A bit of directorial zest, a serviceable lead and some Dirty Dozen energy are the only weapons in the arsenal of this otherwise plotless movie
Here’s yet another low-budget, straight-to-streaming British second world war flick: just as much of a men-on-a-mission throwback as last month’s War Blade, but a few notches more competent thanks to a more compact setup, occasional bursts of galvanic film-making from director Bill Thomas, and a grimier tone that is more Dirty Dozen than Saving Private Ryan.
It’s backs-to-the-wall time; Sergeant Mason (James Oliver Wheatley) and his not-especially-crack commando squad bungle a raid on a Nazi convoy and find themselves running across Normandy from an ever-growing pack of Wehrmacht. Retreating to a shabby farmhouse, they dig in for the imminent siege, despite the reluctance of Belgian owner Julien (Allan Relph), who doesn’t fancy being labelled as a partisan. Julien is also hiding a secret there,...
Here’s yet another low-budget, straight-to-streaming British second world war flick: just as much of a men-on-a-mission throwback as last month’s War Blade, but a few notches more competent thanks to a more compact setup, occasional bursts of galvanic film-making from director Bill Thomas, and a grimier tone that is more Dirty Dozen than Saving Private Ryan.
It’s backs-to-the-wall time; Sergeant Mason (James Oliver Wheatley) and his not-especially-crack commando squad bungle a raid on a Nazi convoy and find themselves running across Normandy from an ever-growing pack of Wehrmacht. Retreating to a shabby farmhouse, they dig in for the imminent siege, despite the reluctance of Belgian owner Julien (Allan Relph), who doesn’t fancy being labelled as a partisan. Julien is also hiding a secret there,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Spoiler Alert: This article discusses mild plot points in the new movie “The Beekeeper.”
David Ayer’s new film “The Beekeeper” is an action movie extravaganza that’s reminiscent of the best Schwarzenegger and Stallone flicks of the ’80s. Jason Statham stars as Adam Clay, a man who seeks vengeance on the call center that scams one of his friends (played by Phylicia Rashad). Unfortunately for the criminals, led by nepo baby tech bro Derek Danforth (Josh Hutcherson), Statham has a secret past that makes him an ass-kicking machine.
Ayer and Hutcherson broke down our burning questions about this blood and honey-soaked extravaganza.
Why did you want to take on “The Beekeeper” as your next action movie?
David Ayer: It was an opportunity to work with Jason. The script itself had the magic elements, like a story that has amazing twists and a sense of heart that is hard to find in these movies.
David Ayer’s new film “The Beekeeper” is an action movie extravaganza that’s reminiscent of the best Schwarzenegger and Stallone flicks of the ’80s. Jason Statham stars as Adam Clay, a man who seeks vengeance on the call center that scams one of his friends (played by Phylicia Rashad). Unfortunately for the criminals, led by nepo baby tech bro Derek Danforth (Josh Hutcherson), Statham has a secret past that makes him an ass-kicking machine.
Ayer and Hutcherson broke down our burning questions about this blood and honey-soaked extravaganza.
Why did you want to take on “The Beekeeper” as your next action movie?
David Ayer: It was an opportunity to work with Jason. The script itself had the magic elements, like a story that has amazing twists and a sense of heart that is hard to find in these movies.
- 1/12/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
With director David Ayer determined to see the release of a director's cut, from the review site TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly.Ca, take another look at Ayer's "Suicide Squad", starring Margot Robbie and Jared Leto:
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For 'The Good':
"Dazzled by all the hype leading up to this super-villain 'Dirty Dozen' update, things get off to a good start, when dead-eyed Loretta Lynch look-alike 'Amanda Waller' (Viola Davis), intros a gaggle of incarcerated scary monsters and super creeps, for a top secret mission, in writer/director David Ayer's energetic take on John Ostrander's DC Comics' series 'Suicide Squad'.
"Showcased early on, dependable Will Smith, stays the course as a buff, street-smart father, who only plays dumb when he lies to his young daughter...
"...about his lucrative moonlighting career as the high-tech costumed, killer-for-hire 'Deadshot'.
"'Joker' (Jared Leto), with his Richard Kiel choppers,...
