This Is Where I Leave You Warner Bros. Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B Director: Shawn Levy Screenplay: Jonathan Tropper, novel by Jonathan Tropper Cast: Jason Bateman, Tiny Fey, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne Screened at: Warner Screening Room, NYC, 9/2/14 Opens: September 19, 2014 We’re all familiar with mother-in-law jokes but a recent family gag is this: An obituary notes that the gentleman at the moment of death “was surrounded by his family, and also by his loved ones.” You choose your friends, not your family. Does this mean that you will like your friends more than your own kin? It’s likely, [ Read More ]
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- 9/8/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Real Steel director Shawn Levy is in negotiations to direct an adaptation of the Jonathan Tropper comedy novel This is Where I Leave You for Warner Bros. Adam Shankman (Hairspray) was previously set to direct the film with Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Malin Akerman, Zac Efron and Leslie Mann set to star. The project ended up being put on hold when Bateman and Shankman left the project.
The story follows "four siblings who come home to sit ‘shiva’ for their deceased father. They are trapped in the house for seven days, and all the skeletons are bared."
According to Variety, Levy wants this to be the next movie he makes and plans to shoot it next summer. Shankman is still attached to produce the project. Tropper adapted his own book into a screenplay, he also adapted the script for the Harvey remake that Steven Spielberg was attached to direct at one point.
The story follows "four siblings who come home to sit ‘shiva’ for their deceased father. They are trapped in the house for seven days, and all the skeletons are bared."
According to Variety, Levy wants this to be the next movie he makes and plans to shoot it next summer. Shankman is still attached to produce the project. Tropper adapted his own book into a screenplay, he also adapted the script for the Harvey remake that Steven Spielberg was attached to direct at one point.
- 11/6/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Jason Bateman, Zac Efron, Goldie Hawn, and Leslie Mann are all in talks to join the Warner Bros. comedy This Is Where I Leave You. The movie is an adaptation of a novel written by Jonathan Tropper, and it's being directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray). Apparently there's a lot of other talent interested in joining the ensemble project as well.
The story follows "four siblings who come home to sit ‘shiva’ for their deceased father. They are trapped in the house for seven days, and all the skeletons are bared." According to Deadline, Hawn "is in talks to play the clan’s mother. Bateman, Efron and Mann will play siblings."
Tropper adapted his own book into a screenplay, he also adapted the Harvey remake that Steven Spielberg was attached to direct as one point. Bateman tends to get involved with really good movies, so I'm hoping this turns out well.
The story follows "four siblings who come home to sit ‘shiva’ for their deceased father. They are trapped in the house for seven days, and all the skeletons are bared." According to Deadline, Hawn "is in talks to play the clan’s mother. Bateman, Efron and Mann will play siblings."
Tropper adapted his own book into a screenplay, he also adapted the Harvey remake that Steven Spielberg was attached to direct as one point. Bateman tends to get involved with really good movies, so I'm hoping this turns out well.
- 5/30/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
With musical adaptation Rock Of Ages about to worry cinema sound systems in the coming weeks, director Adam Shankman is getting ready to make his next project, comedy drama This Is Where I Leave You. And he’s now got several actors in talks for the lead roles, with Jason Bateman, Zac Efron, Goldie Hawn and Leslie Mann all looking to make deals.Jonathan Tropper, who became known for a new version of Harvey that had Steven Spielberg interested in directing, has adapted his own novel for the script. It revolves around four very different siblings who come home to sit Shiva for their recently deceased dad. Since the Jewish tradition of honouring the dead involves staying in the home for seven days, the foursome (with Hawn as the mother and the others as three of the siblings) is essentially trapped together and old skeletons come rattling out of the closet.
- 5/30/2012
- EmpireOnline
Jason Bateman, Zac Efron, Goldie Hawn & Leslie Mann Join Adam Shankman's 'This Is Where I Leave You'
For the most part, Adam Shankman has been known for big screen spectacle, bring to multiplexes the likes of "Bedtime Stories," "Hairspray" and this summer's '80s musical "Rock Of Ages." But the helmer is looking to shift gears a bit, and earlier this year he signed on to direct an adaptation of Jonathan Tropper's best selling novel "This Is Where I Leave You" and never one lacking for an all star cast, Shankman has gathered up yet another strong group of talent to help him tell the tale.
Deadline reports that Jason "Arrested Development Is Happening For Real" Bateman, Zac "Nicole Kidman Peed On Me" Efron, Goldie "Where Ya Been?" Hawn and Leslie "No Funny Comment, You Rule" Mann are all aboard the pic. The story -- adapted for the screen by Tropper himself (he notably penned the "Harvey" remake that Steven Spielberg nearly directed) -- centers on a patriarch who dies,...
