barsoomcore
Unattainable Ideal
You are a very bad man.James Heard said:
The Return of Sword & Sorcery Cinema?
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nikolai
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Hi all;
I'm resurecting the thread for some good news about Conan. The latest is that Boaz Yakin has been hired by Warner as a writer and possible director. Word is he's aiming to be faithful to Robert E. Howard's short stories. Production is looking to start in 2007, for a 2008 release. There have been a lot of stalled attempts over the years, here's hoping this one will make it.
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23599
I'm resurecting the thread for some good news about Conan. The latest is that Boaz Yakin has been hired by Warner as a writer and possible director. Word is he's aiming to be faithful to Robert E. Howard's short stories. Production is looking to start in 2007, for a 2008 release. There have been a lot of stalled attempts over the years, here's hoping this one will make it.
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23599
Ranger REG
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*shrugs*horacethegrey said:Anyone here think that Elric would be perfect as an anime? It's tragic themes and apocalyptic leanings are just the sort of stuff the Japanese eat up. Plus, as someone mentioned, Moorcock loves Yoshitaka Amano's illustrations of Elric, so at least we already have a character designer at hand.
If you say so, as long as Dragonlance does not get the anime treatment.
(Sorry, not so much a fan of Elric.)
Hypersmurf
Moderatarrrrh...
Ranger REG said:
Could be worse; it could get the Turkish treatment...
-Hyp.
James Heard
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Does that mean it gets a bath and massage?
Hypersmurf
Moderatarrrrh...
James Heard said:
A bunch of Turkish fans decided "Well, we can't make a Dragonlance movie... but we can make a trailer for a Dragonlance movie!"
Oh, the horror.
-Hyp.
AdmundfortGeographer
Getting lost in fantasy maps
I envision Jonathan Rhys Meyers. I saw him in the BBC's Gormenghast as Steerpike. The attitude, the thin physique. If anyone could pull off Elric, it's him.James Heard said:
James Heard
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Maybe, but that would probably be a signal that everyone else in the movie was a B list too because he hasn't really done anything "Hollywood noteworthy" as a leading man.Eric Anondson said:
I guess what I'm saying is that he's pretty obscure for a movie unless you're expecting IT to be obscure. Put Vin in though, and you're saying "This movie has the full backing of the studio, because it's Vin Diesel killing people." You'd need other people in/on the movie to pull in the investment to make the movie, like a big name director, to manage to sooth the uncertainty of a Jonathan Rhys Meyers Elric.
Ranger REG
Explorer
Isn't that the same guy who was in Bend it Like Beckham, and played Elvis in a TV mini-series?Eric Anondson said:
AdmundfortGeographer
Getting lost in fantasy maps
Yup, he was also one of Tom Cruise's MI team members in MI-3.Ranger REG said:
