The absurdist Monty Python star Terry Gillam, known for films like Brazil and 12 Monkeys, is all set to make a brand-new movie that satirized wokeness.
It is to be called "The Carnival at the End of Days" and feature Adam Driver, Johnny Depp, Jeff Bridges, and Jason Mamoa.
But Trump threw a wrench into those plans.
Yes, Trump made humor legal again and destroyed wokeness with his 2024 election victory.
From the above article:
Gilliam may be mad about his project's plight, but he seems happy that President Donald Trump made it safe to laugh again stateside. That revelation came through in a surreal Hollywood Reporter interview with the 84-year-old legend ...
'I think Trump has changed things considerably. He's turned the world upside down. I don't know if people are going to be laughing more, but they're probably less frightened to laugh. There have been woke activists with a very narrow, self-righteous point of view. That's frightened so many people, and so many people have been very timid about telling jokes, making fun of things, because if you tell a joke, these people say you're punching down at somebody. No, you're finding humor in humanity!'
So as a result of President Trump's reelection, wokeness, in large measure, has taken a major hit. So this satirical film poking at wokeness kinda doesn't make sense anymore since woke is dead.
Gilliam told Deadline,
And the other problem is that the script, in some ways, is out of date because it was a satire of the world two years ago, and Donald Trump has come along, and he is the carnival. He's turned the world upside down — everything. We may have to rework some of the story because parts of it was very specific about the wonderful world of woke before The Donald took over again. That very narrow way of thinking of life. We'll see where it goes. At the moment, I may be out of a job for another 10 years.
I don't know what was in this script, but I am certain that it's some absolute comedy gold..
But, hey, I guess we should be happy that this movie may be no longer necessary and that the peak woke cultural moment has passed.
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