Dateline, Paris [of course]:
In Hollywood, meanwhile, the jockeying for credit on March of the Penguins was taking place. Last month, Jordan Roberts, a film director turned writer, claimed credit in a Los Angeles Times article for essentially "re-envisioning" the film by writing the narration and substituting a new soundtrack.Of course, the ones that saw Roberts' reworking of your treacly Look Who's Talking! version have been stuffing $71 million down your gullet, Mr. Jacquet.Mr. Jacquet scoffs at that view. "There are millions of people around the planet who like the French version, my version," he said with a laugh. And like the penguin stars of the movie, Mr. Jacquet has never met Mr. Roberts.
Compared With Their Filmmakers, the Penguins Have It Easy [nyt]
