Remakes are always a tricky proposition. Some of the greats both in the horror genre and elsewhere are actually remakes, whether it’s a loose one or not. Be it The Magnificent Seven coming from Seven Samurai or The Thing being birthed into imitation dog from the Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks original. I talk about The Thing A Lot but obviously it’s for a reason. You could also throw The Fly in that same category too while we are here. Those are some of the examples of the good but unfortunately, things can go downhill and fast. You have harmless ones like the Friday the 13th remake or Texas Chainsaw, the annoyingly unnecessary like Halloween and Amityville Horror, or the egregiously awful like The Fog and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Like them or loathe them, or in our case both, they are here to stay, and each...
- 4/23/2024
- by Andrew Hatfield
- JoBlo.com
It’s time for another episode of the Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? video series, and with this one we’re looking back at an unpopular remake of a horror classic: the 1999 version of The Haunting (watch it Here). While the 1963 version of The Haunting (you can watch it at This Link) is considered to be one of the best horror movies ever made, the ’99 take on the concept is generally brushed off as a turkey. So we’re digging into the making of this ill-fated remake in the video embedded above.
Based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, The Haunting (1999) was directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay by David Self. The film has the following synopsis: This horror tale focuses on visitors to the secluded mansion of Hill House who have been called to the isolated location by Dr. David Marrow...
Based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, The Haunting (1999) was directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay by David Self. The film has the following synopsis: This horror tale focuses on visitors to the secluded mansion of Hill House who have been called to the isolated location by Dr. David Marrow...
- 4/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Tom Hanks has revealed which of his films he believes does not get enough praise.
The actor has been a regular fixture in Hollywood since the late 1980s, racking up roles in high-profile films including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.
He won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995 for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia respectively, with the Cast Away actor being nominated for Best Actor an additional three times.
His most recent nomination, for Best Supporting Actor, came in 2020 for his role of Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood.
But Hanks believes the 2002 gangster film Road to Perdition is one of his best, and said in a new interview that it isn’t discussed enough when people speak about his career.
”For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition, and that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through,...
The actor has been a regular fixture in Hollywood since the late 1980s, racking up roles in high-profile films including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.
He won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995 for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia respectively, with the Cast Away actor being nominated for Best Actor an additional three times.
His most recent nomination, for Best Supporting Actor, came in 2020 for his role of Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood.
But Hanks believes the 2002 gangster film Road to Perdition is one of his best, and said in a new interview that it isn’t discussed enough when people speak about his career.
”For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition, and that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Tom Hanks has revealed which of his films he believes does not get enough praise.
The actor has been a regular fixture in Hollywood since the late 1980s, racking up roles in high-profile films including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.
He won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995 for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia respectively, with the Cast Away actor being nominated for Best Actor an additional three times.
His most recent nomination, for Best Supporting Actor, came in 2020 for his role of Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood.
But Hanks believes the 2002 gangster film Road to Perdition is one of his best, and said in a new interview that it isn’t discussed enough when people speak about his career.
”For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition, and that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through,...
The actor has been a regular fixture in Hollywood since the late 1980s, racking up roles in high-profile films including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.
He won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995 for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia respectively, with the Cast Away actor being nominated for Best Actor an additional three times.
His most recent nomination, for Best Supporting Actor, came in 2020 for his role of Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood.
But Hanks believes the 2002 gangster film Road to Perdition is one of his best, and said in a new interview that it isn’t discussed enough when people speak about his career.
”For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition, and that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Tom Hanks has revealed which of his films he believes does not get enough praise.
The actor has been a regular fixture in Hollywood since the late 1980s, racking up roles in high-profile films including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.
He won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995 for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia respectively, with the Cast Away actor being nominated for Best Actor an additional three times.
His most recent nomination, for Best Supporting Actor, came in 2020 for his role of Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood.
But Hanks believes the 2002 gangster film Road to Perdition is one of his best, and said in a new interview that it isn’t discussed enough when people speak about his career.
”For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition, and that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through,...
The actor has been a regular fixture in Hollywood since the late 1980s, racking up roles in high-profile films including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.
He won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995 for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia respectively, with the Cast Away actor being nominated for Best Actor an additional three times.
His most recent nomination, for Best Supporting Actor, came in 2020 for his role of Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood.
But Hanks believes the 2002 gangster film Road to Perdition is one of his best, and said in a new interview that it isn’t discussed enough when people speak about his career.
”For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition, and that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Exclusive: Production is underway on Desert Warrior, an action packed epic feature set in 7th Century Arabia. Anthony Mackie stars with Aiysha Hart, Sharlto Copley, Ghassan Massoud, Sami Bouajila, Lamis Ammar, Géza Röhrig, and Sir Ben Kingsley. The film is shooting in Neom and Tabuk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The script is by Wyatt, Erica Beeney, David Self, and Gary Ross.
Mbc Studios, Jb Pictures and AGC Studios are teamed on the film, the first tentpole-sized picture to be shot at Neom.
It’s 7th century, when Arabia is made up of rival, feuding tribes, disunited and forever at each other’s throats. Emperor Kisra (Kingsley) has a fearsome reputation for being utterly ruthless. But when the Arabian Princess Hind (Hart) refuses to become the emperor’s concubine, the stage is set for an epic confrontation. It is a battle that, by its conclusion, will have changed the...
Mbc Studios, Jb Pictures and AGC Studios are teamed on the film, the first tentpole-sized picture to be shot at Neom.
It’s 7th century, when Arabia is made up of rival, feuding tribes, disunited and forever at each other’s throats. Emperor Kisra (Kingsley) has a fearsome reputation for being utterly ruthless. But when the Arabian Princess Hind (Hart) refuses to become the emperor’s concubine, the stage is set for an epic confrontation. It is a battle that, by its conclusion, will have changed the...
