Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was not only one of the biggest movies that came out in 2023 but it was also one of the movies that managed to sweep the most during the award season. Oppenheimer won the Best Picture award at the 96th Academy Awards held on March 10th, 2024 along with Nolan winning the Best Director award.
Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer became the third highest-grossing movie of 2023. One of the most significant things about Oppenheimer is the alternative scenes between colored and black and white to convey the story from both subjective and objective perspectives. Now, fans are curious about Nolan’s next big project and according to reports, it’s the one he left behind in 2009.
Christopher Nolan directing Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan to revisit 2009’s mystery-thriller The Prisoner as his next project?
According to reports by Variety, after a successful award season,...
Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer became the third highest-grossing movie of 2023. One of the most significant things about Oppenheimer is the alternative scenes between colored and black and white to convey the story from both subjective and objective perspectives. Now, fans are curious about Nolan’s next big project and according to reports, it’s the one he left behind in 2009.
Christopher Nolan directing Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan to revisit 2009’s mystery-thriller The Prisoner as his next project?
According to reports by Variety, after a successful award season,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
Walt Disney Studios has had a pretty abysmal year at the international box office in 2023. Between Ant-Man: Quantumania, The Little Mermaid, Elemental, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and perhaps most disappointing, The Marvels, the typically successful movie studio has lost an ungodly amount of money by producing overly expensive feature films that failed to resonate among the masses and earn back their financial investments. If the studio isn’t careful and the trend continues, Disney could break another record for the all-time biggest box-office bomb on record.
Speaking of which, what would your answer be if you had to guess Disney’s most notorious financial flop of all time? Well, up until recently, the correct response would have been John Carter, the disastrous 2012 adaptation of Edgar Rice Boroughs’ A Princes of Mars. However, after tallying up the receipts in 2023, Disney’s most infamous box office failure now belongs to The Lone Ranger,...
Speaking of which, what would your answer be if you had to guess Disney’s most notorious financial flop of all time? Well, up until recently, the correct response would have been John Carter, the disastrous 2012 adaptation of Edgar Rice Boroughs’ A Princes of Mars. However, after tallying up the receipts in 2023, Disney’s most infamous box office failure now belongs to The Lone Ranger,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Jake Dee
- JoBlo.com
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" is finally here, providing a unique look into the mind of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. But if Nolan's three-hour epic leaves you wanting more, here's a cool (and free) opportunity to learn some more about that period of history. The Criterion Channel has announced that from now through July 31, 2023, subscribers and non-subscribers alike will be able to watch Jon Else's 1981 documentary "The Day After Trinity" for free on the streaming service. The film, which was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Peabody Award, tells the scientist's story through archival footage and a myriad of interviews with collaborators, friends, and family members, and it's currently unavailable to stream anywhere in the United States except The Criterion Channel.
"We were fortunate enough to have made the film at a time when so many of the original Manhattan Project people were...
"We were fortunate enough to have made the film at a time when so many of the original Manhattan Project people were...
- 7/21/2023
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Here’s one that really benefits from its 4K upgrade — Terry Gilliam’s dense visuals look great with Roger Pratt’s exacting cinematography. Is this really a thinking man’s science fiction hit, or did audiences mainly want to get a look at Brad Pitt in a new mode, playing a weird motormouthed eccentric? Bruce Willis and Madeleine Stowe star in a time-puzzle thriller adaptation of Chris Marker’s La jetée.
12 Monkeys 4K
4K Ultra HD
Arrow Video
1995 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 129 min. / Special Edition / Street Date April 26, 2022 / Available from Amazon / 49.95
Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Jon Seda, Frank Gorshin, David Morse, Christopher Plummer.
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Film Editor: Mick Audsley
Original Music: Paul Buckmaster
Production Design: Jeffrey Beecroft
Art Direction: Wm Ladd Skinner
Written by David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples from the film La jetée by Chris Marker
Produced by Charles Roven
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Not...
12 Monkeys 4K
4K Ultra HD
Arrow Video
1995 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 129 min. / Special Edition / Street Date April 26, 2022 / Available from Amazon / 49.95
Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Jon Seda, Frank Gorshin, David Morse, Christopher Plummer.
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Film Editor: Mick Audsley
Original Music: Paul Buckmaster
Production Design: Jeffrey Beecroft
Art Direction: Wm Ladd Skinner
Written by David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples from the film La jetée by Chris Marker
Produced by Charles Roven
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Not...
- 5/7/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Terry Gilliam’s “12 Monkeys” is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary since it was released nationwide January 5, 1996. Inverse marked the occasion with an oral history that features Gilliam, screenwriters David Peoples and Janet Peoples, producer Charles Roven, and casting director Margery Simkin. It comes as no surprise that Gilliam makes a few hilarious off-the-cuff remarks while reflecting on his time travel movie, which was inspired by Chris Marker’s 1962 short film “La Jetée.”
“12 Monkeys” stars Bruce Willis as James Cole, a prisoner selected to take part in a time travel experiment in which he travels back and forth through history in an attempt to find a cure to a virus that wiped out mankind. Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt also star in “12 Monkeys,” but it was the casting of James Cole that proved most important for Gilliam.
“The pressure was to get a movie star in,” Gilliam said.
“12 Monkeys” stars Bruce Willis as James Cole, a prisoner selected to take part in a time travel experiment in which he travels back and forth through history in an attempt to find a cure to a virus that wiped out mankind. Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt also star in “12 Monkeys,” but it was the casting of James Cole that proved most important for Gilliam.
“The pressure was to get a movie star in,” Gilliam said.
- 1/5/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The 25th anniversary of Terry Gilliam’s “12 Monkeys” would be worth noting no matter when it fell – it remains a modern sci-fi masterpiece, beautifully juggling big ideas, time-travel paradoxes, breathless action, and inspired performances. But that milestone didn’t fall during any year; it fell in 2020, a year in which the film’s prediction of a world crippled by a terrifying pandemic, of deadly airborne viruses, hazmat suits, and quarantines, so yes, you could say it lands with a bit more force.
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The script, by David and Janet Peoples, was inspired by Chris Marker’s short film “La Jetée” – and it’s a thick, dense text, but one in which exposition and information are doled out piecemeal, on a need-to-know basis.
Continue reading ’12 Monkeys’: The Pandemic Thriller Turns 25… Mid-Pandemic at The Playlist.
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The script, by David and Janet Peoples, was inspired by Chris Marker’s short film “La Jetée” – and it’s a thick, dense text, but one in which exposition and information are doled out piecemeal, on a need-to-know basis.
Continue reading ’12 Monkeys’: The Pandemic Thriller Turns 25… Mid-Pandemic at The Playlist.
- 12/29/2020
- by Jason Bailey
- The Playlist
Terry Gilliam’s second big-star ‘retrench’ movie benefits from his fertile imagination, and his handling of an overly complicated sci-fi script. Did happy audiences respond to the film’s second-hand time travel complexities, or did they just like seeing Brad Pitt in a new mode, playing a weird motormouthed eccentric?
Twelve Monkeys
Blu-ray
Arrow Video USA
1995 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 129 min. / Street Date October 30, 2018 / 39.95
Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Jon Seda, Frank Gorshin, David Morse, Christopher Plummer.
