Ratner Sets the Record Straight on His Projects.

I'm at the point with Brett Ratner where him attached to a directorial project is flat-out "non-news" (i.e. Mark Millar trash-talking about his Superman trilogy that's so amazing Warner Brothers won't go anywhere near it or Spielberg "loving" Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen!)

Mind you, I'm not shitting on the guy. It's common for a filmmaker to be attached to multiple projects concurrently. Some of them will ultimately get made and others won't. That's just how it works. The problem is that Ratner's thrown his name in the hat of quiet a few projects and it's hard to dicipher which will actually happen.

Thankfully, the folks over at Movieline had a quick chat with Ratner where the X-Men: The Last Stand director set the record straight for the most part (i.e. no mention of his Hugh Hefner biopic possibly with Robert "I'm Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes, dammit!" Downey Jr. or Youngblood!)

In regards to his Conan the Barbarian reboot, it's 100% on "budgeting the script and trying to figure out when’s a good time and where to shoot it." (Side note: If you haven't already, check out Latino Review's awesome video-review of the script here!)

The oft-mentioned Beverly Hills Cop IV is still happening and with a "hard R!" But the bigger question is when will it happen. Since Paramount officially announced the project like a year ago for May 2010 release and it's looking increasingly like that won't happen.

In fact, it appears that Trump Heist (currently being written by Ted Griffin) is the closest to be moving forward. If my memory serves me correctly, that's supposed to feature a predominantly African-American cast with Eddie Murphy and Chris Tucker attached. Correct me if I'm wrong on that, folks!

Now let it be known that unlike about 70-75% of the nerd community, I don't hate Ratner. So that means I'm a fan, right? Actually, no. He's made a few films that I've enjoyed (i.e. Family Man and Red Dragon) and others I didn't (i.e. the Rush Hour sequels!)

I'm just failing to see the hatred this guy gets from so many people.