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For 'The Good':
"Dazzled by all the hype leading up to this super-villain 'Dirty Dozen' update, things get off to a good start, when dead-eyed Loretta Lynch look-alike 'Amanda Waller' (Viola Davis), intros a gaggle of incarcerated scary monsters and super creeps, for a top secret mission, in writer/director David Ayer's energetic take on John Ostrander's DC Comics' series 'Suicide Squad'.
"Showcased early on, dependable Will Smith, stays the course as a buff, street-smart father, who only plays dumb when he lies to his young daughter...
"...about his lucrative moonlighting career as the high-tech costumed, killer-for-hire 'Deadshot'.
"'Joker' (Jared Leto), with his Richard Kiel choppers,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Spoiler Alert: This story contains major spoilers for “Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire,” now streaming on Netflix.
Kurt Johnstad and Zack Snyder first started talking about creating “Rebel Moon” in 1997. In college, Snyder came up with the idea of a “Dirty Dozen” movie set in space, and the two would discuss their favorite films as a launching point for what eventually became the sci-fi world of “Rebel Moon.”
“’What’s your favorite science-fiction movie?’ ‘Oh, ‘Star Wars,’’ or I would say ‘Seven Samurai.’ We would always hit these really cinematic wavelengths, certainly as a child with cinema who went to the movies. All of those influences, we can’t deny the impact,” Johnstad says.
After a long process that involved Snyder initially pitching the movie to Lucasfilm as a “Seven Samurai”-inspired “Star Wars” story, their vision finally came to life with Netflix’s two-part space epic...
Kurt Johnstad and Zack Snyder first started talking about creating “Rebel Moon” in 1997. In college, Snyder came up with the idea of a “Dirty Dozen” movie set in space, and the two would discuss their favorite films as a launching point for what eventually became the sci-fi world of “Rebel Moon.”
“’What’s your favorite science-fiction movie?’ ‘Oh, ‘Star Wars,’’ or I would say ‘Seven Samurai.’ We would always hit these really cinematic wavelengths, certainly as a child with cinema who went to the movies. All of those influences, we can’t deny the impact,” Johnstad says.
After a long process that involved Snyder initially pitching the movie to Lucasfilm as a “Seven Samurai”-inspired “Star Wars” story, their vision finally came to life with Netflix’s two-part space epic...
- 12/23/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Brace yourselves for a cosmic adventure two decades in the making! Zack Snyder’s brainchild, ‘Rebel Moon’, began as a bold college pitch – a space-faring twist on the classic ‘Dirty Dozen’. From those college days, the idea evolved, becoming a daring, two-part saga with roots in Snyder’s unwavering ambition. Mirroring this spirit, the decision to shoot two films back-to-back and include an extended cut showcases the film’s essence.
Snyder’s signature touch is evident in Rebel Moon’s core – an assembly of unlikely rebels, an underdog narrative, and the ageless clash between good and evil. Drawing inspiration from iconic franchises like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Snyder transforms myth into a unique narrative subset.
Talking about his inspiration, Snyder added, “The most inspiring thing about those projects for me is the sheer ambition and the vision necessary to take something so mythological and turn it into a cinematic experience.
Snyder’s signature touch is evident in Rebel Moon’s core – an assembly of unlikely rebels, an underdog narrative, and the ageless clash between good and evil. Drawing inspiration from iconic franchises like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Snyder transforms myth into a unique narrative subset.
Talking about his inspiration, Snyder added, “The most inspiring thing about those projects for me is the sheer ambition and the vision necessary to take something so mythological and turn it into a cinematic experience.
- 12/13/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Brace yourselves for a cosmic adventure two decades in the making! Zack Snyder’s brainchild, ‘Rebel Moon’, began as a bold college pitch – a space-faring twist on the classic ‘Dirty Dozen’. From those college days, the idea evolved, becoming a daring, two-part saga with roots in Snyder’s unwavering ambition. Mirroring this spirit, the decision to shoot two films back-to-back and include an extended cut showcases the film’s essence.
Snyder’s signature touch is evident in Rebel Moon’s core – an assembly of unlikely rebels, an underdog narrative, and the ageless clash between good and evil. Drawing inspiration from iconic franchises like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Snyder transforms myth into a unique narrative subset.
Talking about his inspiration, Snyder added, “The most inspiring thing about those projects for me is the sheer ambition and the vision necessary to take something so mythological and turn it into a cinematic experience.
Snyder’s signature touch is evident in Rebel Moon’s core – an assembly of unlikely rebels, an underdog narrative, and the ageless clash between good and evil. Drawing inspiration from iconic franchises like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Snyder transforms myth into a unique narrative subset.
