Chinatown 3?

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by: Mike Sampson Nov. 7, 2007

Apparently Jack Nicholson is ready to bring us down. He's gonna bring us down to CHINATOWN. Again. The legendary actor told MTV in an interview that he "certainly would consider" starring as Jake Gittes in another CHINATOWN movie. He told them that he and Robert Towne had plans for a trilogy but only THE TWO JAKES got off the ground. He revealed the third film was titled GITTES VS. GITTES (Um, Jack? Terrible title bro...) and would've been about Gittes' divorce. Says Nicholson, "It was meant to be set in 1968 when no-fault divorce went into effect in California...The secrecy of Meg Tilly’s character was somehow to involve the most private person in California, Howard Hughes." Ahh. Nicholson goes on to explain that the CHINATOWN films were set to be elemental with the first obviously about water and the second about fire. The third, with Howard Hughes, would have been about air. Why not just skip the CHINATOWN movies and make CAPTAIN PLANET? In any event, Jack's "certainly would consider" isn't exactly a ringing endorsement for the movie happening anytime soon but it's at least something to think about what could have been. Click here to head to MTV to read all about it. Nicholson stars in THE BUCKET LIST, which hits theaters in late December.

Source: MTV

Extra Tidbit: Tom Cruise was originally slated to voice Captain Planet in the cartoons.

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Skellington
10:08PM on 11/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Well, it was always meant to be a trilogy, back in the late 80's they were set to make both sequels, but like the article said, only one of them got made. I hope they get to make it this time, and I think Nicholson should get behind the camera again, like he did for The Tow Jakes, which was a decent sequel, while it was nothing compared to the original.
Well, it was always meant to be a trilogy, back in the late 80's they were set to make both sequels, but like the article said, only one of them got made. I hope they get to make it this time, and I think Nicholson should get behind the camera again, like he did for The Tow Jakes, which was a decent sequel, while it was nothing compared to the original.
 
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HoyleHaw
2:28PM on 11/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I was all set to tear a knew asshole for somebody. Which is seriously not my style, particularly for someone as iconic as Nicholson.

As it is this is just amusing What If type stuff. And since there honestly isn't any way I know of to destroy the masterpiece that is "Chinatown", I don't honestly know what my reaction is.

I guess I just don't like the idea of lumpin...
I was all set to tear a knew asshole for somebody. Which is seriously not my style, particularly for someone as iconic as Nicholson.

As it is this is just amusing What If type stuff. And since there honestly isn't any way I know of to destroy the masterpiece that is "Chinatown", I don't honestly know what my reaction is.

I guess I just don't like the idea of lumping it together with movies like Jurassic Park and The Mummy, and calling it "Chinatown 3." That's honestly what I thought of at first, that they were gonna cheapen the whole film (er, franchise).
 
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Balboa6
1:03PM on 11/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Bring It On
I love China Town and its sequel and I love Jack Nicholson, so I would be thrilled to have a third installment.
I love China Town and its sequel and I love Jack Nicholson, so I would be thrilled to have a third installment.