Did you ever think that mop-topped heartthrobs the Jonas Brothers weren’t quite wealthy enough? Well, don’t fret: the cash is most certainly going to roll in nonstop thanks to their upcoming film, which co-stars a flatulent canine who goes by the name Walter.
It’s not every day I get to read a news article this enjoyable, so let’s just bask in it together.
Fox has locked the Jonas Brothers to make their feature starring debut in “Walter the Farting Dog.” Based on a bestselling series of books by William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray, the film is being adapted by Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen into a family film that will revolve around Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas, as well as their younger brother Frankie….
The title character in the “Walter” books is a fat dog with severe flatulence. The brothers play musicians whose parents are asked to care for the dog by an aunt just before she passes away.
“By the time they’ve driven the dog home, everybody’s head is out the window of the family station wagon but Frankie, and only because he has a serious sinus problem and doesn’t notice the stench coming from Walter,” said Peter Farrelly.
While his brothers play music, Frankie and the gaseous hound get involved in a plot that involves liberating a koi fish and thwarting jewel thieves.
This idea is 100% genius from start to finish. Preteen girls love the Jonas Brothers. Preteen boys love fart jokes. Between the two, you’ve got at least one solid week atop the box office charts, although the merchandising might be a slightly more difficult proposition than it was for Camp Rock.
Still, I can’t help but wonder how this affect my planned feature-length version of “Toonces: The Cat Who Could Drive A Car,” starring Demi Lovato.
Jonas Bros. whiff Fox’s ‘Farting Dog’ [Variety]
Sigh. I guess you have a point.
As a Jonas Brothers fan I’ve just gone from “What?! EW! NEVER!” to “Well, OK…but I’ll only take the kids to see it ONCE. Maybe twice.”
I am helplessly locked in their grip. DAMN IT.
“This idea is 100% genius from start to finish. Preteen girls love the Jonas Brothers. Preteen boys love fart jokes. Between the two, you’ve got at least one solid week atop the box office charts, although the merchandising might be a slightly more difficult proposition than it was for Camp Rock.”
Yes, this will be a hit! If Beverly Hills Chihuahua has taught me anything, it’s that America’s movie going public will see almost anything with talking animals and the Disney moniker attached. And you got the Jonas Brothers caught up in the mix? It’s a wrap! Though I must say this,
“By the time they’ve driven the dog home, everybody’s head is out the window of the family station wagon but Frankie, and only because he has a serious sinus problem and doesn’t notice the stench coming from Walter,”
This sounds like a running gag they left out of that recent Hannah Montana episode featuring the Jo Bros.
[You know, the one where Miley's dad attempts to write a hit song for the bros and Miley and her best friend pose as dudes to both meet the bros and thwart her dad's efforts? No? Just me?]
As long as Joe Jonas is in it (preferably shirtless), I’ll probably see it… with the volume all the way down. Hell, I sat through Camp Rock just for the 3 second shot of Joe getting out of a pool.
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@NeverEnough: Yes but what if he and the dog have a fart-off?
You’re way behind the times Dan. The Toonces project is now slated to be a Selena Gomez vehicle. And instead of being a driving cat, it’ll be about a cat that overcomes a stutter with the help of a few barnyard pals (voiced by Joe, Nick, Kevin, and Frankie ‘Bonus’ Jonas).
@Tauwan: [You know, the one where Miley's dad attempts to write a hit song for the bros and Miley and her best friend pose as dudes to both meet the bros and thwart her dad's efforts? No? Just me?]
That would be the episode entitled “Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas”. For those Idolator readers who are not closet Hannah Montana fans, all of the show’s episodes have titles that are musically-related puns. Examples: “Achy Jakey Heart” (bonus Billy Ray-related pun!); “Lilly’s Mom Has Got It Goin’ On”; “I Will Always Loathe You”. I like to think the JoBros-guesting episode’s title is a call-out to Amy Winehouse and her fans, but of course I would like to think that. ;)
@GhostOfDuane: The cruel irony is that that theoretical movie, and this one, will probably still be better than the Spike Jonze adaptation of “Where the Wild Things Are”.
@Ned Raggett: Ned, that is Kevin’s department. He’s totes the gassy one.
@Ned Raggett: I smell a new fetish for me!
@Tauwan: Are you trying to say the Billy Ray is a stinky?
Oh Lord, the Farrelly Brothers are involved? Well, hopefully it’ll be more like Dumb and Dumber and less like every other movie they ever did.
@bcapirigi: Hey, Kingpin is by far their best movie! And it features the greatest scene ever scored to ELO’s “Showdown.”
@ObtuseIntolerant is just another pro-Obama Halfrican playin…: Kevin is rather bloated looking, isn’t he?
Enough shirtless Joe and I’ll probably… well I’ll probably download it off a torrent site. But I will watch it!…
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