It's ring-a-ding time, with producer-star Frank Sinatra and his cooperative director Gordon Douglas doing a variation on the hipster detective saga. The two Tony Rome pictures are lively and fun and chock-ful of borderline offensive content, like smash-zooms into women's rear ends. Tony Rome & Lady in Cement Blu-ray Twilight Time 1967, 1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 110 and 93 min. / Street Date September 8, 2016 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95 Starring Frank Sinatra, Richard Conte; Tony Rome: Jill St. John, Sue Lyon, Gena Rowlands, Simon Oakland, Lloyd Bochner, Robert J. Wilke, Virginia Vincent, Joan Shawlee, Lloyd Gough, Rocky Graziano, Elisabeth Fraser, Shecky Greene, Jeanne Cooper, Joe E. Ross, Tiffany Bolling, Deanna Lund. Lady in Cement: Raquel Welch, Dan Blocker, Martin Gabel, Lainie Kazan, Paul Mungar, Richard Deacon, Joe E. Lewis, Bunny Yeager. Cinematography Joseph Biroc Original Music Billy May, Hugo Montenegro; song by Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra Written by Richard L. Breen...
- 8/30/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
“Someone has just thrown Lois Lane from an airplane and she’s plummeting Earthward. But today is Humtyglumf Day, the most sacred day in the Kryptonian calendar – a day on which it is absolutely forbidden to rescue falling females. But if I do nothing, in about a nanosecond Lois will squish…”
Full disclosure: I don’t really know if Kryptonians celebrate Humptyglumf Day. On the other hand, I don’t really know if they don’t. Superman seems to have a lot of information about his shattered home world – he seems to knows a lot more about Krypton than I know about, oh…McCausland Avenue where, I have it on reliable authority, I spend the first four years or so of my life. But nothing about politics or religion.
The profit motive partly explains this. I’m thinking of one of my favorite novelists, now deceased. His name was...
Full disclosure: I don’t really know if Kryptonians celebrate Humptyglumf Day. On the other hand, I don’t really know if they don’t. Superman seems to have a lot of information about his shattered home world – he seems to knows a lot more about Krypton than I know about, oh…McCausland Avenue where, I have it on reliable authority, I spend the first four years or so of my life. But nothing about politics or religion.
The profit motive partly explains this. I’m thinking of one of my favorite novelists, now deceased. His name was...
- 8/18/2016
- by Dennis O'Neil
- Comicmix.com
It would be interesting to speak to the producers of the Jack Reacher films, including Tom Cruise, just to ask them why they seem dead-set against doing the books in chronological order. Not every single book in the series by Lee Child follows the one directly before it. He’s played with time a bit, jumping back to fill in some details about the character. However, for the most part, there is continuity in the series, and by making the movies in what feels like random order saps some of the fun of the way Child told the story. The first film in the series, Jack Reacher, was adapted from One Shot, the ninth book in the series. In the fourteenth book in the series, Reacher begins an over-the-phone relationship with Major Susan Turner, and he began to work his way across the country to meet her. It was book eighteen,...
- 6/22/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
So that's what the Transformers writer's room is going to look like, eh? While I don't tally the worth of a writer based on how many news stories they break, I will admit that I was deeply irritated when the story was first written about the notion of Akiva Goldsman spearheading a team of writers to develop "Transformers" sequels. I'd been tipped about it a few weeks earlier, and I was trying to get a second source I trusted, either at the studio or on the agency side of things. I pushed, and while I was sure the story was right, I couldn't run it. Excruciating. Part of my hesitance was that I didn't want to be wrong on a story like that because it's a threat more than anything. Goldsman and Bay breaking story together? Holy cow. Now Deadline's got a list of names they say are the final hires,...
- 5/21/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
I'm not sure if you have or know anyone who has torn his or her Acl. It is not a fun time. It happened to my sister a couple of years ago, and she still feels some pain after a bunch of recovery methods, and it would probably be very unwise to start a job that required a lot of movement and action, which is why The Deep Blue Goodbye will not be moving forward at Fox. Christian Bale, who would have been the film's lead, recently tore his Acl before starting production on the Michael Lewis adaptation The Big Short. He is still moving forward on that film, as it basically requires him to stand and sit while talking. The climax for The Deep Blue Goodbye, however, is reported to involve a chase across boats. That would be tough to do with that injury. The film also would have...
- 4/27/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
Try as they might, Hollywood just can't get John D. MacDonald's pulpy Travis McGee books turned into the franchise they want. "The Deep Blue Goodbye" has been kicking around Hollywood for years, with Leonardo DiCaprio (now producing) once eyed to star, and directors like Paul Greengrass and Oliver Stone taking a look. Things seemed to settle last year when Christian Bale signed up, with James Mangold ("The Wolverine," "Walk The Line") at the helm. But it looks like the "3:10 To Yuma" reunion with director James Mangold has been sidelined. THR reports that Bale has suffered a torn ACL which will keep him out of the action thriller. The actor is currently shooting the financial world drama "The Big Short" with Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, and Steve Carell, but 'Goodbye,' which was scheduled to start lensing in May, would've required more fancy footwork. The story follows a “salvage consultant,...
