Producer Andrew Lazar has been looking to adapt I.Q. 83 by Arthur Herzog for around twenty years, with no screenwriter able to crack the science-fiction novel. Well, Dreamworks may have found their answer in the mad genius Charlie Kaufman. The Adaptation. and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind screenwriter has been hired to do a page one rewrite on the project, which is set to star Steve Carell. Carell will play Dr. James Healey, who led a group of scientists in DNA experiments and released an airborne virus. The people afflicted by the virus gradually lose I.Q. points, becoming lower and lower forms of themselves. Dr. Healey and the scientists must rush to find a cure, even though they too are being affected by the virus. In a world where we already have the film Idiocracy, this might seem like familiar territory, even though the novel has been around since 1978. However,...
- 10/23/2014
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
After starring in dumb comedies like Dinner for Schmucks, Evan Almighty and most recently Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No Good Very Long Title, it sounds like Steve Carell has the potential to star in a smart comedy about getting dumber. Deadline reports Paramount Pictures has hired Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) to do a page one rewrite of I.Q. 83, an adaptation of the 1978 sci-fi novel of the same name by Arthur Herzog, being developed for Steve Carell to lead. While the sci-fi was written as a serious story, the film adaptation will be a satire like Dr. Strangelove. The story would follow Carell as Dr. James Healey, a man who led a group of scientists to conduct a DNA experiment by unleashing an airborne virus that progressively lowers the Iq of those who have contracted it (you know, like reality television). Suddenly...
- 10/23/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Steve Carell and Charlie Kaufman are working on an adaptation of Iq 83.
Paramount Pictures has hired Kaufman for a rewrite of the screenplay based on Arthur Herzog's classic science fiction novel, reports Deadline.
Carell will play Dr James Healey, the head of a group of scientists whose experimental virus is accidentally unleashed on the population.
Those infected find their IQs progressively dropping, leading to a race against time to find a cure before the scientists no longer have the mental capacity to do so.
Herzog - a political speechwriter in the 1960s - published the book in 1978.
A director is yet to be secured for the project.
Kaufman's previous sci-fi outings include Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Producer Andrew Lazar has been attempting to get an adaptation of Iq 83 off the ground for 20 years.
Paramount Pictures has hired Kaufman for a rewrite of the screenplay based on Arthur Herzog's classic science fiction novel, reports Deadline.
Carell will play Dr James Healey, the head of a group of scientists whose experimental virus is accidentally unleashed on the population.
Those infected find their IQs progressively dropping, leading to a race against time to find a cure before the scientists no longer have the mental capacity to do so.
Herzog - a political speechwriter in the 1960s - published the book in 1978.
A director is yet to be secured for the project.
Kaufman's previous sci-fi outings include Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Producer Andrew Lazar has been attempting to get an adaptation of Iq 83 off the ground for 20 years.
- 10/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Michel Gondry and Vincenzo Natali have struggled to adapt, respectively, Ubik and Neuromancer in recent years, and now another cult sci-fi classic looks likely to beat both to the screen. Steve Carell is starring in Iq 83, based on the 1978 novel by Arthur Herzog (the political speech writer who also wrote The Swarm and Orca). Charlie Kaufman has signed on to write the screenplay.Iq 83 centres on Dr. James Healey (Carell's role), leader of a group of scientists involved in DNA research and accidentally responsible for unleashing a pandemic that reduces people's intelligence. Healey has to rush to contain the outbreak and find a cure, as the masses devolve into packs of fools. But he's quickly ceasing to be the intellectual he recently was, having been afflicted himself.Carell's presence perhaps suggests a broadly comedic take on Healey's serious novel, but the intention for the film is more along...
- 10/23/2014
- EmpireOnline
Charlie Kaufman has signed to do a page one rewrite of the film adaptation of Arthur Herzog's classic 1978 science fiction novel "I.Q. 83" at Paramount Pictures.
The project is being developed as a star vehicle for Steve Carell who would play Dr. James Healey, the leader of a group of scientists that conducted DNA experiments that unleashed an airborne virus that ravages the populous.
The affliction progressively lowers the Iq of the afflicted, and a race against time begins as scientists struggle for a cure, even as they rapidly grow dumber.
Though written as serious science fiction, the film adaptation plans a "Doctor Strangelove"-style scathing satire. Andrew Lazar and Walter Parkes are producing the project which won't set a director until Kaufman's done the script.
Kaufman is just the latest to attempt the script, the project has been in development for almost two decades with several scribes having...
The project is being developed as a star vehicle for Steve Carell who would play Dr. James Healey, the leader of a group of scientists that conducted DNA experiments that unleashed an airborne virus that ravages the populous.
The affliction progressively lowers the Iq of the afflicted, and a race against time begins as scientists struggle for a cure, even as they rapidly grow dumber.
Though written as serious science fiction, the film adaptation plans a "Doctor Strangelove"-style scathing satire. Andrew Lazar and Walter Parkes are producing the project which won't set a director until Kaufman's done the script.
Kaufman is just the latest to attempt the script, the project has been in development for almost two decades with several scribes having...
- 10/23/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It looks like Charlie Kaufman and Steve Carell have managed a way to work together after all. You may recall Carell was set to star in the musical Frank Or Francis, but that movie was shelved due to lack of financing. Now Paramount has hired Kaufman to rewrite an adaptation of Arthur Herzog’s science-fiction novel “Iq 83” for Carell to star. He will play Dr. James Healey, who leads a group of scientists that conducted DNA experiments which subsequently unleashed...
- 10/22/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- JoBlo.com
London -- The made-for-broadband series market will be worth $150 million by 2013, up from $50 million in the past year, according to new research from European market research group Content Economics Research.
The research found that the U.K. was the biggest investor in online drama, outstripping any other broadcaster with an investment of $7 million in such shows as "EastEnders: E20."
Overall the U.S. made the biggest total investment through a range of made-for-broadband shows including Sony's "The Bannen Way" and Paramount's "Circle of Ei8ht." Popular European offerings included "Kali" from Canal +.
Portals including MySpace and Sony's Crackle are the key platforms where made-for-broadband is consumed.
"The collapse in the advertising and sponsorship market during the recession has seen the number of commercial projects dwindle and budgets shrink," said James Healey, research director at Content Economics Research, adding that deep-pocketed public broadcasters were likely to drive the market over the next twelve months.
The research found that the U.K. was the biggest investor in online drama, outstripping any other broadcaster with an investment of $7 million in such shows as "EastEnders: E20."
Overall the U.S. made the biggest total investment through a range of made-for-broadband shows including Sony's "The Bannen Way" and Paramount's "Circle of Ei8ht." Popular European offerings included "Kali" from Canal +.
Portals including MySpace and Sony's Crackle are the key platforms where made-for-broadband is consumed.
"The collapse in the advertising and sponsorship market during the recession has seen the number of commercial projects dwindle and budgets shrink," said James Healey, research director at Content Economics Research, adding that deep-pocketed public broadcasters were likely to drive the market over the next twelve months.
- 2/12/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.