Remember when you were a teenager and you thought your parents were so evil? Well, for the kids in “Marvel’s Runaways,” that’s actually true. Runaways has been a comic series that has been stuck in the dreaded Development Hell for years. Writer Brian K. Vaughan was hired to write a film script based on his own creation for Marvel Studios way back in 2008, before Marvel Studios became, well, Marvel Studios.
Continue reading Marvel’s ‘Runaways’: The Kids Are Alright In Hulu’s New Series Trailer at The Playlist.
Continue reading Marvel’s ‘Runaways’: The Kids Are Alright In Hulu’s New Series Trailer at The Playlist.
- 10/6/2017
- by Charles Dean
- The Playlist
Mark Harrison Aug 17, 2017
Anyone for monkey baseball? We examine the weird and wonderful unmade scripts of the Planet Of The Apes series
In 2006, screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver were inspired by footage of domesticated chimpanzees who were unable to adjust to our lifestyles to write a sci-fi horror spec script that they called Genesis. Apparently, it was a while before the two of them realised that they were writing a Planet Of The Apes movie.
Their resultant pitch to 20th Century Fox led to 2011's Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, the excellent, emotional prequel/reboot of the franchise that led to 2014's Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and recent trilogy topper, War For The Planet Of The Apes. Together, the three films take Caesar from domestication to domination and have been huge critical and financial hits for the studio.
The development hell that plagued Fox's...
Anyone for monkey baseball? We examine the weird and wonderful unmade scripts of the Planet Of The Apes series
In 2006, screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver were inspired by footage of domesticated chimpanzees who were unable to adjust to our lifestyles to write a sci-fi horror spec script that they called Genesis. Apparently, it was a while before the two of them realised that they were writing a Planet Of The Apes movie.
Their resultant pitch to 20th Century Fox led to 2011's Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, the excellent, emotional prequel/reboot of the franchise that led to 2014's Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and recent trilogy topper, War For The Planet Of The Apes. Together, the three films take Caesar from domestication to domination and have been huge critical and financial hits for the studio.
The development hell that plagued Fox's...
- 8/15/2017
- Den of Geek
The good news: the Top Ten grosses dropped a bit over one third from the same weekend last year with a total of $97 million. That’s compared to last weekend, which was down more than half.
The bad news: despite a profitable showing for producer James Wan’s horror prequel “Annabelle: Creation” (Warner Bros.), August could wind up with the worst ticket sales in decades. Year-to-date grosses, which have been keeping pace with 2016 most of the year, are now over four per cent lower. The summer results will be much further down from last year, with the month likely to be off something like 40 per cent.
While this could be an aberration with an autumn rebound just ahead, it comes in the face of disconcerting news that “Wolf Warrior 2,” a Chinese-made period sequel, has grossed $681 million on its home turf. China has produced its own hits before, but lately has struggled with home product.
The bad news: despite a profitable showing for producer James Wan’s horror prequel “Annabelle: Creation” (Warner Bros.), August could wind up with the worst ticket sales in decades. Year-to-date grosses, which have been keeping pace with 2016 most of the year, are now over four per cent lower. The summer results will be much further down from last year, with the month likely to be off something like 40 per cent.
While this could be an aberration with an autumn rebound just ahead, it comes in the face of disconcerting news that “Wolf Warrior 2,” a Chinese-made period sequel, has grossed $681 million on its home turf. China has produced its own hits before, but lately has struggled with home product.
- 8/13/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Hollywood has countless projects that fall into that unholy circle known as Development Hell, where no matter how hard everyone tries, the picture just can’t get in front of cameras. “The Man In The Rockefeller Suit” is one such film, and it has been puttering around for over a half-decade as directors like Scott Cooper, Walter Salles, and Pablo Trapero all came and went.
Continue reading Benedict Cumberbatch To Star In Forever-Developing ‘The Man In The Rockefeller Suit’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading Benedict Cumberbatch To Star In Forever-Developing ‘The Man In The Rockefeller Suit’ at The Playlist.
- 4/12/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"They're always there. They're like ghosts," says George A. Romero. The Godfather of the Living Dead isn't referring to one of the ravenous monsters from his movies, but rather movies themselves... the ones he never got to make. Films that never made it out of Development Hell are the focus of Untold Horror, a new project from Dave Alexander and Mark Pollesel that features filmmakers—including George A. Romero, John Landis, and more—discussing their films and passionate ideas that never came to fruition.
In addition to reflecting on films that never came to be, Untold Horror is also helping to resurrect these passion projects, beginning with George A. Romero's The Little World of Humongo Bongo, a children's book that will be released later this year. To learn more about Untold Horror, we have the official press release with full details, as well as the series' trailer:
Press Release: (March 1, 2017 - Toronto,...