Talking about his inspiration, Snyder added, “The most inspiring thing about those projects for me is the sheer ambition and the vision necessary to take something so mythological and turn it into a cinematic experience.
- 12/13/2023
- by Editorial Desk
David Ayer is a filmmaker that tends to draw an immediate reaction from film fans. Either you love him and respect his work on films such as “Training Day” and “End of Watch” or you are a bit disgusted when you remember “Suicide Squad” or “Bright.” Needless to say, there are very few out there that are just “meh” on the guy.
Continue reading David Ayer Wants To Make His ‘Dirty Dozen’ Remake A ‘Mission: Impossible’/’Fast & Furious’-Style Franchise at The Playlist.
Continue reading David Ayer Wants To Make His ‘Dirty Dozen’ Remake A ‘Mission: Impossible’/’Fast & Furious’-Style Franchise at The Playlist.
- 1/2/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Like all superheroes (or anyone else who uses a secret identity), there came a moment when someone finally cracked the code and published my real name. To be fair, my identity was a pretty poorly-kept secret by that point. The first time I went to an actual press event, I used my real name, and anytime I met someone, I used my real name. "Moriarty" was a fun identity to slip into, and especially in the early days of the site, we played up the mythology of things. My friends all got their own spy names and would show up in the reports in the form of Henchman Mongo and Segue Zagnut and Harry Lime and more. From my end, it was silly and fun, and not something to be taken seriously. But when Film Threat ran a fairly vicious hit piece on Harry, I was also a target, and...
- 6/18/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Exclusive: FilmEngine has acquired Blacklisted, a script by Banipal and Benhur Ablakhad. They are keeping the plot under wraps but it is described as a young-skewing buddy caper movie that has a bit of Dirty Dozen and Ocean’s Eleven in it. FilmEngine’s Anthony Rhulen and Navid McIlhargey will produce alongside Josh Weinstock. Devin Andre is overseeing. Producers have begun the search for a director and young international cast. FilmEngine next releases the Robert De Niro/John Travolta-starrer Killing Season. Weinstock most recently worked at Red Wagon and is now producing via Weinstock Entertainment. The scribes are repped by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment.
- 9/20/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
When New York Times critic Bosley Crowther reviewed "The Dirty Dozen" upon its release (45 years ago this week, on June 15, 1967), he blasted the World War II action drama for its characters' "hot, sadistic zeal," its "astonishingly wanton" depiction of war, the way its violent-felons-turned-heroes plot "encourag[es] a spirit of hooliganism that is brazenly antisocial" and its "studied indulgence of sadism that is morbid and disgusting beyond words." If a similar action movie came out today, those would all be its selling points. Indeed, in recent decades, we've come to take Robert Aldrich's ultramacho commando flick for granted, not because it hasn't aged well (it still delivers the goods), but because it's been copied by so many movies and TV shows that its innovations seem old hat now. But 45 years ago, it not only pushed the envelope (in ways that disgusted Crowther but so delighted audiences that it was one...
- 6/13/2012
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
SFX Magazine has a preview for an article done for their magazine on their site talking to former 'Avengers' writer Zak Penn. On what the character dynamic should be for The Avengers: “When you look at what The Avengers should be, the kind of story you’re looking at is much more like The Magnificent Seven or The Dirty Dozen. Even the recent reboot of Star Trek I thought did a really good job of bringing a bunch of different characters together on a mission.” How important the villain is the central plot of the film: “In general the idea of ‘What would bring all these people together and how is that a problem?’ and ‘How are these people gonna work together?’ is what that story is about. But I can assure you that the movie will not be about Captain America, Thor, Iron Man and all the rest getting...
- 7/26/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Warner Bros. is ramping up development on its remake slate with such titles as Lethal Weapon, The Wild Bunch, Westworld, The Dirty Dozen, Tarzan and Oh, God!.
According to the trades, the studio’s new priority on remakes comes after the departure of Warner executive Jessica Goodman at the end of 2010. Warner Bros. is now reorganizing her portfolio of projects, which will be getting new leases on life.