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Film Editor: Mick Audsley
Original Music: Paul Buckmaster
Written by David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples from the film La jetée by Chris Marker
Produced by Charles Roven
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Nowadays nobody seems capable of making a Sci-fi thriller, not even one for children, that doesn’t have a dauntingly complex storyline filled with ironic contradictions. The Fate of the World is always at stake, and our saviors...
Twelve Monkeys
Blu-ray
Arrow Video USA
1995 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 129 min. / Street Date October 30, 2018 / 39.95
Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Jon Seda, Frank Gorshin, David Morse, Christopher Plummer.
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Film Editor: Mick Audsley
Original Music: Paul Buckmaster
Written by David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples from the film La jetée by Chris Marker
Produced by Charles Roven
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Nowadays nobody seems capable of making a Sci-fi thriller, not even one for children, that doesn’t have a dauntingly complex storyline filled with ironic contradictions. The Fate of the World is always at stake, and our saviors...
- 10/23/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
In this era of endless adaptations of popular IP, it might seem strange to be fearful of having such a massive advantage. But properties like 12 Monkeys are simply tethered to their filmmakers, held in such high regard by their fans that accepting the challenge means tossing oneself to the wolves. After all, for every Noah Hawley who bravely, boldly takes a swing at the Coens [with FX's Fargo], one could argue there's a me chucking rocks at the Goliath of Terry Gilliam and the genius of David and Janet Peoples.
Eyebrows were raised — rightfully so. After all,...
Eyebrows were raised — rightfully so. After all,...
The Tracking Board reports that Borat and The Dictator star Sacha Baron Cohen will be playing the lead role in Warner Bros.' Mandrake The Magician, a film based on the popular comic strip by Lee Falk that was created in 1934.
The story centers around the adventures of Mandrake, the illusionist and escape artist with the power to hypnotize his foes. With his companion Lothar, he travels the globe solving mysteries and fighting evildoers – including his twin brother who uses his powers for evil instead than good. Sources say that the plan is to update the character for the 21st century, with Mandrake being recruited by the United States government for a secret mission.
They're definitely going to have to do some serious updating in regards to the Lothar character, but otherwise it's easy to imagine Cohen in a role like this, especially one with the potential to play both...
The story centers around the adventures of Mandrake, the illusionist and escape artist with the power to hypnotize his foes. With his companion Lothar, he travels the globe solving mysteries and fighting evildoers – including his twin brother who uses his powers for evil instead than good. Sources say that the plan is to update the character for the 21st century, with Mandrake being recruited by the United States government for a secret mission.
They're definitely going to have to do some serious updating in regards to the Lothar character, but otherwise it's easy to imagine Cohen in a role like this, especially one with the potential to play both...
- 6/7/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
A little over 19 years ago, Terry Gilliam’s mind-bending sci-fi film, 12 Monkeys, hit theaters with a unique time-traveling premise and a standout performance by Brad Pitt. Those who enjoyed spending time in that post apocalyptic world can now return to it in Syfy’s 12 Monkeys TV series. Based on the iconic movie of the same name, 12 Monkeys further explores the ideas and scenarios of its source material, and for our latest Q&A, we caught up with the series’ showrunner, Terry Matalas, to talk about time travel on the small screen.
Were you initially worried about adapting such a beloved sci-fi movie? What convinced you to take this project on?
Terry Matalas: We initially said “no, let’s not do it. The movie is perfect.” But after going away for a moment and talking about what a multiple season “12 Monkeys” might be like — opening up the world, changing the tone,...
Were you initially worried about adapting such a beloved sci-fi movie? What convinced you to take this project on?
Terry Matalas: We initially said “no, let’s not do it. The movie is perfect.” But after going away for a moment and talking about what a multiple season “12 Monkeys” might be like — opening up the world, changing the tone,...
- 2/2/2015
- by Christopher Sloma
- DailyDead
20. Dead Man Walking
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon earned herself an Oscar for her work in “Dead Man Walking,” a film directed by her then husband, Tim Robbins. She plays Sister Prejean, a nun who befriends a death row inmate named Matthew (Oscar nominated Sean Penn) as they confide in one another and build a convincing relationship as the days and hours tick down until his execution. Robbins intercuts the scenes with Sarandon and Penn with moments of the actual crime taking place, creating a storytelling rift that both supports and contradicts moments within the film, creating two very carefully drawn and developed characters. In addition to visiting him regularly, Prejean begins the crusade to find him a lawyer to make an appeal, doing all she can to delay his sentence being carried out. But, as she meets the families of the victims, she finds herself torn between right...
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon earned herself an Oscar for her work in “Dead Man Walking,” a film directed by her then husband, Tim Robbins. She plays Sister Prejean, a nun who befriends a death row inmate named Matthew (Oscar nominated Sean Penn) as they confide in one another and build a convincing relationship as the days and hours tick down until his execution. Robbins intercuts the scenes with Sarandon and Penn with moments of the actual crime taking place, creating a storytelling rift that both supports and contradicts moments within the film, creating two very carefully drawn and developed characters. In addition to visiting him regularly, Prejean begins the crusade to find him a lawyer to make an appeal, doing all she can to delay his sentence being carried out. But, as she meets the families of the victims, she finds herself torn between right...
- 1/31/2015
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
The Corner Show #1 discovered and curated by Drew McWeeny The following is the first installment in a new regular feature here at HitFix. People are fascinated by stories of films that were almost made, and we've certainly dug into that subject in the past. This is a new way of doing that in an ongoing format, and we hope you enjoy what is meant to be a game, a fun way of looking at an alternate movie history. It is safe to say that I had a very challenging 2014. So maybe what happened was a complete break with reality. Who could blame me? There's only so much anyone can take, and I've certainly had my own limits tested recently. So trust me.. at first, I considered forgetting all about what happened this past weekend and never writing a word about it. But it was so strange and so special that...
- 1/6/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
From low-budget dystopias to grungy horror, here are 12 shorts that became films such as Evil Dead, Twelve Monkeys and The Babadook.
The best story ideas are often the simple and pure ones. It's little wonder, then, that so many filmmakers and storytellers start by making short films - after all, if you can tell a good story in just a few minutes, you might be talented enough to make a feature.
Cinema history is full of stories about young filmmakers getting their start by making low-budget shorts. James Cameron famously made Xenogenesis, a sci-fi short which contained lots of things that would appear in his later feature films: a giant robot with big tank tracks, a cyborg, and a heroine at the helm of a hard-hitting mecha.
The short films below vary wildly, from two-minute chillers to 30-minute post-apocalyptic science fiction, but each of them are watchable for their own reasons,...
The best story ideas are often the simple and pure ones. It's little wonder, then, that so many filmmakers and storytellers start by making short films - after all, if you can tell a good story in just a few minutes, you might be talented enough to make a feature.
Cinema history is full of stories about young filmmakers getting their start by making low-budget shorts. James Cameron famously made Xenogenesis, a sci-fi short which contained lots of things that would appear in his later feature films: a giant robot with big tank tracks, a cyborg, and a heroine at the helm of a hard-hitting mecha.