In addition to reflecting on films that never came to be, Untold Horror is also helping to resurrect these passion projects, beginning with George A. Romero's The Little World of Humongo Bongo, a children's book that will be released later this year. To learn more about Untold Horror, we have the official press release with full details, as well as the series' trailer:
Press Release: (March 1, 2017 - Toronto,...
- 3/13/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Having reached an agreement with the Frank Herbert estate, Legendary Entertainment now hold official film and TV rights to Dune, signalling that a new adaptation could be in the cards.
Truth be told, it’s been a long time coming. Originally adapted for the silver screen by David Lynch in ’84, before a mini-series was spun out in 2000, ten years ago Paramount was said to be courting Peter Berg (Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day) for Dune. Those plans ground to a halt when Berg made for the exit door, and though the studio quickly drafted in Pierre Morel as a replacement, Morel wasn’t far behind him.
Development hell beckoned, then, but over the past few months there have been fleeting signs that Dune could be resuscitated. For instance, back in September, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve expressed his long-time desire to wrangle Herbert’s seminal classic on to the big screen,...
Truth be told, it’s been a long time coming. Originally adapted for the silver screen by David Lynch in ’84, before a mini-series was spun out in 2000, ten years ago Paramount was said to be courting Peter Berg (Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day) for Dune. Those plans ground to a halt when Berg made for the exit door, and though the studio quickly drafted in Pierre Morel as a replacement, Morel wasn’t far behind him.
Development hell beckoned, then, but over the past few months there have been fleeting signs that Dune could be resuscitated. For instance, back in September, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve expressed his long-time desire to wrangle Herbert’s seminal classic on to the big screen,...
- 11/21/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Of all the video games that hang out on the horizon and constantly promise to arrive and break the dreaded “video game movie curse” by actually being, you know, good, Uncharted and The Last of Us loom the largest. That’s no coincidence, as both games are the work of Naughty Dog, a developer that has always […]
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- 11/16/2016
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
After years aboard the merry-go-rounds in Development Hell the long-awaited Uncharted film looks like its rolling into production. The timing of this news is not a surprise. The most recent game in the Playstation series, subtitled A Thief’s End, was released earlier this year to great acclaim. This followed a release of a remastered triple-pack […]
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- 10/26/2016
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
How an Indecisive Cast Led to 20+ Years of Development Hell
Earlier this week, I wrote an open letter to those Ghostbusters fans staunchly opposed to the new film. My goal in doing so was to try and take a toxic conversation and find some middle ground between the two sides. While there are certainly people who truly hate the concept of an all-female Ghostbusters remake for purely sexist reasons, my gut tells me that there are also people who have suffered through decades of Ghostbusters production rumors only to find that their long-awaited sequel was never going to happen.
And partially in good faith — and partially out of curiosity — I figured now might be a good time to remind younger readers of just how messy the whole Ghostbusters III debacle truly got. What follows is not the full transcript of all media references to Ghostbusters III, but an abridged version of they key players and key quotes...
Earlier this week, I wrote an open letter to those Ghostbusters fans staunchly opposed to the new film. My goal in doing so was to try and take a toxic conversation and find some middle ground between the two sides. While there are certainly people who truly hate the concept of an all-female Ghostbusters remake for purely sexist reasons, my gut tells me that there are also people who have suffered through decades of Ghostbusters production rumors only to find that their long-awaited sequel was never going to happen.
And partially in good faith — and partially out of curiosity — I figured now might be a good time to remind younger readers of just how messy the whole Ghostbusters III debacle truly got. What follows is not the full transcript of all media references to Ghostbusters III, but an abridged version of they key players and key quotes...
- 7/15/2016
- by Matthew Monagle
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
It looks like Warner Bros. are still determined to get that live-action take on Akira into production. Their planned adaptation of the classic manga/anime has been in and out of development in some form or another since way back in 2002, with the likes of Stephen Norrington, Gary Whitta, Albert Hughes, Ruairi Robinson, and Jaume Collet-Serra all attached to direct at various different times over the years. Despite fierce fan-backlash over the decision to relocate the story to the U.S. and "whitewash" the characters, former The Wrap editor Jeff Sneider reckons the studio are now courting Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond, The Fast and the Furious 3-6) to helm the project. That's all we have to go on for now - but do you guys think Lin is the right man for the job, or would you rather Akira stayed where it is in Development Hell?...
- 6/25/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Development hell is a special sort of delay that manages to not only keep a much-desired product from reaching its fans but also keeps those fans on their toes for years. Some would argue it’s easier to know that a project has been canceled rather than spend years building up hype that can never be reached. The protagonist of The Magic Circle: Gold Edition refuses to see his world left to stagnate, though, and sets off on a quest to save his unfinished lands from their greatest enemies: the developers.
