Veni Vidi Venice

It won't be just Toronto for Austin' movie Parkland but the Venice Film Festival  too.

Parkland was announced as a competition entry after the initial slate for the Venice Film Festival was unveiled.  The movie will compete for the prestigious Golden Lion.

So Austy we know you love Italy so does this mean you will hop on over again?

"The Italians in the 60's were badass. I've always wanted to live in Italy and walk around the plaza wearing a tie and strange glasses, never caught without a glass of wine or some sort of cocktail"

Austin -Men's Health August 2007

And Jakey you've had a lot of fun in Venice too.

 But if you think you need a cover to be there,  you could say you were there to support your brother-in-law Peter for his movie Night Moves co-starring Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning that is also in the competition.  Don't know how many would believe it but you could try.

The Venice Film Festival runs from August 28th till September 7th.

Twins and Triplets

Looks like Jake is going back in time to have another triple play

No no time travel in his movies, but it will be back in time like 2005 when Jake had Proof, Jarhead and BBM out the same year.

This time it will be with twins, and two films with the same director, Denis Villeneuve and another with a director coming off his best year ever.

 Even thought David O. Russell walked away from the production horrors that plagued the movie Nailed,  the studio that own the movie will use his Academy Award winning success to recoup some of the money it lost.  The word was Jessica B had one more scene to shoot before production was force to shut down.  A pivotal scene that set up her quest for healthcare reform,  still under the contract for that scene, the now the word is that she recently went back and filmed it.  The movie is slated to come out later this year.

But kicking off Jake's triple play is actually the movie that Jake's character meets his double.  An Enemy, his first film with Villeneuve is now retitled "Enemy Within"  and it's new release date is August 28.

What else is happening on August 28th?   That would be 70th Venice International Film Festival.  Will Enemy Within, open up Venice?  And will it be a contender for the  Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion)?

Less than a month later (September 20th) Jake's second movie with Villeneuve,  along with  an all-star cast, Prisoners opens and tonight the first sneak peek popped up on Entertainment Tonight.

Prisoners has already had mentioned as an Oscar contender.  Will we see Jake relive his first triple with a second Oscar nomination? Time will tell.

Bonus Round:  Which of the films will win the Jake Hair-do Hall of Fame?