WINNIPEG -This question is on the minds of many after unconfirmed reports surfaced that the coolest guy this writer will ever know attended the recent premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince without his long-time movie companion Catharine Johannson. These reports gained credibility when Kristjansson confidante Marc Laberge went public with allegations that Kristjansson was now forcing his pretentious movie opinions on him, a burden formerly carried only by Ms. Johannson.
Kristjansson in happier times?
"Listen, Rob's my buddy 'n' all, but I really don't give a damn if he thinks [Half-Blood Prince Director Gary] Yates is 'the most mediocre in a long line of mediocre Harry Potter directors,'" Laberge said, "nor do I have any interest in getting into a debate on whether or not the books are 'filmic' enough for adaptation. Who would?" When asked if Kristjansson was going to expect his admission refunded from the Brit filmmaker, Laberge replied, "How should I know? When [Kristjansson] starts going on about 'cinema' I glaze over. The question you should be asking is where the hell is Catharine? I hear she actually likes talking about this crap!"
Was Johannson already planning to leave when this was taken?
Kristjansson publicist Daniel Cormier vociferously denied both these reports and Laberge's allegations, stating that "...nothing could be further from the truth! Why, just last night [Kristjansson and Johannson] saw the latest Star Trek at the Portage Place Imax, so I have no idea what [Laberge] is talking about." To which Laberge replied, "Whatever. All I know is that if Johannson really is dumping him, he better find another one who is willing to put up with that crap fast, because I am sure as [expletive deleted] not!"
The Rob Kristjansson News Service
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