- 4/27/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Filming for The Deep Blue Good-by has been postponed by a year, at the very least! The Dark Knight Rises actor recently suffered a knee injury that is so serious that Fox has decided to delay filming on his next project The Deep Blue Good-by. According to Deadline, Christian Bale was at home when he suffered the severe injury to his knee that consisted of torn knee ligaments. No further details regarding the nature of the incident that caused the injury have been released as of yet. However, what we do know is that the timing of the injury has undoubtedly caused the actor and the movie studio to make a few adjustments as a result, namely regarding the filming schedule for The Deep Blue Good-by. The Deep Blue Good-by, which is the first of 21 novels in the Travis McGee series by author John D. MacDonald, is a lot more...
- 4/25/2015
- cinemablend.com
Just when producer Leonardo DiCaprio and the team at Fox thought that the adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee novel The Deep Blue Good-By might finally reach screens after years floating in development limbo, along comes a depth charge to once more scupper the progress. Thanks to Christian Bale tearing a knee ligament, the plan to shoot this summer has been scrapped.James Mangold had been gearing up to roll cameras on the movie starting next month in Florida. He has a script in hand and had been busy rounding up a cast to support Bale that included Peter Dinklage, Rosamund Pike and Nicola Peltz.But given the action-orientated nature of the story about a salvage consultant who is lured into a mystery surrounding some very dangerous people and a fortune brought back to Florida by a World War II soldier, Bale’s injury means he wouldn’t...
- 4/25/2015
- EmpireOnline
After Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike, fresh off an Oscar nomination for her performance in the David Fincher film, joined Christian Bale in the forthcoming adaptation of John D. MacDonald's novel The Deep Blue Good-by, two more supporting stars have come aboard as well. The Wrap reports "Game of Thrones" favorite Peter Dinklage will take a role in the film along with Nicola Peltz, who starred in Transformers: Age of Extinction. In the film, Bale is playing as Travis McGee, a self-described “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ property for a fee and along the way gets into trouble fighting bad guys and wooing women. In this particular story, we'll be introduced to McGee (a recurring character in MacDonald's books), the man who's a knight errant and wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out and his rule is...
- 3/16/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") and Nicola Peltz ("Transformers: Age of Extinction") have scored roles alongside Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike in James Mangold's "The Deep Blue Good-By" at 20th Century Fox.
Based on John MacDonald’s detective novels, Bale plays an unlicensed private investigator named Travis McGee who is a free-living bachelor and reluctant hero living on the houseboat 'The Busted Flush' in Fort Lauderdale.
McGee works as a "salvage consultant," recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. In many ways he's the absolute last-ditch option for ever getting back whatever it is you lost.
Pelt beat out several actresses for the role of a teen girl in need of McGee’s help when her father goes missing. Leonardo Dicapprio and Jennifer Davisson-Killoran are producing.
Source: Variety...
Based on John MacDonald’s detective novels, Bale plays an unlicensed private investigator named Travis McGee who is a free-living bachelor and reluctant hero living on the houseboat 'The Busted Flush' in Fort Lauderdale.
McGee works as a "salvage consultant," recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. In many ways he's the absolute last-ditch option for ever getting back whatever it is you lost.
Pelt beat out several actresses for the role of a teen girl in need of McGee’s help when her father goes missing. Leonardo Dicapprio and Jennifer Davisson-Killoran are producing.
Source: Variety...
- 3/14/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Peter Dinklage is in talks to join the cast of Deep Blue Something.
The adaptation of the John D. MacDonald mystery-adventure books also hopes to add Transformers: Age of Extinction actress Nicola Peltz to the cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film follows Travis McGee, a 'salvage consultant' who is on the trail of stolen sapphires.
Dinklage will play a gifted mathematician and sidekick to McGee.
Peltz, meanwhile, will play a woman who hires McGee to find the sapphires, but knows more about them than she lets on.
Wolverine director James Mangold will helm the project, which also stars Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike.
Dinklage can next be seen opposite Adam Sandler and Josh Gad in Sony's Pixels and Peltz currently has a recurring role on A&E's Bates Motel.
The adaptation of the John D. MacDonald mystery-adventure books also hopes to add Transformers: Age of Extinction actress Nicola Peltz to the cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film follows Travis McGee, a 'salvage consultant' who is on the trail of stolen sapphires.
Dinklage will play a gifted mathematician and sidekick to McGee.
Peltz, meanwhile, will play a woman who hires McGee to find the sapphires, but knows more about them than she lets on.
Wolverine director James Mangold will helm the project, which also stars Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike.
Dinklage can next be seen opposite Adam Sandler and Josh Gad in Sony's Pixels and Peltz currently has a recurring role on A&E's Bates Motel.
- 3/14/2015
- Digital Spy
Game Of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage and Transformers: Age Of Extinction star Nicola Peltz have entered talks to appear in Fox’s franchise-starter The Deep Blue Good-By. Based on John D. MacDonald’s series of novels about a free-wheelin’ bachelor with a taste for trouble, the studio are aiming to kickstart a series of movies with Christian Bale at the center.
James Mangold (The Wolverine, Walk The Line) will direct The Deep Blue Good-By, the first in a proposed line of adaptations. It will revolve around the self-proclaimed “savage consultant” Travis McGee (Bale), who has been transformed from novel to screen from a house boat-livin’, easy-going beach bum into… an Afghan war vet.