Languishing in development for 20 years, The Magic Circle is a game within the game that serves as a highly anticipated sequel to a classic text-based adventure involving an epic battle against the Starfather. The protagonist, just as unfinished as the world they inhabit, is granted the powers to finish putting the pieces together right under the developers’ noses, despite meddling on their part.
Languishing in development for 20 years, The Magic Circle is a game within the game that serves as a highly anticipated sequel to a classic text-based adventure involving an epic battle against the Starfather. The protagonist, just as unfinished as the world they inhabit, is granted the powers to finish putting the pieces together right under the developers’ noses, despite meddling on their part.
- 4/28/2016
- by Christian Law
- We Got This Covered
Paramount/Fox/LucasFilm
Development Hell is that curious limbo some movies find themselves trapped in on their way to the big screen. These are projects the studio feels has huge potential, but for any number of factors – bad scripts, not being about to find a suitable star, the projected budget is too high – they end up being worked on endlessly. Some of them will eventually escape, but the majority usually stay in prison.
Famous examples of potentially awesome projects stuck in this halfway house include Hellboy III, At The Mountains Of Madness (poor Del Toro has no luck), Halo and Bill And Ted 3, but they have little chance of parole. Hope springs eternal, however, with longtime detainees such as Dark Tower, Independence Day: Resurgence and Ghostbusters having recently got released; time will only tell if that’s a good thing.
While the long cycle of development can often hurt a movie,...
Development Hell is that curious limbo some movies find themselves trapped in on their way to the big screen. These are projects the studio feels has huge potential, but for any number of factors – bad scripts, not being about to find a suitable star, the projected budget is too high – they end up being worked on endlessly. Some of them will eventually escape, but the majority usually stay in prison.
Famous examples of potentially awesome projects stuck in this halfway house include Hellboy III, At The Mountains Of Madness (poor Del Toro has no luck), Halo and Bill And Ted 3, but they have little chance of parole. Hope springs eternal, however, with longtime detainees such as Dark Tower, Independence Day: Resurgence and Ghostbusters having recently got released; time will only tell if that’s a good thing.
While the long cycle of development can often hurt a movie,...
- 3/18/2016
- by Padraig Cotter
- Obsessed with Film
Warner Bros
The Batman v Superman hype train is rolling in faster than a speeding bullet as what is arguably the Last Son of Krypton’s most anticipated on-screen outing draws closer.
Us superhero fanatics are no strangers to hype, but there are times when it leads only to bitter disappointment, as the resulting film flops like Clark Kent under a heavy dose of Kryptonite or, in some cases, never makes it to cinemas at all.
Believe it or not, there are as many Superman movies lost in the depths of Development Hell are there are on Warner Bros’ historic release slate – and fans can only wonder what might have been if some of these rejected ideas had been given the chance to fly.
Nicolas Cage nearly donned the cape and spandex, Christopher Reeve once flirted with a fifth outing in red and blue, and Batman and Superman might have...
The Batman v Superman hype train is rolling in faster than a speeding bullet as what is arguably the Last Son of Krypton’s most anticipated on-screen outing draws closer.
Us superhero fanatics are no strangers to hype, but there are times when it leads only to bitter disappointment, as the resulting film flops like Clark Kent under a heavy dose of Kryptonite or, in some cases, never makes it to cinemas at all.
Believe it or not, there are as many Superman movies lost in the depths of Development Hell are there are on Warner Bros’ historic release slate – and fans can only wonder what might have been if some of these rejected ideas had been given the chance to fly.
Nicolas Cage nearly donned the cape and spandex, Christopher Reeve once flirted with a fifth outing in red and blue, and Batman and Superman might have...
- 2/7/2016
- by Mark Langshaw
- Obsessed with Film
Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick worked on Deadpool for over five years, and the very R-rated superhero picture finally opens in theaters next week. We can’t say what we think of the film yet, but the early buzz suggests the wait was worth it. Deadpool hasn’t been the only project to take its sweet time getting […]
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- 2/6/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
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Looking for good books about the movies to read? We've got a bumper selection of recommendations right here...
A confession. I actually started writing this article in 2013, and the reason you've only reading it now is that I've made sure I've read every book on this list, save for one or two where I've marked otherwise. As such, what you're getting is a very personal list of recommendations. Each of these books has at least something to it that I think is of interest to someone wanting to learn more about film - or just enjoy stories of movie making.
I've tended to avoid picture books, with one exception, as these ones I've chosen are all intended to be chock-full of words, to relax with at the end of a long day. Which is what I did. There are one or two notable omissions, as I'm still...
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Looking for good books about the movies to read? We've got a bumper selection of recommendations right here...
A confession. I actually started writing this article in 2013, and the reason you've only reading it now is that I've made sure I've read every book on this list, save for one or two where I've marked otherwise. As such, what you're getting is a very personal list of recommendations. Each of these books has at least something to it that I think is of interest to someone wanting to learn more about film - or just enjoy stories of movie making.
