Not much going on in Advancement the last couple of days, so let's have this instead (from MTV):[W]e may be on the cusp of the return of Pee-wee in the form of two feature films starring the wide-eyed perennial man-child. "I feel like the time is really ripe right now," [Paul] Reubens said. "A lot of the kids who grew up with the show are young adults. The college kids are middle-aged adults. I feel like I have enough of a built-in audience to make back an investment."Now that would truly Advanced. He could get tips from James Brolin.Reubens said he has two Pee-wee scripts ready to go. One is an extension of the famed TV show, "Pee-wee's Playhouse," only this story would take Pee-wee and his friends outside the house for the first time. "We never really went out into what we call puppet land," Reubens recalled of the show. "And this [film] takes place out of the playhouse. I think there are one or two scenes in the playhouse in the beginning. Basically it's all in a fantasy land," he said. "It's like a 'Wizard of Oz,' H.R. Pufnstuf epic adventure story." Reubens added that the story would bring back all of the original characters from the playhouse — live-action and puppets alike.
...Reubens said he had a backup plan nonetheless for the Pee-wee movies should he not be up for the part. "My second option is to have Johnny Depp play Pee-wee," he said. Pie-in-the-sky casting or a realistic plan, Reubens insisted that he's even spoken to Depp about it, saying that the actor told him, "Let me think about it."
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I can't decide if Reubens' role in Blow was overt, Advanced, or just desperate.
The fact that he played the role spectacularly well (like, Best Supporting Actor-quality) makes it interesting. But I don't think Pee Wee Herman really qualifies as an "artist," which removes him from the Advancement debate. Interesting guy though.
By the way, I think Johnny Depp has the potential to be Advanced, but he's far too self-aware at this point in his career.
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