- 11/15/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Aug 8, 2019
Suicide Squad director David Ayer is in talks to direct WWII thriller El-Alamein, named after the crucial battle in Egypt.
David Ayer, perhaps best known as the director of 2016 DC movie Suicide Squad, is returning to the genre of World War II tank battle epics, which he famously fielded as writer/director of the 2014 Brad Pitt-headlined Fury. With that WWII tank movie covering the War’s European Theater, he’s now eyeing an adaptation of a key skirmish in the Mediterranean, African and Middle East Theater, with a film titled El-Alamein.
Lionsgate is in talks with Ayer to direct El-Alamein, reports Deadline. The war drama will center on the 1942 WWII tanks-teeming battle in the Egyptian coastal town, just 150 miles west of Cairo. The script has already undergone rewrites, with the first draft, by David Self, recently getting turned over to James Coyne. With Ayer’s tendency...
Suicide Squad director David Ayer is in talks to direct WWII thriller El-Alamein, named after the crucial battle in Egypt.
David Ayer, perhaps best known as the director of 2016 DC movie Suicide Squad, is returning to the genre of World War II tank battle epics, which he famously fielded as writer/director of the 2014 Brad Pitt-headlined Fury. With that WWII tank movie covering the War’s European Theater, he’s now eyeing an adaptation of a key skirmish in the Mediterranean, African and Middle East Theater, with a film titled El-Alamein.
Lionsgate is in talks with Ayer to direct El-Alamein, reports Deadline. The war drama will center on the 1942 WWII tanks-teeming battle in the Egyptian coastal town, just 150 miles west of Cairo. The script has already undergone rewrites, with the first draft, by David Self, recently getting turned over to James Coyne. With Ayer’s tendency...
- 8/8/2019
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: David Ayer is negotiating to direct El-Alamein, the true story of a series of epic, bloody battles in the desert that pitted German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel against Britain’s Eighth Army in North Africa, led by Bernard Montgomery.
The script originally was written by David Self, and the most recent draft is by James Coyne. Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian are producing with Thomas Augsberger. The plan is to begin production in early 2020.
This is a big swing for Lionsgate, under Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane. Ayer previously directed the WWII tank battle film Fury, which starred Brad Pitt. He most recently completed the gritty urban street crime drama The Tax Collector, which he wrote. Before that, Ayer directed the Netflix film Bright and Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad.
After British forces defeated Italian forces in North Africa, Germany tapped Gen. Rommel to drive eastward...
The script originally was written by David Self, and the most recent draft is by James Coyne. Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian are producing with Thomas Augsberger. The plan is to begin production in early 2020.
This is a big swing for Lionsgate, under Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane. Ayer previously directed the WWII tank battle film Fury, which starred Brad Pitt. He most recently completed the gritty urban street crime drama The Tax Collector, which he wrote. Before that, Ayer directed the Netflix film Bright and Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad.
After British forces defeated Italian forces in North Africa, Germany tapped Gen. Rommel to drive eastward...
- 8/8/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Read More: Monterey Media Acquires Crime Thriller 'Cut Snake' Circus Road Films has acquired distribution rights to Mel Rodriguez III's directorial debut "In Stereo." The film stars Beau Garrett ("Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce"), Micah Hauptman ("Iron Man"), Aimee Mullins ("Young Ones") and Mario Cantone ("Sex and the City"), along with newcomers Maggie Geha and Melissa Bolona. Taking the romance genre and giving it an un-romantic spin, "In Stereo" centers on David (Hauptman) and Brenda (Garrett), a couple whose lives spiral out of control following their breakup. While David self-destructs as an artist while dating an immature woman, Brenda endures a failing acting career and a boyfriend who just doesn't do it for her. When a chance encounter brings the pair together in New York at the worst possible time, the future of the former couple suddenly gets complicated. "Mel Rodriguez is a very talented...
- 5/11/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Back in 2011, Paramount bought the rights to John Scalzi’s sci-fi novel Old Man’s War, with Wolfgang Petersen attached to direct and David Self to write the film. Since then, it’s floated through the development void but never quite turned into a movie, and now the Us SyFy channel has taken over the project, looking to gear up a TV series called Ghost Brigades. Scalzi’s novel, the first in a series of four so far, was originally published back in 2005, though the author actually released it online before that. It follows the adventures of soldier John Perry who, after his wife dies when he’s 75, agrees to sign up for the Colonial Defence Forces. In exchange for his service and the fact he’ll never return to Earth, his consciousness is uploaded into a healthy, augmented new body and he’s sent off to battle a variety...
- 8/5/2014
- EmpireOnline
Edgar Wright's Ant-Man has been in active development at Marvel since 2006. The director's departure on Friday shocked many film fans eager to see what the Hot Fuzz filmmaker would serve up.
Digital Spy presents a timeline of Marvel's long-in-development project below...
2003
Wright meets Artisan Entertainment, then the film rights holders for Ant-Man, and pens a treatment for a proposed screen adaptation with Joe Cornish.
"We wrote this treatment revolving around the Scott Lang character, who was a burglar, so he could have gone slightly in the Elmore Leonard route, and they came back saying, 'Oh, we wanted to do something that was like a family thing'," Wright explained. "I don't think it ever got sent to Marvel."
Nothing comes of the meeting and Wright goes on to direct Shaun of the Dead.
2004
Wright meets Kevin Feige and Avi Arad at Comic-Con. The producers were in the midst of setting...
Digital Spy presents a timeline of Marvel's long-in-development project below...
2003
Wright meets Artisan Entertainment, then the film rights holders for Ant-Man, and pens a treatment for a proposed screen adaptation with Joe Cornish.
