Exclusive: Conservative media firm The Daily Wire has optioned exclusive film and TV series rights to develop and produce an adaptation of Ayn Rand’s dystopian 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged, the author’s most heralded work.
The company is planning to produce a series adaptation for distribution on its streaming platform, Dailywire+. Daily Wire co-ceo Jeremy Boreing just announced the deal in a livestreamed town hall address.
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Atlas Shrugged, which has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, depicts a dystopian United States in which private businesses suffer under increasingly burdensome laws and regulations.
The company is planning to produce a series adaptation for distribution on its streaming platform, Dailywire+. Daily Wire co-ceo Jeremy Boreing just announced the deal in a livestreamed town hall address.
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Atlas Shrugged, which has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, depicts a dystopian United States in which private businesses suffer under increasingly burdensome laws and regulations.
- 11/17/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Never tell Hollywood it can’t do something. Over the years, the entertainment industry has gamely (and, often, unwisely) taken on projects that have been deemed unadaptable, often by their very own authors and creators. Such a film is bound for the big screen later this week, when Nikolaj Arcel’s already embattled “The Dark Tower” arrives, attempting to prove to audiences that adapting a sprawling Stephen King opus into a movie and television franchise after nearly a decade of starts and stops is, in fact, a good idea. It’s hardly the only example of such a gamble, and few similar attempts have managed to pay out, either financially or creatively.
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- 8/2/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The distributor has acquired Us rights to Werner Herzog’s drama starring Nicole Kidman and James Franco and will release in spring 2017.
Benaroya Pictures financed Queen Of The Desert and Michael Benaroya produced with Cassian Elwes and Nick Raslan.
Robert Pattinson and Damian Lewis also star in the Berlin 2015 world premiere about British explorer, cartographer and archaeologist Gertrude Bell on an epic odyssey to chart the borders of the modern Middle East.
Jonathan Debin, Cathy Gesualdo, James Lejsek, Ben Sachs, D. Todd Shepherd, Shelley Madison, Harmon Kaslow and John Aglialoro served as executive producers on Queen Of The Desert.
“The entire team at IFC Films is thrilled to be working once more with Werner Herzog who is undoubtedly a modern master of cinema,” said IFC, which brokered the deal with Elwes, Lawrence Kopeikin and CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.
“Having previously worked with him on his award-winning Cave Of Forgotten Dreams, Werner continues...
Benaroya Pictures financed Queen Of The Desert and Michael Benaroya produced with Cassian Elwes and Nick Raslan.
Robert Pattinson and Damian Lewis also star in the Berlin 2015 world premiere about British explorer, cartographer and archaeologist Gertrude Bell on an epic odyssey to chart the borders of the modern Middle East.
Jonathan Debin, Cathy Gesualdo, James Lejsek, Ben Sachs, D. Todd Shepherd, Shelley Madison, Harmon Kaslow and John Aglialoro served as executive producers on Queen Of The Desert.
“The entire team at IFC Films is thrilled to be working once more with Werner Herzog who is undoubtedly a modern master of cinema,” said IFC, which brokered the deal with Elwes, Lawrence Kopeikin and CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.
“Having previously worked with him on his award-winning Cave Of Forgotten Dreams, Werner continues...
- 11/1/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
You know those two films that make up the beginning of an adaptation of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged? You know how they made almost no money and received a well-deserved critical drubbing for being terrible? Well, now you can contribute a Kickstarter to make the final film, Atlas Shrugged: Part III, a reality. Not that the filmmakers need your help; they just would really like your money.
Producer Harmon Kaslow told THR that they do not really need the $250,000 they are asking for; they just want the publicity. They also want to make people angry:
There is an incredible amount of vitriol out there and we have every intention of capitalizing on it this time around. The day we launch the Kickstarter campaign those haters are going to come alive. They’re going to come after us in droves, attacking us everywhere online. To them, we say, thank you.
Producer Harmon Kaslow told THR that they do not really need the $250,000 they are asking for; they just want the publicity. They also want to make people angry:
There is an incredible amount of vitriol out there and we have every intention of capitalizing on it this time around. The day we launch the Kickstarter campaign those haters are going to come alive. They’re going to come after us in droves, attacking us everywhere online. To them, we say, thank you.
- 9/24/2013
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
The third and final installment in the "Atlas Shrugged" trilogy has been given the green light by producers John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow. A Summer 2014 release is being targeted.
The first two films in this series have earned a total $8 million at the domestic box office from a combined budget of $30 million. The third film is expected to be made and marketed for less than $10 million.
Reviews for both films have been utterly scathing, though both films have earned modest success in the home video market.
The third film will only score a theatrical release in the 150 markets where the first two installments did best.
Duncan Scott and Brian O'Toole will pen the script for this third chapter. No director or major cast member is yet attached.
The story is expected to close out the narrative from the books, how much of John Galt's famed monologue (which totalled 70 pages...
The first two films in this series have earned a total $8 million at the domestic box office from a combined budget of $30 million. The third film is expected to be made and marketed for less than $10 million.
Reviews for both films have been utterly scathing, though both films have earned modest success in the home video market.
The third film will only score a theatrical release in the 150 markets where the first two installments did best.
Duncan Scott and Brian O'Toole will pen the script for this third chapter. No director or major cast member is yet attached.
The story is expected to close out the narrative from the books, how much of John Galt's famed monologue (which totalled 70 pages...
- 3/28/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
They say that the definition of madness is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result, but sometimes movies are made for a simple reason: because you can. It certainly doesn't hurt when funding comes from multi-millionaire John Aglialoro, who has the rights to Ayn Rand's famed "Atlas Shrugged," and seemingly has no problem continuing to lose money on the feature film trilogy. There's probably an an objectivist lesson in all of this, but we'll let Aglialoro figure it out himself. At any rate, the third installment in the series no one cares about is coming. It's been officially announced that "Atlas Shrugged Part 3" will be written by Duncan Scott (who helmed part two, and edited and produced Rand's film "We The Living") and Brian O'Toole, and open in 150 markets in summer 2014. Thus far, parts one and two cost between $10-20 million to make each, but...