The latest versions of the screenplay, penned by Wolvie scribe Scott Frank – who in turn reworked a series of earlier drafts by Dennis Lehane – will now find the experienced military man “on the trail of stolen sapphires which leads to a sadistic torturer.
James Mangold (The Wolverine, Walk The Line) will direct The Deep Blue Good-By, the first in a proposed line of adaptations. It will revolve around the self-proclaimed “savage consultant” Travis McGee (Bale), who has been transformed from novel to screen from a house boat-livin’, easy-going beach bum into… an Afghan war vet.
The latest versions of the screenplay, penned by Wolvie scribe Scott Frank – who in turn reworked a series of earlier drafts by Dennis Lehane – will now find the experienced military man “on the trail of stolen sapphires which leads to a sadistic torturer.
- 3/13/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage and Transformers: Age of Extinction actress Nicola Peltz are in negotiations to join Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike in Deep Blue Goodbye, Fox’s adaptation of the John D. MacDonald mystery-adventure books. James Mangold is directing the project, which was at times operating under the title Travis McGee. McGee is the protagonist of the picture. He's a free-wheeling bachelor living on a house boat, acting as a self-proclaimed "salvage consultant." See more Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films The script sees McGee, now re-imagined as an Afghan war vet, on the trail
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- 3/13/2015
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rosamund Pike is set to star in The Deep Blue Good-By alongside Christian Bale.
The Oscar-nominated Gone Girl actress is joining the cast in the adaptation of John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee books.
According to Empire, Bale will play McGee, a detective from Florida and "salvage consultant".
The Deep Blue Good-By is the first of 21 books about McGee so 20th Century Fox has plenty of potential for future sequels.
James Mangold will direct from a script written by Dennis Lehane and Scott Frank.
Pike will soon be featured as the voice of Lady Penelope in the new TV version of Thunderbirds.
The Oscar-nominated Gone Girl actress is joining the cast in the adaptation of John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee books.
According to Empire, Bale will play McGee, a detective from Florida and "salvage consultant".
The Deep Blue Good-By is the first of 21 books about McGee so 20th Century Fox has plenty of potential for future sequels.
James Mangold will direct from a script written by Dennis Lehane and Scott Frank.
Pike will soon be featured as the voice of Lady Penelope in the new TV version of Thunderbirds.
- 2/28/2015
- Digital Spy
The Deep Blue Good-by
Rosamund Pike is in talks to play the female lead opposite Christian Bale in James Mangold's film adaptation of John D. MacDonald's 1964 pulp novel "The Deep Blue Good-by" at 20th Century Fox. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson-Killoran are producing.
Bale plays Travis McGee a self-described “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ property for a fee and along the way gets into trouble fighting bad guys and wooing women. Dennis Lehane penned the script, with Scott Frank working on the most recent draft. [Source: Variety]
All I See Is You
Blake Lively and Jason Clarke have scored the lead roles in Marc Forster's indie psychologial thriller "All I See Is You" for Sc International Pictures. Forster, Michael Selby, Craig Baumgarten, Michael Selby and Jillian Kugler will produce.
The story follows and blind woman and her husband who, upon restoration of her sight, begin to discover previously unseen and disturbing details about themselves,...
Rosamund Pike is in talks to play the female lead opposite Christian Bale in James Mangold's film adaptation of John D. MacDonald's 1964 pulp novel "The Deep Blue Good-by" at 20th Century Fox. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson-Killoran are producing.
Bale plays Travis McGee a self-described “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ property for a fee and along the way gets into trouble fighting bad guys and wooing women. Dennis Lehane penned the script, with Scott Frank working on the most recent draft. [Source: Variety]
All I See Is You
Blake Lively and Jason Clarke have scored the lead roles in Marc Forster's indie psychologial thriller "All I See Is You" for Sc International Pictures. Forster, Michael Selby, Craig Baumgarten, Michael Selby and Jillian Kugler will produce.
The story follows and blind woman and her husband who, upon restoration of her sight, begin to discover previously unseen and disturbing details about themselves,...
- 2/27/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
With The Deep Blue Good-By landing the services of Christian Bale to star and James Mangold to direct, 20th Century Fox’s adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee books is coming together at last. The next part of puzzle is finding a female lead, and it looks like Rosamund Pike will fill that role.Bale is playing charismatic rogue McGee, a Floridian sleuth and “salvage consultant” who is always getting into deeper water than he intends with dangerous women and very bad men. The Deep Blue Good-By represents the first of the McGee books, and with 21 tomes in MacDonald’s series so far, Fox will be hoping this one has legs so it can make more. After a somewhat torturous development process, Mangold is set in the director’s chair, working from a script that has seen input from Dennis Lehane and Scott Frank. Pike, last seen as...
- 2/27/2015
- EmpireOnline
Even though an Oscar wasn't handed to Rosamund Pike last weekend, the star of Gone Girl was at least nominated for her stirring performance. And now she's finally lining up her next project as Variety reports Pike will be taking the female lead in the gestating adaptation of The Deep Blue Good-by, based on John D. MacDonald's novel of the same name. Christian Bale is already slated to star in the film as Travis McGee, a self-described “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ property for a fee and along the way gets into trouble fighting bad guys and wooing women. He's a recurring character in a series of 21 books. Read on! This particular story introduces us to the man who's a knight errant and wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out and his rule is simple: he'll help...
