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The Noteworthy: London Film Fest Awards, "Kanye Wes", The Day of Reckoning Approaches
25 October 2012 8:07 AM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
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The BFI London Film Festival has announced its 2012 award winners. Jacques Audiard's Rust & Bone is the Best Film, and Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild (which also picked up an award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival this past week) is the Best Debut. For a complete list of winners, click here. The Rome Film Festival has unveiled some additions to their lineup, including new films from Paul Verhoeven (his mid-length feature Tricked, which we've previously shared the trailer for) and Peter Greenaway. Via The Guardian: It's hard to go very long without hearing word of new projects from Werner Herzog, and his list of forthcoming films has grown yet again with the announcement of his adaptation of Dbc Pierre's Vernon God Little:
"Herzog will return to Texas: it's about a teenager who heads to Mexico after becoming a scapegoat for a high-school killing in a small Texan town. »
- Adam Cook
Wener Herzog To Direct Adaptation Of Booker Prize Winner ‘Vernon God Little’
23 October 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
German director Werner Herzog is set to oversee the film adaptation of Vernon God Little, based on the Man Booker Prize winner by Dbc Pierre. Herzog made the official announcement yesterday while at an event in Berlin.
Set in Texas, Vernon God Little is a coming-of-age story told from the perspective of a young teenage boy whose best friend goes on a high school shooting rampage. The script, penned by Andrew Birkin, is already in the works. The novel courted controversy around the time of its initial 2003 release with claims that it was anti-American and relied heavily on offensive Texan stereotypes. There is no word yet on casting or whether or not Pierre, an Australian author who was raised in Mexico, will be involved in the project.
The film marks Herzog’s return to fictional narratives, his last foray being the 2009 drama My Son, My Son, What Have You Done? »
- Laura Grande
Werner Herzog to Direct "Vernon God Little" School Massacre Film
22 October 2012 9:51 PM, PDT | Horrorbid | See recent Horrorbid news »
This may not be hardcore horror in a sense but true to life horror that we've come to sadly more accustomed to these days. Werner Herzog (Rescue Dawn, Grizzly Man) has signed on to direct "Vernon God Little," an adaptation of the Dbc Pierre's award-winning novel. The helmer announced the project in Berlin today, adding that the script is written by Andrew Birkin (Perfume, The Name of the Rose). "Vernon God Little" is set in Texasand focuses o… »
Werner Herzog Signs to Direct Vernon God Little
22 October 2012 9:46 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Even though we'll be seeing noted director Werner Herzog in front of the camera later this year as the villain in Jack Reacher, that doesn't mean he'll be staying away from behind the camera. Case in point: Herzog has just signed on to direct an adaptation of D.B.C. Pierre's novel Vernon God Little, "a coming-of-age story set in Texas about a teenager caught up in the aftermath of a high-school shooting committed by his best friend." That description may sound like heavy material, but the book is also described as a satirical look at violence, materialism, and American media. Andrew Birkin, whose credits include Perfume and Name of the Rose, has written the screenplay. Here's a full plot description of the book: When sixteen kids are shot on high school grounds, everyone looks for someone to blame. Meet Vernon Little, under arrest at the sheriff’s office, a teenager »
- Aaron
Herzog to Direct 'Vernon God Little' Adaptation
22 October 2012 6:13 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
There’s one director that you can always count on to deliver, whether it’s drinking wine from a shoe, making gripping dramas or moving documentaries. Now word is out that the ever prolific and always-fantastic Werner Herzog has signed on for his next directorial project. Variety reports that the German film legend will be taking the reins for Vernon God Little, based on Dbc Pierre’s Booker Prize winning 2003 novel of the same name.