- 3/26/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The producers of the first two installments of Atlas Shrugged just won't quit. Despite the failure of Atlas Shrugged Part 1 and Atlas Shrugged Part 2, which took in a combined $8 million at the domestic box office, producers John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow have greenlit the third installment of their trilogy. Atlas Shrugged Part 3 will be written by Duncan Scott and Brian O'Toole, and no director or major cast member is yet attached. Decades ago, Scott helped Atlas Shrugged author Ayn Rand restore and recut her 1942 film, We the Living. Story: Sean Hannity Making Film Debut in
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- 3/26/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
So few people actually saw Atlas Shrugged – Part I in theaters, that they may be wondering, how we got to a second film. The first film pulled in a meager $4.6 million against its $20 million budget and raised concern that the second film might not happen. But producers Harmon Kaslow and John Aglialoro persevered, scrapping the cast from Part I and hiring a new director to adapt the second part of Ayn Rand's novel. The casting swap goes as follows – Samantha Mathis replaces Taylor Schilling as railroad exec Dagny Taggart, John Beghe replaces Grant Bowler as steel owner Henry Rearden, Esai Morales steps in for Jsu Garcia as mining heir Francisco d'Anconia and D.B. Sweeney takes over for Paul Johansson as the mysterious John Galt. John Putch, who...
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- 9/6/2012
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Not to be confused with the awesome trailer for "Cloud Atlas," the first teaser for "Atlas Shrugged: Part 2" has arrived online. If you're sitting there thinking, "Wait, didn't this movie get scrapped by producer and writer John Aglialoro after critics savaged the little-seen 'Atlas Shrugged: Part 1'?" you're right. That's because you remember Aglialoro told the Los Angeles Times he was reconsidering his planned "Atlas Shrugged" trilogy.
Based on the famed book by Ayn Rand, the second part of "Atlas Shrugged" deals with a government that is infringing on the rights of its people ("All copyrights shall be transfered to the federal government. All wages and other forms of income are hereby frozen," says the fiendish president; "I won't be a slave," says the film's heroine) and the discovery of an energy source-cum-MacGuffin that could save the world. (See also the plots for "Marvel's The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Rises.
Based on the famed book by Ayn Rand, the second part of "Atlas Shrugged" deals with a government that is infringing on the rights of its people ("All copyrights shall be transfered to the federal government. All wages and other forms of income are hereby frozen," says the fiendish president; "I won't be a slave," says the film's heroine) and the discovery of an energy source-cum-MacGuffin that could save the world. (See also the plots for "Marvel's The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Rises.
- 9/6/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
As political arguments both on the podiums and in homes fire up in the United States ahead of the federal election, The Wall Street Journal has released the first full trailer for the upcoming independently produced and pro-Objectivism feature "Atlas Shrugged Part II: The Strike".
The second of a proposed trilogy of films based on Ayn Rand's seminal 1957 novel, the film continues the story where last year's predecessor left off. In a strange move, every single on screen role has been recast so audiences will have to adjust to all new faces for the various characters.
Shot for $20 million, the first film closed up with just $4.6 million in box-office and $2.8 million in disc sales, a disappointment to say the least. The film's failure was one of free-market economics - audiences took a page from Rand's own teachings and, acting in their own self-rational interest, stayed away from it in droves.
The second of a proposed trilogy of films based on Ayn Rand's seminal 1957 novel, the film continues the story where last year's predecessor left off. In a strange move, every single on screen role has been recast so audiences will have to adjust to all new faces for the various characters.
Shot for $20 million, the first film closed up with just $4.6 million in box-office and $2.8 million in disc sales, a disappointment to say the least. The film's failure was one of free-market economics - audiences took a page from Rand's own teachings and, acting in their own self-rational interest, stayed away from it in droves.
- 9/6/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
We told you it would happen and here we are, five months later and a few steps closer to Atlas Shrugged: Part Two. A teaser trailer and cast updates were released for the sequel based on Ayn Rand’s novel, and with them comes the promise of another grand failure.
The film is the second in a planned three part adaptation, and those unlucky enough to have experienced the first one will find some surprises here. The dystopian storyline continues in the follow-up to the epic 2010 flop, but the lead actors have changed – Samantha Mathis replaced Taylor Schilling as railroad tycoon, Dagny Taggart, the part of Henry Rearden – originally played by Grant Bowler – went to Jason Beghe, and D.B. Sweeney stepped in for Paul Johansson in the role of John Galt. Johansson also directed the first film, but this time the job went to Duncan Scott.
Based on the alterations,...
The film is the second in a planned three part adaptation, and those unlucky enough to have experienced the first one will find some surprises here. The dystopian storyline continues in the follow-up to the epic 2010 flop, but the lead actors have changed – Samantha Mathis replaced Taylor Schilling as railroad tycoon, Dagny Taggart, the part of Henry Rearden – originally played by Grant Bowler – went to Jason Beghe, and D.B. Sweeney stepped in for Paul Johansson in the role of John Galt. Johansson also directed the first film, but this time the job went to Duncan Scott.
Based on the alterations,...
- 6/27/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
In today’s most perplexing movie news, it appears that Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 will in fact still see the light of day. Seriously. Despite Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 being panned by critics and audiences alike and considered an utter failure in filmmaking, the folks over at Indie Wire have dug up a teaser trailer for the now confirmed sequel.
Producer John Aglialoro announced that utilizing a proper $15 million budget and a supercharged marketing campaign, Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 will be set for an October 12th release. But with a trailer offering just an old interview and random angry news correspondents, it’s hard to believe Part 2 will be any different. Another foreboding notion is the loss of numerous actors, as major characters will now have completely different faces. Here are the big switches, according to Indie Wire.
Taylor Schilling and Grant Bowler probably realized they have better things to do, and this time around,...
Producer John Aglialoro announced that utilizing a proper $15 million budget and a supercharged marketing campaign, Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 will be set for an October 12th release. But with a trailer offering just an old interview and random angry news correspondents, it’s hard to believe Part 2 will be any different. Another foreboding notion is the loss of numerous actors, as major characters will now have completely different faces. Here are the big switches, according to Indie Wire.
Taylor Schilling and Grant Bowler probably realized they have better things to do, and this time around,...
- 6/25/2012
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
What happens when your first movie dies at the box office, gets savaged by critics and makes barely a blip on the cultural radar? If you're producers John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow, you spend even more money on the sequel, cross your fingers and hope for the best.
