World Wide Web Fights presents The Scenario "Gentlemen, your three o'clocks are here.", echoes the voice over the intercom in the main boardroom of Dreamworks enterprises. The oak doors swing open to the lobby, and two of the hottest action stars of the past decade walk into the room. Spielberg motions for them to sit down across from the Hollywood power trio, but both The Muscles from Brussels and The Glimmer Man decline. Both men eye each other warily and sneer. "Boys, I'll be brief.", Jeffery Katzenberg starts. "We've just acquired the rights to the next sure-fire blockbuster action hit of the year. And one of you two is going to star in... " Katzenberg holds up his hands as if to indicate the marquee "McBain: the Live-action movie." "Now, gentlemen, let's be very clear.", adds David Geffen. "This movie won't be just about fighting. That will be only... oh, 50 per cent of it. No, we also need a leading man who can mete out the classic McBain quips while he's laying out the beatings. You know, like 'Ice to see you', and 'That makes two of us'". "So this is the audition. Half your final score will be on fighting skills, and half will be on the witticisms you trade before, during and after the fight." | |
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