The short films below vary wildly, from two-minute chillers to 30-minute post-apocalyptic science fiction, but each of them are watchable for their own reasons,...
- 12/2/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Nikita star Noah Bean has joined Syfy's remake of 12 Monkeys.
The TV adaptation of Terry Gilliam's 1995 movie will star Bean's Nikita co-star Aaron Stanford as Cole - the role played by Bruce Willis in the original film.
Bean and Željko Ivanek - both of whom also appeared on Damages - have both been cast in the pilot, Deadline reports.
The 12 Monkeys TV remake has attracted criticism from the original film's director Gilliam, branding the project "ridiculous" and "dumb".
"It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me," said the filmmaker.
"It's a very dumb idea. If it was going to be any good, it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film."
The pilot will start shooting later this month under director Jeffrey Reiner (Caprica).
> Rambo, Exorcist, Great Escape: 5 classic films headed for TV
Watch a clip from the...
The TV adaptation of Terry Gilliam's 1995 movie will star Bean's Nikita co-star Aaron Stanford as Cole - the role played by Bruce Willis in the original film.
Bean and Željko Ivanek - both of whom also appeared on Damages - have both been cast in the pilot, Deadline reports.
The 12 Monkeys TV remake has attracted criticism from the original film's director Gilliam, branding the project "ridiculous" and "dumb".
"It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me," said the filmmaker.
"It's a very dumb idea. If it was going to be any good, it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film."
The pilot will start shooting later this month under director Jeffrey Reiner (Caprica).
> Rambo, Exorcist, Great Escape: 5 classic films headed for TV
Watch a clip from the...
- 11/22/2013
- Digital Spy
Syfy's 12 Monkeys television remake has cast its lead.
The upcoming adaptation is based on Terry Gilliam's 1995 science fiction film, which starred Bruce Willis as time traveller Cole.
Nikita star Aaron Standford will play Cole in the new pilot, penned by Nikita writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett, TVLine reports.
Suits actress Amanda Schull has also been cast as Cassandra Railly, a doctor who finds her idyllic life disrupted by Cole.
The 12 Monkeys TV remake has attracted criticism from the original film's director Gilliam, branding the project "ridiculous" and "dumb".
"It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me," said the filmmaker.
"It's a very dumb idea. If it was going to be any good, it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film."
The pilot will start shooting later this month under director Jeffrey Reiner (Caprica).
> Rambo, Exorcist, Great...
The upcoming adaptation is based on Terry Gilliam's 1995 science fiction film, which starred Bruce Willis as time traveller Cole.
Nikita star Aaron Standford will play Cole in the new pilot, penned by Nikita writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett, TVLine reports.
Suits actress Amanda Schull has also been cast as Cassandra Railly, a doctor who finds her idyllic life disrupted by Cole.
The 12 Monkeys TV remake has attracted criticism from the original film's director Gilliam, branding the project "ridiculous" and "dumb".
"It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me," said the filmmaker.
"It's a very dumb idea. If it was going to be any good, it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film."
The pilot will start shooting later this month under director Jeffrey Reiner (Caprica).
> Rambo, Exorcist, Great...
- 11/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Jeffrey Reiner is to helm Syfy's 12 Monkeys television pilot.
The cable network has ordered an hour-long episode based on Terry Gilliam's 1995 movie starring Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis.
Reiner will direct and also serve as executive producer on the project, from Terra Nova writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett.
His past work includes the Caprica pilot and episodes of Awake and The Event. He also helmed two NBC pilots which did not make it to series - a 2011 take on Wonder Woman and recent comic book adaptation The Sixth Gun.
Syfy's plans to adapt 12 Monkeys for TV have proven controversial, with the movie's director Gilliam - who is not involved - branding the project "ridiculous" and "dumb".
"It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me," said the filmmaker.
"It's a very dumb idea. If it was going to be any good, it would have...
The cable network has ordered an hour-long episode based on Terry Gilliam's 1995 movie starring Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis.
Reiner will direct and also serve as executive producer on the project, from Terra Nova writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett.
His past work includes the Caprica pilot and episodes of Awake and The Event. He also helmed two NBC pilots which did not make it to series - a 2011 take on Wonder Woman and recent comic book adaptation The Sixth Gun.
Syfy's plans to adapt 12 Monkeys for TV have proven controversial, with the movie's director Gilliam - who is not involved - branding the project "ridiculous" and "dumb".
"It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me," said the filmmaker.
"It's a very dumb idea. If it was going to be any good, it would have...
- 10/8/2013
- Digital Spy
Movie to TV adaptations have a long and patchy history. There's been great examples of the form - the television Buffy far surpassed her cinematic roots - and some not-so-great efforts - who ever thought it was a good idea to make a TV prequel to Casablanca starring David Soul in the Bogart role?
But transforming big-screen bucks into small-screen success is an irresistible idea, it seems, with a number of broadcasters in the Us and UK hoping to turn a crop of classic films into viable television shows... but which will succeed and which will fail?
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12 Monkeys
The Scoop: Syfy have hired Terra Nova writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett to give 1995's mind-boggling time-travel flick a television revamp.
Hit or Flop? "Ridiculous", "dumb" - harsh words levelled at this project by 12 Monkeys director Terry Gilliam. We'd have...
But transforming big-screen bucks into small-screen success is an irresistible idea, it seems, with a number of broadcasters in the Us and UK hoping to turn a crop of classic films into viable television shows... but which will succeed and which will fail?
> Les Mis as legal drama, mermaid sitcom: Us TV's 5 Craziest Pilots
12 Monkeys
The Scoop: Syfy have hired Terra Nova writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett to give 1995's mind-boggling time-travel flick a television revamp.
Hit or Flop? "Ridiculous", "dumb" - harsh words levelled at this project by 12 Monkeys director Terry Gilliam. We'd have...
- 9/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Terry Gilliam has labelled Syfy's plans for a TV series adaptation of his 1996 sci-fi feature "12 Monkeys" a "very dumb idea".
Gilliam directed the film which starred Bruce Willis as a convict sent back in time to gather information about a man-made virus that wiped out most of the planet. Gilliam is not involved in the upcoming series adaptation, and tells Screen Daily:
"I know nothing about that. That’s just ridiculous. It doesn’t have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me. It’s a very dumb idea. That’s what I think. If it was going to be any good it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film, otherwise it would just be another version of Time Bandits."
Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett ("Terra Nova") are penning the series which begins production in November.
Gilliam directed the film which starred Bruce Willis as a convict sent back in time to gather information about a man-made virus that wiped out most of the planet. Gilliam is not involved in the upcoming series adaptation, and tells Screen Daily:
"I know nothing about that. That’s just ridiculous. It doesn’t have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me. It’s a very dumb idea. That’s what I think. If it was going to be any good it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film, otherwise it would just be another version of Time Bandits."
Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett ("Terra Nova") are penning the series which begins production in November.
- 9/2/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Director responds to plans for a TV spin-off to the sci-fi thriller.
Terry Gilliam has said plans to adapt his sci-fi feature 12 Monkeys as a TV series is “a very dumb idea”.
