Steven Spielberg is close to agreeing a deal to direct a new film about Moses, which is described as a biblical blend of Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan.
The Warner Bros project, which has a working title of Gods And Kings, will not be in 3D and is not a remake of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston.
An insider told Deadline: "There have been glossy versions of the Moses story but this would be a real warrior story", adding it would be a "Braveheart-ish version."
Spielberg read the script by Stuart Hazeldine and Michael Green last September. Hazeldine is also a writer on Paradise Lost, Alex Proyas's upcoming action fantasy film based on Milton's poem, while Green was among the scribes on Green Lantern.
It's worth noting that in 2009, Twentieth Century Fox picked up another Moses project that was also envisaged as similar to Braveheart.
The Warner Bros project, which has a working title of Gods And Kings, will not be in 3D and is not a remake of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston.
An insider told Deadline: "There have been glossy versions of the Moses story but this would be a real warrior story", adding it would be a "Braveheart-ish version."
Spielberg read the script by Stuart Hazeldine and Michael Green last September. Hazeldine is also a writer on Paradise Lost, Alex Proyas's upcoming action fantasy film based on Milton's poem, while Green was among the scribes on Green Lantern.
It's worth noting that in 2009, Twentieth Century Fox picked up another Moses project that was also envisaged as similar to Braveheart.
- 1/27/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Steven Spielberg is one of the busiest men working in Hollywood, and one of the best-known directors in the world. He has three Academy Awards to his name, as well as a further seven nominations, and an eighth nomination that arrived earlier this week that could turn into his fourth Oscar if War Horse wins Best Picture next month.
So as you can imagine, when Warner Bros. started courting Spielberg for their epic biopic of Moses (and I do indeed mean ‘epic’ in the biblical sense), Gods And Kings, it seemed like a bit of a long shot. Deadline are now reporting, however, that the director is close to officially signing on board, with word expected to come by the end of the month on his final decision.
According to Deadline’s sources, Gods And Kings will be,
“a movie like a Braveheart-ish version of the Moses story,” an insider tells us.
So as you can imagine, when Warner Bros. started courting Spielberg for their epic biopic of Moses (and I do indeed mean ‘epic’ in the biblical sense), Gods And Kings, it seemed like a bit of a long shot. Deadline are now reporting, however, that the director is close to officially signing on board, with word expected to come by the end of the month on his final decision.
According to Deadline’s sources, Gods And Kings will be,
“a movie like a Braveheart-ish version of the Moses story,” an insider tells us.
- 1/26/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
From “wishful thinking” to “possibility” to “this is actually happening” — so it goes for Steven Spielberg‘s involvement with Gods and Kings. After some initial reports claimed that the Beard was in talks for Warner’s Moses epic back in mid-November, Deadline now reports that Spielberg is, against my own expectations, about to sign on for the film. Written by Stuart Hazeldine and Michael Green, Gods and Kings tells the full story of Moses’ life, all the way from the baby in the basket to a near-Israel death, with a lot of Biblical stuff in-between. Or, as an insider described it to Deadline, “a Braveheart-ish version of the Moses story.”
And, with Mel Gibsons‘s Best Picture-winning epic in mind, it’s pointed out that Warner Bros. wants to deviate from the template established by the consummate Moses picture, Cecil B. DeMille‘s The Ten Commandments. Instead of the...
And, with Mel Gibsons‘s Best Picture-winning epic in mind, it’s pointed out that Warner Bros. wants to deviate from the template established by the consummate Moses picture, Cecil B. DeMille‘s The Ten Commandments. Instead of the...
- 1/26/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Here's a great video compliation of 150 famous movie lines and catch-phrases that we've come to know and love over the years. The great thing about movie quotes for film geeks like myself, is that whenever the moment presents itself we can always bust out a movie quote to throw into a conversation for a good laugh.
I will say most of these quotes are obvious, but it's still fun. The video below was created by David Balboa. Enjoy!
Here’s a list of each quote from the video, and who said it, from Balboa's blog Exophrine.
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!”
- Beetlejuice
- Lydia, summoning Beetlejuice “It’s showtime!”
- Beetlejuice
- Beetlejuice, being summoned. “They’re heeeere!”
- Poltergeist
- Carol Anne Freeling, notifying her parents of the spirits present “Hey you guys!”
- The Goonies
- Sloth, calling the attention of the children he’s about to save “Good morning,...
I will say most of these quotes are obvious, but it's still fun. The video below was created by David Balboa. Enjoy!
Here’s a list of each quote from the video, and who said it, from Balboa's blog Exophrine.
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!”
- Beetlejuice
- Lydia, summoning Beetlejuice “It’s showtime!”
- Beetlejuice
- Beetlejuice, being summoned. “They’re heeeere!”
- Poltergeist
- Carol Anne Freeling, notifying her parents of the spirits present “Hey you guys!”
