John Turturro heeft talloze films gemaakt, maar staat voor de meeste mensen toch echt bekend vanwege zijn werk in The Big Lebowski van Joel en Ethan Coen. De acteur, die de arrogante bowler Jesus speelde in de film, sprak met de AV Club en dacht hardop na over een spin-off van The Big Lebowski. Een reden om dit te doen is zodat de fans er eindelijk over op houden:
The only reason I wanted to makewell, not a sequel, but a spin-off or something. Joel and Ethan dont really want to do it, but if I can get them to approve my outline, which I think they liked . Anyway, the only reason I wanted to do it was so that people will stop asking me questions about The Big Lebowski. So I could just get it out and do it and finish it. Because people are obsessed with the movie and obsessed with that guy.
In 2009 fantaseerde Turturro ook al over een eigen film voor Jesus:
I have an idea, I want to do like a sequel where Jesus gets out of jail and drives a school bus. They like that idea! Because the guys that drive school buses, they never check them out. And you can just see the Jesus [grinning, bobbing his head] drivin the school bus
De acteur had het ook over een eventueel vervolg op Barton Fink van de Coens:
They wouldnt do [the Lebowski sequel]. It would have to be something that maybe Id have to do. Maybe they would help me write it or something. The only movie that theyve ever said that they want to make a sequel to is Barton Fink. And youll have to wait another 10 years for that, at least. Itll be Old Fink. Hes going to be a hippie. Im gonna have a big Jewfro and be at like Woodstock or something. Maybe he sold all his friends out, who knows. I dont know the story. All I know is that hes going to have a big Afro, and I think its going to be in the 70s.
Het gehele interview vind je hier. Hieronder een impressie van Jesus in The Big Lebowski.
The only reason I wanted to makewell, not a sequel, but a spin-off or something. Joel and Ethan dont really want to do it, but if I can get them to approve my outline, which I think they liked . Anyway, the only reason I wanted to do it was so that people will stop asking me questions about The Big Lebowski. So I could just get it out and do it and finish it. Because people are obsessed with the movie and obsessed with that guy.
In 2009 fantaseerde Turturro ook al over een eigen film voor Jesus:
I have an idea, I want to do like a sequel where Jesus gets out of jail and drives a school bus. They like that idea! Because the guys that drive school buses, they never check them out. And you can just see the Jesus [grinning, bobbing his head] drivin the school bus
De acteur had het ook over een eventueel vervolg op Barton Fink van de Coens:
They wouldnt do [the Lebowski sequel]. It would have to be something that maybe Id have to do. Maybe they would help me write it or something. The only movie that theyve ever said that they want to make a sequel to is Barton Fink. And youll have to wait another 10 years for that, at least. Itll be Old Fink. Hes going to be a hippie. Im gonna have a big Jewfro and be at like Woodstock or something. Maybe he sold all his friends out, who knows. I dont know the story. All I know is that hes going to have a big Afro, and I think its going to be in the 70s.
Het gehele interview vind je hier. Hieronder een impressie van Jesus in The Big Lebowski.