Us cable network Syfy announced last week that is has ordered a pilot, based on the 1995 Universal Pictures feature which starred Bruce Willis as a convict sent back in time to gather information about a man-made virus that wiped out most of the planet.
Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Richard Suckle (Roven was a producer of the film) will executive produce the hour-long pilot, penned by Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett, who both worked on Fox sci-fi series Terra Nova, and production is set to begin in November.
Gilliam is not involved in the project and told ScreenDaily: “I know nothing about that. That’s just ridiculous. It doesn’t have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me.”
Asked his thoughts...
Terry Gilliam has said plans to adapt his sci-fi feature 12 Monkeys as a TV series is “a very dumb idea”.
Us cable network Syfy announced last week that is has ordered a pilot, based on the 1995 Universal Pictures feature which starred Bruce Willis as a convict sent back in time to gather information about a man-made virus that wiped out most of the planet.
Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Richard Suckle (Roven was a producer of the film) will executive produce the hour-long pilot, penned by Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett, who both worked on Fox sci-fi series Terra Nova, and production is set to begin in November.
Gilliam is not involved in the project and told ScreenDaily: “I know nothing about that. That’s just ridiculous. It doesn’t have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me.”
Asked his thoughts...
- 9/2/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Terry Gilliam has branded the planned 12 Monkeys TV series "ridiculous" and "dumb".
Syfy has ordered a pilot based on Gilliam's 1995 time-travel movie starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt.
"I know nothing about that," Gilliam told Screen International. "That's just ridiculous. It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me."
Terra Nova writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett are adapting 12 Monkeys for cable television.
"It's a very dumb idea," Gilliam continued. "If it was going to be any good, it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film."
The 12 Monkeys remake is one of a number of film-to-tv adaptations currently in the works, with Jj Abrams and Person of Interest creator Jonathan Nolan reworking 1973 sci-fi classic Westworld for HBO.
Ben Stiller is also developing a TV version of his 1994 directorial debut Reality Bites.
> Terry Gilliam: 'I'm not sure I'll direct...
Syfy has ordered a pilot based on Gilliam's 1995 time-travel movie starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt.
"I know nothing about that," Gilliam told Screen International. "That's just ridiculous. It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me."
Terra Nova writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett are adapting 12 Monkeys for cable television.
"It's a very dumb idea," Gilliam continued. "If it was going to be any good, it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film."
The 12 Monkeys remake is one of a number of film-to-tv adaptations currently in the works, with Jj Abrams and Person of Interest creator Jonathan Nolan reworking 1973 sci-fi classic Westworld for HBO.
Ben Stiller is also developing a TV version of his 1994 directorial debut Reality Bites.
> Terry Gilliam: 'I'm not sure I'll direct...
- 9/2/2013
- Digital Spy
Of all the movies you might think would be natural choices for a spin-off show on the SyFy Channel, we’re not sure Twelve Monkeys was ever on the list, purely because of its wackadoodle Terry Gilliam Style. The gang at SyFy clearly disagrees, because the Us cable network is cooking up a pilot for a potential series.For those who have not enjoyed the warped tale of sickness, time travel and lunacy cooked up by His Gilliam-ness and writers David and Janet Peoples, the 1995 film starred Bruce Willis as James Cole, a prisoner serving time in a future world ravaged by a terrible virus.He’s offered a pardon if he’ll travel back in time – through some decidedly unsafe technology – and discover information key to stopping terrorist group the Army Of The Twelve Monkeys. The dodgy machinery flings him back to an earlier time than he expects and...
- 7/22/2013
- EmpireOnline
With production marred by delays and changes in the director's chair, Hugh Jackman's second solo outing as Wolverine might have looked like it would never claw its way into cinemas.
Filming is set to start in August and giving more weight to that possibility is the news, via Deadline, that 20th Century Fox has brought in Hutch Parker as a producer.
Having an X-tensive background with the franchise, Parker oversaw the original films while previously working at Fox. He's now returning to the studio after exiting as New Regency co-chairman.
This hiring of the series veteran, who joins producers Lauren Shuler Donner and John Palermo on the mutant adventure, will hopefully solidify its completion and prevent further complications as Jackman and director James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma, Knight and Day) press forward on the project.
The Wolverine, reportedly based on the Chris Claremont and Frank Miller comic book miniseries set in Japan,...
Filming is set to start in August and giving more weight to that possibility is the news, via Deadline, that 20th Century Fox has brought in Hutch Parker as a producer.
Having an X-tensive background with the franchise, Parker oversaw the original films while previously working at Fox. He's now returning to the studio after exiting as New Regency co-chairman.
This hiring of the series veteran, who joins producers Lauren Shuler Donner and John Palermo on the mutant adventure, will hopefully solidify its completion and prevent further complications as Jackman and director James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma, Knight and Day) press forward on the project.
The Wolverine, reportedly based on the Chris Claremont and Frank Miller comic book miniseries set in Japan,...
- 6/19/2012
- by Michael Pellegrini
- The Geek Files
Variety has landed a couple of scoops concerning the upcoming film adaptations of Mandrake The Magician and Moby Dick. First up, the site reports that Warner Bros. has hired Tom Wheeler (who has previously scripted Dreamworks Animation's Puss In Boots spin-off) to rewrite their Mandrake The Magician movie, which will be a new modern take on the character (who is described as "a powerful illusionist who hypnotized foes from gangsters to aliens"). The film will be based on the classic comic strip created by Lee Falk in 1934. David and Janet Peoples wrote the first draft of the script. The film has been in development since 2009 at WB/Altas Entertainment. Charles Roven and Andy Horwitz are overseeing the project for Atlas, while Sarah Schechter will oversee for WB. No director is currently attached. Meanwhile, Variety also reports that Universal Pictures has set a new writer for their adaptation of the...
- 6/15/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Earlier this year Warner Bros announced plans to adapt Lee Falk's comic strip Mandrake the Magician into a PG-13 action-adventure in the vein of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. However, the project has been laboring in development at Atlas Entertainment since 2009. And it seems now that Warner Bros is on board, they want a fresh start on this re-imagining, as Variety reports the studio has brought in Tom Wheeler, Puss in Boots scribe and creator of the short-lived action series The Cape, to rewrite Mandrake the Magician's screenplay, which was originally drafted by David and Janet Peoples, who co-wrote Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys. For those unfamiliar with the long-running comic, Mandrake the Magician followed the adventures of the titular illusionist who had a special talent for quickly hypnotizing people, making them susceptible to his every command. While this sounds like a useful skill set for a comic book villain,...
- 6/13/2012
- cinemablend.com
Warner Bros. is in the rewriting spirit. Less than 24 hours after Methuselah‘s reworking came to our attention, Variety has learned that Tom Wheeler (Puss in Boots) will put his own spin on Mandrake the Magician, their big-screen depiction of a long-running comic strip you’ve probably encountered.
Created by Lee Falk back in the ’30s, the character is an illusionist who uses powers of hypnosis to fight fellow magicians — one of them being “a twin brother who used his power for evil instead of good” — gangsters, and even aliens, thanks in part to the help of his sidekick, African strongman Lothar. A modern spin will, as is often the case, take cues from Guy Ritchie‘s Sherlock Holmes, though the presence of steampunk-style action has yet to be confirmed. Fingers crossed.
