressed distrust that his version would be considered and left the South Carolina set. A ...

Cookie Monster: Caan Walks Off Set After Snack Dispute
Published 4/24/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two clashed over a scene with a cookie. Caan’s character, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, was supposed to choke to death on a cookie. Caan felt that someone couldn’t choke and cough at the same time. Russell offered to shoot it both ways, with coughing and without, but Caan didn’t trust his non-cough version would have a chance and walked off the set. ...

James Caan Quit “Nailed” Over A… Cookie?
Published 4/24/2008 by Rick at TunaFlix
... differences” were used in the same sentence it referred to an obscenity-laced temper tantrum aimed at Lily Tomlin, you could be forgiven for imagining all sorts of crazy scenarios following last week’s news that James Caan had walked off the set of their new movie Nailed after a fight with the director. But could you ever have imagined the two got into an argument over a cookie? According to The Hollywood Reporter: “The trouble started Wednesday on the first of ...