I've tended to avoid picture books, with one exception, as these ones I've chosen are all intended to be chock-full of words, to relax with at the end of a long day. Which is what I did. There are one or two notable omissions, as I'm still...
- 12/10/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Forget psychokinesis or X-ray vision - here's a superpower that would come in pretty useful these days: being able to instantly distinguish the decent superhero entertainment franchises from the enormous morass of dross we've been promised in the years to come.
Because while the last 15 years has proved a real golden age for comic fans, recent announcements - Legion! Hellfire! Krypton! New Mutants! Venom! - have had our Spidey scepticism senses tingling. Can we even summon the strength to care?
And yet eagle-eyed readers will have noticed a pattern to the above list: there's not a Marvel Studios entry on it. But why? What is it that gets us excited about Marvel's grand movie schedule when all we can do is raise a tired eyebrow for Sony's female-led Spider-Man spinoff? Read on and find out...
What the contenders are doing wrong
Fox is a leading contender for the most unbelievable...
Because while the last 15 years has proved a real golden age for comic fans, recent announcements - Legion! Hellfire! Krypton! New Mutants! Venom! - have had our Spidey scepticism senses tingling. Can we even summon the strength to care?
And yet eagle-eyed readers will have noticed a pattern to the above list: there's not a Marvel Studios entry on it. But why? What is it that gets us excited about Marvel's grand movie schedule when all we can do is raise a tired eyebrow for Sony's female-led Spider-Man spinoff? Read on and find out...
What the contenders are doing wrong
Fox is a leading contender for the most unbelievable...
- 10/29/2015
- Digital Spy
We look at the films that slipped through Hollywood's net, from biblical epics to a time travelling Gladiator sequel...
This article contains a spoiler for Gladiator.
If you're one of those frustrated over the quality of many of the blockbusters that make it to the inside of a multiplex, then ponder the following. For each of these were supposed to be major projects, that for one reason or another, stalled on their way to the big screen. Some still may make it. But for many others, the journey is over. Here are the big blockbusters that never were...
1. Airframe
The late Michael Crichton scored another residential on the bestseller list with his impressive thriller, Airframe. It was published in 1996, just after films of Crichton works such as Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure and the immortal Congo had proven to be hits of various sizes.
So: a hit book, another techno thriller,...
This article contains a spoiler for Gladiator.
If you're one of those frustrated over the quality of many of the blockbusters that make it to the inside of a multiplex, then ponder the following. For each of these were supposed to be major projects, that for one reason or another, stalled on their way to the big screen. Some still may make it. But for many others, the journey is over. Here are the big blockbusters that never were...
1. Airframe
The late Michael Crichton scored another residential on the bestseller list with his impressive thriller, Airframe. It was published in 1996, just after films of Crichton works such as Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure and the immortal Congo had proven to be hits of various sizes.
So: a hit book, another techno thriller,...
- 6/11/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Not even a movie as bad as X-Men Origins: Wolverine could tarnish fans love for Marvel Comic’s Deadpool, and the fact that only Ryan Reynolds could bring the wonderfully irreverent Merc with a Mouth. After an insanely long time in Development Hell, production finally began in March, and Reynolds has been keeping us up to speed, through the medium of Twitter, on the production. Now, filming has come to an end, and Reynolds has again marked the occasion, this time with a great callback to The Shawshank Redemption. #Deadpool has been a privilege to make. And we got to make this film because of you. Gonna eat a samich now. #wrapped pic.twitter.com/AMW68HD2BI — Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) May 29, 2015 With director Tim Miller working from a script by Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Deadpool hits cinemas February 12th 2016.
- 5/29/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Development hell is that awful place that no filmmaker or actor wants their movie to end up: it’s where a project remains suspended in limbo, unable to move forward with filming, and it can be for a multitude of reasons. Maybe the script just isn’t ready yet, or the actors are playing hardball, there are complex legal issues or the filmmakers themselves drag their feet, but these 15 movies, while no doubt highly anticipated, have all the makings of ending up in development hell.
Some have release dates whereas others are still just pipe dreams, but each is a dangerous project with numerous question marks which could cause it to never get made. It’d be disappointing for sure in each case, but totally expected at the same time. After all, making even a terrible movie is extremely difficult, and given that most of these movies are long-awaited sequels,...
Some have release dates whereas others are still just pipe dreams, but each is a dangerous project with numerous question marks which could cause it to never get made. It’d be disappointing for sure in each case, but totally expected at the same time. After all, making even a terrible movie is extremely difficult, and given that most of these movies are long-awaited sequels,...
- 4/21/2015
- by Jack Pooley
- Obsessed with Film
Development Hell 1. In media industry jargon, development hell (or development limbo) is a state during which a film or other project remains in development without progressing to production. A film, video game, television program, screenplay, computer program, concept, or idea stranded in development hell takes an especially long time to start production, or never [...]