Calling this a rewrite — one that would, in all likelihood, be of a script by David and Janet Peoples...
Created by Lee Falk back in the ’30s, the character is an illusionist who uses powers of hypnosis to fight fellow magicians — one of them being “a twin brother who used his power for evil instead of good” — gangsters, and even aliens, thanks in part to the help of his sidekick, African strongman Lothar. A modern spin will, as is often the case, take cues from Guy Ritchie‘s Sherlock Holmes, though the presence of steampunk-style action has yet to be confirmed. Fingers crossed.
Calling this a rewrite — one that would, in all likelihood, be of a script by David and Janet Peoples...
- 6/13/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
It’s been a while since a Media Tidbits, so there is a lot to cover:
When reality enters into movies, studios are faced with difficult choices. The Trayvon Martin incident in Florida is focusing an uncomfortable light into 20th Century Fox’s upcoming July release, Neighborhood Watch. The film’s teaser, which the studios describe as “a broad alien-invasion comedy and bears absolutely no relation to the tragic events in Florida,” features stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade attack the block with intimidating stares while Hill makes finger-guns and later manhandles a hoodie-clad teen. This most striking parallel forced Fox to pull both the teaser posters and trailer from Florida altogether, noting they are “very sensitive to the Trayvon Martin case.” The studio announced they plan to move into the next phase of their marketing of the film, but intend to keep the July 27th release date,...
When reality enters into movies, studios are faced with difficult choices. The Trayvon Martin incident in Florida is focusing an uncomfortable light into 20th Century Fox’s upcoming July release, Neighborhood Watch. The film’s teaser, which the studios describe as “a broad alien-invasion comedy and bears absolutely no relation to the tragic events in Florida,” features stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade attack the block with intimidating stares while Hill makes finger-guns and later manhandles a hoodie-clad teen. This most striking parallel forced Fox to pull both the teaser posters and trailer from Florida altogether, noting they are “very sensitive to the Trayvon Martin case.” The studio announced they plan to move into the next phase of their marketing of the film, but intend to keep the July 27th release date,...
- 4/5/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
The ever classic Lone Wolf and Cub series will see the big screen in yet another incarnation.
Fast Five director Justin Lin is set to helm the project, and he feels like a good man for the job. Lin has shown himself to be very competent in arranging highly entertaining action films with just the right amount of drama, which is the sort of chemistry needed by Lone Wolf and Cub. Even better, David and Janet Peoples have been hired on to write the script. This is the team behind Blade Runner, as well as 12 Monkeys. David Peoples also wrote Clint Eastwood's 1992 Unforgiven, which was just a wonderful film.
That such talented people are behind such a classic samurai manga bodes extremely well. Lone Wolf and Cub is something that is nearly sacred to many people; it is refreshing to hear of such a project being undertaken with such...
Fast Five director Justin Lin is set to helm the project, and he feels like a good man for the job. Lin has shown himself to be very competent in arranging highly entertaining action films with just the right amount of drama, which is the sort of chemistry needed by Lone Wolf and Cub. Even better, David and Janet Peoples have been hired on to write the script. This is the team behind Blade Runner, as well as 12 Monkeys. David Peoples also wrote Clint Eastwood's 1992 Unforgiven, which was just a wonderful film.
That such talented people are behind such a classic samurai manga bodes extremely well. Lone Wolf and Cub is something that is nearly sacred to many people; it is refreshing to hear of such a project being undertaken with such...
- 3/30/2012
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
Samurai film fans, prepare to be... dubious. Hollywood is setting up a new adaptation of the classic '70s Japanese manga series Lone Wolf and Cub, created by Kazuo Koike. The story revolves around a disgraced warrior who is falsely accused of a crime and exiled, forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son as an assassin for hire. A total of seven (well, technically, six) films based on the manga were produced between 1972 and 1980 starring Tomisaburo Wakayama in the lead role. Now Kamala Films is setting up a remake with the writer of Blade Runner and the director of Fast & Furious. Will this prove to be a match made in heaven? According to Deadline, Kamala Films will be teaming up with 1212 Entertainment to produce the new film. Kamala has just one film under their belt thus far, the Willem Dafoe psychological thriller Anamorph, while 1212 Entertainment is currently working on the Space Invaders movie.
- 3/28/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Fast Five's Justin Lin is attached to direct an adaptation of Lone Wolf and Cub. Deadline reports that the Kazuo Koike-created 1970s Japanese manga has been picked up by Kamala Films. David and Janet Peoples have been hired to write the script. Lone Wolf will be produced by Kamala’s Marissa McMahon, along with 1212 Entertainment’s Elizabeth Grave and Joshua Long, with Roberto Grande executive producing.
The original story takes place during the feudal Edo period, and chronicles the story of "Ogami Itto, the Shogun’s elite executioner. In an attempt to take his position, the rival Yagyu clan falsely accuses Itto of a crime and murders his wife. Disgraced, Itto is forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son Daigoro as an assassin for hire, earning the title 'Lone Wolf and Cub.' Ultimately, Itto and Daigoro seek revenge on the Yagyu clan." Koike’s manga, published...
The original story takes place during the feudal Edo period, and chronicles the story of "Ogami Itto, the Shogun’s elite executioner. In an attempt to take his position, the rival Yagyu clan falsely accuses Itto of a crime and murders his wife. Disgraced, Itto is forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son Daigoro as an assassin for hire, earning the title 'Lone Wolf and Cub.' Ultimately, Itto and Daigoro seek revenge on the Yagyu clan." Koike’s manga, published...
- 3/28/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The film rights for the influential Japanese manga Lone Wolf And Cub has been acquired by Kamala Films, according to reports by Deadline. Justin Lin (Fast Five) is going to direct the film, while David Peoples (Blade Runner, Unforgiven, Twelve Monkeys) and Janet Peoples (Twelve Monkeys) will be responsible for the script. "I've long admired the Peoples and their enduring body of work. They're a wonderful match for Lone Wolf And Cub and I'm really looking forward to collaborating with them on this powerful, epic tale," Lin said. Originally created by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima in 1970, Lone Wolf And Cub has been adapted into a series of Japanese films, plays and television series. It tells the story of Ogami Ittō, the Shogun's chief...
- 3/28/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Kamala Films has acquired the film rights to Kazuo Koike's 1970's Japanese manga "Lone Wolf and Cub" and will produce it with 1212 Entertainment reports Deadline.
Set in Japan's feudal Edo period, the story follows the Shogun’s elite executioner whose wife is killed and he's framed by a rival clan. He's forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son Daigoro as an assassin for hire. Ultimately the pair seek revenge.
"Fast Five" director Justin Lin was already attached to helm the film and remains onboard. David & Janet Peoples ("Blade Runner," "Unforgiven") have been brought onboard to write the script, while Marissa McMahon, Elizabeth Grave and Joshua Long will produce.
Set in Japan's feudal Edo period, the story follows the Shogun’s elite executioner whose wife is killed and he's framed by a rival clan. He's forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son Daigoro as an assassin for hire. Ultimately the pair seek revenge.