Seasoned writer Andrew Birkin (The Name of the Rose, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) has adapted the screenplay. »
- Ben Pittard
Werner Herzog to Direct Vernon God Little School Massacre Film
22 October 2012 5:12 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Werner Herzog (Rescue Dawn, Grizzly Man) has signed on to direct "Vernon God Little," an adaptation of the Dbc Pierre's award-winning novel. The helmer announced the project in Berlin today, adding that the script is written by Andrew Birkin (Perfume, The Name of the Rose). "Vernon God Little" is set in Texas and focuses on a teenager who is forced to deal with the aftermath of a high-school shooting committed by his fest friend. Stefan Arndt (Cloud Atlas) is producing. Along with directing, Herzog has also made some appearances in movies. He will next be seen in "Jack Reacher," starring Tom Cruise. »
Werner Herzog Will Helm Vernon God Little Adaptation
22 October 2012 2:57 PM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Werner Herzog, whose next film can always turn out to be about absolutely anything, is set to return to fiction with his next project, an adaptation of Dbc Pierre’s 2003 novel Vernon God Little.
The beloved German director – who has been a prominent force in the filmmaking scene since the 1970s and has amassed a hugely dedicated following – hasn’t directed a fiction film since the strange and relatively obscure My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done in 2009. His last films were the brilliant documentaries Cave of Forgotten Dreams (which focused on primitive cave paintings) and Into The Abyss (an extensive portrait of a Texas death row inmate).
The subject matter of Man Booker Prize-winning novel Vernon God Little seems apt for the Herzog treatment: the story follows a teenager who travels to Mexico after becoming involved in a high school killing in Texas. It’s regarded as somewhat of a black comedy, »
- T.J. Barnard
Herzog Directing Vernon God Little
22 October 2012 12:35 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Though he’ll be seen as the villain in Jack Reacher this Christmas, Werner Herzog shows no sign of giving up the directing lark in favour of becoming a baddie-for-hire. Instead, Herzog has picked a potential next shot-calling job, signing on to adapt D.B.C Pierre’s award-winning book Vernon God Little.The Name Of The Rose writer Andrew Birkin will be doing the heavy lifting on the script end, adapting the tale of Vernon, a 15-year-old Texas lad who has just suffered one of the worst days of his life.His best friend, Jesus Navarro, has slaughtered sixteen bullying schoolmates in a bloody, bullet-ridden confrontation before turning his weapon on himself.Now Vernon is suspected of being involved and is being questioned by the police and scapegoated by the media. Afraid he could get the death penalty, he decides to flee to Mexico.Herzog is planning to shoot »
In The Works: Herzog's School Shooting Drama 'Vernon God Little,' Fassbender's Ubisoft 'Assassin's Creed' Teams with New Regency
22 October 2012 10:48 AM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
- Werner Herzog is set to direct "Vernon God Little," an adaptation of D.B.C. Pierre's novel penned by Andrew Birkin ("Perfume"). The coming of age story, set in Texas, follows a teenager who is caught up in the aftermath of a shooting at his high-school committed by his best friend. This was the last project set up by the late producer Bernd Eichinger, and will be taken over by his wife, Katja Eichinger and Stefan Arndt. - The previously announced big screen adaptation of the "Assassin's Creed" video games, with Michael Fassbender attached, announces the partnering of Ubisoft and New Regency. The screenplay is being developed and the project is being fast-tracked with Ubisoft maintaining control of the film's creative elements. Ubisoft's Jean-Julien Baronnet says bringing on New Regency "ensures that Assassin’s Creed will be a high-quality film that respects the lore and fans of the video game franchise. »
- Sophia Savage
Werner Herzog to Direct Adaptation of Coming-of-Age/School-Shooting Novel Vernon God Little
22 October 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Werner Herzog is set to direct an adaption of D.B.C. Pierre's novel Vernon God Little. Per Variety, Vernon God Little is "a coming-of-age story set in Texas about a teenager caught up in the aftermath of a high-school shooting committed by his best friend." Aside from the perspective being from the shooter's friend instead of a parent (like in the recent films We Need to Talk about Kevin and Beautiful Boy), the book is billed as a "provocatively satirical, riotously funny look at violence, materialism, and the American media." If Andrew Birkin's script sticks to that tone, I can see Herzog pulling it off, and perhaps one of the few filmmakers who could tackle the material. Herzog has been focused on documentaries for the past several years, although he's also attached to direct the feature Queen of the Desert starring Naomi Watts and Robert Pattinson. However, he also »