- 2/26/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
For Rosamund Pike, it seems that not bagging the Best Actress Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards hasn’t hurt her future prospects. Variety reports that she’s now entered talks to star opposite Christian Bale in The Deep Blue Good-By. The adaptation is currently set up over at Fox with Chernin Entertainment and Appian Way set to produce.
The Wolverine director James Mangold will be at the helm, for what’s being touted as the start of a potential new franchise. The Deep Blue Good-By will adapt the first of John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series of novels. Each successive book traces the story of McGee (represented onscreen by Bale), a self-described “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ property for a fee and along the way gets into trouble fighting bad guys and wooing women.
For an in-depth look at the novel, check out the synopsis below (via...
The Wolverine director James Mangold will be at the helm, for what’s being touted as the start of a potential new franchise. The Deep Blue Good-By will adapt the first of John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series of novels. Each successive book traces the story of McGee (represented onscreen by Bale), a self-described “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ property for a fee and along the way gets into trouble fighting bad guys and wooing women.
For an in-depth look at the novel, check out the synopsis below (via...
- 2/26/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Oscar-nominated "Gone Girl" star Rosamund Pike is in talks to headline Fox's "The Deep Blue Good-by" opposite Christian Bale. Directed by James Mangold ("3:10 to Yuma," "Walk the Line," "The Wolverine"), this is based on John D. MacDonald's 1964 novel, the first in a series of 21 books that follow "savage consultant" Travis McGee (Bale), a bachelor who recovers other people's property for money and gets mixed up with women and criminals along the way. (Variety reports here.) The script is penned by cult crime writer Dennis Lehane ("Gone Baby Gone," "Shutter Island"), with Scott Frank chiseling away at a recent draft. No details yet on who exactly Pike will play, but she will be the female lead here. Pike will shoot "The Deep Blue Good-by" before heading into the plane crash survival drama "The Mountain Between Us" (also co-penned by Scott Frank) opposite Charlie Hunnam. She also has a...
- 2/26/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Rosamund Pike has landed the female lead role and will join Christian Bale in James Mangold‘s adaptation of “The Deep Blue Good-by,” TheWrap has learned. In the Fox film, Bale is playing Travis McGee, the protagonist of a 21-book series written by John D. MacDonald. A self-described “salvage consultant” who lives on a houseboat, McGee has a knack for attracting both trouble and women. Also Read: TheWrap’s 25 Most Anticipated Movies of 2015: From ‘Fifty Shades’ to ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Spectre’ Peter Chernin will produce with...
- 2/26/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
I think we can all (or at least, most of us) agree Rosamund Pike was more than deserving of an Oscar on Sunday for her performance in Gone Girl. Julianne Moore is a very good actor, but this was no competition. Thankfully, her performance let filmmakers see all the talent they could mine from her, which we can hope means great roles moving forward. One potentially great role is in the adaptation of John D. MacDonald's 1964 novel The Deep Blue Good-by, the first of twenty-one novels featuring the character Travis McGee, who will be played by Christian Bale. James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma, Walk the Line) will direct a script by Dennis Lehane, with the most recent draft by Scott Frank. amz asin="B009FKTTMQ" size="small"No matter what the material is, if you put Bale and Pike in a film together, I will be there opening day.
- 2/26/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
10-year-old Neel Sethi will play the part of Mowgli in Disney's The Jungle Book for director Jon Favreau. As Mowgli, Neel will be the only actor onscreen in the film, which is a combination of live-action and animation already featuring the talents of Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Lupita Nyong'o as Rakcha, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa and Ben Kingsley as Bagheera. The film will be released in 3D on October 9, 2015. Focus Features has acquired the Jesse Owens biopic Race for distribution. The film will feature Stephan James (Selma) in the lead role as the record-breaking winner of four Olympic gold medals in 1936 with Jason Sudeikis starring as Owens' coach and mentor Larry Snyder and Jeremy Irons as Avery Brundage, the head of the American Olympic committee who fought to have the 1936 Olympics take place in Berlin. Stephen Hopkins (Predator 2, "House of Lies") is directing with filming to take place...
- 7/16/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Jungle Book: Disney's new version of The Jungle Book has found its Mowgli, a 10-year-old boy named Neel Sethi. The live-action/animation hybrid will be directed by Jon Favreau, and we have now learned young Sethi will be the only actor to appear on-screen. Idris Elba and Ben Kingsley have been cast to voice the tiger Shere Khan and the panther Bagheera, respectively, with Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong'o still in negotiations to voice other animated roles. [Heat Vision] The Deep Blue Good-By: Christian Bale is in "early talks" to star as Travis McGee in The Deep Blue Good-By for director James Mangold. Created by novelist John D. MacDonald in a long-running series, McGee is a self-described beach bum and "salvage consultant" who...
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- 7/16/2014
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
A few months back, I reported that James Mangold (The Wolverine) was set to direct an adaptation of John D. MacDonald's "The Deep Blue Goodbye." At the time, I noted that based on the description of the book's title character Travis McGee, it sounded like a good gig for Matthew McConaughey.
Here's my description of the character, who would become the protagonist for several more adaptations if Hollywood can successfully launch him with Deep Blue Goodbye:
"The character is described as something of a beach bum in Florida that lives on his houseboat, The Busted Flush, and doesn't do much of anything until he needs money. When he needs to make some cash, he does for-hire jobs helping people get back their missing property as a "salvage consultant," helps and seduces women along the way, and gets himself into various misadventures while on assignments."