"Fast Five" director Justin Lin was already attached to helm the film and remains onboard. David & Janet Peoples ("Blade Runner," "Unforgiven") have been brought onboard to write the script, while Marissa McMahon, Elizabeth Grave and Joshua Long will produce.
- 3/28/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Deadline is reporting that New York-based Kamala Films has acquired the movie rights to Lone Wolf and Cub, with the previously-announced director Justin Lin (Fast Five) still attached to the project. David and Janet Peoples will handle the script.
Director Darren Aronofsky has been attached to several past plans to make a Lone Wolf and Cub movie over the years, but he could never secure the rights from Japan.
The original manga was created by Kazuo Koike and serialized from 1970-1976. The story features a skilled samurai named Ogami Itto who serves as the Shogun’s executioner until the Yagyu clan frame him for treason and murder everyone in his family except for his newborn son, Daigoro. When Daigoro is old enough to crawl, Ogami gives him the choice of a sword or a ball to decide his own fate: life with his father or death with his mother. Daigoro chooses the sword,...
Director Darren Aronofsky has been attached to several past plans to make a Lone Wolf and Cub movie over the years, but he could never secure the rights from Japan.
The original manga was created by Kazuo Koike and serialized from 1970-1976. The story features a skilled samurai named Ogami Itto who serves as the Shogun’s executioner until the Yagyu clan frame him for treason and murder everyone in his family except for his newborn son, Daigoro. When Daigoro is old enough to crawl, Ogami gives him the choice of a sword or a ball to decide his own fate: life with his father or death with his mother. Daigoro chooses the sword,...
- 3/28/2012
- Nippon Cinema
If you have even a cursory interest in Japanese manga, you've probably heard of Lone Wolf and Cub. Considered by many to be a landmark of the medium, Kazuo Koike's 1970's work has been adapted into films before and influenced everything from the work of Frank Miller to the film Shoot 'Em Up. The story follows a disgraced executioner-turned-assassin who travels the country with his three-year-old son and seeks revenge on those who betrayed him. Today, Deadline reports that Kamala Films has acquired rights and plans on bringing the series to new audiences with Fast Five helmer Justin Lin attached to direct. The screenplay will be written by David & Janet Peoples, a husband-wife duo who had a hand in writing Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, and Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys. That's a pretty damn impressive list of credits, and with a property like this,...
- 3/28/2012
- by Ben Pearson
- firstshowing.net
After his Fast Five turned out to be some of the most fun one could have during a summer blockbuster last year, we’ve been waiting to hear what director Justin Lin would be helming next, aside from another sequel of course. We got a batch of possible titles way back last August, but now one has risen to the top. Deadline is reporting that an adaptation of the manga Lone Wolf and Cub is gaining traction with new writers and producers.
Kamala Films have come aboard and hired writers David and Janet Peoples, the duo who was behind Twelve Monkeys and the former having a hand in Blade Runner and Unforgiven. Lin describes the project, based on Kazuo Koike’s Japanese manga from the 1970s, as being “powerful” and “epic.” One can check out a longer synopsis below.
The original was set feudal Edo period, and chronicles the story of Ogami Itto,...
Kamala Films have come aboard and hired writers David and Janet Peoples, the duo who was behind Twelve Monkeys and the former having a hand in Blade Runner and Unforgiven. Lin describes the project, based on Kazuo Koike’s Japanese manga from the 1970s, as being “powerful” and “epic.” One can check out a longer synopsis below.
The original was set feudal Edo period, and chronicles the story of Ogami Itto,...
- 3/28/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Tucked away in an otherwise dry announcement about Justin Lin setting up a deal with Universal last August was the tiny mention that the Fast Five director is developing a film based on acclaimed samurai manga Lone Wolf And Cub. Little has been heard about it since, but now the movie has the backing of Kamala Films and Twelve Monkeys writers David and Janet Peoples attached to craft the script.Kazuo Kouke created the book, which was set in Japan’s feudal Edo period and follows Omagi Itto, the Shogun’s elite executioner. After an attempt by the rival Yagyu clan leaves Itto’s wife dead and the man himself on the run, falsely accused of a crime, he ends up wandering the country with his three-year-old son Daigoro. Working as an assassin for hire, Itto earns the iconic title and ends up seeking revenge on those who plotted against him.
- 3/28/2012
- EmpireOnline
News out of Deadline Taipei City says that Kamala Films has acquired the rights to Kazuo Koike’s beloved manga series “Lone Wolf and Cub.” They’ve hired screenwriting duo David and Janet Peoples (Bladerunner, Unforgiven) to adapt the story into a screenplay, and they’ve attached Fast Five director Justin Lin to helm. Call me crazy, but that sounds like a great start. The Peoples have writing credits on quite a few exceptional films, and Justin Lin, well I don’t know much about him other than his Fast and the Furious work, but he at least made a big, loud, and fun heist movie with Fast Five. And he seems to be excited to get the opportunity to work with such a well-established creative team. When asked about the project he said, “I’ve long admired the Peoples and their enduring body of work. They’re a wonderful match for Lone Wolf and Cub and...
- 3/27/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The brilliant Manga Lone Wolf And Cub, an epic tale set in feudal Japan, may be in line for yet another movie adaptation as Deadline report.. Kamala Films has acquired film rights to the Kazuo Koike-created 1970s Japanese manga Lone Wolf and Cub, attaching David & Janet Peoples to write the script. Fast Five‘s Justin Lin had already been attached to direct. Kamala’s Marissa McMahon will produce with 1212 Entertainment’s Elizabeth Grave and Joshua Long, with Roberto Grande exec producing. The Peoples have some impressive writing gigs on their resumes, having worked on Blade Runner, Unforgiven and Twelve Monkeys. While Lin made a few of the Fast And Furious movies, and will helm the untitled sixth film in the franchise. Not exactly as impressive, but hey someone must like those movies, they made six of them! Anyway, if you are unfamiliar with Lone Wolf And Cub it tells the story of Ogami Ittō,...
- 3/27/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Exclusive: Kamala Films has acquired film rights to the Kazuo Koike-created 1970s Japanese manga Lone Wolf and Cub, attaching David & Janet Peoples to write the script. Fast Five‘s Justin Lin had already been attached to direct. Kamala’s Marissa McMahon will produce with 1212 Entertainment’s Elizabeth Grave and Joshua Long, with Roberto Grande exec producing. The original was set feudal Edo period, and chronicles the story of Ogami Itto, the Shogun’s elite executioner. In an attempt to take his position, the rival Yagyu clan falsely accuses Itto of a crime and murders his wife. Disgraced, Itto is forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son Daigoro as an assassin for hire, earning the title “Lone Wolf and Cub.” Ultimately, Itto and Daigoro seek revenge on the Yagyu clan. Koike’s manga, published in the United States by Dark Horse Comics, is considered a seminal work. The film...
- 3/27/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Grabbing the rights to the classic comic strip, Warner Bros hopes to conjure up a 21st century movie makeover for Mandrake the Magician.
