News broke two weeks ago that long-dormant Swedish pop titans ABBA would be releasing two new songs at year’s end. On Facebook, I likened this to Wyld Stallyns saving the world with their most excellent guitar riffs. If you understand that reference, you’ll be excited to hear that “Bill & Ted Face the Music” is officially in the works. The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday that Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves will return as the clueless metalheads made famous in 1989’s “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” in which our teenage heroes travel through time to recruit historical figures such as Socrates, Sigmund Freud and Abraham Lincoln to help them … ace a history exam … that will pave the way to rock stardom … which will eventually save the world? It makes no sense, but it sure is funny, especially when the San Dimas, California, morons find themselves in Medieval England and learn that “Iron Maiden” meant something totally different in the 15th century. The new film retains the original writing team of Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon and will be directed by Dean Parisot, whose 1999 “Star Trek” spoof “Galaxy Quest” has joined Bill and Ted in cult-classic territory. Bill S. Preston, Esq., and Ted “Theodore” Logan haven’t been on the big screen since 1991’s colorful journey to hell and back, “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey,” so our heroes have definitely aged — but have they grown up? Let’s hope the middle-aged Bill and Ted realize they shouldn’t use a… [Read full story]
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