Continue reading: Film Term of the Week: Development Hell...
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- 1/19/2015
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Awards Daily takes on the unfortunate phrase "but is it an Oscar movie?" in relation (partially at least) to Gone Girl.
Empire Leonardo DiCaprio continues to have a bajillion movies in development. He's now bought the rights toAmerican Wolf which Robert Zemeckis wanted, too
i09 Be careful what you wish for. We've always wanted Christopher Walken in another movie musical. But this picture of him as Captain Hook is Terrifying
The Stake good piece on the casting of Vince Vaughn in True Detective 2 and what has happened to the actors original gifts
/bent 10 great queer films by straight directors. This was not prompted by Pride -- which you should totally see in theaters now -- but that also applies
My New Plaid Pants Frankenstein is so hot right now
Telegraph Profile of Luke Evans who headlines Dracula Untold. This time he actually acknowledges that "Noted Homosexual" business albeit in a...
Empire Leonardo DiCaprio continues to have a bajillion movies in development. He's now bought the rights toAmerican Wolf which Robert Zemeckis wanted, too
i09 Be careful what you wish for. We've always wanted Christopher Walken in another movie musical. But this picture of him as Captain Hook is Terrifying
The Stake good piece on the casting of Vince Vaughn in True Detective 2 and what has happened to the actors original gifts
/bent 10 great queer films by straight directors. This was not prompted by Pride -- which you should totally see in theaters now -- but that also applies
My New Plaid Pants Frankenstein is so hot right now
Telegraph Profile of Luke Evans who headlines Dracula Untold. This time he actually acknowledges that "Noted Homosexual" business albeit in a...
- 9/29/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Any number of potential movie properties have spent years in Development Hell, but few can match the tortuous journey of Mack Bolan to the screen. The star of an incredible 900-odd pulp novels that are still being published at the rate of a dozen a year, action super-agent Bolan has so far defeated everyone who's tried to build a movie around him. Now, 45 years after Bolan's print debut, Avatar 4 writer Shane Salerno has stepped up for one more try, after making a deal with original author Don Pendleton's estate.Pendleton wrote the first Bolan novel, War Against The Mafia, in 1969, intorducing the Vietnam vet Green Beret in a story that saw him taking personal revenge on mob loan sharks after the murder of his family. The author went on to write a further 36 Bolan adventures himself, under the umbrella title The Executioner, before selling the rights to publisher Worldwide...
- 8/13/2014
- EmpireOnline
Greetings and salutations everyone, and welcome to the latest edition of the WhatCulture.com News Brief! This is the weekly column where we break down the hottest movie and TV news of the week, in exhilarating and snarky detail.
Things were a bit quiet last week, with most of the world’s movie bloggers catching up on sleep and showers after San Diego Comic-Con, but things went back to normal this week, as we fought off wave after wave of movie and TV announcements.
Believe it or not, some seriously big news broke this week that will have lasting effects on Hollywood until 2020. In between now and that not-too-distant future are stories about Terminator 5′s new title (better turn off the autocorrect on your phone for that one), the Monster Squad remake, True Detective season 2, Arrested Development season 5, more Lego movies, and more. So much more, in fact, that...
Things were a bit quiet last week, with most of the world’s movie bloggers catching up on sleep and showers after San Diego Comic-Con, but things went back to normal this week, as we fought off wave after wave of movie and TV announcements.
Believe it or not, some seriously big news broke this week that will have lasting effects on Hollywood until 2020. In between now and that not-too-distant future are stories about Terminator 5′s new title (better turn off the autocorrect on your phone for that one), the Monster Squad remake, True Detective season 2, Arrested Development season 5, more Lego movies, and more. So much more, in fact, that...
- 8/9/2014
- by James Garcia
- Obsessed with Film
The first few pages of Frank Miller's script for the shelved Batman: Year One have a disturbed Bruce Wayne waking up from chronic nightmares, some nameless prostitutes being slapped around by their pimp, and Jim Gordon putting a gun in his mouth.
You can see why Warner Bros didn't ultimately go for the project, which was to be helmed by Darren Aronofsky and would have rewritten the Bat mythology even more radically than Miller already had in his comic book arc of the same name.
"Our take was to infuse the Batman franchise with a dose of reality," Aronofsky has said, citing The French Connection and Taxi Driver among his influences. "We tried to ask that eternal question, 'What does it take for a real man to put on tights and fight crime?'" It's an approach not far from the one ultimately taken by Christopher Nolan in Batman Begins,...
You can see why Warner Bros didn't ultimately go for the project, which was to be helmed by Darren Aronofsky and would have rewritten the Bat mythology even more radically than Miller already had in his comic book arc of the same name.