Deadline reports that Jason "Arrested Development Is Happening For Real" Bateman, Zac "Nicole Kidman Peed On Me" Efron, Goldie "Where Ya Been?" Hawn and Leslie "No Funny Comment, You Rule" Mann are all aboard the pic. The story -- adapted for the screen by Tropper himself (he notably penned the "Harvey" remake that Steven Spielberg nearly directed) -- centers on a patriarch who dies,...
- 5/29/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Warner Bros is in talks with Jason Bateman, Zac Efron, Goldie Hawn, and Leslie Mann to headline the ensemble of This Is Where I Leave You, the Adam Shankman-directed adaptation of the Jonathan Tropper comic novel about four siblings who come home to sit ‘shiva’ for their deceased father. They are trapped in the house for seven days, and all the skeletons are bared. Tropper, who memorably adapted Harvey into a script that once had Steven Spielberg committed to direct, adapted his own novel. It is a script that is drawing interest from a lot of talent, with other stars expected to step up for other roles in the ensemble. Spring Creek’s Paula Weinstein and Jeff Levine are producing with Shankman’s Offspring Entertainment partner Jennifer Gibgot. Hawn, who last starred in 2002′s The Banger Sisters, is in talks to play the clan’s mother. Bateman, Efron...
- 5/29/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
By Variety
Steven Spielberg has withdrawn from “Harvey.” He spent the past half year developing the pic, his first directing vehicle for the reconstituted DreamWorks.
Spielberg delivered the news this week to 20th Century Fox, which had earmarked soundstages on the lot for an early 2010 production start. Fox had agreed to have DreamWorks finance 50 percent of production through its new funding relationship with Reliance, and either distribute domestically or internationally through its arrangement with Disney.
Read more from Variety.
Steven Spielberg has withdrawn from “Harvey.” He spent the past half year developing the pic, his first directing vehicle for the reconstituted DreamWorks.
Spielberg delivered the news this week to 20th Century Fox, which had earmarked soundstages on the lot for an early 2010 production start. Fox had agreed to have DreamWorks finance 50 percent of production through its new funding relationship with Reliance, and either distribute domestically or internationally through its arrangement with Disney.
Read more from Variety.
- 12/4/2009
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
How you doing today, folks? Good? Glad to hear it.
First up: Steven Spielberg has abandoned the remake of Harvey, after he and his lead, Robert Downey, Jr., had some creative differences over the script. That's the awesome power of Downey, folks. He can make one of the best superhero movies of all time without a script and he can sink a remake that should've never been remade to begin with. Happy Days, folks!
Elsewhere, Johnny Depp is set to star as Pancho Villa in Emir Kusturica's Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers. It's set to be a Spanish-language film (there's a new challenge for Depp) that Salma Hayek will likely co-star in. Filming, however, won't begin until 2011 because of Depp's busy schedule; a lot can happen in over a year, so we'll see if this movie ever really comes together.
Gabe and Alan Polsky,...
First up: Steven Spielberg has abandoned the remake of Harvey, after he and his lead, Robert Downey, Jr., had some creative differences over the script. That's the awesome power of Downey, folks. He can make one of the best superhero movies of all time without a script and he can sink a remake that should've never been remade to begin with. Happy Days, folks!
Elsewhere, Johnny Depp is set to star as Pancho Villa in Emir Kusturica's Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers. It's set to be a Spanish-language film (there's a new challenge for Depp) that Salma Hayek will likely co-star in. Filming, however, won't begin until 2011 because of Depp's busy schedule; a lot can happen in over a year, so we'll see if this movie ever really comes together.
Gabe and Alan Polsky,...
- 12/4/2009
- by Dustin Rowles
Only a few months after we learned the Steven Spielberg was prepping a remake of the classic film Harvey, the famed director is backing out, according to Variety. The piece is strangely vague, and says only that after spending half a year developing the feature, and after 20th Century Fox reserved soundstages for the production, the director announced his withdrawal from the project.
From there, they go on to mention the challenges of finding a star. There's no mention of Robert Downey Jr., who was rumored to be circling the project, and just says: "Spielberg's first choice was Tom Hanks, but the actor wanted no part of taking over a role played by the iconic star [James Stewart]." First, good. While I like Hanks' work, thinking of him as Elwood P. Dowd breeds flashbacks of Forrest Gump. Second, I might be in the minority, but I liked the idea of a remake,...
From there, they go on to mention the challenges of finding a star. There's no mention of Robert Downey Jr., who was rumored to be circling the project, and just says: "Spielberg's first choice was Tom Hanks, but the actor wanted no part of taking over a role played by the iconic star [James Stewart]." First, good. While I like Hanks' work, thinking of him as Elwood P. Dowd breeds flashbacks of Forrest Gump. Second, I might be in the minority, but I liked the idea of a remake,...