"We wrote this treatment revolving around the Scott Lang character, who was a burglar, so he could have gone slightly in the Elmore Leonard route, and they came back saying, 'Oh, we wanted to do something that was like a family thing'," Wright explained. "I don't think it ever got sent to Marvel."
Nothing comes of the meeting and Wright goes on to direct Shaun of the Dead.
2004
Wright meets Kevin Feige and Avi Arad at Comic-Con. The producers were in the midst of setting...
- 5/26/2014
- Digital Spy
After bringing hit Chinese films to the Us such as Hero and House of Flying Daggers, director Zhang Yimou is situating himself with an American film at Universal Pictures. THR has word that Yimou is currently in talks to adapt The Parsifal Mosaic, the 1982 novel by Robert Ludlum, the same author behind The Bourne Identity and the sequels that followed. This would be Yimou's first studio film, and he's got Imagine Entertainment duo Brian Grazer and Ron Howard producing with the Ludlum estate's Captivate Entertainment, not to mention a script from Road to Perdition writer David Self too. Read on! Here's the official synopsis of the early 80s spy thriller novel: Michael Havelock’s world died on a moonlit beach on the Costa Brava as he watched his partner and lover, double agent Jenna Karas, efficiently gunned down by his own agency. There’s nothing left for him but to quit the game,...
- 2/14/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
In a landmark move, Universal Pictures have signed award-winning Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou (The Flowers Of War) to direct their planned film adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s The Parsifal Mosaic. According to Deadline, this collaboration will mark the first time a mainland Chinese director has signed on for an English-language film for a Us film studio.
Zhang Yimou – a director, producer, actor, writer and former cinematographer – is no stranger to the concept of blazing a trail. In 1990, his film Ju Dou became the first Chinese movie to be nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. More recently, he directed both the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
The Parsifal Mosaic has been in development at Universal for some time. Quickly becoming a bestseller for author Robert Ludlum after it was published in 1982, it tells the story of Robert Havelock – a Us State Department Intelligence...
Zhang Yimou – a director, producer, actor, writer and former cinematographer – is no stranger to the concept of blazing a trail. In 1990, his film Ju Dou became the first Chinese movie to be nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. More recently, he directed both the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
The Parsifal Mosaic has been in development at Universal for some time. Quickly becoming a bestseller for author Robert Ludlum after it was published in 1982, it tells the story of Robert Havelock – a Us State Department Intelligence...
- 2/14/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Zhang Yimou, the acclaimed mainland Chinese director behind such critical and commercial hits as Raise The Red Lantern, Hero and The Flowers Of War, is reportedly in talks with Universal Studios to direct an English language adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel The Parsifal Mosaic.The novel tells the story of a Us black-ops agent, Michael Havelock, who first witnesses the assassination of his lover, believed to be a Kgb double-agent, only to later see her alive and well in Rome. Taking matters into his own hands, Havelock uncovers an international conspiracy with a mole known as Parsifal at its centre.A script already exists for the project, penned by David Self (Thirteen Days, Road to Perdition), while Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are on board to...
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- 2/14/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou ("Raise the Red Lantern," "Hero," "House of Flying Daggers") is in negotiations to direct his first major Hollywood studio feature.
Yimou will tackle a film adaptation of 'Bourne' author Robert Ludlum's 1982 novel "The Parsifal Mosaic" at Universal Pictures.
David Self penned the adaptation in which a U.S. intelligence agent witnesses the assassination of his lover, a Kgb double agent.
When he later sees her alive in Rome, it begins a quest that leads him to unravel a conspiracy with a mole named Parsifal at the center.
A new writer is being sought to work with Zhang on a new draft. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are producing.
Source: Heat Vision...
Yimou will tackle a film adaptation of 'Bourne' author Robert Ludlum's 1982 novel "The Parsifal Mosaic" at Universal Pictures.
David Self penned the adaptation in which a U.S. intelligence agent witnesses the assassination of his lover, a Kgb double agent.
When he later sees her alive in Rome, it begins a quest that leads him to unravel a conspiracy with a mole named Parsifal at the center.
A new writer is being sought to work with Zhang on a new draft. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are producing.
Source: Heat Vision...
- 2/14/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The work of Robert Ludlum – most famously brought to the screen (albeit in remixed fashion) via the Bourne movies – continues to provide plenty of fodder for filmmakers. One such director is a surprising choice: Zhang Yimou, who is in negotiations to tackle The Parsifal Mosaic for Universal. Mosaic, published by the author in 1982, and optioned by the studio in 2009, has been adapted by Road To Perdition’s David Self, continues Ludlum's line in troubled Cold Warriors. It follows Michael Havelock, a Czech émigré-turned-us intelligence agent who believes he's witnessed his girlfriend's assassination, only to later glimpse her in a Rome train station. Havelock is tipped into a shady world of double-crossing and geopolitics, with 'Parsifal' the shady figure behind a nuclear blackmail scheme.Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are producing the adaptation, which will most likely try to update the setting a little. The hunt is already on for a...
- 2/13/2014
- EmpireOnline
The first trailer and images for the long-awaited "RoboCop," a remake of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 dystopian, ultra-violent cult classic, have finally arrived. The reboot stars dreamy svelte hunk Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing") as Alex Murphy, a cop critically injured in the line of duty who undergoes a transformation into a half-human, half-robot super-cop hybrid after selling his soul to a corporation. Check out stills below, plus more images and a trailer after the jump. Directed by Jose Padilha (who directed both of Brazil's "Elite Squad" films), this iteration was written by Nick Schenk, David Self, James Vanderbilt and Joshua Zetumer. The film's estimable ensemble includes Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, Abbie Cornish, Jay Baruchel, Michael K. Williams, Jennifer Ehle and Jackie Earle Haley. Potential directors and cast were shuffling around until 2012, when Kinnaman was officially announced to star. Originally, Darren Aronofsky was attached to direct, but...