Sounds like it would require someone who has the charming,...
Here's my description of the character, who would become the protagonist for several more adaptations if Hollywood can successfully launch him with Deep Blue Goodbye:
"The character is described as something of a beach bum in Florida that lives on his houseboat, The Busted Flush, and doesn't do much of anything until he needs money. When he needs to make some cash, he does for-hire jobs helping people get back their missing property as a "salvage consultant," helps and seduces women along the way, and gets himself into various misadventures while on assignments."
Sounds like it would require someone who has the charming,...
- 7/16/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Will "Travis McGee" finally get made? The project has been bouncing around Hollywood for years, at one time was positioned as a vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio (who is still producing), while directors like Paul Greengrass and Oliver Stone circled at various times. Now James Mangold ("The Wolverine," "Walk The Line") is attached to direct and an old friend may star. Christian Bale is in early talks for the movie which is franchise material, based on the books by John D. MacDonald and centers on a beach bum “salvage consultant,” who specializes in recovering client's otherwise forever lost property in return for half the property's value as a fee — his first case (based on the novel "The Deep Blue Good-By") finds him reluctantly in search of a treasure hidden by a soldier after World War II. Will Bale be the one to get this moving? We'll see. [THR] Speaking of long developing projects,...
- 7/16/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The literary works of American author John D. MacDonald could be said to have a very specific tone. With published titles including The Executioners – from which the film Cape Fear was adapted – his stories conjure suspenseful, sinister atmospheres in hardboiled narratives. There are, then, few people better suited to adapt his work for film than Dennis Lehane – himself the noted author of original novels Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone and Shutter Island. The story he has adapted is A Deep Blue Good-by featuring the character of Travis McGee, and it is a project with franchise potential – particularly since it seems to have caught the eye of Christian Bale.
Travis McGee is a hard-nosed salvage consultant, who makes his living recovering stolen property – keeping half the value as his fee, with a view to funding an early retirement. In A Deep Blue Good-by, McGee finds himself on the trail of the powerful and evil Junior Allen,...
Travis McGee is a hard-nosed salvage consultant, who makes his living recovering stolen property – keeping half the value as his fee, with a view to funding an early retirement. In A Deep Blue Good-by, McGee finds himself on the trail of the powerful and evil Junior Allen,...
- 7/16/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Circling through various stages of development for some time, it looks like John D. MacDonald’s best-selling series is finally about to make it to the big screen, with Christian Bale eyeing the lead in The Deep Blue Goodbye.
The 1964 novel is the first of twenty-one in the Travis McGee series, and has previously had the likes of Oliver Stone and Paul Greengrass in the director’s chair, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead.
DiCaprio is still on board as a producer, but talks have commenced with Christian Bale to star as the hero, Travis McGee. And though there’s no offer yet, Bale is reported to have agreed to star, and an offer is expected shortly.
James Mangold, coming off the back of helming The Wolverine, has just closed his deal to direct, and DiCaprio will be producing alongside Jennifer Davisson Killoran (The Ides of March, Out of the Furnace...
The 1964 novel is the first of twenty-one in the Travis McGee series, and has previously had the likes of Oliver Stone and Paul Greengrass in the director’s chair, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead.
DiCaprio is still on board as a producer, but talks have commenced with Christian Bale to star as the hero, Travis McGee. And though there’s no offer yet, Bale is reported to have agreed to star, and an offer is expected shortly.
James Mangold, coming off the back of helming The Wolverine, has just closed his deal to direct, and DiCaprio will be producing alongside Jennifer Davisson Killoran (The Ides of March, Out of the Furnace...
- 7/16/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Christian Bale is in early talks to star as Travis McGee in the long gestating film adaptation of John D. MacDonald's 1964 novel "The Deep Blue Good-by"
The first title in a nearly two dozen book strong series, the story follows unlicensed private investigator McGee who is a free-living bachelor and reluctant hero living on the houseboat 'The Busted Flush' in Fort Lauderdale.
McGee works as a "salvage consultant," recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. In many ways he's the absolute last-ditch option for ever getting back whatever it is you lost. "Good-by" centers on McGee's efforts to track down a treasure that a soldier escaped with and hid after World War II.
No official offer is in place yet, but Bale has agreed to come on to star. James Mangold ("The Wolverine") has now closed his deal to direct the project which...
The first title in a nearly two dozen book strong series, the story follows unlicensed private investigator McGee who is a free-living bachelor and reluctant hero living on the houseboat 'The Busted Flush' in Fort Lauderdale.
McGee works as a "salvage consultant," recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. In many ways he's the absolute last-ditch option for ever getting back whatever it is you lost. "Good-by" centers on McGee's efforts to track down a treasure that a soldier escaped with and hid after World War II.
No official offer is in place yet, but Bale has agreed to come on to star. James Mangold ("The Wolverine") has now closed his deal to direct the project which...
- 7/16/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Christian Bale has committed to his fair share of non-native accents, from Western Pennsylvania Appalachian to, well, Batman. But now the Welsh actor might have to consider adopting a Floridian way of speaking if he agrees to star as the tough-as-nails Travis McGee in The Deep Blue Good-By. According to Variety, Bale is in early talks to join the James D. MacDonald adaptation.
