Another new project ! Mozart and the Whale.

**Jocasta** · 01-12-2004, 04:48 AM

I'm going to OD on all this new stuff [img]graemlins/nut.gif[/img]

Mozart and the Whale; Source

Filming in March! And I like Rachel Weisz.

Here's a little on Asperger's Syndrome...

"Individuals with AS can exhibit a variety of characteristics and the disorder can range from mild to severe. Persons with AS show marked deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest. They have a great deal of difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language) and very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper body space. Often overly sensitive to sounds, tastes, smells, and sights, the person with AS may prefer soft clothing, certain foods, and be bothered by sounds or lights no one else seems to hear or see. It's important to remember that the person with AS perceives the world very differently. Therefore, many behaviors that seem odd or unusual are due to those neurological differences and not the result of intentional rudeness or bad behavior, and most certainly not the result of "improper parenting".

By definition, those with AS have a normal IQ and many individuals (although not all), exhibit exceptional skill or talent in a specific area. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naiveté, those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context."

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[ January 12, 2004, 03:23 AM: Message edited by: Jocasta ]

01-12-2004, 06:25 AM

wow, thanks for the news Jocasta! (also for explaining the Asperger's Syndrome)
a math savant...nice! I just hope this savant doesn't look like a savage.

01-12-2004, 06:37 AM

This will be a good opportunity for Josh to show people the extent of his talent as it will be a really hard part to play.
I work with people with Aspergers and it's really complicated. Hard to understand how someone can drive a car and work full time but doesn't know how to make a sandwich!
I think he'd be very good.

**Jocasta** · 01-12-2004, 06:49 AM

Thanks for your insight, Penny and I agree, this will be a real challenge for Josh. I'm excited for him.

01-12-2004, 08:30 AM

Wow.. this news has made me so happy! The movie has oscar written all over it.

I'm not too sure about the writer but the director is good and they have both had oscar nominated movies in the past.

Josh is picking some really great people to work with. These smaller movies are very important and should insure that he has a long career ahead of him.

Shooting begins on March 1st which is a bit of a suprise. I wonder if BD will be shot before or after?

One last thing.. what does Mozart mean?

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And I like Rachel Weisz.

I like her too.

01-12-2004, 08:40 AM

It better not be too schmaltzy. Thats the only thing I can think of that might let this movie down.

**Jocasta** · 01-12-2004, 09:01 AM

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The movie has oscar written all over it.

Yes! Rain Man meets A Beautiful Mind?! hee-hee
Here's hoping.

01-12-2004, 09:02 AM

From what Josh has said in his interviews it seems that he wouldn't make a film that was shmaltzy. In the interview he did in TotalFilm, he said he was looking for roles that would challenge him. If it's directed well then it would most likely be very good in a similar way to 'What's eating Gilbert Grape', but I can see how it could be bad if it turns in to a slushy love story. He seems to have picked the right people to work with so far.

01-12-2004, 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by Jocasta:

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The movie has oscar written all over it.

Yes! Rain Man meets A Beautiful Mind?! hee-hee
Here's hoping. [/quote]OMG i love A beautiful Mind!!! it's one of my fav ones. [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]
yep, finally, Josh can show his real talent! i think, he wasn't that encouraged yet and my wish was always, that he can play in a serious film... oh yes, i'm looking forward to it!! [img]smile.gif[/img]
and thanks a lot for the info, of couse!!!

[ January 12, 2004, 11:38 AM: Message edited by: rosalie ]

01-12-2004, 12:05 PM

OMG!
so many new josh projects!!!
this is sooo great!
thanx for the info! :D

01-12-2004, 01:56 PM

Beat me to it Kate!...lol was just gona post this!
Another article
it says he is not confirmed to be signed to the movie. [img]graemlins/ohwell.gif[/img]
Sounds like an interesting plot, unconventional which i like. Few possibilities for Josh to be in some oscar winning movie in the near future it seems. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Danny Walker Fan · 01-12-2004, 01:58 PM

OMG, this is really good news. I am glad to see Josh is doing very interesting movies. Thanks for the info.

01-12-2004, 02:24 PM

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Originally posted by Black Dahlia:
Shooting begins on March 1st which is a bit of a suprise. I wonder if BD will be shot before or after?

