MEL GIBSON, JODIE FOSTER AND OTHER STARS PUT OSCAR IN ITS PLACE ROCK POSTER INSIDE! canada’s #1 movie magazine in canada’s #1 theatres march 2002 | volume 3 | number 3 PAUL GROSS LEADS MEN WITH BROOMS JOHN LEGUIZAMO SPEAKS FOR ICE AGE BEST BETS FOR OSCAR ROCK DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSONKING TALKS ABOUT LEAPING FROM THE! WRESTLING RING TO HOLLYWOOD FOR THE SCORPION KING $3.00 plus NEW VIDEO AND DVD | HOROSCOPE | WEB | MUSIC | VIDEOGAMES | CARLA COLLINS contents Famous | volume 3 | number 3 | 38 28 18 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS COLUMNS 18 GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT 06 EDITORIAL 08 HEARSAY Great White Hunk Paul Gross makes Gwyneth earns a few coins his directorial debut with, of all things, 10 SHORTS a romantic “dramedy” about curling. Darth meets Gandalf, movies shooting 36 LINER NOTES Here, the former Due South star talks in Canada and Edmonton’s Local Alanis Morissette goes it alone on about his fear of being behind the Heroes film fest her new album camera for Men with Brooms, and the challenge of making popular Canadian 12 THE BIG PICTURE 38 NAME OF THE GAME films | By Marni Weisz The Time Machine, Resident Evil, Sonic battles back We Were Soldiers, The Panic Room 26 LEG WORK and Full Frontal hit theatres 40 BIT STREAMING Never-predictable actor and cartoon Steal this article. We dare you buff John Leguizamo talks about 16 THE PLAYERS putting his voice behind the animated What’s the deal with Jon Stewart adventure Ice Age | By Earl Dittman and Guy Pearce? 28 IN SEARCH OF OSCAR 32 TRIVIA Stop! Don’t place that Oscar bet until Name Ice Cube’s first screenplay you’ve seen which 2001 films got the nod from the AFI, the Toronto Film 34 ON THE SLATE Critics and the Golden Globes Tarantino gets back to work, Altman reunites with some old pals COVER STORY 42 FIVE FAVOURITE FILMS 30 ON THE ROCK Eddie McClintock makes his picks He’s come a long way since he slept on a stained, stolen mattress and played 43 VIDEO AND DVD for the Calgary Stampeders. Here Original Sin, Life as a House and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson talks Bandits make it to video stores about his starring debut in the fantasy picture The Scorpion King, his life in 44 HOROSCOPE the ring, and making time for his wife Pisces, resist temptation and baby | By Sean Davidson ON THE COVER: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson 46 FAMOUS LAST WORDS in The Scorpion King Where do Faye, Mel and Emma keep 36 their Oscars? famous 5 | march 2002 editorial | PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR EDITOR MARNI WEISZ ROCK BREAKS OUT DEPUTY EDITOR kay, let’s be honest. I’m not a big wrestling fan. Like mil- SEAN DAVIDSON ART DIRECTOR lions of other snooty, self-righteous North Americans, I VADIM MOSCOTIN Odon’t see the entertainment value in smashing someone CONTRIBUTORS over the head with a folding chair. CARLA COLLINS, EARL DITTMAN, DAVID GIAMMARCO, SUSAN GRANGER, But the more I learn about some of these glittery gladiators, the DAN LIEBMAN, MARK MAGEE more intrigued I become. There was that fantastic documentary, FAMOUS MAGAZINE IS REPRESENTED BY FAMOUS PLAYERS MEDIA INC. The Life and Death of Owen Hart, about the most reluctant, and ill-fated, ADVERTISING AND SALES member of Canada’s best-known wrestling clan. Then there was Mick VICE PRESIDENT Foley’s (a.k.a. Mankind) much-lauded biography — Have a Nice Day! CHRISTOPHER LAW (ext. 232) HEAD OFFICE that not only went to number one on the New York Times bestseller list, 416.539.8800 SALES MANAGER but also took bookish critics by surprise with the quality of its writing. JOHN TSIRLIS (ext. 237) And anyone who caught Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s turn as ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVES JAMIE CRUVER(ext. 224) host of Saturday Night Live in March 2000 realized his talents extend far beyond ZOLTAN TOTH (ext. 233) the ring. Funny, charismatic, smart and comfortable in an element very different ANTON KIM (ext. 238) than his own, Johnson made it clear he was ready for whatever the entertainment BRITISH COLUMBIA 604.904.8622 industry threw his way. A couple of months later he was on set in Morocco shooting BRITISH COLUMBIA SALES MANAGER a small part in The Mummy Returns, which paved the way for his starring role in the DIANE RAJH ALBERTA third Mummy movie, next month’s The Scorpion King. JULIE FLATT For “King Size,” page 30, Sean Davidson found out there is more to Dwayne MICHAEL FLATT 403.201.6992 Johnson than spandex and trash-talk — like his stint with the CFL’s Calgary QUEBEC Stampeders. Not surprisingly, Johnson also slipped into his Rock persona to 514.861.7744 (ext. 229) QUEBEC ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE promote the