That's right, even though the poor box office initially had Aglialoro putting the kibosh on plans for any sequels in the proposed trilogy, he quickly changed his mind and this fall the long awaited "Atlas Shrugged: Part 2" will hit theaters on October 12th. The $15 million dollar movie that shot this spring will now have a proper marketing budget says Kaslow, who has enlisted Russell Schwartz of Pandemic Marketing (and previously president of domestic marketing for New Line) to get the word out. He claims that "the industry will take us more seriously" with a better campaign and a 300 theater release, but if...
That's right, even though the poor box office initially had Aglialoro putting the kibosh on plans for any sequels in the proposed trilogy, he quickly changed his mind and this fall the long awaited "Atlas Shrugged: Part 2" will hit theaters on October 12th. The $15 million dollar movie that shot this spring will now have a proper marketing budget says Kaslow, who has enlisted Russell Schwartz of Pandemic Marketing (and previously president of domestic marketing for New Line) to get the word out. He claims that "the industry will take us more seriously" with a better campaign and a 300 theater release, but if...
- 6/25/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Normally the blue birds that deliver the mail sing a song as they fly along, but today they seemed grim and despondent. Perhaps it’s because they had to drop the lump of coal that is the press release announcing a greenlit Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 into the old inbox. Or perhaps they’ve just been sick. Either way, a follow-up to the completely inept filmmaking of the first film will be standing awkwardly in front of cameras soon. Not only that, it will ambitiously seek to have the movie ready for theaters by October of this year at the zero hour of, what the release calls, “a fever pitched presidential election season.” It even comes with its own poster and a spooky teaser trailer where pundits can’t agree on how pronounce Ayn Rand‘s name: The production boasts the inclusion of Duncan Scott, who was producer and editor on the Ayn Rand adaptation We The Living, although...
- 2/3/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Here's perhaps the most unusual collection of sequel news we'll run this month. Let's start with Atlas Shrugged: Part 2, which producers say will shoot this year and be ready for release in October, the better to take advantage of a charged pre-election political climate. The first movie was made fast, with an unproven director (Paul Johansson of One Tree Hill, who also played John Galt) handling an adaptation of Ayn Rand's gigantic tome about American industry, economics and self-reliance. It did well for a moment in limited release, but was critically savaged and rejected in some respects even by Ayn Rand aficionados. Producer John Aglialoro says that the second part of a planned three-film adaptation of Atlas Shrugged is going to happen, however. Thing is, it will have a different director in Duncan Scott (who produced an adaptation of Rand's novel We The Living in 1986) and an all-new...
- 2/3/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Upon its release last year, the overwhelming consensus was that Atlas Shrugged: Part One resulted in a disaster of epic proportions, an assumption proven both critically and by its meager $4.6 million box office take. Too bad no one told the film’s producers, as they’ve already started work on the second part of the trilogy based on Ayn Rand’s controversial 1957 novel.
The La Times reported that businessman John Aglialoro and producer Harmon Kaslow have raised the necessary funding for the sequel, and plans for principal photography in Los Angeles and Colorado is already scheduled for April. While they declined to disclose the final budget, earlier statements from Kaslow place their desired amount somewhere between $10 million and $15 million, a more conservative number compared to the original.
Aglialoro bought the rights to Rand’s ode to capitalism in 1992, and then financed the production and distribution of the first segment for $20 million.
The La Times reported that businessman John Aglialoro and producer Harmon Kaslow have raised the necessary funding for the sequel, and plans for principal photography in Los Angeles and Colorado is already scheduled for April. While they declined to disclose the final budget, earlier statements from Kaslow place their desired amount somewhere between $10 million and $15 million, a more conservative number compared to the original.
Aglialoro bought the rights to Rand’s ode to capitalism in 1992, and then financed the production and distribution of the first segment for $20 million.
- 2/2/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Even though "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1" was lambasted by critics (it currently sits with a tepid 11% Rotten Tomatoes score, read our review), died at the box office ($4.6 million, not even half of the budget) and had the producer flip flopping on the prospect of the sequel (we'll kindly forget to mention the DVD blurb fiasco), it looks like for the 23 of you that truly care, you'll be getting "Atlas Shrugged: Part 2." Choosing today, Ayn Rand's 107th birthday (uh, Happy Birthday?), producers John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow have revealed that the second part of the proposed trilogy is happening, with a spring shoot in the works. But that's not all. They want to turn this one around fast, and get it in theaters in October to hopefully shake up the election. That's some ambition, indeed. So who will direct this second part of this politically game changing masterpiece? None other than Duncan Scott.
- 2/2/2012
- The Playlist
Chicago – Who cares? Rarely has a movie been so weighed down with horrendous, expository dialogue that has no weight whatsoever as in the widely-loathed “Atlas Shrugged, Part I.” After the notoriously-reviled theatrical release ($4.6 million total domestic box office on a 12% on Rotten Tomatoes) killed the chance at a trilogy (on top of the hysterical Blu-ray labeling error), I kind of hoped the film would either surprise me with its quality or be so awful that it approached “The Room” or “Troll 2” levels of enjoyment. Nope. It’s just boring, boring, boring — the kind of film only worthwhile if you’re having trouble sleeping.
Blu-Ray Rating: 1.0/5.0
The dialogue in “Atlas Shrugged” is so stilted and awkwardly written than were times when I wondered if the screenwriters weren’t going for Lynchian levels of unusual behavior. Characters in David Lynch movies often speak in riddles and with unique patterns, but if that’s the intention here,...
Blu-Ray Rating: 1.0/5.0
The dialogue in “Atlas Shrugged” is so stilted and awkwardly written than were times when I wondered if the screenwriters weren’t going for Lynchian levels of unusual behavior. Characters in David Lynch movies often speak in riddles and with unique patterns, but if that’s the intention here,...
- 11/15/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Washington, Oct 13: After 'Atlas Shrugged: Part 1' tanked both critically and commercially, those behind the movie seem like undeterred and are moving forward with a second installment.
The producers of the Ayn Rand adaptation expect to begin production on "Atlas Shrugged: Part 2" in early 2012, and expect to release it during the 2012 election season.
Harmon Kaslow, who produced "Part 1" along with John Aglialoro, told Politico that "Part 2," which will cover roughly the second third of the novel, will soon get under way.
"Right now, it'll probably be 30 to 40 minutes longer than the first movie. The first one was about an hour and a half and a lot of those faithful to the book said they really wished we would have.