- 9/9/2013
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
At the recent "D23 Expo", Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, was asked if Marvel Comics' anti-hero "Namor: The Sub-Mariner" would ever become a live-action motion picture. Feige confirmed it was up to Universal, the home of the most famous monsters of filmland, to come up with a feature as they still retain the rights to the Marvel Comics property.
Regarded as Marvel's first mutant, the last we heard of a Namor motion picture was in 2006, when Universal Pictures proudly announced that director Jonathan Mostow would rewrite a script by David Self and direct a "Sub-Mariner" feature, with Kevin Misher ("Carrie") producing through his Misher Films.
Debuting in 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett, as the mutant son of a human sea captain and a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of 'Atlantis', possessing the super-strength and aquatic abilities of the 'Homo mermanus' race, as well as the mutant ability of flight.
Regarded as Marvel's first mutant, the last we heard of a Namor motion picture was in 2006, when Universal Pictures proudly announced that director Jonathan Mostow would rewrite a script by David Self and direct a "Sub-Mariner" feature, with Kevin Misher ("Carrie") producing through his Misher Films.
Debuting in 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett, as the mutant son of a human sea captain and a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of 'Atlantis', possessing the super-strength and aquatic abilities of the 'Homo mermanus' race, as well as the mutant ability of flight.
- 8/25/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
By Joseph Leray
Progress on the movie adaptation of Sony Santa Monica’s "God of War" franchise is apparently going well, according to writing duo Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan.
Kratos’ misadventures in mythological Greece were sure to draw comparisons to movies like Clash of the Titans and Immortals, but Dunstan looks distinguish the God of War movie from its rivals. “Those movies can inform God of War to step in a more bold direction,” he told Shock Till You Drop. “Not to join those ranks, but to stand head and shoulders apart.”
“The satisfying element is to look at those movies as a commentary on the genre and say something different,” he continued.
Melton also commented that Sony have given the team free reign to adapt David Self’s original screenplay as they see fit: “You they’d be sacred about the origin story and all that, but they...
Progress on the movie adaptation of Sony Santa Monica’s "God of War" franchise is apparently going well, according to writing duo Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan.
Kratos’ misadventures in mythological Greece were sure to draw comparisons to movies like Clash of the Titans and Immortals, but Dunstan looks distinguish the God of War movie from its rivals. “Those movies can inform God of War to step in a more bold direction,” he told Shock Till You Drop. “Not to join those ranks, but to stand head and shoulders apart.”
“The satisfying element is to look at those movies as a commentary on the genre and say something different,” he continued.
Melton also commented that Sony have given the team free reign to adapt David Self’s original screenplay as they see fit: “You they’d be sacred about the origin story and all that, but they...
- 11/29/2012
- by MTV Video Games
- MTV Multiplayer
The writing team of Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan are at work on a big screen adaptation of the God of War video game series and, during a discussion about their latest effort The Collection (opening this Friday), they provided ShockTillYouDrop.com with an update on how the script is coming along.
The duo were brought in to overhaul a screenplay by David Self. While they have to keep mum about story specifics, they were able to discuss how God of War will be different from similarly-themed films like the Clash of the Titans films and Immortals.
Read more...
The duo were brought in to overhaul a screenplay by David Self. While they have to keep mum about story specifics, they were able to discuss how God of War will be different from similarly-themed films like the Clash of the Titans films and Immortals.
Read more...
- 11/28/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The writing team of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton are at work on a big screen adaptation of the God of War video game series and, during a discussion about their latest effort The Collection (opening this Friday), they provided ShockTillYouDrop.com with an update on how the script is coming along. The duo were brought in to overhaul a screenplay by David Self. While they have to keep mum about story specifics, they were able to discuss how God of War will be different from similarly-themed films like the Clash of the Titans films and Immortals . "Those movies can inform the God of War to step in a more bold direction," said Dunstan. "Not to join those ranks, but to stand head and shoulders apart like other reinventions have done within that genre....
- 11/27/2012
- Comingsoon.net
I like John Scalzi’s “Old Mans’ War”. Hell, I even reviewed the book. The movie has been in development with “Troy’s” Wolfgang Petersen directing for a few years, but like most ambitious sci-fi books, it’s taking a while to get there. Looks like things are still in the very early stages. Variety reports that Paramount has hired former playwright turned screenwriter Chris Boal to take a crack at the script. “Road to Perdition’s” David Self was originally hired to adapt the book, but apparently the studio was not entirely happy with that one. “Old Man’s War”, based on the John Scalzi novel of the same name, follows “a 75-year old man who, having lost the love of his life, is agrees to trade his old carcass for a younger, genetically-enhanced body so that he can join a military coalition sent to protect human colonies in outer space.
- 10/15/2012
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Back in February 2011, Paramount slapped down the cash for the rights to John Scalzi’s science fiction novel Old Man’s War. We’ve been monitoring this one with interest, not least because Scalzi’s canon is something of a favourite over in Empire’s La office. Road To Perdition’s David Self had been writing the adaptation for Wolfgang Petersen, but now it’s been passed to Chris Boal.Old Man’s War is tale of John Perry, a 75-year-old who enlists in the colonial defence forces after agreeing to serve alongside his wife, who's 65. In exchange for his service and the fact he’ll never return to Earth, his consciousness is uploaded into a healthy, augmented new body and he’s sent off to battle a variety of alien forces caught up in a territorial scramble for the available planets of the galaxy.Scalzi’s work has drawn...