Created in 1934 by Lee Falk - who's also parent to The Phantom franchise - Mandrake the Magician follows the exploits of a hypnotist and his strongman sidekick Lothar (an African prince in leopardskin) as they fight villains including the magician's own evil twin brother.
Columbia made a 12-part serial in 1939 and a TV movie aired in 1979 before more recent attempts at an adaptation.
With the property being shopped for years around Hollywood, Mandrake was closest to production when Baldwin Entertainment and Hyde Park assembled versions first in 2007 with Chuck Russell directing and Jonathan Rhys Meyers starring, and then in 2009 with director Mimi Leder and actors Hayden Christensen and Djimon Hounsou, but nothing ever came to fruition.
Atlas Entertainment - producing the latest incarnation alongside Warner - became...
Created in 1934 by Lee Falk - who's also parent to The Phantom franchise - Mandrake the Magician follows the exploits of a hypnotist and his strongman sidekick Lothar (an African prince in leopardskin) as they fight villains including the magician's own evil twin brother.
Columbia made a 12-part serial in 1939 and a TV movie aired in 1979 before more recent attempts at an adaptation.
With the property being shopped for years around Hollywood, Mandrake was closest to production when Baldwin Entertainment and Hyde Park assembled versions first in 2007 with Chuck Russell directing and Jonathan Rhys Meyers starring, and then in 2009 with director Mimi Leder and actors Hayden Christensen and Djimon Hounsou, but nothing ever came to fruition.
Atlas Entertainment - producing the latest incarnation alongside Warner - became...
- 3/15/2012
- by Michael Pellegrini
- The Geek Files
Just as we told you yesterday with their apparent acquisition of Ron Howard’s extremely expensive adaptation of The Dark Tower (possibly the most ambitious motion picture idea since Peter Jackson convinced financiers to make his vision for three Lord of the Rings movies in the late 90s), Warner Bros have huge cash reserves from the ending Chris Nolan Batman saga and the Harry Potter film franchise that they want to churn into new profitable franchises.
This should be a good note to anyone in the industry right now - if you have a spec script or film idea to pitch that is a bit risky or unusual but has the potential for a franchise, take it to Warner Bros.
The Hollywood Reporter are breaking the news that Warner Bros have plans to bring the vintage pulp comic ‘Mandrake the Magician’ to the big screen.
Created by Lee Falk way...
This should be a good note to anyone in the industry right now - if you have a spec script or film idea to pitch that is a bit risky or unusual but has the potential for a franchise, take it to Warner Bros.
The Hollywood Reporter are breaking the news that Warner Bros have plans to bring the vintage pulp comic ‘Mandrake the Magician’ to the big screen.
Created by Lee Falk way...
- 3/14/2012
- by Nick Savvides
- Obsessed with Film
Warner Bros. Pictures and Atlas Entertainment are teaming for a film adaptation of Lee Falk's 30's comic strip "Mandrake the Magician" reports Heat Vision.
The story follows an illusionist who was a powerful hypnotist and uses his abilities to fight crime with the help of African strongman Lothar.
Universal produced a twelve-part serial in 1939 with the character, which was also the last time he was seen on the big screen. Sony produced a TV movie with him in the 1970's.
Janet Peoples and David Webb Peoples ("12 Monkeys") were previously linked to pen a script after Atlas picked up the rights in 2009. Now with the studio teaming, new writers are being sought for a 21st century makeover akin to "Sherlock Holmes".
The story follows an illusionist who was a powerful hypnotist and uses his abilities to fight crime with the help of African strongman Lothar.
Universal produced a twelve-part serial in 1939 with the character, which was also the last time he was seen on the big screen. Sony produced a TV movie with him in the 1970's.
Janet Peoples and David Webb Peoples ("12 Monkeys") were previously linked to pen a script after Atlas picked up the rights in 2009. Now with the studio teaming, new writers are being sought for a 21st century makeover akin to "Sherlock Holmes".
- 3/14/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
When it comes to magicians in comics, one immediately thinks of Dr. Strange or Dr. Fate, but there is only one Mandrake the Magician. The Phantom’s Lee Falk creation saw the magical hero hypnotizing people really, really fast and inducing hallucinations soon after.
Mandrake the Magician’s adventures took him to many locations around the world. Aiding Mandrake was African “Prince of the Seven Nations” Lothar, also called the Strongest Man in the World. Remember this isn’t the most timely comic.
So if Warner Bros. finds a way to contemporarize Mandrake the Magican, they could be the ones to produce the live action movie. THR has word that Warner Bros. is planning to produce the movie which would be in the same vein as Sherlock Holmes. Cause we need more steam punk gritty interpretations of classic characters.
Peoples and Janet Peoples (Twelve Monkeys) were brought in to write a draft for the adaptation.
Mandrake the Magician’s adventures took him to many locations around the world. Aiding Mandrake was African “Prince of the Seven Nations” Lothar, also called the Strongest Man in the World. Remember this isn’t the most timely comic.
So if Warner Bros. finds a way to contemporarize Mandrake the Magican, they could be the ones to produce the live action movie. THR has word that Warner Bros. is planning to produce the movie which would be in the same vein as Sherlock Holmes. Cause we need more steam punk gritty interpretations of classic characters.
Peoples and Janet Peoples (Twelve Monkeys) were brought in to write a draft for the adaptation.
- 3/14/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
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- 3/8/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Hollywood shouldn't mess with Harlan Ellison. The legendary writer and curmudgeon has moved to block New Regency's upcoming sci-fi thriller "In Time," claiming that it rips off his short story "Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman." The thing is, he appears to be right. While there are other sci-fi stories that float around the same concept -- Lee Falk's "Time is Money," David and Janet Peoples' "Timebomb," and Stephen Tolkin's "The Price of Life" -- and all were undoubtedly lifted from, the strong similarities between "In Time" and "Repent, Harlequin" really can't be denied. The entire character and plotline of the Master Timekeeper appears to have been directly lifted from "Repent." At least one reviewer, Richard Roeper, even cited the short story as the movie's source. Furthermore, Ellison hired a screenwriter to adapt the short story and was preparing to approach studios with it. It's not known from...
- 9/16/2011
- LRMonline.com
Source Code
Directed by Duncan Jones
Written by Ben Ripley
USA/France, 2011
Splitting the difference between big-ticket pyrotechnics and the burgeoning auteurist touches of director Duncan Jones (Moon), Source Code combines high-concept ambition with appealingly pared-down execution and crackerjack pacing. Its ideas are pilfered equally from a number of speculative-fiction touchstones (particularly 12 Monkeys, Total Recall, and, oddly, Groundhog Day), but it never feels overly derivative. Though it occasionally jettisons logic in the pursuit of its carefully plotted thrills, Jones’s refreshingly unpretentious approach to a potentially overbearing narrative helps to make it solidify him as one of the few working directors with a specific flair for science fiction.
The title refers to a process (conceived by a covert arm of the Us military) by which the final minutes of a recently deceased individual’s life can be re-lived by a third party, with the ability to play out the events differently.