"Our take was to infuse the Batman franchise with a dose of reality," Aronofsky has said, citing The French Connection and Taxi Driver among his influences. "We tried to ask that eternal question, 'What does it take for a real man to put on tights and fight crime?'" It's an approach not far from the one ultimately taken by Christopher Nolan in Batman Begins,...
- 7/23/2014
- Digital Spy
It's been 60 years since Godzilla first tore up the big screen, and though countless sequels and spin-offs have come in the original film's wake, there are also a handful of planned projects that just never ended up getting off the ground.
Many of those films have been well documented, but one we had never before heard about has just come to our attention, and now we're pretty damned bummed out about it not happening. Read on!
As reported by SciFi Japan, Gremlins director Joe Dante was at one point in time hired to helm a movie called Godzilla Reborn, which was set to be a sequel to the 1999 Japanese film Godzilla 2000. Details about the failed project came courtesy of Michael Schlesinger, who penned the unfilmed screenplay.
Schlesinger says that though the idea for the film started off as a joke, he eventually realized it had legs and decided to...
Many of those films have been well documented, but one we had never before heard about has just come to our attention, and now we're pretty damned bummed out about it not happening. Read on!
As reported by SciFi Japan, Gremlins director Joe Dante was at one point in time hired to helm a movie called Godzilla Reborn, which was set to be a sequel to the 1999 Japanese film Godzilla 2000. Details about the failed project came courtesy of Michael Schlesinger, who penned the unfilmed screenplay.
Schlesinger says that though the idea for the film started off as a joke, he eventually realized it had legs and decided to...
- 6/10/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
DC Comics
Although we seem to be living in the golden age of comic book cinema and television, there are still those properties that have gestation periods so fraught with developmental problems, that they have thus far failed to make the transition to either the big or small screen.
There is no singular determining factor as to why some properties are harder to realise than others. With some it is likely the complexity of the material itself, and its suitability for translation to another medium. With others the problems are clearly connected to the production and the creative teams behind those adaptations. Both of these explanations are valid. In terms of the material there is the notion that due to the popularity of the comic book film, Hollywood has optioned without prejudice anything that began life on the printed page. Regarding the creative teams, problems connected to development, pre-production and...
Although we seem to be living in the golden age of comic book cinema and television, there are still those properties that have gestation periods so fraught with developmental problems, that they have thus far failed to make the transition to either the big or small screen.
There is no singular determining factor as to why some properties are harder to realise than others. With some it is likely the complexity of the material itself, and its suitability for translation to another medium. With others the problems are clearly connected to the production and the creative teams behind those adaptations. Both of these explanations are valid. In terms of the material there is the notion that due to the popularity of the comic book film, Hollywood has optioned without prejudice anything that began life on the printed page. Regarding the creative teams, problems connected to development, pre-production and...
- 5/27/2014
- by Chris O'Malley
- Obsessed with Film
Bungie
“Development hell.” Two words which strike fear into the heart of any filmmaker. It is the last place they want their project to end up, trapped in a production limbo from which it may never escape. Perhaps it’s a project still in its early days – a high concept idea or early draft of a script – or worse, months of pre-production work has been put in and filming was about ready to start, only for a key cast or crew member to pull out at the last minute, leaving the project floundering.
The bigger and more ambitious the project, the more likely it is to end up in development hell. This is especially true of science fiction, a genre which by its very nature often demands investments exceeding $100 million, with large teams working on every aspect from production design to computer graphics. Like an overeager sprinter on the starting line,...
“Development hell.” Two words which strike fear into the heart of any filmmaker. It is the last place they want their project to end up, trapped in a production limbo from which it may never escape. Perhaps it’s a project still in its early days – a high concept idea or early draft of a script – or worse, months of pre-production work has been put in and filming was about ready to start, only for a key cast or crew member to pull out at the last minute, leaving the project floundering.
The bigger and more ambitious the project, the more likely it is to end up in development hell. This is especially true of science fiction, a genre which by its very nature often demands investments exceeding $100 million, with large teams working on every aspect from production design to computer graphics. Like an overeager sprinter on the starting line,...
- 5/9/2014
- by Andrew Dilks
- Obsessed with Film
Development hell is where good ideas go to die. It’s frustrating at the best of times when promising projects never make it to production, but it’s heartbreaking when the slated film is an adaptation of a beloved franchise in a different medium. In these cases, there’s a built-in fanbase whose hopes are dashed over and over again as movie adaptations cycle through reams of talent only to end up right back where they started.
Some films do get rescued from development hell, like the smash hit Disney animation Frozen and the oft-recycled Superman reboot which eventually became Man of Steel. Others languish there for decades, which is all the more surprising when the source material is critically lauded and/or has been popular for years.
We’re taking a look at ten adaptation ideas which we desperately want to see finally make it to the big screen…...