- 12/4/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Steven Spielberg had been planning his next directing gig, Harvey, since August. However according to Variety he has now withdrawn from directing due creative disputes with Robert Downey Jr., his potential lead. Spielberg delivered the news this week to 20th Century Fox, which had earmarked soundstages on the Fox lot in anticipation of an early 2010 [...]...
- 12/4/2009
- by Liam
- Filmonic.com
New Orleans — Broadway shows are finally back in New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina four years ago, and at least one — "The Color Purple" — is giving something back to the recovering city."The Color Purple" opens at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Tuesday, but for months leading up to its New Orleans stop, the show has been raising money in cities across the country to help families displaced by Katrina."We all felt a very strong emotional and spiritual connection to the city and the people," said Scott Sanders, the show's lead producer. "We thought, we can't just sell tickets and leave. We have to do something special while we're there. We have to leave something behind.""The Color Purple" is only the second major Broadway production to come to New Orleans since Katrina flooded 80 percent of the city in 2005. The first was "Cats," which ran Oct.
- 12/1/2009
- backstage.com
A busy man after the success of Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is currently shooting the comedy Due Date. He has plenty of upcoming projects, including a "re-imagining" of Harvey and the comic book adaptation of Cowboys and Aliens, not to mention Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man 2 awaiting theatrical release.
Yet, Downey Jr. told Esquire magazine that what he really wants for his next project is to direct.
I will not be able to remain happy and sedate being whatever — being an increasingly hirable actor type. I think the best thing I could do for my soul and my own development would be to direct.
I'm not sure exactly how things are going to shake out, because it's really easy for me to do landgrabs with my day job, and I still have a lot of passion for it. But if I had to guess, that would probably be my next move.
Yet, Downey Jr. told Esquire magazine that what he really wants for his next project is to direct.
I will not be able to remain happy and sedate being whatever — being an increasingly hirable actor type. I think the best thing I could do for my soul and my own development would be to direct.
I'm not sure exactly how things are going to shake out, because it's really easy for me to do landgrabs with my day job, and I still have a lot of passion for it. But if I had to guess, that would probably be my next move.
- 11/12/2009
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Having recently revisited Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, I’ve come to the conclusion that that film has a little slice of everything. It has incredibly light humor followed by the darkest of gallows humor, and then proceeds to toss any funny business aside to strike at some of the darkest themes I’ve ever seen in a film. It’s one of those movies that could only be satisfactorily completed in another country with values and tolerance levels significantly different from our own.
Which is why the idea that Steven Spielberg would be teaming with Will Smith to deliver a remake of the film was a horrible one indeed. There’s no way they could possibly create something as powerful as the original. It just wasn’t feasible in Hollywood.
The great news is that Latino Review is reporting the remake dead in the water, as Spielberg and Smith have jumped ship.
Which is why the idea that Steven Spielberg would be teaming with Will Smith to deliver a remake of the film was a horrible one indeed. There’s no way they could possibly create something as powerful as the original. It just wasn’t feasible in Hollywood.
The great news is that Latino Review is reporting the remake dead in the water, as Spielberg and Smith have jumped ship.
- 11/10/2009
- by John Cooper
- Atomic Popcorn
Last week, it was announced that Miramax Films would close its New York offices, and that its president, Daniel Battsek, was being asked to step down. If that sounds like an unhappy day for the world of independent film -- well, it is. Yet as far as Miramax is concerned, it's really just one more nail in a coffin that was already slamming shut. In case you missed the news, here's the post I wrote back on Oct. 11 about the gutting of Miramax that took place last month, and what it could portend, in general, for studio specialty divisions. There's...
- 11/2/2009
- by Owen Gleiberman
- EW.com - The Movie Critics
Less than a week after the news that Gary Ross would be writing and directing a Venom spin-off for Columbia and Marvel, comes a story from The Playlist that before that, Ross will be picking up the reigns to Matt Helm from Steven Spielberg.As previously reported, Matt Helm is an American "counter-agent" from a 27-strong series of novels by Donald Hamilton. He's been filmed before, as a series of Bond-spoofing campfests starring Dean Martin that directly influenced Mike Myers when he came to make Austin Powers. But this new film, scripted by Paul Attaniasio (the first in a projected franchise, natch), aims to take Helm back to source for some Bourne-type action and grit.Cast-wise, we can apparently expect Bradley Cooper, very sensibly striking while the iron's hot and grabbing his own series, although nothing's actually been signed yet. Spielberg developed the project at Paramount before the split with Dreamworks,...