much-anticipated WrestleMania 18, taking place in Toronto on DANIELLE BERNARD March 17. Plus, for all you wrasslin’ fans, you’ll find a pull-out poster of the WWF’s SPECIAL THANKS hottest property on page 24. JOHN BAILEY, DORA BRENNDORFER, It’s been three years since TV’s Mountie dramedy Due South went off the air. So ROBB CHASE, JOAN GRANT, SHEILA GREGORY, ROB JOHN, what has star Paul Gross been doing since? Well, there was that TV movie Murder CATHY PROWSE Most Likely. And there was his stint as Hamlet at Stratford. But the project occupying Famous™ magazine is published 12 times a year by 1371327 Ontario Ltd. Subscriptions are $32.50 ($30 + GST) a year in Canada, $45 a year in the U.S. and $55 most of his time has been Men with Brooms, a curling comedy which he wrote, directed, a year overseas. Single copies are $3. Back issues are $6. All subscription inquiries and back issue stars in and executive produced. For “Funny. Canadian. Film,” page 18, I spoke with requests should be directed to Famous magazine at 102 Atlantic Ave., Ste. 100, Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1X9; Gross about the movie, and how it fits (or doesn’t fit) into Canadian cinema. or 416.539.8800; or [email protected] John Leguizamo’s latest, Ice Age, has him playing a sloth. Well, actually, he only Canada Post Publication Agreement: No. 1716344 500,000 copies of Famous magazine are distributed through Famous Players, Alliance Atlantis and Galaxy cinemas, and other provided the sloth’s voice, Ice Age being the latest blow-your-mind animated flick outlets. Famous magazine is not responsible for the return of unso- licited manuscripts, artwork or other materials. No material in this from Fox. Read “Cool Dude,” page 26, to find out why he’s been working on this magazine may be reprinted without the express written consent of the publisher. © 1371327 Ontario Ltd. 2001. particular flick for more than four years. Finally, the seat warmers are already practising their moves for the 74th annual Academy Awards, set for March 24. That means many of you are already fretting over which movies to pick for that friendly office pool. On page 28, we help out by FAMOUS WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK. WRITE TO US. giving you a list of who won what at the year’s other major movie awards. • by email: [email protected] • by regular mail: Letters to the Editor, — Marni Weisz Famous magazine, 102 Atlantic Ave., Ste. 100, Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1X9 • by fax: 416.539.8511 famous 6 | march 2002 Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Please include your full name, city of residence and contact info (email or phone). hearsay | CARLA COLLINS ON WHAT BOOZE DOES TO CRUISE, MARIAH’S MARILYN COMPLEX AND PALTROW’S TRANSIENT SUCCESS THE SKINNY HAVE YOUR DOG, SPADE, NEUTERED David Spade was recently ON GWYNNIE dumped by his supermodel girlfriend Caprice Bourret — Gwyneth Paltrow got prompting a stunned nation to cry out, “David Spade was dating some unsolicited a supermodel?” That’s not even the half of it. According to Mike advice from a little Walker’s Hollywood Gossip, “Caprice dumped Spade because he’s old lady on a New a party animal and outrageous flirt…David likes to hit the clubs York subway. The and they’re filled with model/actress/wannabe girls who just flock New York Post’s to him.” Listen, I know that great expense and effort is being put entertainment site into developing a process for nuclear fusion, unlocking the Page Six reports that mysteries of the pyramids and breaking down the Caramilk secret “the slight Paltrow struck up a conversation but I think a more pressing matter requires our attention — with the woman, who failed to recognize her, like how the hell David Spade is a sex symbol! The guy’s after she sat next to the star on the train. And shorter than the lineup for Joe Dirt and looks like a grown-up as the two parted, the lady turned to Paltrow Macauley Culkin in need of a haircut. and handed her a $5 bill in thanks, with the advice, ‘Go get yourself something to eat honey. You look like you could do with a HARRIED CAREY Mariah Carey’s family has HUNK OR CHUNK? meal.’”Such a sweet story. Sadly though, the blamed the singer’s recent breakdown on the Russell Crowe may celebrity panhandler slipped into the ghost of Marilyn Monroe. According to Heat be a real-life stereotype, and spent the money on booze. magazine, “the singer bought the late film god- Lothario, but on- dess’ white piano a few years ago, and things screen the Oscar- started going downhill for her shortly afterward.” winning Aussie is SOUL TRAIN WRECK David Soul says he’s Okay, Marilyn’s ghost may explain the implants, apparently more angry about not being involved in Ben but for Mariah’s family to blame the star’s dud than stud.