The producers of the Ayn Rand adaptation expect to begin production on "Atlas Shrugged: Part 2" in early 2012, and expect to release it during the 2012 election season.
Harmon Kaslow, who produced "Part 1" along with John Aglialoro, told Politico that "Part 2," which will cover roughly the second third of the novel, will soon get under way.
"Right now, it'll probably be 30 to 40 minutes longer than the first movie. The first one was about an hour and a half and a lot of those faithful to the book said they really wished we would have.
- 10/13/2011
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Release Date: Nov. 8, 2011
Price: DVD $22.98, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Taylor Schilling is executive Dagny Taggart in Atlas Shrugged.
Powerful forces trigger a global revolution in the 2011 science fiction-tinged mystery film Atlas Shrugged: Part I, an adaptation of acclaimed author Ayn Rand‘s best-selling 1957 novel.
Adapted for the screen by first-time writer John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole (Cemetery Gates) and directed by Paul Johansson (TV’s One Tree Hill), Atlas Shrugged: Part I is the first installment in a planned trilogy, with Part 2 tentatively slated for release in 2012.
The story of Atlas Shrugged: Part I is set in 2016, when the country is on the verge of economic collapse. Young executive Dagny Taggart (Taylor Schilling, TV’s Mercy) runs one of the largest remaining railroads despite the problems created by her inept CEO brother, James (Matthew Marsden, Resident Evil: Extinction). To save the railroad from financial ruin,...
Price: DVD $22.98, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Taylor Schilling is executive Dagny Taggart in Atlas Shrugged.
Powerful forces trigger a global revolution in the 2011 science fiction-tinged mystery film Atlas Shrugged: Part I, an adaptation of acclaimed author Ayn Rand‘s best-selling 1957 novel.
Adapted for the screen by first-time writer John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole (Cemetery Gates) and directed by Paul Johansson (TV’s One Tree Hill), Atlas Shrugged: Part I is the first installment in a planned trilogy, with Part 2 tentatively slated for release in 2012.
The story of Atlas Shrugged: Part I is set in 2016, when the country is on the verge of economic collapse. Young executive Dagny Taggart (Taylor Schilling, TV’s Mercy) runs one of the largest remaining railroads despite the problems created by her inept CEO brother, James (Matthew Marsden, Resident Evil: Extinction). To save the railroad from financial ruin,...
- 9/23/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
A little over a year ago came word that entrepeneur John Aglialoro was proceeding with his own film trilogy based on Ayn Rand's famed 1957 novel "Atlas Shrugged". Independently financed and marketed, the low-budget adaptation of Rand's objectivism-spouting tome was torn apart by the critics and - despite his claims to the contrary - essentially ignored by audiences (see my Dark Doctrine piece).
Aglialoro blamed the critics for the disappointing box-office and, after some initial self doubting, is proceeding with his plans to make the second film. Producer Harmon Kaslow tells 24 Frames that a home video distribution deal has been reached with 20th Century Fox for the first film.
The producers will pay a distribution fee to Fox, in return they will keep home distribution rights while the studio releases the first film on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download and video on demand this Fall. All revenues from Part 1′s home...
Aglialoro blamed the critics for the disappointing box-office and, after some initial self doubting, is proceeding with his plans to make the second film. Producer Harmon Kaslow tells 24 Frames that a home video distribution deal has been reached with 20th Century Fox for the first film.
The producers will pay a distribution fee to Fox, in return they will keep home distribution rights while the studio releases the first film on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download and video on demand this Fall. All revenues from Part 1′s home...
- 7/6/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
[1] After Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 tanked both critically and commercially, producer John Aglialoro said publicly that he was having second thoughts about making the sequels. Film critics and moviegoers breathed a sigh of relief, and all but the most die-hard Ayn Rand fans moved on with their lives. Now, however, Aglialoro seems to be feeling a renewed sense of optimism. According to producer Harmon Kaslow, Aglialoro is back at work on Part 2 of the trilogy, due out in time for next year's election season. Read more after the jump. In a conversation with 24 Frames [2], Kaslow announced that they had reached a home video distribution deal with 20th Century Fox, in which the producers will pay a distribution fee to Fox. In return, the producers will keep home distribution rights while the studio releases Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download and video on demand this fall. Kaslow expressed his excitement about the deal,...
- 7/5/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Atlas Shrugged Trilogy To Continue
After it opened to dismal reviews and poor box office returns, Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 looked to be the first and only film in the potential trilogy to get made. Now, 24 Frames reports that producer and scriptwriter John Aglialoro will go ahead with parts 2 and 3, thanks to a home-entertainment distribution deal struck with 20th Century Fox.
Thanks for reading We Got This Covered...
After it opened to dismal reviews and poor box office returns, Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 looked to be the first and only film in the potential trilogy to get made. Now, 24 Frames reports that producer and scriptwriter John Aglialoro will go ahead with parts 2 and 3, thanks to a home-entertainment distribution deal struck with 20th Century Fox.
Thanks for reading We Got This Covered...
- 7/4/2011
- by Amy Curtis
- We Got This Covered
Back in April, I wrote with — as I stressed at the time — a sense of schadenfreude at the news that the second and third installments of the movie trilogy Atlas Shrugged wouldn’t be making its way to theaters. Based on Ayn Rand‘s best-selling novel (it hurts just to write that), producer and co-writer John Aglialoro blamed it on the bad reviews and poor box office performance that the movie experienced, saying that critics “won.”
But 24Frames tells us that the sequels will be getting made, and now 20th Century Fox is someone to blame. According to them, the studio has purchased the home video rights to the movie, which is made possible by the producers paying a distribution fee. In my eyes, the studio should be blamed because it’s pretty obvious that this wouldn’t be happening if it wasn’t for the money that producers will...
But 24Frames tells us that the sequels will be getting made, and now 20th Century Fox is someone to blame. According to them, the studio has purchased the home video rights to the movie, which is made possible by the producers paying a distribution fee. In my eyes, the studio should be blamed because it’s pretty obvious that this wouldn’t be happening if it wasn’t for the money that producers will...
- 7/3/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Episode Number: 7059 (May 4, 2011)
Guests: Amy Farrell
Segments: Terrorists: They’re Just Like Us!, Stephen Searches for Shared Bathroom Key, Movies That Are Destroying America – Saving America Edition
Videos: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Has anyone else noticed the new titles in the opening sequence? Monday it was “Win Laden”. It’s changed again to “Word Hurdler”.