- 10/13/2009
- EmpireOnline
Last week it was widely reported that after providing a successful rewrite of the Spider-Man 4 script, Gary Ross had been approached by Columbia Pictures to rewrite the screenplay for the spin-off film, Venom, and to direct it himself. This was noteworthy for a variety of reasons, not least of which was the fact that Ross' writing-and-directing résumé, which includes Pleasantville and Seabiscuit, wouldn't suggest he was the guy for a comic-based summer blockbuster about an alien symbiote that turns people evil.
But now The Playlist says that, according to an unnamed but well-placed source, whatever Ross is doing with Venom will have to wait -- first he's going to direct a Matt Helm movie. The source says it's supposed to go into production next summer, which would push the shooting of Venom into 2011 at the earliest.
Matt Helm, a badass spy character created by Donald Hamilton, appeared in 27 novels...
But now The Playlist says that, according to an unnamed but well-placed source, whatever Ross is doing with Venom will have to wait -- first he's going to direct a Matt Helm movie. The source says it's supposed to go into production next summer, which would push the shooting of Venom into 2011 at the earliest.
Matt Helm, a badass spy character created by Donald Hamilton, appeared in 27 novels...
- 10/13/2009
- by Eric D. Snider
- Cinematical
Two stories are coming together here. Not too long ago we told you about Matt Helm, the project that Steven Spielberg wanted to direct before he signed on to Harvey. Then just a week ago we told you about Gary 'Seabiscuit' Ross taking on the Spider-Man spin-off Venom for Sony. Now it looks like things are being shuffled around once again, as some insider info pegs Ross as the director of Matt Helm, and that he'll do that before Venom. The Playlist got the exclusive from a source they say is close to Ross. That source says Venom could still happen, but is "a ways off and will have to wait" while Ross does Matt Helm. The claim is that Helm is being scheduled for a summer 2010 shoot if things go according to plan. Granted, when we heard about Ross taking on Venom (he's also doing a Spidey 4 rewrite, ...
- 10/12/2009
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
It looks like Ge is in serious talks with Comcast to buy NBC Universal, reports Sharon Waxman. As Vivendi looks to sell its 20 % stake in the company, which has suffered a tough year, Comacast may step into the breach. Update: Here’s the Lat. More and more, under pressure from the internet, news is being reported before it’s official. Like this LATimes.com story about Robert Downey, Jr. starring in Steven …...
- 10/1/2009
- Thompson on Hollywood
Remakes have become one of the hot and controversial topics to talk about with film geeks. Do remakes somehow take away from the originals? Should certain directors not be allowed to remake certain movies? When will Hollywood run out of movies to remake? After Stephen Spielberg announced that he.s going to remake the classic Harvey, these questions began to get asked all over again. But did you know that he also remade The Raiders of the Lost Ark? Well, not really. But a very talented dude decided to piece together a fake trailer filled with clips from old 50s serials to show what Indiana Jones may have looked like if it were made in an earlier age. His version stars Charlton Heston. It.s impressive and somewhat eerie how close this kid gets it, but he does mention that serials inspired Spielberg and George Lucas when they made Raiders...
- 9/18/2009
- cinemablend.com
Remakes have become one of the hot and controversial topics to talk about with film geeks. Do remakes somehow take away from the originals? Should certain directors not be allowed to remake certain movies? When will Hollywood run out of movies to remake? After Stephen Spielberg announced that he.s going to remake the classic Harvey, these questions began to get asked all over again. But did you know that he also remade The Raiders of the Lost Ark? Well, not really. But a very talented dude decided to piece together a fake trailer filled with clips from old 50s serials to show what Indiana Jones may have looked like if it were made in an earlier age. His version stars Charlton Heston. It.s impressive and somewhat eerie how close this kid gets it, but he does mention that serials inspired Spielberg and George Lucas when they made Raiders...
- 9/18/2009
- cinemablend.com
As we've been told more than a few times this week, Steven Spielberg has great passion for a lot of things. He's still interested in shooting Lincoln, still looking for someone to imagine Harvey and he's working on a story for Indiana Jones 5. Not to mention the fact that he's been taking meeting with Michael Bay about Transformers 3. The man is all over the place. And his passion for making 1,000 movies in the next ten years just will not go away. But friends, it might be getting out of control this time. According to a report at Heat Vision, Spielberg's passion for a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robot-style movie has lead Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy to the project. Levy will fill a director's chair vacated by Peter Berg, who recently signed a two picture deal with Universal this week that includes the long-awaited Battleship adaptation. This...
- 9/17/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Yesterday we revealed that James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn had been added to the cast of Robert Redford’s Abraham Lincoln flick The Conspirator, beating Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln project to the punch.