Some films do get rescued from development hell, like the smash hit Disney animation Frozen and the oft-recycled Superman reboot which eventually became Man of Steel. Others languish there for decades, which is all the more surprising when the source material is critically lauded and/or has been popular for years.
We’re taking a look at ten adaptation ideas which we desperately want to see finally make it to the big screen…...
- 3/19/2014
- by Grace Murray
- Obsessed with Film
Rebooting the character made famous by Chevy Chase in the 80's, reboot Fletch Won has been doing the rounds in Hollywood for some time now. Based on the eighth novel in a series by Gregory McDonald, itself a prequel, the movie will take the character back to his roots, showing his early career as an investigative journalist, and be more in keeping with the grittier tone of the novels which was changed considerably for the Chase starring Fletch and Fletch Lives. The project first saw the light of day in 2000, with Kevin Smith attached to write and direct. He remained attached to the project, amid clashes with the studio about casting Jason lee (who wasn't viewed as a box office draw) in the lead role, until 2005, and was replaced by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, who had an eye on Zach Braff to play a young I.M. Fletcher. That too fell through,...
- 3/11/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Now that Miss Robichaux’s Academy is closed for business after a season which played out like the bastard offspring of Dennis Wheatley and Jacqueline Susann, American Horror Story fanatics are already filled with a giddy sense of anticipation at what demented devilry the show’s creators will serve up when the fourth season rolls around in the fall.
The kind of creative risks and innovative storytelling displayed in American Horror Story might well have proven the kiss of death for a show in less capable hands. Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk cunningly side-stepped this by utilizing an anything-goes format and taking a familiar core concept (i.e. haunted house, institution, witches coven) in a refreshingly bold direction where nothing is outside the realm of possibility (and in many instances: of plausibility) and absolutely nothing is sacred.
So it begs the question: where will they go next? We know that...
The kind of creative risks and innovative storytelling displayed in American Horror Story might well have proven the kiss of death for a show in less capable hands. Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk cunningly side-stepped this by utilizing an anything-goes format and taking a familiar core concept (i.e. haunted house, institution, witches coven) in a refreshingly bold direction where nothing is outside the realm of possibility (and in many instances: of plausibility) and absolutely nothing is sacred.
So it begs the question: where will they go next? We know that...
- 2/20/2014
- by Alan Kelly
- FEARnet
News Michael Noble 7 Feb 2014 - 07:30
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have been officially slated to adapt Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s epic comic...
Regular readers will recall that back in November we reported on the rumour that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg had been given the nod to produce an adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's epic and brutal western comic Preacher.
Well, it has finally been confirmed. Rogen and Goldberg, who are have a longstanding writing partnership are teaming up with Sam Catlin on the adaptation for Sony and AMC. Catlin, who, as a writer and producer of Breaking Bad has been part of one of AMC's biggest critical successes will serve as showrunner.
Rogen and Goldberg were pleased to finally make their involvement public and, in an official statement, admitted to being ‘psyched’ about the project that they’ve been attempting to launch for seven years.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have been officially slated to adapt Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s epic comic...
Regular readers will recall that back in November we reported on the rumour that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg had been given the nod to produce an adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's epic and brutal western comic Preacher.
Well, it has finally been confirmed. Rogen and Goldberg, who are have a longstanding writing partnership are teaming up with Sam Catlin on the adaptation for Sony and AMC. Catlin, who, as a writer and producer of Breaking Bad has been part of one of AMC's biggest critical successes will serve as showrunner.
Rogen and Goldberg were pleased to finally make their involvement public and, in an official statement, admitted to being ‘psyched’ about the project that they’ve been attempting to launch for seven years.
- 2/6/2014
- by michaeln
- Den of Geek
DC Comics
It’s the greatest comic book of them all, a hugely ambitious, multi-layered and textured narrative that interweaves different styles, characters, and worlds in both short, seemingly non-sequitur stories and a lengthy arc told over seven years in which those details that appeared trivial later become vital. It’s a story about intransigence and change, about immortality, life and Death, about human impulse, about choice. Most of all, though, it’s a story about stories. All of this is why, even in the era of the comic book movie, this most imaginative example of the medium, Neil Gaiman and Vertigo Comics’ Sandman, has remained in cinematic Development Hell.
Finally, however, the last couple of months have seen development on a plausible future Sandman film project. The Dark Knight Trilogy and Man of Steel writer David S. Goyer seems to have been given his pick of Warner Brothers’ DC...
It’s the greatest comic book of them all, a hugely ambitious, multi-layered and textured narrative that interweaves different styles, characters, and worlds in both short, seemingly non-sequitur stories and a lengthy arc told over seven years in which those details that appeared trivial later become vital. It’s a story about intransigence and change, about immortality, life and Death, about human impulse, about choice. Most of all, though, it’s a story about stories. All of this is why, even in the era of the comic book movie, this most imaginative example of the medium, Neil Gaiman and Vertigo Comics’ Sandman, has remained in cinematic Development Hell.