- 10/14/2012
- EmpireOnline
Looks like Sony is finally ready to fully commit towards giving one of their hottest properties, God of War, the big screen treatment it deserves, while staying fresh in the cinema world. The Film Stage is reporting writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have been hard at work polishing David Self’s original screen treatment, expanding upon the backstory of the violent warrior Kratos.
Melton and Dunstan believe since recent films like 300, Immortals, and Clash of the Titans all deploy the same visual aesthetic, and some deal with the whole slaying Greek Gods theme, it’s important for God of War to exist separately. During their script polish, the writers will attempt to introduce Kratos before he becomes the blade wielding hero and establish grounded humanistic characteristics. In the games we dive right in as Kratos the legend, but Dunstan and Melton will try to materialize the man before transitioning into legendary form.
Melton and Dunstan believe since recent films like 300, Immortals, and Clash of the Titans all deploy the same visual aesthetic, and some deal with the whole slaying Greek Gods theme, it’s important for God of War to exist separately. During their script polish, the writers will attempt to introduce Kratos before he becomes the blade wielding hero and establish grounded humanistic characteristics. In the games we dive right in as Kratos the legend, but Dunstan and Melton will try to materialize the man before transitioning into legendary form.
- 8/31/2012
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The last time we wrote about the God of War movie on this site, it was all the way back in 2008 when Brett Ratner was attached to direct. Thankfully he seems to have moved on, since the project is currently without a director, but we finally have an update about the long-delayed movie. IGN spoke to Pacific Rim writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, who were brought on to rewrite David Self's original God of War screenplay, and the scribes offered up info about how they had to update the script so it wouldn't rip off Immortals and 300, and they detailed their plan to humanize the deadly main character Kratos. Read on! Here's what Dunstan told IGN: In the same way that Batman was grounded with Christopher Nolan's rendition, we were attempting to do that with Kratos so that when we meet him -- like they're doing in...
- 8/31/2012
- by Ben Pearson
- firstshowing.net
Pacific Rim and Saw screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan are currently hard at work re-writing the feature film adaptation of the epic video game God of War. The first draft of the script was written by the film's producer David Self (Road to Perdition, Thirteen Days).
In a recent interview in IGN the two talk about the project and what we can expect to see. The first thing they mention is that the script wasn't re-written because it was bad, it was re-written because it was outdated,
The only problem with that is it was written before Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, 300 and Immortals, and those movies borrowed quite a bit from the God of War stories. It was just a little bit outdated, so we wanted to differentiate it from those other movies.
When they started on the project the first think they felt they...
In a recent interview in IGN the two talk about the project and what we can expect to see. The first thing they mention is that the script wasn't re-written because it was bad, it was re-written because it was outdated,
The only problem with that is it was written before Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, 300 and Immortals, and those movies borrowed quite a bit from the God of War stories. It was just a little bit outdated, so we wanted to differentiate it from those other movies.
When they started on the project the first think they felt they...
- 8/31/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Following years and years of inactivity, Sony are picking up the pieces and reconstructing their God of War movie. First step: hire some writers. Second step: have them figure things out from there.
That’s just what Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan are being tasked with right now, as David Self‘s original screenplay is getting a ground-level adjustment from the pair. When speaking to IGN, they explained how that first draft needs to stand out a bit more, since 300, Clash of the Titans, and Immortals employed a similar visual aesthetic and, in the case of the latter two, dealt with the idea of “killing Greek Gods.” They’ll make God of War feel fresh by making its hero, Kratos, a more humanistic character; when their film starts, he won’t yet be the killer the game shows from its outset.
So, expect a first act — which they anticipate is...
That’s just what Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan are being tasked with right now, as David Self‘s original screenplay is getting a ground-level adjustment from the pair. When speaking to IGN, they explained how that first draft needs to stand out a bit more, since 300, Clash of the Titans, and Immortals employed a similar visual aesthetic and, in the case of the latter two, dealt with the idea of “killing Greek Gods.” They’ll make God of War feel fresh by making its hero, Kratos, a more humanistic character; when their film starts, he won’t yet be the killer the game shows from its outset.
So, expect a first act — which they anticipate is...
- 8/31/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Last month came word that "Saw" sequel and "Pacific Rim" scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan had come onboard the film adaptation of Sony's popular and acclaimed video game series "God of War".
The first game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the God of war.
By the end of the third game, much of the Greek pantheon lay dead at Kratos' feet. The game is famous for its graphics and imaginative environments, its often copied gameplay, and its doses of sex and extreme violence.
Now speaking with IGN, Melton and Dunstan revealed why they were hired to rework David Self’s existing script.
"The only problem with that [script] is it was written before Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, 300 and Immortals, and those...
The first game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the God of war.
By the end of the third game, much of the Greek pantheon lay dead at Kratos' feet. The game is famous for its graphics and imaginative environments, its often copied gameplay, and its doses of sex and extreme violence.
Now speaking with IGN, Melton and Dunstan revealed why they were hired to rework David Self’s existing script.
"The only problem with that [script] is it was written before Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, 300 and Immortals, and those...
- 8/31/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Speaking to IGN, Piranha 3Dd writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton talked about their plans for the long-in-development God of War feature film including showing Kratos before he was the Ghost of Sparta, and how Clash of the Titans put the initial plans for the movie in disarray.
The duo, who've just wrapped a polish on Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim, talked about coming onto the project after the departure of writer David Self (Road to Perdition), whose draft was written before Clash of the Titans, 300, or Immortals had made their way to the screen. Those bloody, stylized Greek myth pieces apparently made Sony rethink their approach to the material.
And one of those changes in approach was to humanize the vengeful Kratos, according to Dunstan: "In the same way that Batman was grounded with Christopher Nolan's rendition, we were attempting to do that with Kratos so that...