However, Spielberg’s film, scripted by writer Tony Kushner, is still in progress and Spielberg himself had some words for Redford’s film:
“We are very happy that Redford will be doing this Lincoln movie. It is completely different from what our DreamWorks Lincoln movie will be, and we believe that it will add to the commercial potential of our film. Lincoln as a subject is inexhaustible.”
Also, Variety indicates that Spielberg may be looking toward actor Robert Downey Jr. to play the lead role in his next film Harvey. I say it’s a 50/50 chance between Downey and Tom Hanks, but time will tell.
However, Spielberg’s film, scripted by writer Tony Kushner, is still in progress and Spielberg himself had some words for Redford’s film:
“We are very happy that Redford will be doing this Lincoln movie. It is completely different from what our DreamWorks Lincoln movie will be, and we believe that it will add to the commercial potential of our film. Lincoln as a subject is inexhaustible.”
Also, Variety indicates that Spielberg may be looking toward actor Robert Downey Jr. to play the lead role in his next film Harvey. I say it’s a 50/50 chance between Downey and Tom Hanks, but time will tell.
- 9/16/2009
- by John Cooper
- Atomic Popcorn
· The Nyt has premiered even more huggable images from Where the Wild Things Are.
· The Vampire Diaries may have set a high ratings mark for the CW last week, but yesterday's premieres of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill saw them fall year-to-year.
· Keanu Reeves memorialized his Point Break costar Patrick Swayze today: "I can say what I know, that he lived life to the fullest."
· Why do so many movies with "Jennifer" in the title have to be scary? Cinematical's Jennifer Yamato investigates.
· Not to brag or anything, but that Lincoln article in Variety today mentioned that Steven Spielberg seems to be taking our Harvey advice, eschewing the obvious Will Smith casting choice for Robert Downey Jr. Now, maybe he'll take our second recommendation and not make the movie!
· The Vampire Diaries may have set a high ratings mark for the CW last week, but yesterday's premieres of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill saw them fall year-to-year.
· Keanu Reeves memorialized his Point Break costar Patrick Swayze today: "I can say what I know, that he lived life to the fullest."
· Why do so many movies with "Jennifer" in the title have to be scary? Cinematical's Jennifer Yamato investigates.
· Not to brag or anything, but that Lincoln article in Variety today mentioned that Steven Spielberg seems to be taking our Harvey advice, eschewing the obvious Will Smith casting choice for Robert Downey Jr. Now, maybe he'll take our second recommendation and not make the movie!
- 9/15/2009
- Movieline
Here's a novel approach to a potential film rivalry: view the other party as marketing for your own project. Steven Spielberg has wanted to make a biopic of Abraham Lincoln for quite some time, but various roadblocks have been put in the project's path. The film, currently planned to be based on a script by Tony Kushner, would focus primarily on the Civil War, and Lincoln's unhappy appraisal of the war's effect. But there's a competing project: Robert Redford's The Conspirator, recently confirmed to star Robin Wright Penn and James McAvoy, which focuses on the Lincoln assassination plot. But Spielberg isn't looking at the Redford film as a rival; more like an ad for his own. Speaking to Peter Bart at Variety, Spielberg says: We are very happy that Redford will be doing this Lincoln movie. It is completely different from what our DreamWorks Lincoln movie will be, and...
- 9/15/2009
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
In an article from Variety about Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln movie (which he still plans to make) is this small nugget of news: Spielberg is presently focusing on his “reimagining” of “Harvey,” with Robert Downey Jr. possibly playing the man who sees an invisible rabbit. We heard last month that Harvey would be Spielberg’s next movie, however we [...]...
- 9/15/2009
- by Liam
- Filmonic.com
I didn't read a single story relaying Robert Redford's The Conspirator casting that didn't mention Steven Spielberg's long delayed Lincoln biopic. Apparently, Variety and Spielberg didn't either, because the director came out to assure everyone that the Civil War was still on.
As Spielberg and history buffs know, he's been trying to get a biopic off the ground for years, with Liam Neeson tapped to play the president. Neeson has supposedly spent years researching the part with every book he can get his hands on. It seemed close to happening last spring, but stalled due to budget and location problems. (That should put filmmaking into perspective a little bit. If Spielberg can't get a film financed, who can?) He's now focusing his energy on his reimagining of Harvey while Tony Kushner revises the Lincoln script.
But Redford's Lincoln-themed film doesn't daunt Spielberg, as well it shouldn't. It's not really a Lincoln film,...
As Spielberg and history buffs know, he's been trying to get a biopic off the ground for years, with Liam Neeson tapped to play the president. Neeson has supposedly spent years researching the part with every book he can get his hands on. It seemed close to happening last spring, but stalled due to budget and location problems. (That should put filmmaking into perspective a little bit. If Spielberg can't get a film financed, who can?) He's now focusing his energy on his reimagining of Harvey while Tony Kushner revises the Lincoln script.