Finally, however, the last couple of months have seen development on a plausible future Sandman film project. The Dark Knight Trilogy and Man of Steel writer David S. Goyer seems to have been given his pick of Warner Brothers’ DC...
- 1/30/2014
- by Jack Gann
- Obsessed with Film
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
The anticipation attributed to video games today is arguably on par with that of Hollywood blockbusters; such is the depth and dedication of contemporary gaming audiences. Whether it’s an Aaa title or an indie release, the process of development can be a long and arduous one and while it provides creative and commercial reward it is also a process that can see some games become stuck in what is called “development hell”.
Naturally, the development of a video game is a frustratingly complex process and one that can take hundreds of experienced programmers thousands of man hours to complete. From its origins in a humble idea to the branching out into intricate details, creating a game is clearly not for the faint-hearted and while there’s countless success stories to be told, there are also games that have become stuck in their own circular nightmare.
The anticipation attributed to video games today is arguably on par with that of Hollywood blockbusters; such is the depth and dedication of contemporary gaming audiences. Whether it’s an Aaa title or an indie release, the process of development can be a long and arduous one and while it provides creative and commercial reward it is also a process that can see some games become stuck in what is called “development hell”.
Naturally, the development of a video game is a frustratingly complex process and one that can take hundreds of experienced programmers thousands of man hours to complete. From its origins in a humble idea to the branching out into intricate details, creating a game is clearly not for the faint-hearted and while there’s countless success stories to be told, there are also games that have become stuck in their own circular nightmare.
- 1/16/2014
- by Niall McLoughlin
- Obsessed with Film
There’s a place in Hollywood reserved for projects that have a difficult time getting off the ground. It’s a black hole of inactivity, a limbo of sorts where a film or television show remains “in development” yet fails to move forward. It’s commonly referred to as Development Hell, and is often where exciting projects go to die.
Over the years we’ve seen countless films come to a screeching halt as directors get cold feet or are fired, writers are replaced, and script drafts are completely thrown out the window. Superhero films in particular have had a difficult time starting production, either because a studio refuses to give a greenlight or because it’s a difficult project to adapt in the first place. Films like Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Aquaman have been stuck in development hell for ages (though it appears that DC may finally be...
Over the years we’ve seen countless films come to a screeching halt as directors get cold feet or are fired, writers are replaced, and script drafts are completely thrown out the window. Superhero films in particular have had a difficult time starting production, either because a studio refuses to give a greenlight or because it’s a difficult project to adapt in the first place. Films like Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Aquaman have been stuck in development hell for ages (though it appears that DC may finally be...
- 11/30/2013
- by James Garcia
- Obsessed with Film
News Michael Noble 19 Nov 2013 - 07:19
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher is on its way to TV...
This could be massive. Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s superb comic Western Preacher could well be on its way to TV. After languishing in Development Hell for years, the adaptation might finally go ahead under the creative guidance of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
Rumours have begun to emerge after Rogen tweeted hints about his involvement, while Badass Digest reported that the pair, who adapted The Green Hornet for cinema, are working on a pilot for AMC.
Although it’s currently enjoying ratings success with The Walking Dead, the end of Breaking Bad and the imminent closure of Mad Men means that AMC needs to plug a major gap in its output. Preacher may be the stopper that it’s been looking for.
Preacher, for the yet-to-be-converted is the wild tale of Jesse Custer,...
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher is on its way to TV...
This could be massive. Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s superb comic Western Preacher could well be on its way to TV. After languishing in Development Hell for years, the adaptation might finally go ahead under the creative guidance of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
Rumours have begun to emerge after Rogen tweeted hints about his involvement, while Badass Digest reported that the pair, who adapted The Green Hornet for cinema, are working on a pilot for AMC.
Although it’s currently enjoying ratings success with The Walking Dead, the end of Breaking Bad and the imminent closure of Mad Men means that AMC needs to plug a major gap in its output. Preacher may be the stopper that it’s been looking for.
Preacher, for the yet-to-be-converted is the wild tale of Jesse Custer,...
- 11/19/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The movie-making business is a fickle one, with projects oftentimes appearing one day, then completely disappearing the next. There are so many factors that go into making a movie that it's quite frankly a miracle so many movies actually do end up getting made. But what about the ones that are planned and announced, but never actually materialize? There are a whole lot of them, and today we take a look at a handful of horror movie sequels that found themselves stuck in the dreaded Development Hell. Before the Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon One of the most frustrating stories in recent years within the horror genre is the story of the sequel to 2006's utterly brilliant cult classic Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon... a follow-up that, for whatever reason, just can't seem to get off the ground. Described as a "spreemake," meaning a sequel, prequel...
- 8/12/2013
- by John Squires
- FEARnet
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