So glad juicy gossip lover Stephen can bring us “all the 411 on Mr. 911.” Glam on the Lam? Maybe the worst product placement ever for Nestlé, Coca-cola, and Pepsi. And poor Princes Beatrice – well, I guess she’s not that poor if she can spend that much money on a hat like that.
And thank you, Stephen, for reminding us that Mississippi and Alabama should get a little media attention. Us Zoners can text “Redcross” to 90999 to make a $10 donatino; everyone can go to redcross.org to make a donation and find out how you can help.
Now…...
Guests: Amy Farrell
Segments: Terrorists: They’re Just Like Us!, Stephen Searches for Shared Bathroom Key, Movies That Are Destroying America – Saving America Edition
Videos: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Has anyone else noticed the new titles in the opening sequence? Monday it was “Win Laden”. It’s changed again to “Word Hurdler”.
So glad juicy gossip lover Stephen can bring us “all the 411 on Mr. 911.” Glam on the Lam? Maybe the worst product placement ever for Nestlé, Coca-cola, and Pepsi. And poor Princes Beatrice – well, I guess she’s not that poor if she can spend that much money on a hat like that.
And thank you, Stephen, for reminding us that Mississippi and Alabama should get a little media attention. Us Zoners can text “Redcross” to 90999 to make a $10 donatino; everyone can go to redcross.org to make a donation and find out how you can help.
Now…...
- 5/5/2011
- by Jennie
- No Fact Zone
Everett Taylor Schilling and Matthew Marsden
“Atlas Shrugged” producer-financier John Aglialoro isn’t giving up on the famous Ayn Rand property he spent nearly two decades trying to bring to the big screen. Though box-office momentum for his independently financed “Atlas Shrugged – Part I,” the first of a planned trilogy, stalled in its second weekend, dropping a considerable 47.8% even after adding 166 theaters, Aglialoro is staying committed to the project and trying to learn from his mistakes.
“I underestimated the amount...
“Atlas Shrugged” producer-financier John Aglialoro isn’t giving up on the famous Ayn Rand property he spent nearly two decades trying to bring to the big screen. Though box-office momentum for his independently financed “Atlas Shrugged – Part I,” the first of a planned trilogy, stalled in its second weekend, dropping a considerable 47.8% even after adding 166 theaters, Aglialoro is staying committed to the project and trying to learn from his mistakes.
“I underestimated the amount...
- 4/30/2011
- by Anthony Kaufman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Taylor Schilling as Dagny Taggart, Atlas Shrugged: Part I The marketplace not only shrugged at, but downright turned its back on Atlas Shrugged: Part I, the widely derided film adaptation of Ayn Rand's 1957 novel about the individual's struggle against collectivism and government forces. Directed by Paul Johansson from a screenplay by John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O'Toole, and starring Taylor Schilling as Rand's heroine Dagny Taggart, Atlas Shrugged was supposed to have been — as the title indicates — part one of what would ultimately become a film trilogy like, huh, Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings or Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors. According to reports published in the last couple of days, that was no longer going to happen. Atlas Shrugged co-producer and co-screenwriter John Aglialoro blamed the liberal media and film critics for their willful, politically motivated box-office destruction of his opus. That, however, would be an...
- 4/30/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Twas beauty killed the beast, and twas George R.R. Martin who finally finished writing his Kong, "A Dance With Dragons."
Those of you keeping track should know that Martin announced the release date for the fifth, long-awaited (and we mean long awaited, as in since 2005) installment of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series -- currently being adapted and airing on HBO as "Game of Thrones" -- last month, but today he wrote on his website that the beast of a novel he's worked on for six years is finally complete. Is it July 15 yet?
In the news after the jump, check out some new "21 Jump Street" photos and more on Mark Wahlberg and Justin Bieber's team up.
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Those of you keeping track should know that Martin announced the release date for the fifth, long-awaited (and we mean long awaited, as in since 2005) installment of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series -- currently being adapted and airing on HBO as "Game of Thrones" -- last month, but today he wrote on his website that the beast of a novel he's worked on for six years is finally complete. Is it July 15 yet?
In the news after the jump, check out some new "21 Jump Street" photos and more on Mark Wahlberg and Justin Bieber's team up.
Channing Tatum And Jonah Hill Don The Uniform
One upcoming remake that we're really looking forward to is "21 Jump Street," especially since we found out that Johnny Depp was in...
- 4/28/2011
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
As you may have heard, the first installment of the Atlas Shrugged film trilogy was not a critical darling. The Hollywood Reporter called it “a half-baked, unconvincing [update on the novel] that’s exacerbated by button-pushing TV-style direction, threadbare production values and blah performances.” According to The Los Angeles Times, the movie “fails to rise even to the level of ‘eh’ suggested by Ayn Rand's title.” Well, these naysayers do not have to say “nay” twice. “Critics, you won,” producer John Aglialoro said. “I’m having deep second thoughts on why I should do Part 2.” Didn’t he learn anything from his source material and Rand research? What would the objectivist author say in the face of such conformity?...
- 4/28/2011
- Vanity Fair
John Aglialoro put in $10 million of his own money to finally bring Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" to the big screen. The plan has been to eventually develop a trilogy, but critics hated the first film, giving it 9% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the movie zero stars, and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it one. Aglialoro blamed the poor reviews on political bias. And he may have a point. On the same website, fans gave the movie an 85% fresh rating. Because of the fan support, Aglialoro is now working on the next "Atlas Shrugged" installment and is considering partnering with a major studio. Whatever happens, he said that the second film will definitely hit theaters on April 15th, 2012 and the third on April 15th, 2013. "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1" grossed $3.3 million domestically. If a studio is involved, the next two installments will have a chance...
- 4/28/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
Early yesterday, the La Times blog released quotes from Atlas Shrugged Part 1 writer/producer John Aglialoro which indicated that he was throwing in the towel on making Part 2 and Part 3. The reason, of course, was that the film just didn’t make its money back. Aglialoro spent a reported $10m of his own cash on the production, and a second week drop off hurt the independent flick considerably. The movie has currently only made $3.2m at the box office. It started with an impressive per screen average, but as with other films which zero in on an audience, everyone who wanted to see the movie saw it opening weekend. The numbers dropped, and an expansion was scrapped. Aglialoro very specifically blames critics and what he believes is a collective “fear of Ayn Rand” amongst them for the movie’s failings. So much for personal responsibility. However, it’s his ire and hatred of the critical response that...