But Redford's Lincoln-themed film doesn't daunt Spielberg, as well it shouldn't. It's not really a Lincoln film,...
- 9/15/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
Steven Spielberg surprised much of Hollywood recently, choosing to follow his Tintin film with a reimagining of Harvey as opposed to his long-idling Abraham Lincoln biopic. The concern worsened after Robert Redford announced his own Lincoln-related project. But fear not: Variety's oracle of abstract mega-director bromides, Peter Bart, has passed along his latest transmission from the DreamWorks otherworld, and it sounds promising! "We are very happy that Redford will be doing this Lincoln movie," Spielberg communicated. "It is completely different from what our DreamWorks Lincoln movie will be, and we believe that it will add to the commercial potential of our film. Lincoln as a subject is inexhaustible." You know what this means: Revive your casting rumors starting now. [Variety]...
- 9/15/2009
- Movieline
In an article at Variety talking about how Steven Spielberg still wants to make his Abraham Lincoln biopic now that Robert Redford is starting The Conspirator , the trade mentions who may be Spielberg's choice to topline his Harvey remake: Spielberg is presently focusing on his "reimagining" of "Harvey," with Robert Downey Jr. possibly playing the man who sees an invisible rabbit. Regarding the two Lincoln films, Redford's movie focuses on a young woman charged with conspiring to kill Lincoln, while Spielberg's project will focus on the president's anguish over the length and toll of the Civil War.
- 9/15/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Steven Spielberg's name was attached to no less than four different films in the past 24 hours ranging from awards fodder such as Harvey and Lincoln to Michael Bay fodder such as Transformers 3, and the nightmare scenario of a potential Indiana Jones 5, even though we all secretly want that one to happen. First off, Peter Bart is reporting at Variety Spielberg is said to be interested in Robert Downey Jr. for the lead role in his Harvey remake. How interested you ask? Well, the word "possibly" is used. Yeah, big stuff! The same article also tells us Spielberg is still hot on making Lincoln despite the fact Robert Redford is moving forward with The Conspirator, the story of Mary Surratt, the alleged conspirator of Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. Just yesterday it was announced Robin Wright Penn would play Surratt with James McAvoy playing Frederick Aiken, the...
- 9/15/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Yesterday we reported that James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn had joined the cast of Robert Redford's Abraham Lincoln drama The Conspirator. And we wondered whether the project would scupper Steven Spielberg's own plans for a Lincoln biopic.For the record, we decided it probably wouldn't. But by way of a confirmatory update, Variety reports this morning that Spielberg is keen to stress that his own Lincoln is still in the works."We are very happy that Redford will be doing this Lincoln movie," he says. "It is completely different from what our DreamWorks Lincoln movie will be, and we believe that it will add to the commercial potential of our film. Lincoln as a subject is inexhaustible."The Conspirators focuses on the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination, while Spielberg's film is thought to be about Lincoln's hand-wringing over the Civil War. Tony Kushner is currently revising the script,...
- 9/15/2009
- EmpireOnline
Is it just me, or have I written about potential Steven Spielberg projects at least half a dozen times over the past few weeks? Every other day it seems this guy is picking up something new – from taking on a remake of Harvey to possibly producing a live-action Halo movie to this latest bit of news about Spielberg producing – and most likely directing – a pirate movie based on a book from the late Michael Crichton. Crichton and Spielberg are no strangers, of course, since the latter brought the former's novels for Jurassic Park and The Lost World to the big screen all those years ago. This new novel, which will hit stands on November 24th, is called Pirate Latitudes and is described as a "mission movie" set in Jamaica in 1665 that involves "a...
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- 8/28/2009
- by Fandango
- Fandango
The ever busy filmmaker Steven Spielberg has now become attached to yet another project. This time around Spielberg will tackle a live-action adaptation of the novel Pirate Latitudes, written by the late Michael Crichton. So far though, Spielberg is only attached to the project as a producer, though he's still in the unclear as to whether or not he should direct the movie himself. If he decides to do so, that probably means that the project isn't something that will happen anytime soon, as the filmmaker already has a quite overbooked schedule with such upcoming projects as his Harvey remake [1], the fifth Indiana Jones flick, the Oldboy remake with Will Smith, and the sci-fi flick Interstellar written by The Dark Knight scribe Jonathan Nolan. This isn't the first time Spielberg will tackle the works of Crichton, who also wrote the novels that laid the groundwork for Spielberg's popular dinosaur classic Jurassic Park,...
- 8/27/2009
- by Kasper
- FilmJunk
It's a seven-year-old boy's dream team -- Steven Spielberg, Michael Crichton and David Koepp moving on from rampaging dinosaurs to marauding pirates.
DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights to the action-adventure novel "Pirate Latitudes," which Crichton wrote just before his death in November. Spielberg, who directed Koepp's adaptations of Crichton's "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World," will produce the film and possibly direct.
Koepp has signed on to adapt.
"Michael was a scrupulous researcher and one of the most innovative writers of our era," said Koepp. "To have gotten to work with one of his novels was a privilege; to work with three seems like a dream."
"Latitudes," which takes place in 1665, is about a daring plan to infiltrate Port Royal, one of the world's richest and most notorious cities, and raid a Spanish galleon filled with treasure. HarperCollins will publish the novel, which Crichton's assistant found in a completed manuscript after his death,...
DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights to the action-adventure novel "Pirate Latitudes," which Crichton wrote just before his death in November. Spielberg, who directed Koepp's adaptations of Crichton's "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World," will produce the film and possibly direct.
Koepp has signed on to adapt.
"Michael was a scrupulous researcher and one of the most innovative writers of our era," said Koepp. "To have gotten to work with one of his novels was a privilege; to work with three seems like a dream."
"Latitudes," which takes place in 1665, is about a daring plan to infiltrate Port Royal, one of the world's richest and most notorious cities, and raid a Spanish galleon filled with treasure. HarperCollins will publish the novel, which Crichton's assistant found in a completed manuscript after his death,...
- 8/27/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg may be directing invisible rabbit remake "Harvey" next, but his follow-up gig may have just opened up. USA Today reports that DreamWorks is developing an adaptation of Michael Crichton's final, as-yet-unreleased novel "Pirate Latitudes," a 17th century adventure involving the water-borne bandits' plot to raid Port Royal and liberate of Spanish galleon of its valuable cargo. The novel isn't out until November 24, but David Koepp -- who previously adapted Crichton's "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World" for Spielberg -- is already working on a script.
The question of course is whether Spielberg will direct or not. It certainly seems like a possibility, at least according to DreamWorks CEO Stacey Snider. "Anything that Michael wrote, Steven would be keenly interested to read," she said. "But without Michael knowing it, or even me knowing it, it turns out Steven always wanted to direct his own pirate film.
The question of course is whether Spielberg will direct or not. It certainly seems like a possibility, at least according to DreamWorks CEO Stacey Snider. "Anything that Michael wrote, Steven would be keenly interested to read," she said. "But without Michael knowing it, or even me knowing it, it turns out Steven always wanted to direct his own pirate film.
- 8/27/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
USA Today brings word Steven Spielberg has set his sights on producing and potentially directing a feature film adaptation of the late Michael Crichton's yet-to-be-published novel "Pirate Latitudes," an adventure story set off the coast of Jamaica in 1665. David Koepp, who recently penned Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as well as adaptations of Crichton's Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World, is set to adapt the screenplay. Of course this will be for Spielberg's newly funded DreamWorks Studios which describes the novel, set for book release Nov. 24, as the story of "a daring plan to infiltrate Port Royal, one of the world's richest and most notorious cities, and raid a Spanish galleon filled with treasure." "It's a mission movie, and we see it through the prism of what it might have been like to live on the island during that time," says Stacey Snider,...
- 8/27/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Resurrected almost a year ago as a private production company, DreamWorks finally has its filmmaking financing fully in place.
DreamWorks on Monday announced that it has concluded the arduous process of rounding up a total $825 million in corporate financing for the reborn film company. That sum includes a $325 million Jp Morgan-led bank syndication, a matching amount from DreamWorks principal Reliance Big Entertainment and a $175 million commitment from distribution partner Disney.
"This will allow us to move ahead quickly into production with our first group of films," DreamWorks co-toppers Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider said in a joint statement.
"Our partnership with Stacey and Steven is the cornerstone of our Hollywood strategy as we grow our film interests across the globe," Rbe topper Anil Ambani said. "Given our faith in the business plan that they presented to us -- and despite the current economic climate -- we were...
DreamWorks on Monday announced that it has concluded the arduous process of rounding up a total $825 million in corporate financing for the reborn film company. That sum includes a $325 million Jp Morgan-led bank syndication, a matching amount from DreamWorks principal Reliance Big Entertainment and a $175 million commitment from distribution partner Disney.
"This will allow us to move ahead quickly into production with our first group of films," DreamWorks co-toppers Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider said in a joint statement.
"Our partnership with Stacey and Steven is the cornerstone of our Hollywood strategy as we grow our film interests across the globe," Rbe topper Anil Ambani said. "Given our faith in the business plan that they presented to us -- and despite the current economic climate -- we were...
