Sit back, close your eyes, and imagine the pleasure of hearing Christopher Walken say the words, "Boom boom room". Imagine the different permutations: the dark whisper; the clipped, shouted exclamation; the weirdly emphasised enunciation. And be happy in the knowledge that all this may soon come to pass, since The Boom Boom Room** has cast Walken, along with Shirley MacLaine, Twilight star Ashley Greene, and Adam Beach{
There are few details so far, but the sales pitch has it as a magical tale set in the New Mexico desert, featuring a young woman's quest to unravel a secret in her family's past. It's not too much of a stretch to infer that Greene is the young woman then, and that Walken and MacLaine will be the two retired Vaudeville stars she encounters on her life-changing journey.
Lian Lunson (Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man) will direct from his own screenplay, and says it's been a vision of his for a long time. "The story captures the essence of everyday life, but in a fairy tale landscape," he explains. "It's a dream to be working with Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Walken, both of whom are playing roles unlike anything they’ve done before.”
The film boasts Wim Wenders as an executive producer, along with a certain Bono. Let's hope The Boom Boom Room (Boom BOOM Room; BOOMBOOMroom!) isn't part of a Million Dollar Hotel.
Shooting starts in the summer.