The duo, who've just wrapped a polish on Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim, talked about coming onto the project after the departure of writer David Self (Road to Perdition), whose draft was written before Clash of the Titans, 300, or Immortals had made their way to the screen. Those bloody, stylized Greek myth pieces apparently made Sony rethink their approach to the material.
And one of those changes in approach was to humanize the vengeful Kratos, according to Dunstan: "In the same way that Batman was grounded with Christopher Nolan's rendition, we were attempting to do that with Kratos so that...
- 8/31/2012
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
In July, it was announced that Sony Pictures had brought on board Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to write the new screenplay for the studio's God of War movie. In addition to work on the upcoming Pacific Rim, Melton and Dunstan have worked on films in the "Saw" series and the recent Piranha 3Dd.
On Thursday, IGN got a chance to ask the duo about the big screen adaptation of the video game series. They told the site that their first step in updating David Self's previous draft of the script was to humanize the main character Kratos more.
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On Thursday, IGN got a chance to ask the duo about the big screen adaptation of the video game series. They told the site that their first step in updating David Self's previous draft of the script was to humanize the main character Kratos more.
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- 8/31/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The God of War video game series is getting the big screen treatment. David Self (Road to Perdition) tapped out a screenplay a few years ago, but it needed some work after sitting on the shelf for a bit. Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton were brought in to polish the script and flesh out a few things.
The original script from Self was said to be a decent take on the game. So why were Dunstan and Melton brought in?
Dunstan:
“The only problem with that is it was written before Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, 300 and Immortals, and those movies borrowed quite a bit from the God of War stories. It was just a little bit outdated, so we wanted to differentiate it from those other movies.”
One thing they wanted to do was humanize the main character Kratos.
Dunstan:
“In the same way that Batman...
The original script from Self was said to be a decent take on the game. So why were Dunstan and Melton brought in?
Dunstan:
“The only problem with that is it was written before Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, 300 and Immortals, and those movies borrowed quite a bit from the God of War stories. It was just a little bit outdated, so we wanted to differentiate it from those other movies.”
One thing they wanted to do was humanize the main character Kratos.
Dunstan:
“In the same way that Batman...
- 8/31/2012
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
In July, it was announced that Sony Pictures had brought on board Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to write the new screenplay for the studio's God of War movie. In addition to work on the upcoming Pacific Rim , Melton and Dunstan have worked on films in the "Saw" series and the recent Piranha 3Dd . On Thursday, IGN got a chance to ask the duo about the big screen adaptation of the video game series. They told the site that their first step in updating David Self's previous draft of the script was to humanize the main character Kratos more. "In the same way that Batman was grounded with Christopher Nolan's rendition, we were attempting to do that with Kratos so that when we meet him -- like they're doing in this newest game, which is sort of a prequel to...
- 8/31/2012
- Comingsoon.net
The God of War film writers have offered details of the video game adaptation. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan's reworking of David Self's script will humanise the character of Kratos. They also hinted at the possibility of a second movie. "In the same way that Batman was grounded with Christopher Nolan's rendition, we were attempting to do that with Kratos so that when we meet him - like they're doing in this newest game, which is sort of a prequel to the original - we're seeing him before he became the Ghost of Sparta, when he was just a Spartan warrior and he had family and kids," the writers told IGN. "In the game... there's that attack from the barbarians (more)...
- 8/31/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Another day, another bit of news about the development of a video game movie. In this case we have some thoughts from the Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton (Pacific Rim, Feast, Saw IV), the screenwriters currently hard at work on God Of War. For reasons unkown they were hired to do a new draft of the original adaptation by David Self (Road To Perdition), and recently took the time out of their busy work to elaborate about their perspective on the story, the thematic meat...
- 8/31/2012
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
Forgotten Classics is a recurring feature, a look back and reflection on great motion pictures that often slip under the radar and become under-appreciated, ignored relics of a previous era or simply damned by lack of face time in the spotlight.
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Road to Perdition
Directed by Sam Mendes
Screenplay by David Self
Us, 2002
Anyone who still retains core doubts over Sam Mendes taking a shot at the Bond franchise should feel reassured by the fact that, despite having an undoubted reputation for art-house design and social drama, he’s a director not afraid to mix things up. Beyond 2005’s Jarhead, a war film with no war, is the more significant Road to Perdition, his follow up to the mega-hit American Beauty, and a tour de force in both enthralling action and arresting style.
Everything about Road seems to stand up and defy convention. After all, this is a gangster...
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Road to Perdition
Directed by Sam Mendes
Screenplay by David Self
Us, 2002
Anyone who still retains core doubts over Sam Mendes taking a shot at the Bond franchise should feel reassured by the fact that, despite having an undoubted reputation for art-house design and social drama, he’s a director not afraid to mix things up. Beyond 2005’s Jarhead, a war film with no war, is the more significant Road to Perdition, his follow up to the mega-hit American Beauty, and a tour de force in both enthralling action and arresting style.
Everything about Road seems to stand up and defy convention. After all, this is a gangster...
- 8/12/2012
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the writers behind four Saw films and Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Pacific Rim, have been tabbed to rewrite the script to an adaptation of popular video game franchise God Of War. According to Hollywood Reporter, David Self (The Wolf Man) wrote the initial screenplay, and is executive producing the film for Universal and Atlas Entertainment.
Video games are becoming huge properties in Hollywood once again, with Deus Ex, Halo, and a smorgasbord of other properties in various stages of development. Eventually, one of these will be great.
Video games are becoming huge properties in Hollywood once again, with Deus Ex, Halo, and a smorgasbord of other properties in various stages of development. Eventually, one of these will be great.