- 4/28/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The universally-panned, self-financed attempt to adapt Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" into a film franchise is not going over so well.
Scoring a 28 on Metacritic and a measly 9 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Atlas: Part 1" did manage to bring in $1.7 million opening weekend -- before dropping 47% in its second week, despite a wider release.
All of this has prompted producer and businessman John Aglialoro, who invested $20 million and 18 years on the project, to reevaluate his plans.
"Critics, you won," he tells the Los Angeles Times. "I'm having deep second thoughts on why I should do Part 2."
Originally intended as a three-part film, it now seems unlikely that more than the first third of Rand's book well ever get a cinematic treatment.
"Why should I put up all of that money if the critics are coming in like lemmings?" Aglialoro continues. "I'll make my money back and I'll make a profit, but...
Scoring a 28 on Metacritic and a measly 9 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Atlas: Part 1" did manage to bring in $1.7 million opening weekend -- before dropping 47% in its second week, despite a wider release.
All of this has prompted producer and businessman John Aglialoro, who invested $20 million and 18 years on the project, to reevaluate his plans.
"Critics, you won," he tells the Los Angeles Times. "I'm having deep second thoughts on why I should do Part 2."
Originally intended as a three-part film, it now seems unlikely that more than the first third of Rand's book well ever get a cinematic treatment.
"Why should I put up all of that money if the critics are coming in like lemmings?" Aglialoro continues. "I'll make my money back and I'll make a profit, but...
- 4/28/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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- 4/27/2011
- by Justin Sedgwick
- NextMovie
Wave Goodbye To Atlas Shrugged Parts 2 And 3
You can't say you didn't see it coming. Atlas Shrugged Part 1 has only been out for twelve days but apparently the producer has already announced that he's considering canning the plans to make parts 2 and 3. The La Times is reporting that John Aglialoro, one of the producers on the film, is saying that he may not make the film due to poor reviews and crummy box office returns. The film had a $20 million budget and it's not likely that it will all be recouped as it's only made about $3 million so far. That alone would be a sure sign of no sequels but I guess when you add in the negative reviews it seals the deal. I kind of feel bad for Aglialoro, he spent 18 years of his life trying to get the film off the ground, not to mention the millions of dollars he poured into it.
You can't say you didn't see it coming. Atlas Shrugged Part 1 has only been out for twelve days but apparently the producer has already announced that he's considering canning the plans to make parts 2 and 3. The La Times is reporting that John Aglialoro, one of the producers on the film, is saying that he may not make the film due to poor reviews and crummy box office returns. The film had a $20 million budget and it's not likely that it will all be recouped as it's only made about $3 million so far. That alone would be a sure sign of no sequels but I guess when you add in the negative reviews it seals the deal. I kind of feel bad for Aglialoro, he spent 18 years of his life trying to get the film off the ground, not to mention the millions of dollars he poured into it.
- 4/27/2011
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Next time someone talks about how critics don't matter (it's bound to happen with the summer movie wave encroaching) just point to Atlas Shrugged: Part I. The miserable-looking partial adaptation of Ayn Rand's massive novel has taken in a paltry few million in the past two weeks, with a near-50% drop-off between weekends. Now producer John Aglialoro, who spent years trying to make the film, says he might abandon his plans to continue the adaption with two more movies. And while there's a part of me that wants to accept the overwhelming commercial power of the movie critic, in this case I have to wonder if Atlas Shrugged wasn't actually done in by the fact of being a lousy movie. Speaking to the La Times [1], he says, Critics, you won... I’m having deep second thoughts on why I should do Part 2. Deep second thoughts? How about some serious...
- 4/27/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The term “schadenfreude” is defined as being “satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune.” It’s a feeling that one normally wouldn’t want to find themselves experiencing, because it’s kind of ugly and wrong. Basically, it’s almost never okay. However, this is one of the times where there’s nothing wrong with it.
I’ll get to why it’s alright in just a second, but first, the news: The La Times reports that John Aglialoro, the producer and co-writer of the first of three planned films based on Ayn Rand‘s novel Atlas Shrugged has stated that the scathing reviews which were heaped upon the film will prevent parts two and three from being made. Saying that critics have “won” and that he’s “having deep second thoughts” on why he should make a follow-up, it seems like the project has failed almost completely.
I’ll get to why it’s alright in just a second, but first, the news: The La Times reports that John Aglialoro, the producer and co-writer of the first of three planned films based on Ayn Rand‘s novel Atlas Shrugged has stated that the scathing reviews which were heaped upon the film will prevent parts two and three from being made. Saying that critics have “won” and that he’s “having deep second thoughts” on why he should make a follow-up, it seems like the project has failed almost completely.
- 4/27/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
I love using my powers for good or for awesome. But, because I'm not Donald Trump (I own up to my beautiful baldness), I'm not going to take all the credit. The Playlist annouced this morning that producer/screenwriter /wealthymotherfucker John Aglialoro has decided to suspend future plans for Parts 2 and 3 of his proposed Atlas Shrugged trilogy. But why? What could possibly sway you from your focused vision for an Dickensian America, dearheart?
Us damned critics. Aglialoro said in an interview, "Critics, you won. I'm having deep second thoughts on why I should do Part 2... Why should I put up all of that money if the critics are coming like lemmings? I'll make my money back and I'll make a profit, but do I wanna go and do to? Maybe I just wanna see my grandkids and go on strike."
Well, now the bitched up dialogue in the script makes sense.
Us damned critics. Aglialoro said in an interview, "Critics, you won. I'm having deep second thoughts on why I should do Part 2... Why should I put up all of that money if the critics are coming like lemmings? I'll make my money back and I'll make a profit, but do I wanna go and do to? Maybe I just wanna see my grandkids and go on strike."
Well, now the bitched up dialogue in the script makes sense.
- 4/27/2011
- by Brian Prisco
God damn, we love writing about "Atlas Shrugged." Even more than "Twilight"-related stories, or the persistent commenter who insists that Scarlett Johansson is the product of stolen DNA, nothing brings out the frothing-at-the-mouth zealots like stories about the long-awaited, independently-produced adaptation of Ayn Rand's magnum opus. Self-financed and distributed by millionaire businessman John Aglialoro, the film was rushed into production to prevent the rights from lapsing, with a decidedly D-list cast and crew, but it did have relevance on its side: with the Tea Party movement, who are perhaps more in step with Rand's beliefs than any major political movement…...