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Entertainment - Variety

Thesps tune up 'Mozart' romancer
Sun Jan 11, 7:00 PM ET

MICHAEL FLEMING

(Variety) Josh Hartnett (news) is set and Rachel Weisz (news) is negotiating to star in "Mozart and the Whale," a Ron Bass-scripted love story to be directed by Petter Naess, whose "Elling" was nominated for a foreign-language film Oscar in 2001. Millennium Films will finance the film independently, with shooting to begin March 1.

Inspired by a 1995 article in the Los Angeles Times, "Mozart and the Whale" is based on the story of a young couple who have Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism. Hartnett's character is a math savant who falls in love with a woman who is a music and art savant, played by Weisz. Their talents are offset by an inability to relate to one another, which threatens to undermine their relationship.

Asperger's is much more subtle than the kind of autism suffered by Dustin Hoffman (news)'s character in "Rain Man," though there is a tie between the projects.

Pic's producer, Robert Lawrence, was head of production at United Artists when that movie was made and he'd bought the underlying rights on that project. When Lawrence became a producer, he optioned the L.A. Times piece and collared the life rights of the subjects, Jerry Newport and Mary Meinel, and enlisted Bass.

Initially, the project took root at DreamWorks as a directing vehicle for Steven Spielberg (news), who once circled "Rain Man." Spielberg never got to it, and DreamWorks recently put the picture in turnaround.

Lawrence set it up at Millennium, where Frank DeMartini and James Acheson also will produce. Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Boaz Davidson, John Thompson and Trevor Short will be exec producers.

The driving force behind the film has been Hartnett, who will do the film before starring with Mark Wahlberg (news) in the Brian De Palma (news)-directed drama "The Black Dahlia." The project is a passion for Hartnett, who after making "Pearl Harbor" turned down a rich three-picture deal for "Superman" and continues to choose eclectic films like "Black Hawk Down" and "40 Days and 40 Nights."

Weisz, who has been filming the Keanu Reeves (news) starrer "Constantine" and was last seen in "Runaway Jury," sparked to Bass's script and agreed late Thursday to do the film.

01-12-2004, 03:59 PM

Wow,this one really sounds good.

01-12-2004, 04:40 PM

Isn't it funny how things turn out? We first heard about The Rum Diary then Black Dahlia and now this. But they are shooting this first then Black Dahlia and then Rum Diary. lol reverse order

Shooting begins on March 1st in LA so all you LA fans should look into grabbing yourself a part as an extra or something ASAP. I know Jen was from LA but she hasn't been on FH in ages :(

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Yes! Rain Man meets A Beautiful Mind?! hee-hee
Here's hoping

Yeah that’s what I was thinking too! RM because it’s written by the same guy and ABM because Josh will be playing a mathematician. [img]graemlins/nut.gif[/img]

Is Josh using Tom Cruise as a template to help him choose roles? Bruckheimer, De Palma, Bass who's next? Maybe Spielberg himself [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img] or hopefully Oliver Stone

Danny Walker Fan · 01-12-2004, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by Black Dahlia:
Shooting begins on March 1st in LA so all you LA fans should look into grabbing yourself a part as an extra or something ASAP. I know Jen was from LA but she hasn't been on FH in ages :(

Stacey I'm from L.A. as well. I was commenting this with Chris the other day, that I'm going to be carrying a camera everywhere with me and that I'm going to keep up to date with all of this.

01-12-2004, 05:01 PM

What amazing news. Thanks to everyone. This is an incredible opportunity for Josh to really show what he is made of. Not just a pretty face, but an enormously gifted actor. I hope all those crtics who made comments about how Josh was "too pretty" to play a role---EAT THEIR WORDS!

Danny Walker Fan · 01-12-2004, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by olive:
What amazing news. Thanks to everyone. This is an incredible opportunity for Josh to really show what he is made of. Not just a pretty face, but an enormously gifted actor. I hope all those crtics who made comments about how Josh was "too pretty" to play a role---EAT THEIR WORDS!

Yea it is an amazing opputunity for Josh. I am pretty sure that they critics are gonna be saying better things about him.