- 7/12/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
So a busy week for video game adaptations, huh? Following the news that Michael Fassbender would be adapting Assassin's Creed, three projects circulating through Hollywood have been given some substantial updates. Find out what's new for Deus Ex, God of War, and Halo below.
First up, let's talk about the project in the earliest stages of development; Deus Ex. The other day, CBS revealed to Deadline that they have optioned the rights for a film based on Deus Ex, the succesful sci-fi noir games from Ion Storm and Eidos. This news comes about a year after the latest game in the series, Human Revolution, hit shelves. Who knows which game game will be the one to get adapted, if the film choices from only one source at all. But the series certainly has style, which is something. Get a good screenwriter/director on board, and you can really have something here.
First up, let's talk about the project in the earliest stages of development; Deus Ex. The other day, CBS revealed to Deadline that they have optioned the rights for a film based on Deus Ex, the succesful sci-fi noir games from Ion Storm and Eidos. This news comes about a year after the latest game in the series, Human Revolution, hit shelves. Who knows which game game will be the one to get adapted, if the film choices from only one source at all. But the series certainly has style, which is something. Get a good screenwriter/director on board, and you can really have something here.
- 7/12/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Matthew Legarreta)
- Cinelinx
Anthony Hopkins is joining the cast of Darren Aronofsky's Biblical drama Noah.
The 74-year-old, already seen as father of the gods Odin in Marvel's Thor, will play Methuselah who was the oldest person on Earth at 969 when the great flood struck.
Aronofksy revealed on Twitter: "I'm honoured to be working with the great Sir Anthony Hopkins. We just added him to the stellar cast of Noah. #methuselahlives."
Russell Crowe will headline the film as the ark builder and Jennifer Connelly is to be reunited with the Beautiful Minds star as Noah's wife.
Ray Winstone will play the villain in the film, while Douglas Booth and Logan Lerman are to play Russell's sons, with Emma Watson as the love interest for Douglas's character.
Production is due to begin in August, with filming taking place on location in New York and Iceland, with a 2014 release date set.
Also harking back...
The 74-year-old, already seen as father of the gods Odin in Marvel's Thor, will play Methuselah who was the oldest person on Earth at 969 when the great flood struck.
Aronofksy revealed on Twitter: "I'm honoured to be working with the great Sir Anthony Hopkins. We just added him to the stellar cast of Noah. #methuselahlives."
Russell Crowe will headline the film as the ark builder and Jennifer Connelly is to be reunited with the Beautiful Minds star as Noah's wife.
Ray Winstone will play the villain in the film, while Douglas Booth and Logan Lerman are to play Russell's sons, with Emma Watson as the love interest for Douglas's character.
Production is due to begin in August, with filming taking place on location in New York and Iceland, with a 2014 release date set.
Also harking back...
- 7/11/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
It’s been a big week for video game fans hoping to see some of today’s biggest titles getting the big-screen treatment. In the past few days we’ve heard that Michael Fassbender plans to produce and star in an Assassin’s Creed movie, DreamWorks’ Need for Speed got a release date, and CBS Films purchased the rights to Deus Ex.
Now, Universal has found new writers for its adaptation of the Sony Computer Entertainment game God of War. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the writing duo behind several of the Saw films as well as Warner Brothers’ Pacific Rim, will revise a script written by the film’s executive producer, David Self.
God of War was first released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2. Since then it has spawned two major platform sequels, with a third in development, as well as a mobile phone game and two PSP games.
The...
Now, Universal has found new writers for its adaptation of the Sony Computer Entertainment game God of War. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the writing duo behind several of the Saw films as well as Warner Brothers’ Pacific Rim, will revise a script written by the film’s executive producer, David Self.
God of War was first released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2. Since then it has spawned two major platform sequels, with a third in development, as well as a mobile phone game and two PSP games.
The...
- 7/11/2012
- by Steven Chaitman
- We Got This Covered
Universal Pictures has hired Pacific Rim and Saw screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to rewrite God of War. The first draft of the script was written by the films' executive producer David Self.
This game could easily make for an incredibly epic movie, I don't see how they could screw it up. But we've seen video game adaptation get screwed up time and time again. At one point a few years ago they had Brett Ratner said he was going to direct this movie, thankfully that didn't happen!
God of War was created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and the story follows the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who fights a ton of mythological beasts and creatures including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
One day they will finally push this movie into production,...
This game could easily make for an incredibly epic movie, I don't see how they could screw it up. But we've seen video game adaptation get screwed up time and time again. At one point a few years ago they had Brett Ratner said he was going to direct this movie, thankfully that didn't happen!
God of War was created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and the story follows the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who fights a ton of mythological beasts and creatures including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
One day they will finally push this movie into production,...
- 7/11/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Brett Ratner‘s lack of input and all, I never really figured a God of War movie was “dead” — the franchise is so popular and so, technically, cinematic that it’s impossible for it to slip away — but the going on this one has been far slower than you might expect. Thankfully for fans of the series, THR tells us that Universal has grabbed Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan — whose illustrious* writing credits include Saw IV-VII, Feast I-iii, and this year’s Piranha 3Dd — to take a shot at the video game franchise.
Executive producer David Self had written a first draft that, I can only assume, followed the classic video game. In which case, look forward to a story centered on Kratos, the Greek warrior who cuts his way through mythical creatures to track down Ares, the God of War, and attain vengeance for the death of his family.
Executive producer David Self had written a first draft that, I can only assume, followed the classic video game. In which case, look forward to a story centered on Kratos, the Greek warrior who cuts his way through mythical creatures to track down Ares, the God of War, and attain vengeance for the death of his family.
- 7/11/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The video game film announcements just keep on coming.