- 4/27/2011
- The Playlist
Csu Archives / Everett Collection Ayn Rand testifying before House Un-American Activities Committee as a friendly witness, on Oct. 20, 1947.
In her old age, after she had stopped writing essay-length exegeses of the moral and political prescriptions contained in her fiction, after her large cult following had left her and dispersed, after the tumult of the 1960s and 1970s, after lung cancer, Ayn Rand spent evenings playing Scrabble with a few regular visitors to her Murray Hill apartment and casting and recasting...
In her old age, after she had stopped writing essay-length exegeses of the moral and political prescriptions contained in her fiction, after her large cult following had left her and dispersed, after the tumult of the 1960s and 1970s, after lung cancer, Ayn Rand spent evenings playing Scrabble with a few regular visitors to her Murray Hill apartment and casting and recasting...
- 4/22/2011
- by Anne C. Heller
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
"Atlas Shrugged: Part I," starring Taylor Schilling, Paul Johansson, Michael O'Keefe. Directed by Paul Johansson.
By Arthur Tiersky - April 18 2011
Much to my surprise, the matinee at which I saw “Atlas Shrugged, Part I” drew a pretty sizable crowd, considering that it was a beautiful day and life is short. The intended audience for this film is apparently larger than I thought, and I'll confess that I suspect I'm not among it. I have not read the arboricidal tome on which it is based, nor anything else by Ayn Rand. Beyond that, there's the project's troubled back-story itself.
For the uninitiated: John Aglialoro (who received both producer and co-writer credit), one of the ten richest executives in the country, bought the rights to the book almost two decades ago, envisioning it as a star-studded blockbuster, but when that never came together and his rights were about to lapse he rushed this no-star version into production.
By Arthur Tiersky - April 18 2011
Much to my surprise, the matinee at which I saw “Atlas Shrugged, Part I” drew a pretty sizable crowd, considering that it was a beautiful day and life is short. The intended audience for this film is apparently larger than I thought, and I'll confess that I suspect I'm not among it. I have not read the arboricidal tome on which it is based, nor anything else by Ayn Rand. Beyond that, there's the project's troubled back-story itself.
For the uninitiated: John Aglialoro (who received both producer and co-writer credit), one of the ten richest executives in the country, bought the rights to the book almost two decades ago, envisioning it as a star-studded blockbuster, but when that never came together and his rights were about to lapse he rushed this no-star version into production.
- 4/18/2011
- by Screen Comment
- Screen Comment
"The finest Western you'll see this year is set in aristocratic 16th-century France, in the heat of Counter-Reformation," declares Nick Pinkerton. Segueing into his interview with Bertrand Tavernier, Aaron Hillis, also in the Voice, sums up the gist of The Princess of Montpensier: "Adapted from Madame de la Fayette's classic novel, the film concerns a nubile, wealthy heiress (Mélanie Thierry) who loves a rugged hothead from the wrong clan (Gaspard Ulliel), but is forced by her father to marry another prince (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet), leaving her to dwell on the too-modern desire for free will — defiantly bucking against the rigid traditions of her breed." Back to Pinkerton: "The setting always serves the performers rather than vice versa — though the film is also greatly enhanced by the costuming, the rugged French countryside photographed in outdoor-adventure CinemaScope, and Philippe Sarde's baroque-tribal score, its martial and romantic poles matching a tale of...
- 4/18/2011
- MUBI
Now we know one of Ghostface’s weaknesses: ornithophobia, or fear of birds. Fox’s tropical-bird cartoon Rio trounced the horror sequel Scream 4 and soared to a $40 million opening, according to studio estimates. That gives Rio the best opening weekend so far this year, beating Rango’s $38.1 million debut. It also represents another victory for Blue Sky Studios, which has produced such animated hits as Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who and the Ice Age movies. Rio, a Brazil-set adventure about the world’s last two blue macaws (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway), earned 58 percent of its tally from 3-D theaters.
- 4/17/2011
- by John Young
- EW - Inside Movies
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson
(April 2011)
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Written by: John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner and Paul Johansson
Among the central tenets of Objectivism, the philosophy at the center of Ayn Rand’s 1,000-plus-page tome “Atlas Shrugged,” are rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism. When these entitlements are violated, America’s great innovators — from industrialists to artists, although the movie version focuses on the former — go on strike, leading to the collapse of society.
The same fate seems to have befallen the first attempt at adapting Rand’s controversial 1957 novel: Despite at one time attracting such filmmaking talent as screenwriter Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”), director Vadim Perelman (“House of Sand and Fog”), Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt, the project was ultimately rushed into production in order to avoid...
(April 2011)
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Written by: John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner and Paul Johansson
Among the central tenets of Objectivism, the philosophy at the center of Ayn Rand’s 1,000-plus-page tome “Atlas Shrugged,” are rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism. When these entitlements are violated, America’s great innovators — from industrialists to artists, although the movie version focuses on the former — go on strike, leading to the collapse of society.
The same fate seems to have befallen the first attempt at adapting Rand’s controversial 1957 novel: Despite at one time attracting such filmmaking talent as screenwriter Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”), director Vadim Perelman (“House of Sand and Fog”), Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt, the project was ultimately rushed into production in order to avoid...
- 4/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson
(April 2011)
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Written by: John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner and Paul Johansson
Among the central tenets of Objectivism, the philosophy at the center of Ayn Rand’s 1,000-plus-page tome “Atlas Shrugged,” are rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism. When these entitlements are violated, America’s great innovators — from industrialists to artists, although the movie version focuses on the former — go on strike, leading to the collapse of society.
The same fate seems to have befallen the first attempt at adapting Rand’s controversial 1957 novel: Despite at one time attracting such filmmaking talent as screenwriter Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”), director Vadim Perelman (“House of Sand and Fog”), Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt, the project was ultimately rushed into production in order to avoid...
(April 2011)
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Written by: John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner and Paul Johansson
Among the central tenets of Objectivism, the philosophy at the center of Ayn Rand’s 1,000-plus-page tome “Atlas Shrugged,” are rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism. When these entitlements are violated, America’s great innovators — from industrialists to artists, although the movie version focuses on the former — go on strike, leading to the collapse of society.