- 8/17/2009
- by By Carl DiOrio
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rumors are ugly, vicious beasts. They raise our hopes with wild speculation, hopes which are all too frequently dashed beneath the cold, harsh light of reality. Still, a brother can dream, right? Remember when, a couple weeks back, I started frothing at the mouth over a spec script that "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" writer Stuart Beattie had written for "Halo: Fall of Reach"? Well there have been some developments, it seems.
For those who don't know, writing something like a script on "spec" means that you're doing it on your own time and with no certainty of actually selling the thing. In Beattie's case, he's a dedicated gamer who sees a lot of potential in the "Halo" franchise. Hollywood is rife with gamers these days, but few are higher-profile than "Boom Blox" producer and blockbuster originator Steven Spielberg. As this rumored luck should have it, Spielberg...
For those who don't know, writing something like a script on "spec" means that you're doing it on your own time and with no certainty of actually selling the thing. In Beattie's case, he's a dedicated gamer who sees a lot of potential in the "Halo" franchise. Hollywood is rife with gamers these days, but few are higher-profile than "Boom Blox" producer and blockbuster originator Steven Spielberg. As this rumored luck should have it, Spielberg...
- 8/9/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
So as I sip my coffee on a lazy Saturday afternoon... well, it's not that lazy. I still have to teach two on-line classes. And get ready for a pitch next week. And work on a book chapter. And figure out an outline for a script. And clean my apartment. But I won't do that last one. It's a lazy Saturday, after all... I came across the interesting news that Spielberg may be resurrecting a dormant franchise.
No, not Harvey.
Halo.
According to IESB, Speilberg is taken with G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra's co-writer Stuart Beattie's script Halo: The Fall Of Reach. The script, written on spec during the recent writer's strike, adapts Eric Nyland's novel of the same name, into a prequel film for a Halo trilogy, which would go on to include a middle film set on the eponymous Halo installation and concluding with...
No, not Harvey.
Halo.
According to IESB, Speilberg is taken with G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra's co-writer Stuart Beattie's script Halo: The Fall Of Reach. The script, written on spec during the recent writer's strike, adapts Eric Nyland's novel of the same name, into a prequel film for a Halo trilogy, which would go on to include a middle film set on the eponymous Halo installation and concluding with...
- 8/8/2009
- doorQ.com
When Steven Spielberg set a new version of Harvey as his next film, speculation quickly turned to the possible star of the movie. Since Spielberg has worked closely with Tom Hanks, a man said in many respects to be the modern Jimmy Stewart, who starred in the original film version of Harvey, naturally his name came up. Now Variety says that Hanks isn't interested in the role for precisely that reason. That leaves a few obvious big-name choices like Will Smith and Tom Cruise, both of whom I'd humbly hope Spielberg would avoid with extreme prejudice. Cruise isn't much of a worry, since he's busy, but Smith isn't locked into projects, which makes casting him seem like an obvious layup for Spielberg. (It would also be further setup for that Oldboy remake, and we still don't need that.) Who else could fill the shoes of a regular Joe whose best...
- 8/5/2009
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Steven Spielberg will soon be seeing imaginary rabbits.
The filmmaker will direct as his next film a contemporary adaptation of Mary Chase’s play “Harvey,” about a man and his friendship with an invisible, six-foot tall rabbit. 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks will coproduce the project.
“Harvey” was first adapted for the screen in 1950 with James Stewart in the starring role as Elwood P. Dowd.
Novelist Jonathan Tropper has written the adaptation for the new version. Tropper is the author of “The Book of Joe,” “Everything Changes,”Plan B,” “How to Talk to a Widower,” and his newest book, “This is Where I Leave You,” which will be published this month.
The film will be produced by Spielberg and Don Gregory, with Elizabeth Gabler and Carla Hacken overseeing the project for Fox 2000, which acquired the rights to the original play in 2008.
Spielberg last worked with Fox on 2002’s “Minority Report,...
The filmmaker will direct as his next film a contemporary adaptation of Mary Chase’s play “Harvey,” about a man and his friendship with an invisible, six-foot tall rabbit. 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks will coproduce the project.
“Harvey” was first adapted for the screen in 1950 with James Stewart in the starring role as Elwood P. Dowd.
Novelist Jonathan Tropper has written the adaptation for the new version. Tropper is the author of “The Book of Joe,” “Everything Changes,”Plan B,” “How to Talk to a Widower,” and his newest book, “This is Where I Leave You,” which will be published this month.
The film will be produced by Spielberg and Don Gregory, with Elizabeth Gabler and Carla Hacken overseeing the project for Fox 2000, which acquired the rights to the original play in 2008.
Spielberg last worked with Fox on 2002’s “Minority Report,...
- 8/2/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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