The film lost the right to use the "Macy's" name. Favreau decided to call the store Gimbel's instead, since Gimbel's was another iconic Manhattan location and had also featured in Miracle on 34th Street. He decided this even though Gimbel's had permanently closed 15 years earlier, in He tracked down the owners of the trademark, and rather than inking a mutually beneficial promotional partnership, he paid for the rights to use the name. Some viewers had to be left wondering why Elf features the pointless anachronism of a still-open Gimbel's, ruining the otherwise consistent realism of a film where sleighs fly using the power of belief.
When news first arrived about The Irishman , it sounded like a fantasy project pitched by fans on Twitter. Clearly, it took Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro collaborating for their first full film since 's Casino which also starred Pesci to drag Joe Pesci out of retirement and back into the world of mob movies. Scorsese even said Pesci had been deeply reluctant to do a gangster film again. Except, you know the previous major mob movie to come out, 's Gotti , starring John Travolta?
Pesci had stepped up to join that film too, so his triumphant return to gangster films could have been a complete turd. Oh, and he was really keen on his part in Gotti. To play the part of mobster Angelo Ruggiero, he gained 30 pounds , which sounds like the sort of experience that your body can probably do without when you're 75 years old.
Or really ever. Enough with the torturing yourself for movie roles already. You can always put on some prosthetics, or just wear a thick sweater. But then the filmmakers cut Pesci from the role, though they did offer him a different role, with a reduced salary, to play a different guy, who's not even fat. Pesci sued for millions. It wasn't exactly a straight breach of contract case, as he'd never had any contract or any other formal deal But it did result in Pesci receiving a settlement , and he'd go on to glory in a much better mob movie where the body transformations all came thanks to special effects.
And now, Pesci is surely officially back, so his starring role in the NC revival of Home Alone is no longer merely a possibility. It's guaranteed. Follow Ryan Menezes on Twitter for other stuff no one should see. We've talked about all kinds of cults, but it turns out at least one kind was still missing: the anime cult. Ant-Man could. It's complicated. These are 'Solo' plotlines, but minus Han Solo. Continue Reading Below Advertisement.
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