Published in 1964, The Deep Blue Good-By is the first of a 21-book series following “salvage consultant” McGee on his adventures and skirmishes throughout Fort Lauderdale as he reclaims items, and sometimes people, for all kinds of seedy clients.
Published in 1964, The Deep Blue Good-By is the first of a 21-book series following “salvage consultant” McGee on his adventures and skirmishes throughout Fort Lauderdale as he reclaims items, and sometimes people, for all kinds of seedy clients.
- 7/16/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
John D. MacDonald‘s long-running character Travis McGee — the star of 21 novels — is moving back towards theaters thanks to a new adaptation of MacDonald’s first McGee novel The Deep Blue Good-By. James Mangold is directing, from a script by Dennis Lehane, tracking the early days of a “salvage consultant” who helps people out so […]
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- 7/15/2014
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
After spending years in development, it seems the adaptation of The Deep Blue Good-By, featuring John D. MacDonald's recurring character Travis McGee, is finally making progress. The Wolverine director James Mangold boarded the film this past spring, after directors like Paul Greengrass and Oliver Stone flirted with the project and Leonardo DiCaprio wanted to star. But now a new name might end up with the lead role as Variety reports Out of the Furnace and American Hustle star Christian Bale is in early talks to play the self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game who appears in 21 books. Read on! Bale doesn't have an official offer, but apparently the actor has agreed to star and is currently working out a deal as we speak. Mangold is officially signed to direct for Chernin Entertainment and Leonardo DiCaprio will still produce through his Appian Way banner along with Jennifer Davison-Killoran.
- 7/15/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Christian Bale is in early talks to reteam with director James Mangold for Travis McGee, Fox’s adaptation of the John D. MacDonald mystery-adventure books. Leonardo DiCaprio and his Appian Way banner are producing. List Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films The talks with Bale are in the very earliest of stages and the studio has not made him an offer for the role. But he discussed the role with Mangold, who directed him in 2007’s 3:10 to Yuma, and sources say he is keen to do it. Photos 'American Hustle' Premiere With Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper The script is based
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- 7/15/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
20th Century Fox, director James Mangold and producer Leonardo DiCaprio have their eye on Christian Bale to play Travis McGee in “The Deep Blue Good-By,” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. While Bale has yet to receive an official offer and there is no deal in place, the Oscar-winning actor has expressed interest in portraying McGee, the protagonist of a 21-book series written by John D. MacDonald. Also read: Holy Moses! Christian Bale Gets Biblical in First ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ Trailer (Video) Insiders had told TheWrap as recently as last week that “Deep Blue Good-By” was in a “holding.
- 7/15/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Christian Bale is eyeing the iconic literary role of Travis McGee in the upcoming The Deep-Blue Good-by, set to be helmed by his 3:10 to Yuma director, James Mangold. Variety has the news, reporting that Bale is in early talks to play the central character behind the first book in John D. MacDonald's popular mystery series. Published in 1964, it is officially described as follows:...
- 7/15/2014
- Comingsoon.net
James Mangold (3:10 To Yuma, The Wolverine) is in negotiations to direct a film adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s The Deep Blue Good-By, according to Deadline. The book was the first of a 21-part mystery series starring lead character Travis McGee, and Fox is hoping to launch a franchise with it. They believe Travis Mcgee has the potential to become a character like Jason Bourne, Jack Ryan, or- more recently- Jack Reacher, that can anchor a series of films.
At one stage, Leonardo DiCaprio was set to play him, but that fell through due to the actor’s schedule. DiCaprio will remain onboard as a producer, though. So if Mangold does sign on the dotted line, it’s safe to say the hunt for the right guy to portray McGee will begin.
The character is described as something of a beach bum in Florida that lives on his houseboat,...
At one stage, Leonardo DiCaprio was set to play him, but that fell through due to the actor’s schedule. DiCaprio will remain onboard as a producer, though. So if Mangold does sign on the dotted line, it’s safe to say the hunt for the right guy to portray McGee will begin.
The character is described as something of a beach bum in Florida that lives on his houseboat,...
- 3/5/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
James Mangold has set his sights on a film titled The Deep Blue Good-By at Fox, picking up where Oliver Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio were once attached and working on a draft of the screenplay previously written by Dennis Lehane (author of "Shutter Island" and "Gone Baby Gone"). amz asin="B009FKTTMQ" size="small"The story is based on the books by John D. MacDonald centering on his long-running character Travis McGee, this being the first in the series. Here's the book's plot: Travis McGee isn't particularly strapped for cash, but how can anyone say no to Cathy, a sweet backwoods girl who's been tortured repeatedly by her manipulative ex-boyfriend Junior Allenc What Travis isn't anticipating is just how many women Junior has torn apart and left in his wake. Enter Junior's latest victim, Lois Atkinson. Frail and broken, Lois can barely get out of bed when Travis finds her,...
- 3/5/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
• Leonardo DiCaprio is no longer attached to star as the scrappy Florida beach bum Travis McGee in the big-screen adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s The Deep Blue Good-by (the first in a 21-book series). Though it was being developed for DiCaprio, who earned an Academy nod for his performance in The Wolf of Wall Street, the actor decided to exit due to scheduling conflicts. Still, the project does seem to be moving forward for 20th Century Fox: It was just announced that Wolverine’s James Mangold is in negotiations to direct, and Mystic River’s Dennis Lehane penned the...