The same fate seems to have befallen the first attempt at adapting Rand’s controversial 1957 novel: Despite at one time attracting such filmmaking talent as screenwriter Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”), director Vadim Perelman (“House of Sand and Fog”), Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt, the project was ultimately rushed into production in order to avoid...
- 4/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
I believe the first time I ever mentioned a filmed adaptation of Ayn Rand's controversial 1957 novel "Atlas Shrugged" was October 18, 2006 when Randall Wallace (Braveheart, Pearl Harbor) was assigned the task of scripting the film with Angelina Jolie attached to star as Dagny Taggart, in a story that follows Taggart's struggles to manage a transcontinental railroad amid the pressures and restrictions of massive bureaucracy. Her antagonistic reaction to a libertarian group seeking an end to government regulation is later echoed and modified in her encounter with a utopian community, Galt's Gulch, whose members regard self-determination rather than collective responsibility as the highest ideal.
11 months later "Atlas Shrugged" was back in the news when Vadim Perelman (House of Sand and Fog) was attached to direct as it was said Wallace had finally boiled Rand's 1,100-plus page book down to a 127-page script. At the time Jolie was still attached to star...
11 months later "Atlas Shrugged" was back in the news when Vadim Perelman (House of Sand and Fog) was attached to direct as it was said Wallace had finally boiled Rand's 1,100-plus page book down to a 127-page script. At the time Jolie was still attached to star...
- 4/15/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
2011 The Strike Productions All Rights Reserved. A scene from “Atlas Shrugged Part I”
After more than 50 years, Ayn Rand’s seminal novel and ode to free market capitalism “Atlas Shrugged” is finally hitting the big screen this weekend, in the first of a planned trilogy of movies. Independently produced and distributed by entrepreneur John Aglialoro, chairman of Um Holdings Inc, the film “Atlas Shrugged, Part 1″ was budgeted under $10 million and includes a cast of little-known actors (newcomer Taylor Schilling stars...
After more than 50 years, Ayn Rand’s seminal novel and ode to free market capitalism “Atlas Shrugged” is finally hitting the big screen this weekend, in the first of a planned trilogy of movies. Independently produced and distributed by entrepreneur John Aglialoro, chairman of Um Holdings Inc, the film “Atlas Shrugged, Part 1″ was budgeted under $10 million and includes a cast of little-known actors (newcomer Taylor Schilling stars...
- 4/15/2011
- by Anthony Kaufman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Part one of a film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, will be released on April 15th, 2011 in the United States. Due to the novel’s massive scope and length, those involved in production have decided to turn the story into a trilogy of films, and it should be interesting to see how this first installment turns out. The novel explores a dystopian United States of America, where society’s leading minds are disappearing and/or removing themselves in an attempt to “stop the motor of the world.” The protagonist, Dagny Taggart, is the operating executive of a major railroad company and is witness to the collapse of society as the government struggles to take control of business, including her own Taggart Transcontinental.
The part of Taggart will be played by Taylor Schilling, from the Mercy TV series, while the director of the film, Paul Johansson, will play the mysterious John Galt.
The part of Taggart will be played by Taylor Schilling, from the Mercy TV series, while the director of the film, Paul Johansson, will play the mysterious John Galt.
- 4/11/2011
- by Andrew Hobbs
- If It's Movies
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Edi Gathegi, Michael O'Keefe, Paul Johansson
Director: Paul Johansson
The Scoop: The story behind this adaptation of Ayn Rand's classic 1957 political screed is even more interesting than the novel itself: 20 years after purchasing the film option, producer John Aglialoro had to slap a production together at the last second to avoid losing the rights. Enter Johansson ("One Tree Hill"), who joined the film a few short days before the option was set to expire. Not only is he playing the movie's key character, but he's also making his feature directorial debut. Fans of the book are holding their breath.
Rated PG-13 | Watch the trailer...
Director: Paul Johansson
The Scoop: The story behind this adaptation of Ayn Rand's classic 1957 political screed is even more interesting than the novel itself: 20 years after purchasing the film option, producer John Aglialoro had to slap a production together at the last second to avoid losing the rights. Enter Johansson ("One Tree Hill"), who joined the film a few short days before the option was set to expire. Not only is he playing the movie's key character, but he's also making his feature directorial debut. Fans of the book are holding their breath.
Rated PG-13 | Watch the trailer...
- 3/3/2011
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
Producers, directors, representatives and even cast members typically bond, one way or another, during the overall production process. Whether the film takes 14 months from concept to delivery, or, in the case of Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, forty years, filmmakers typically pride themselves on the space between.
In the case of Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, it’s 40 years way too late and unbelievably uninviting. Over time things weather out and get stale. Not only had mold and bacteria formed around the edges of the film before this version’s inception, but it seemed as if a bio-hazard team was moments away from infiltrating the sets and taking away anything and everything in order to protect the dream that once was Atlas Shrugged.
First published in 1957, the Ayn Rand novel was a well-received allegory concerning a dystopian United States at an unspecific time where leading innovators, ranging from industrialists to artists, refuse to be exploited by society.
In the case of Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, it’s 40 years way too late and unbelievably uninviting. Over time things weather out and get stale. Not only had mold and bacteria formed around the edges of the film before this version’s inception, but it seemed as if a bio-hazard team was moments away from infiltrating the sets and taking away anything and everything in order to protect the dream that once was Atlas Shrugged.
First published in 1957, the Ayn Rand novel was a well-received allegory concerning a dystopian United States at an unspecific time where leading innovators, ranging from industrialists to artists, refuse to be exploited by society.
- 3/1/2011
- by Timothy Farmer
- The Film Stage
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is one of those classic novels that has never received a movie adaptation over the years, largely because it has always been seen as unfilmable. Not necessarily unfilmable in the sense that the visuals are too difficult to pull off or that it is too experimental, but mainly that it is a massive book of ideas, and one that exists primarily to push its author's worldview known as Objectivism. Nevertheless, producer John Aglialoro has been trying to bring it to the big screen since the early '90s, and this week the first trailer has actually arrived online. It would seem that the movie is really happening, although whether or not that's a good thing is certainly up for debate. Angelina Jolie was once attached to star in this film and Vadim Perelman (The House of Sand and Fog) was supposedly going to direct [1], but...
- 2/14/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
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