Directed by Duncan Jones
Written by Ben Ripley
USA/France, 2011
Splitting the difference between big-ticket pyrotechnics and the burgeoning auteurist touches of director Duncan Jones (Moon), Source Code combines high-concept ambition with appealingly pared-down execution and crackerjack pacing. Its ideas are pilfered equally from a number of speculative-fiction touchstones (particularly 12 Monkeys, Total Recall, and, oddly, Groundhog Day), but it never feels overly derivative. Though it occasionally jettisons logic in the pursuit of its carefully plotted thrills, Jones’s refreshingly unpretentious approach to a potentially overbearing narrative helps to make it solidify him as one of the few working directors with a specific flair for science fiction.
The title refers to a process (conceived by a covert arm of the Us military) by which the final minutes of a recently deceased individual’s life can be re-lived by a third party, with the ability to play out the events differently.
- 3/31/2011
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Sometimes, when Hollywood remakes a world cinema hit, it really can improve on it. Not always, but here are the occasions when that's pretty much what happened...
Impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery? Then why do most Hollywood remakes of world cinema feel more like how men describe a swift kick in the family jewels? Something which had previously given you great pleasure gets twisted to such a degree that only pain remains.
It isn't always such a total disaster, though. Every now and then one of those Hollywood remakes defies all the odds and actually works. Here are a few examples of world cinema remakes that weren't a total disgrace.
The Magnificent Seven vs Seven Samurai
Yul Brynner in a black cowboy hat is badass no matter how you cut it. Those cold android eyes peering out from under the brim of that slate hat in Westworld cemented that as fact.
Impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery? Then why do most Hollywood remakes of world cinema feel more like how men describe a swift kick in the family jewels? Something which had previously given you great pleasure gets twisted to such a degree that only pain remains.
It isn't always such a total disaster, though. Every now and then one of those Hollywood remakes defies all the odds and actually works. Here are a few examples of world cinema remakes that weren't a total disgrace.
The Magnificent Seven vs Seven Samurai
Yul Brynner in a black cowboy hat is badass no matter how you cut it. Those cold android eyes peering out from under the brim of that slate hat in Westworld cemented that as fact.
- 3/25/2010
- Den of Geek
from left to right: Nihilist #1, Nihilist #2, Nihilist #3, The Stranger, Jackie Treehorn, Maude, The Dude, Donny, Walter Sobchak, The Jesus, Bunny, Brandt, Jeffrey Lebowski
Photo: LebowskiPainting.com FilmDrunk points me to the above painting from LebowskiPainting.com where you can buy "The Big Lebowski Last Supper Poster". Last night I went to go see Inglourious Basterds for a second time at a midnight showing and prior to the start of the movie we saw the trailer for Avatar, which in 2-D looked better than anything on saw on the crappy screens at Comic Con and really upped my excitement to see the movie and I also saw the short teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan's Inception, which looked particularly impressive and like the Avatar trailer, didn't include a single line of dialogue, just the tagline, "Your mind is the crime scene." The trailer will be online on Yahoo this Monday at 9 Am Pst,...
Photo: LebowskiPainting.com FilmDrunk points me to the above painting from LebowskiPainting.com where you can buy "The Big Lebowski Last Supper Poster". Last night I went to go see Inglourious Basterds for a second time at a midnight showing and prior to the start of the movie we saw the trailer for Avatar, which in 2-D looked better than anything on saw on the crappy screens at Comic Con and really upped my excitement to see the movie and I also saw the short teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan's Inception, which looked particularly impressive and like the Avatar trailer, didn't include a single line of dialogue, just the tagline, "Your mind is the crime scene." The trailer will be online on Yahoo this Monday at 9 Am Pst,...
- 8/21/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Christopher Nolan was set to direct a big-screen adaptation of the British TV series The Prisoner back in 2006, and it was believed that he would start work on The Prisoner after finishing The Dark Knight. When Nolan chose to direct Inception after Dark Knight, it was assumed that The Prisoner would be next, except that Prisoner producer Barry Mendel told CineFOOLS that Nolan has dropped out:
Chris Nolan has dropped out of it, but we have a first draft by David and Janet Peoples who wrote Twelve Monkeys and David wrote Unforgiven and it's a good draft and we're working on the script right now. Could Nolan be clearing his schedule for Batman 3? Fans are hoping so, though Nolan isn't saying a word. The director is hard at work on his extremely secret Inception, for which so little is known that some Paris-set photos and discovering the characters' names are...
Chris Nolan has dropped out of it, but we have a first draft by David and Janet Peoples who wrote Twelve Monkeys and David wrote Unforgiven and it's a good draft and we're working on the script right now. Could Nolan be clearing his schedule for Batman 3? Fans are hoping so, though Nolan isn't saying a word. The director is hard at work on his extremely secret Inception, for which so little is known that some Paris-set photos and discovering the characters' names are...
- 8/21/2009
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
By now you've probably read the mushrooming rumor that director Christopher Nolan has apparently abandoned plans to direct a new big screen adaptation of the cult UK TV series The Prisoner so that he can focus on 'Batman 3'.
Nolan had signed on to helm a big budget blockbuster version of the late '60s show, which made a star of late actor Patrick MCGoohan.
It all started with a report over at CineFOOLS. Producer Barry Mendel told the site:
"Chris Nolan has dropped out of it but we have a first draft by David and Janet Peoples who wrote Twelve Monkeys and David wrote Unforgiven and it's a good draft and we're working on the script right now."
CineFOOLS then went on to speculate whether or not the new AMC television series The Prisoner, starring Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel, might be a barrier to getting The Prisoner feature film made,...
Nolan had signed on to helm a big budget blockbuster version of the late '60s show, which made a star of late actor Patrick MCGoohan.
It all started with a report over at CineFOOLS. Producer Barry Mendel told the site:
"Chris Nolan has dropped out of it but we have a first draft by David and Janet Peoples who wrote Twelve Monkeys and David wrote Unforgiven and it's a good draft and we're working on the script right now."
CineFOOLS then went on to speculate whether or not the new AMC television series The Prisoner, starring Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel, might be a barrier to getting The Prisoner feature film made,...
- 8/20/2009
- CinemaSpy
-- "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" director Chris Nolan was all set to direct an adaptation of the weird UK TV series, "The Prisoner." That is no longer the case, according to producer Barry Mendel. The project is still in the works, and there's even a script from David and Janet Peoples -- the "Twelve Monkeys" writers -- but the man who revived Batman for the modern era is no longer a part of it. (CineFOOLS)
-- Disney has announced the lineup for their D23 Expo, where fans will be able to lay their hungry eyes on all manner of upcoming properties from the Mouse House, including Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" and Jerry Bruckheimer's "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." I'm most interested in the "Muppets update" presentation, whatever that may be. (/Film)
-- Jaime King has joined the cast of Darren Lynn Bousman's remake of the 1980 Troma "classic,...
-- Disney has announced the lineup for their D23 Expo, where fans will be able to lay their hungry eyes on all manner of upcoming properties from the Mouse House, including Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" and Jerry Bruckheimer's "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." I'm most interested in the "Muppets update" presentation, whatever that may be. (/Film)
-- Jaime King has joined the cast of Darren Lynn Bousman's remake of the 1980 Troma "classic,...
- 8/19/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
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