Producer Dimitri Villard, whose credits include Flight Of The Navigator and In Love And War, is moving ahead with his Frank Herbert adaptation with the hire of the Sundance-winning filmmaker.
Eyre (pictured) won the Sundance Audience Award and Filmmaker’s Trophy for his 1998 entry Smoke Signals and will direct from an adapted screenplay by John Sayles. Villard optioned the 1972 novel from the author’s estate late last year.
Soul Catcher charts the abuse of Native Americans and an activist’s attempt to even the score by kidnapping the son of a Washington politician.
“I’m so excited to have assembled this all-star team to translate Frank Herbert’s brilliant novel to the screen,” said Villard.
“There is no better director of Native American films than Chris; John has an incredibly rich history of writing socially important screenplays and Rene [Hayes] is hands-down the leading casting director of Native American films and actors.
“We now have...
Eyre (pictured) won the Sundance Audience Award and Filmmaker’s Trophy for his 1998 entry Smoke Signals and will direct from an adapted screenplay by John Sayles. Villard optioned the 1972 novel from the author’s estate late last year.
Soul Catcher charts the abuse of Native Americans and an activist’s attempt to even the score by kidnapping the son of a Washington politician.
“I’m so excited to have assembled this all-star team to translate Frank Herbert’s brilliant novel to the screen,” said Villard.
“There is no better director of Native American films than Chris; John has an incredibly rich history of writing socially important screenplays and Rene [Hayes] is hands-down the leading casting director of Native American films and actors.
“We now have...
- 6/15/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Playlist's Rodrigo Perez reports that Terry Gilliam is planning to funnel some Amazon money into The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. "'It’s my madness!' Gilliam laughed." Meantime, while Gareth Edwards will be using the new Arri Alexa 65, "a digital camera that provides 6K resolution," to shoot Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, Rian Johnson will be sticking to his guns: Star Wars: Episode VIII will be shot on 35mm. More news of projects in the works: John Sayles will adapt Frank Herbert's Soul Catcher for Chris Eyre to direct. Reese Witherspoon is going to Wall Street—and more. » - David Hudson...
- 6/12/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
The Playlist's Rodrigo Perez reports that Terry Gilliam is planning to funnel some Amazon money into The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. "'It’s my madness!' Gilliam laughed." Meantime, while Gareth Edwards will be using the new Arri Alexa 65, "a digital camera that provides 6K resolution," to shoot Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, Rian Johnson will be sticking to his guns: Star Wars: Episode VIII will be shot on 35mm. More news of projects in the works: John Sayles will adapt Frank Herbert's Soul Catcher for Chris Eyre to direct. Reese Witherspoon is going to Wall Street—and more. » - David Hudson...
- 6/12/2015
- Keyframe
Of the 27 novels and dozens of short stories Frank Herbert wrote, only Dune and its sequels have ever caught the interest of filmmakers. That's about to change, however, with the announcement that Herbert's Soul Catcher is in the process of being adapted. No less a name than John Sayles is writing the screenplay, and Chris Eyre will direct.Relatively unusually for Herbert, Soul Catcher is not a science-fiction novel, although it's still infused with the fascination for ecology and politics that imbues the rest of his work. It revolves around a Native American activist who kidnaps the son of a high-profile Us politician, with the intention of sacrificing the boy to appease the ancient spirits of his ancestors. But as the pair are hunted by the authorities across the Pacific Northwest, they form a surprising bond which changes the abductor's agenda.It's a clear fit for Eyres' own CV. The...
- 6/12/2015
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: Chris Eyre has signed on to direct Soul Catcher with John Sayles attached to write the screenplay. Based on the novel by Dune author Frank Herbert, the psychological thriller centers on a Native American activist who, driven by ancient spirits and injustice towards his people, kidnaps the son of an important U.S. politician with the intent to sacrifice the child as revenge. As the captors and captive attempt to escape from hunters across the Pacific Northwest…...
- 6/11/2015
- Deadline
Into the Badlands
AMC has released the first photos from its upcoming martial arts saga "Into the Badlands". Daniel Wu stars as a well-trained warrior who embarks on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment, accompanied on his journey by a young boy named M.K. (Aramis Knight).
Al Gough and Miles Millar created the six-episode series based on the classic Chinese story "Journey to the West". It's currently filming in New Orleans and is targeting a late 2015 airing. [Source: Variety]
The Water Man
Oprah Winfrey and "Selma" star David Oyelowo are in discussions to produce "The Water Man" for Disney Pictures. Oyelowo would star in the project as the young male lead's father who slowly comes to understand his son.
Emily Needell penned the script which follows a young boy in search of a magical figure who is said to have the secret to immortality. In doing to he...
AMC has released the first photos from its upcoming martial arts saga "Into the Badlands". Daniel Wu stars as a well-trained warrior who embarks on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment, accompanied on his journey by a young boy named M.K. (Aramis Knight).
Al Gough and Miles Millar created the six-episode series based on the classic Chinese story "Journey to the West". It's currently filming in New Orleans and is targeting a late 2015 airing. [Source: Variety]
The Water Man
Oprah Winfrey and "Selma" star David Oyelowo are in discussions to produce "The Water Man" for Disney Pictures. Oyelowo would star in the project as the young male lead's father who slowly comes to understand his son.
Emily Needell penned the script which follows a young boy in search of a magical figure who is said to have the secret to immortality. In doing to he...
- 6/11/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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