"Pacific Rim" scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have come onboard to rewrite the script for Universal and Atlas Entertainment's film version of the best-selling video game series "God of War" says Heat Vision.
The first game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
By the end of the third game, much of the Greek pantheon lay dead at Kratos' feet. The game is famous for its graphics and imaginative environments, its often copied gameplay, and its doses of sex and extreme violence.
Charles Roven and Alex Gartner are producing. David Self penned the previous draft.
"Pacific Rim" scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have come onboard to rewrite the script for Universal and Atlas Entertainment's film version of the best-selling video game series "God of War" says Heat Vision.
The first game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
By the end of the third game, much of the Greek pantheon lay dead at Kratos' feet. The game is famous for its graphics and imaginative environments, its often copied gameplay, and its doses of sex and extreme violence.
Charles Roven and Alex Gartner are producing. David Self penned the previous draft.
- 7/11/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Back in 2008, it was reported that Brett Ratner (X-Men 3, Red Dragon) was planning to direct a big screen adaptation of the "God of War" video game. Two years later he dropped out, leaving the project on hold. Now comes word that Universal Pictures is re-working the script and has hired the team of Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (Piranha 3Dd, Saw 3D, Saw 6, Saw 5, Saw 4). David Self (Road to Perdition) provided the initial draft for the movie. The game was released in 2005 and follows the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
- 7/11/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
After receiving a initial draft by David Self (Road To Perdition) and languishing in development Hades for a while screenwriting duo Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (Saw IV, V, VI, and 3D) have been tapped to do a new draft of the script for Sony's Playstation exclusive God Of War, a game which deals with a hardened Spartan warrior (Kratos is his name) who must quest to find Pandora's box (which is carried in a temple on the back of the Titan Kronos) so that he might visit vengeance on Ares...
- 7/11/2012
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
If there's one video game series that's rife with enough plot to become a major motion picture, it's without question Sony's God of War. The tale of Kratos is a long and bloody one, and Hollywood has just picked two writers that can get the job done!
According to THR, Universal has tapped Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (Piranha 3Dd, the Saw franchise) to rewrite God of War, the studio adaptation of the video game from Sony Computer Entertainment.
Created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and released in March 2005, the game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
David Self, who is exec producing, wrote the initial draft.
Look for more on this one as it comes!
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According to THR, Universal has tapped Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (Piranha 3Dd, the Saw franchise) to rewrite God of War, the studio adaptation of the video game from Sony Computer Entertainment.
Created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and released in March 2005, the game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
David Self, who is exec producing, wrote the initial draft.
Look for more on this one as it comes!
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
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- 7/11/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
I'm guessing every development executive in Los Angeles spent the long 4th of July weekend playing video games. That's the only explanation. "God Of War" has been in the works as a movie for a while now through Atlas Entertainment, with Chuck Roven and Alex Gartner producing. They originally had David Self attached as the film's writer, but now it looks like Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have been chosen to help get the film ready for production. If you were a fan of "Project Greenlight," then you remember Melton and Dunstan as the writers of "Feast." If you're a horror...
- 7/11/2012
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
With the likes of the Clash Of The Titans movies and Immortals making big bucks, it was only a matter of time before a movie studio saw the sense in adapting the similarly themed, but far more adult orientated, God Of War games for the big screen. It turns out that studio was Universal, who has tapped Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan - writers of Pacific Rim and all six Saw movies - to rewrite a script (David Self, who is exec producing, wrote the initial draft) for an adaptation of the Sony Computer Entertainment video game. Charles Roven and Alex Gartner are producing via Atlas Entertainment. So who would be your pick to play Kratos then?...
- 7/11/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Universal has tapped Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to rewrite God of War, the studio adaptation of the video game from Sony Computer Entertainment. Charles Roven and Alex Gartner are producing via Atlas Entertainment. Photos: Iconic Horror Movies Created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and released in March 2005, the game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war. David Self, who is exec producing, wrote the initial draft. Melton and Dunston made
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- 7/10/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you were to spin your mind-clock back to 2005, you might just remember that Universal bought up the rights to make a movie from Sony Computer Entertainment title God Of War. Since that early purchase, it has been crusading through the development labyrinth, driven forward by a script from David Self. Now the studio and producer Charles Roven have ordered a fresh draft from writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. The pair, who did some uncredited work on Pacific Rim for Guillermo del Toro, also have Piranha 3Dd and four outings of the Saw franchise on their joint CV.They’ll be adapting the game, created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill, that finds Spartan warrior Kratos facing down mythological beasties including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra. It’s all part of his quest to track down Pandora’s Box and put an end to the machinations of Ares, the god of war.
- 7/10/2012
- EmpireOnline
Ten years and one day ago, Doug Liman was an independent director with a couple of critical favorites behind him. Ten years and one day ago, Matt Damon was the promising writer/star of "Good Will Hunting" who's seemingly squandered his potential on a string of questionable movie choices, kept near A-list only by his presence in "Ocean's Eleven" (where he tellingly only played a smaller supporting role). Ten years and one day ago, the spy genre was increasingly tired, with the Bond movies moving into new levels of ridiculousness (that year's "Die Another Day" would introduce Madonna and invisible cars to the series).
And then came Jason Bourne. "The Bourne Identity," directed by Liman, written by Tony Gilroy (who wrote the entire 'Bourne' trilogy' and now has the keys to the franchise) and starring Damon, had been long-delayed and had a famously troubled production, but when it finally hit at the height of summer,...
And then came Jason Bourne. "The Bourne Identity," directed by Liman, written by Tony Gilroy (who wrote the entire 'Bourne' trilogy' and now has the keys to the franchise) and starring Damon, had been long-delayed and had a famously troubled production, but when it finally hit at the height of summer,...
- 6/14/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
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