- The Goonies
- Sloth, calling the attention of the children he’s about to save “Good morning,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Movie quotes are the currency by which we pay respect to our favorite films. We grab them out of our pockets at the most appropriate, or inappropriate, times, adding our love of a movie to an advancing conversation. Sometimes these quotes are insignificant lines you and your friends hold near to your hearts but, most of the time, these lines are the ones we all know and love. David Balboa, who runs a blog called Exophrine, edited together 150 of lines and catch phrases just like that into one, cool little video. Included are such diverse films as The Princess Bride, Rocky IV, Aliens, Toy Story, Die Hard, Citizen Kane and many more. Check it out, as well as the full rundown of what's in it, after the jump. Thanks to Balboa and his Exophrine blog [1] for this awesome video. And here's the list of each quote, and who said it,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Former 20th Century Fox chairman Peter Chernin is developing a movie for the studio about the life's story of Moses. According to Variety, the project will be told more in the style of Braveheart rather than Cecil B. DeMille's now classic The Ten Commandments.
The screenplay is to be written by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (Accepted), the writers who just finished a draft of another retelling of a famous story, that being Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov is attached to direct that one for Universal.
Moses is one of the Bible's most important players in the Old Testament. Born the son of a slave, the infant Moses was given up by his birth mother and raised by an Egyptian princess as a member of their royal family. When he discovers his true parentage, Moses is called upon by God to lead the Israelites from out of bondage and Egypt.
The screenplay is to be written by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (Accepted), the writers who just finished a draft of another retelling of a famous story, that being Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov is attached to direct that one for Universal.
Moses is one of the Bible's most important players in the Old Testament. Born the son of a slave, the infant Moses was given up by his birth mother and raised by an Egyptian princess as a member of their royal family. When he discovers his true parentage, Moses is called upon by God to lead the Israelites from out of bondage and Egypt.
- 10/13/2009
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Someone in Hollywood must be listening to me...
On Friday night, I criticised the talk about a prequel/sequel to Zack Snyder's Spartan war movie 300 and said efforts should be focused instead on telling "some other significant historical, mythological or biblical event" in a similar style using inexpensive greenscreen technology.
Variety now reports that 20th Century Fox has bought a pitch for a new retelling of the story of Moses, which will be made in the style of 300.
It says the story will be told using "the same greenscreen strategy as 300 so it will feel more like that picture or Braveheart than The Ten Commandments, the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille film."
The mythical and magical elements in the Book of Exodus will be there - including the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea - but the new version will also include new elements of Moses' life that the...
On Friday night, I criticised the talk about a prequel/sequel to Zack Snyder's Spartan war movie 300 and said efforts should be focused instead on telling "some other significant historical, mythological or biblical event" in a similar style using inexpensive greenscreen technology.
Variety now reports that 20th Century Fox has bought a pitch for a new retelling of the story of Moses, which will be made in the style of 300.
It says the story will be told using "the same greenscreen strategy as 300 so it will feel more like that picture or Braveheart than The Ten Commandments, the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille film."
The mythical and magical elements in the Book of Exodus will be there - including the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea - but the new version will also include new elements of Moses' life that the...
- 10/12/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
20th Century Fox plans to bring Moses back to the big screen, but not in the style of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film, "The Ten Commandments". According to Variety, the studio plans to pitch this untitled Moses project as "a visually stunning action piece" with a "300" vibe as the goal is to give a "Braveheart" feel to the classic story.
Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, who have completed writing for Timur Bekmambetov-directed "Moby Dick", will pen the script to this retelling of the prophet's story. This new feature film will center on Moses' near death as an infant, his adoption into the Egyptian royal family, his defiance of the Pharaoh and the deliverance of the Hebrews from enslavement. Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark produce.
The biblical story of Moses has been brought to the big screen several times before. But, the most famous one is the 1956 movie in which...
Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, who have completed writing for Timur Bekmambetov-directed "Moby Dick", will pen the script to this retelling of the prophet's story. This new feature film will center on Moses' near death as an infant, his adoption into the Egyptian royal family, his defiance of the Pharaoh and the deliverance of the Hebrews from enslavement. Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark produce.
The biblical story of Moses has been brought to the big screen several times before. But, the most famous one is the 1956 movie in which...
- 10/12/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Variety reports that 20th Century Fox will develop a retelling of the story of Moses, from his near death as an infant to his adoption into the Egyptian royal family, his defiance of the Pharaoh and deliverance of the Hebrews from enslavement. The script will be written by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, who recently completed a scripted retelling of Herman Melville's Moby Dick for director Timur Bekmambetov at Universal. Moby Dick was pitched as a 300 -like reimagining of the Melville story as a visually stunning action piece, and the story of Moses is conceived similarly. The trade adds that the goal is to give a Braveheart feel to a story most famously captured in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film The Ten Commandments . Peter Chernin will produce with Dylan Clark.
- 10/11/2009
- Comingsoon.net
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