- 3/5/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
James Mangold ("The Wolverine") is in negotiations to direct a film adaptation of John D. MacDonald's 1964 novel "The Deep Blue Good-by"
The first title in the 21-book strong Travis McGee series, the story follows unlicensed private investigator McGee who is a free-living bachelor and reluctant hero living on the houseboat 'The Busted Flush' in Fort Lauderdale.
McGee works as a "salvage consultant," recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. In many ways he's the absolute last-ditch option for ever getting back whatever it is you lost.
"Good-by" centers on McGee's efforts to track down a treasure that a soldier escaped with and hid after World War II.
Leonardo DiCaprio was previously attached to play McGee back in May, but he is no longer starring though remains onboard as producer. Author Dennis Lehane wrote the most recent draft of the adapted screenplay.
Source: Deadline...
The first title in the 21-book strong Travis McGee series, the story follows unlicensed private investigator McGee who is a free-living bachelor and reluctant hero living on the houseboat 'The Busted Flush' in Fort Lauderdale.
McGee works as a "salvage consultant," recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. In many ways he's the absolute last-ditch option for ever getting back whatever it is you lost.
"Good-by" centers on McGee's efforts to track down a treasure that a soldier escaped with and hid after World War II.
Leonardo DiCaprio was previously attached to play McGee back in May, but he is no longer starring though remains onboard as producer. Author Dennis Lehane wrote the most recent draft of the adapted screenplay.
Source: Deadline...
- 3/5/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Leonardo DiCaprio has dropped out of The Deep Blue Good-By.
The 39-year-old Wolf of Wall Street actor was due to star in the movie adaptation, but will now no longer take the leading role, according to Deadline.
However, DiCaprio will still have a role as producer on the movie.
The website also reports that The Wolverine, Walk the Line and 3:10 to Yuma director James Mangold is to direct the film.
The Deep Blue Good-By will be based on the book by John D. MacDonald. The story centres on Travis McGee, a beach bum who gets into misadventures during his "salvage consultant" jobs.
Mystic River author Dennis Lehane has written the most recent draft of the screenplay.
DiCaprio again missed out on a Best Actor prize at the Oscars on Sunday, losing to Matthew McConaughey and causing Twitter to trend "Poor Leo".
Watch a clip from The Wolf of Wall Street...
The 39-year-old Wolf of Wall Street actor was due to star in the movie adaptation, but will now no longer take the leading role, according to Deadline.
However, DiCaprio will still have a role as producer on the movie.
The website also reports that The Wolverine, Walk the Line and 3:10 to Yuma director James Mangold is to direct the film.
The Deep Blue Good-By will be based on the book by John D. MacDonald. The story centres on Travis McGee, a beach bum who gets into misadventures during his "salvage consultant" jobs.
Mystic River author Dennis Lehane has written the most recent draft of the screenplay.
DiCaprio again missed out on a Best Actor prize at the Oscars on Sunday, losing to Matthew McConaughey and causing Twitter to trend "Poor Leo".
Watch a clip from The Wolf of Wall Street...
- 3/4/2014
- Digital Spy
The adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s first Travis McGee novel has been in development since at least 2009, when Leonardo DiCaprio set up the project with Fox, intending to star. That didn’t work out, mostly thanks to DiCaprio’s busy schedule, but the studio is ploughing on. Following its successful collaboration with James Mangold on The Wolverine, the director is now in talks to bring McGee to the screen in The Deep Blue Good-By.That is not a typo lurking in the last line: MacDonald’s book uses the title that way. Mystic River novelist Dennis Lehane has written the most recent draft of the script, which introduces McGee as a sort of proto-Reacher beach bum who also happens to specialise in kicking ass and wooing women. The "salvage consultant," who lives on a beat-up houseboat in Bahia Mar, Lauderdale also helps people to recover lost property in return for half its value.
- 3/4/2014
- EmpireOnline
Deadline is reporting that The Wolverine helmer James Mangold is now in talks for an adaptation of The Deep Blue Good-By, based on the novel of the same name by John D. MacDonald. Originally set to star Leonardo DiCaprio (who has since departed but will still produce), the film will tell the story of Travis McGee, a “beach bum gumshoe” who often takes on jobs as a “salvage consultant” when he’s strapped for cash.
Check out the official plot summary below, courtesy of Amazon:
Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He’s also a knight-errant who’s wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He’ll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.
McGee isn’t particularly strapped for cash,...
Check out the official plot summary below, courtesy of Amazon:
Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He’s also a knight-errant who’s wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He’ll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.
McGee isn’t particularly strapped for cash,...
- 3/4/2014
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Deadline reports Wolverine director James Mangold is in negotiations to direct The Deep Blue Good-By. The film is an adaptation of the first of 21 novels author John D. MacDonald wrote about Travis McGee, a Florida houseboat-living “Salvage Consultant,” who is hired to recover valuable items. Leonardo DiCaprio was once attached to star in the project, but stepped down before talks with Mangold began. No word on whether Deep Blue Something is free to do the soundtrack, but we assume so. If we recall, they do kind of like films.