01-12-2004, 05:18 PM

This movie is gonna be great, I'm sure [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img] Thanks for the info everyone [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-12-2004, 06:47 PM

I take it everybodys really excited about this movie. The page has already had 19 posts.
But I hope he's definately gonna do all of these movies. I don't like it when theres rumors about a new movie he's gonna make, and they turn out not to be true. Like Wish You Were Here. Did anybody else hear about that, like two years ago, cos if he was still gonna make that movie, there would be some more news on it by now wouldn't there?

01-12-2004, 04:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbitt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,609 My Profile	I'm going to OD on all this new stuff [img]graemlins/nut.gif[/img] Mozart and the Whale; Source Filming in March! And I like Rachel Weisz. Here's a little on Asperger's Syndrome... "Individuals with AS can exhibit a variety of characteristics and the disorder can range from mild to severe. Persons with AS show marked deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest. They have a great deal of difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language) and very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper body space. Often overly sensitive to sounds, tastes, smells, and sights, the person with AS may prefer soft clothing, certain foods, and be bothered by sounds or lights no one else seems to hear or see. It's important to remember that the person with AS perceives the world very differently. Therefore, many behaviors that seem odd or unusual are due to those neurological differences and not the result of intentional rudeness or bad behavior, and most certainly not the result of "improper parenting". By definition, those with AS have a normal IQ and many individuals (although not all), exhibit exceptional skill or talent in a specific area. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naiveté, those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context." Source [ January 12, 2004, 03:23 AM: Message edited by: Jocasta ]

01-12-2004, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
angel T Posts: n/a	wow, thanks for the news Jocasta! (also for explaining the Asperger's Syndrome) a math savant...nice! I just hope this savant doesn't look like a savage.

01-12-2004, 06:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
pennyuk Posts: n/a	This will be a good opportunity for Josh to show people the extent of his talent as it will be a really hard part to play. I work with people with Aspergers and it's really complicated. Hard to understand how someone can drive a car and work full time but doesn't know how to make a sandwich! I think he'd be very good.

01-12-2004, 06:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbitt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,609 My Profile	Thanks for your insight, Penny and I agree, this will be a real challenge for Josh. I'm excited for him.

01-12-2004, 08:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
The Bride Posts: n/a	It better not be too schmaltzy. Thats the only thing I can think of that might let this movie down.

01-12-2004, 09:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
pennyuk Posts: n/a	From what Josh has said in his interviews it seems that he wouldn't make a film that was shmaltzy. In the interview he did in TotalFilm, he said he was looking for roles that would challenge him. If it's directed well then it would most likely be very good in a similar way to 'What's eating Gilbert Grape', but I can see how it could be bad if it turns in to a slushy love story. He seems to have picked the right people to work with so far.

01-12-2004, 12:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
mic22 Posts: n/a	OMG! so many new josh projects!!! this is sooo great! thanx for the info! :D

01-12-2004, 01:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
Holly Posts: n/a	Beat me to it Kate!...lol was just gona post this! Another article it says he is not confirmed to be signed to the movie. [img]graemlins/ohwell.gif[/img] Sounds like an interesting plot, unconventional which i like. Few possibilities for Josh to be in some oscar winning movie in the near future it seems. [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-12-2004, 01:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
Danny Walker Fan Gerry is my God Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 6,403 My Profile	OMG, this is really good news. I am glad to see Josh is doing very interesting movies. Thanks for the info.

01-12-2004, 03:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
xiluvduckiesx Posts: n/a	Wow,this one really sounds good.

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01-12-2004, 05:01 PM	#17 (permalink)
olive Posts: n/a	What amazing news. Thanks to everyone. This is an incredible opportunity for Josh to really show what he is made of. Not just a pretty face, but an enormously gifted actor. I hope all those crtics who made comments about how Josh was "too pretty" to play a role---EAT THEIR WORDS!

01-12-2004, 05:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
Nicole Posts: n/a	This movie is gonna be great, I'm sure [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img] Thanks for the info everyone [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-12-2004, 06:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
bex liotta Posts: n/a	I take it everybodys really excited about this movie. The page has already had 19 posts. But I hope he's definately gonna do all of these movies. I don't like it when theres rumors about a new movie he's gonna make, and they turn out not to be true. Like Wish You Were Here. Did anybody else hear about that, like two years ago, cos if he was still gonna make that movie, there would be some more news on it by now wouldn't there?