- Matt Goldberg
Werner Herzog Bringing Dbc Pierre's Vernon God Little To The Screen
22 October 2012 8:32 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Indie maverick Werner Herzog knows a thing or two about provocation, which makes him the perfect man to direct a screen version of Dbc Pierre's acclaimed novel Vernon God Little. It's good news, then, that he's doing exactly that.Variety bring word that Herzog will be tackling a film based on the satiric novel, working from an adaptation by Andrew Birkin. A darkly comic spin on life post-Columbine it's a school shooting story, yes, but not the sort you're thinking of. Here's the synopsis from Amazon:When sixteen kids are shot on high school grounds, everyone looks for someone to blame. Meet Vernon Little, under arrest at the sheriff's office, a teenager wearing nothing but yesterday's underwear and his prized logo sneakers. Moments after the shooter, his »
Werner Herzog to Direct 'Vernon God Little'
22 October 2012 8:26 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Cologne, Germany – Acclaimed German auteur Werner Herzog has signed on to direct Vernon God Little, the adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novle by D.B.C. Pierre. Herzog announced he would be directing the feature, from a script by Andrew Birkin (The Name of the Rose) at an event in Berlin on Monday. Vernon God Little is set in Texas and focuses on a teenager whose best friend goes on a high-school shooting spree. It was the last project developed by uber-producer Bernd Eichinger before his death. Producer Constantin Film handed the rights to the project
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- Scott Roxborough
Werner Herzog to Return to Narrative Filmmaking With School Shooting Drama 'Vernon God Little'
22 October 2012 8:05 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Following his feature documentary "Into the Abyss" and its companion piece, the docuseries "On Death Row," Werner Herzog is set to return to narrative filmmaking for his next project, Variety reports. Herzog will direct an adaptation of D.B.C. Pierre's 2003 Man Booker Prize winner "Vernon God Little" scripted by Andrew Birkin ("The Name of the Rose," "The Cement Garden"). The novel centers on the titular character, a teenager who flees to Mexico after authorities link him to a high school shooting perpetrated by his best friend. Read More: Werner Herzog Challenges Young Cinematographers at Icg Event: 'Be Bold, Develop Your Vision, and Stick to It' What this means for Herzog's other brewing narrative project, the Gertrude Bell biopic "Queen of the Dessert" set to star Naomi Watts and Robert Pattinson, remains to be seen. Herzog will next be in theaters acting as Tom Cruise's nemesis in »
- Nigel M Smith
Spillane's Hammer to Warner Bros, Colbert in 'The Hobbit' and *Gasp* a Girl in 'Transformers 4'
22 October 2012 7:50 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
1.) The most interesting trade news as of late is word Warner Bros. has acquired the Mickey Spillane series of mystery novels featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. I personally have only seen one previous Hammer adaptation, that being Robert Aldrich's Kiss Me Deadly, which I really enjoyed and even started my Criterion review saying, "If 75% of movies were like Robert Aldrich's Kiss Me Deadly I could watch one a day and never get bored." Of course, that is the big wonder, how much will WB's adaptations be like Aldrich's film? A noir crime thriller as fun as it is hard-nosed and serious. Apparently the hope is to build a new action franchise surrounding the Hammer character, which is said to have inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond as well as Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Stacy Keach starred in a late '90s television series as Hammer and he's »
- Brad Brevet
Herzog To Helm "Vernon God Little"
22 October 2012 7:41 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Werner Herzog ("Grizzly Man," "Encounters at the End of the World") is set to direct a film adaptation of D.B.C. Pierre's coming-of-age novel "Vernon God Little" reports Variety.
Set in Texas, the story follows a teenager caught up in the aftermath of a high-school shooting committed by his best friend. "Name of the Rose" and "Perfume" scribe Andrew Birkin is adapting the script.