- 3/4/2014
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Way back in 2010, we heard that director Oliver Stone was considering taking on an adaptation of John D. MacDonald's novel The Deep Blue Good-by from 1964, featuring recurring character Travis McGee. Before that, Leonardo DiCaprio was circling the lead role back in 2009, but it appears both talents have fallen away from the project. Deadline reports The Wolverine and Walk the Line director James Mangold is in talks to direct the mystery adapted by author Dennis Lehane. And while DiCaprio isn't starring in the film anymore, he's still on board as producer through his own Appian Way production banner. More below! The Deep Blue Good-by is the first in a 21-volume series featuring Travis McGee, a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs...
- 3/4/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
As you know, Leonardo DiCaprio signs up for a lot of projects, and as you might expect, not all of them get made. Way back in 2010, the actor was attached to star in "The Deep Blue Good-By," with Oliver Stone to direct. It was viewed as a potential franchise starter, but for whatever reason, it never really got moving and the pair moved on. But now, 20th Century Fox are turning to James Mangold to make to it happen. "The Wolverine" helmer is now slated to direct 'Good-By,' with the latest draft of the script penned by Dennis Lehane ("Mystic River," "Shutter Island"). Based on the 1964 book by John D. MacDonald, the story centers on Travis McGee, a Florida-based “salvage consultant” who, as is usual with this genre of pulpy fare, tends to get mixed up with women and in far deeper than you might expect. Here's the Amazon...
- 3/4/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: James Mangold is negotiating to direct The Deep Blue Good-By, the 1964 John D. MacDonald novel that kicked off series of mystery novels with character Travis McGee. This has long been eyed by Fox as the launch of a star-driven franchise based on the beach bum McGee, a forerunner of muscular solitary heroes like Jack Reacher and Spenser For Hire, helping (and romancing) damsels in distress as he kicks ass against the powerful. The film was originally set as a star vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio. That’s not going to happen now, as DiCaprio has plenty of work in front of him and this film, with a most recent script draft by Mystic River novelist Dennis Lehane, is certainly ready to go. DiCaprio and his Appian Way partner Jennifer Davisson-Killoran are producing with Amy Robinson and Chernin Entertainment. Previous script drafts were done by Dana Stevens and Kario Salem. Mangold,...
- 3/4/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
James Mangold may be developing a follow-up to The Wolverine, but in the meantime, he is going to set his sights on directing an adaptation of the mystery novel The Deep Blue Good-by featuring sleuth Travis McGee. This will mark the first big screen adaptation of the character despite attempted films from directors Oliver Stone and Paul Greengrass. Travis McGee recurred in over twenty novels by author John D. MacDonald and served as a precursor to other characters like Jake Reacher. What...
- 3/4/2014
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
James Mangold has lined up a new directorial project today as Deadline reports that the 3:10 to Yuma and The Wolverine helmer is negotiating to tackle 20th Century Fox's The Deep Blue Good-By , the first book in John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee mystery series. Published in 1964, it is officially described as follows: Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He.s also a knight-errant who.s wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He.ll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half. McGee isn.t particularly strapped for cash, but how can anyone say no to Cathy, a sweet backwoods girl who.s been...
- 3/4/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Dennis Lehane is a pretty popular name around Hollywood. Films like Mystic River and Shutter Island are based on his novels and it seems that whenever someone attempts to give one of his stories an adaptation, it results in a lot of success. But what about writing films? Is that something that would interest the much loved author? Well, the answer seems to be yes as according to THR, 20th Century Fox has asked him to pen Travis McGee, a crime drama set to star Leonardo DiCaprio.
The film will be an adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s The Deep Blue Good-by. If you’re unfamiliar with the novel, here’s a summary from Amazon:
“Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He’s also a knight-errant who’s wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only...
The film will be an adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s The Deep Blue Good-by. If you’re unfamiliar with the novel, here’s a summary from Amazon:
“Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He’s also a knight-errant who’s wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only...
- 5/22/2013
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
20th Century Fox has tapped Dennis Lehane, whose books include ‘Shutter Island‘ and ‘Mystic River’ to pen the script for World War II drama Travis McGee that once had Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star. Lehane will write the adapted screenplay, based on the 1964 John D. MacDonald novel ‘The Deep Blue Good-by’, the first in a series of 21 novels centered around McGee, a Florida-based detective who moonlights as a treasure hunter with DiCaprio playing the title character. Both Oscar winner Mark Boal and David James Kelly were among those having taken a whack at the script, while Robert Schwentke, Oliver Stone and Paul Greengrass...
- 5/22/2013
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
John D. MacDonald’s paperback hero Travis McGee was the protagonist of twenty-one Gold Medal Originals, all with color words in their titles, beginning with "The Deep Blue Good-Bye" in 1964. McGee is a six-foot-plus sun-baked blonde hunk with a heart of gold, a lady-killer with a sentimental streak and a houseboat in Fort Lauderdale. He gets around, but he truly is God's gift. His sexual ministrations can be downright therapeutic for the troubled, abandoned women who seek his services as an unlicensed “salvage consultant,” recovering missing or stolen property in exchange for half its value. As strange as it may sound, we have no particular problem with the recent announcement that Leonardo DiCaprio will be playing McGee, in an upcoming adaptation of "Deep Blue" that Boston-noir novelist Dennis Lehane ("Gone Baby Gone") is currently writing. Clearly DiCaprio has a potential franchise in his sights. Leo may be slightly less apt...
- 5/22/2013
- by David Chute
- Thompson on Hollywood
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