Producer Bernd Eichinger was developing the project before he died, his wife Katja Eichinger is now taking over his duties on the film. »
- Garth Franklin
Werner Herzog to bring Vernon God Little to the big screen
22 October 2012 7:26 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Adaptation of Dbc Pierre's award-winning novel marks a return to fiction, and to Texas, for the German director
German director Werner Herzog is to return to fiction for his next project, an adaptation of Dbc Pierre's 2003 novel Vernon God Little, reports Variety.
The eclectic film-maker's last fiction feature was the eccentric My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done in 2009, and he has concentrated on documentaries in recent years, with Cave of Forgotten Dreams, about the Ardèche cave paintings, and Into the Abyss, a study of Texas's death row.
In Vernon God Little, Herzog will return to Texas: it's about a teenager who heads to Mexico after becoming a scapegoat for a high-school killing in a small Texan town. The novel was given the Man Booker prize in 2003 and Whitbread first novel award (now Costa) in 2003.
There is no word on any casting, but the script will be written by Andrew Birkin, »
- Andrew Pulver
Werner Herzog’s Next Project Is Vernon God Little?
22 October 2012 6:06 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The question mark in our title, but things are pretty clear – director Werner Herzog has just announced that his next project will be an adaptation of Vernon God Little novel, written by Dbc Pierre. At this moment the whole thing sounds quite interesting to me. After all there’s a little description which goes like this: desperate times throw up the most unlikely of heroes. I can handle that, what about you?
Herzog will direct the whole thing from a script written by Andrew Birkin, and just for the record Birkin is the man who stands behind stories like Name of the Rose and The Cement Garden. Not bad team at all if you ask me!
Vernon God Little story is set in Texas and follows a teenager caught up in the aftermath of a high-school shooting committed by his best friend.
But, if you want even more details about the story, »
- Jeanne Standal
Werner Herzog To Direct Dark School Shooting Comedy 'Vernon God Little'
22 October 2012 5:55 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
If anyone knows how to toe the line between the dark and funny, it's Werner Herzog. In both his documentaries and features, the director often sheds a light on the absurdities of even the most harrowing of situations involving his characters, and he's signed up to helm a new project that will once again find him in uniquely tricky territory. Herzog will direct an adaptation of Dbc Pierre's "Vernon God Little," with a script by Andrew Birkin ("Perfume," "Joan Of Arc," "Omen III") in a story that follows the titular character, who is accused of being an accomplice after a school shooting, and flees to Mexico as a result. Coming off his series of docs "Death Row," it seems Herzog has a found a new angle with which to explore a particularly galling incident, though something with a bit more laughs and a barbed look at how the media and public handle these situations. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Werner Herzog to direct adaptation of D.B.C. Pierre's 'Vernon God Little'
22 October 2012 2:34 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Werner Herzog is to direct an adaptation of D.B.C. Pierre's novel Vernon God Little scripted by Andrew Birkin of Name of the Rose According to Variety, the director amde the announcement today at the German Kinemathek in Berlin. Vernon God Little is a coming-of-age story which takes place in Texas and tells of a teen caught in the aftermath of a tragic high-school shooting by his best friend. Bernd Eichinger was developing this project prior to his death, and his wife Katja Eichinger has taking over as producer with Stefan Arrndt (Cloud Atlas) of X-Filme. Asside from Vernon God Little, Herzog, who's best-known for his solid documentary work like Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Into the Abyss and Death Row, also helmed the critically-acclaimed Rescue Dawn »
Werner Herzog to direct adaptation of D.B.C. Pierre's 'Vernon God Little'
22 October 2012 2:34 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Werner Herzog is to direct an adaptation of D.B.C. Pierre's novel Vernon God Little scripted by Andrew Birkin of Name of the Rose According to Variety, the director amde the announcement today at the German Kinemathek in Berlin. Vernon God Little is a coming-of-age story which takes place in Texas and tells of a teen caught in the aftermath of a tragic high-school shooting by his best friend. Bernd Eichinger was developing this project prior to his death, and his wife Katja Eichinger has taking over as producer with Stefan Arrndt (Cloud Atlas) of X-Filme. Asside from Vernon God Little, Herzog, who's best-known for his solid documentary work like Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Into the Abyss and Death Row, also helmed the critically-acclaimed Rescue Dawn »
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