The Lethal Weapon remake, which I am torn, is the first project to move forward, with the studio hiring Will Beall to write the remake script. Beall is a former Lapd detective who got a lot of attention for his writing of the script Tales from the Gangster Squad, a movie that Zombieland director, Ruben Fleischer will helm. Beall’s pitch maintained the buddy-cop theme with a hard-r edge that the studio was looking for. Hard-r edge? The first movie with Gibson...
According to the trades, the studio’s new priority on remakes comes after the departure of Warner executive Jessica Goodman at the end of 2010. Warner Bros. is now reorganizing her portfolio of projects, which will be getting new leases on life.
The Lethal Weapon remake, which I am torn, is the first project to move forward, with the studio hiring Will Beall to write the remake script. Beall is a former Lapd detective who got a lot of attention for his writing of the script Tales from the Gangster Squad, a movie that Zombieland director, Ruben Fleischer will helm. Beall’s pitch maintained the buddy-cop theme with a hard-r edge that the studio was looking for. Hard-r edge? The first movie with Gibson...
- 1/20/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Update: Producer Joel Silver has hired former L.A. cop Will Beall to write a script [1] for the new Lethal Weapon movie. Get out your torches and pitchforks, folks... it looks like Warner Brothers is the early stages of rebooting the beloved Lethal Weapon series. After years of rumours about a possible fifth installment (with Mel Gibson himself apparently being the main holdout), it seems that they have finally decided to move on without Gibson and Glover and start over again from scratch. Heat Vision [2] reports that the departure of studio exec Jessica Goodman has led to a number of stalled WB projects being re-assigned to new producers with the hopes of getting them off the ground again. Some of the other projects being considered include remakes of The Dirty Dozen, Westworld, and The Wild Bunch. Oh yes, I can already sense the outrage brewing. While Westworld is a more...
- 1/20/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
As Warner Bros goes through a sea change with its studio execs, the new crew is looking at projects previously in development, but which never received the green light.
The list included remakes of Westworld, The Wild Bunch, The Dirty Dozen, Oh God, and Tarzan…and Lethal Weapon.
According to Deadline, the reboot has been pitched as a hard, edgy, street cop movie…with a R-rating. To that we say excellent. Buddy copy films should be raw and hard-edged, not soft, squishy comedies. But can the new film capture the innate chemistry of the original Lethal Weapon? That's the bigger challenge.
Last year there was talk about a fifth 'Lethal Weapon' film from Shane Black, who had written the script and was also planning to direct. In Black's story Riggs (Mel Gibson), Martaugh (Danny Glover) and Martaugh's grown-up son (Columbus Short) teamed up to catch a criminal.
That concept is dead now,...
The list included remakes of Westworld, The Wild Bunch, The Dirty Dozen, Oh God, and Tarzan…and Lethal Weapon.
According to Deadline, the reboot has been pitched as a hard, edgy, street cop movie…with a R-rating. To that we say excellent. Buddy copy films should be raw and hard-edged, not soft, squishy comedies. But can the new film capture the innate chemistry of the original Lethal Weapon? That's the bigger challenge.
Last year there was talk about a fifth 'Lethal Weapon' film from Shane Black, who had written the script and was also planning to direct. In Black's story Riggs (Mel Gibson), Martaugh (Danny Glover) and Martaugh's grown-up son (Columbus Short) teamed up to catch a criminal.
That concept is dead now,...
- 1/20/2011
- CinemaSpy
We recently brought you the news that Ving Rhames (Piranha 3D) would be reprising his role as Ethan Hunt’s tech expert, Luther Stickell and that Simon Pegg (Paul) was in talks to reprise his role as the lab geek, Benji Dunn in Paramount Pictures fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise.
Now, Deadline reports that Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers) has joined the cast of the Brad Bird (The Incredibles) directed fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Renner will co-star alongside Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible IV. Renner was reportedly chosen by Paramount Pictures because they thought he held a “Daniel Craig quality.”.
While this is the fourth film in the franchise and is currently working under the title Mission: Impossible IV, according to Variety that may very well change. Check out more details that insiders gave them about the Josh Appelbaum (Dirty Dozen,...
Now, Deadline reports that Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers) has joined the cast of the Brad Bird (The Incredibles) directed fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Renner will co-star alongside Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible IV. Renner was reportedly chosen by Paramount Pictures because they thought he held a “Daniel Craig quality.”.
While this is the fourth film in the franchise and is currently working under the title Mission: Impossible IV, according to Variety that may very well change. Check out more details that insiders gave them about the Josh Appelbaum (Dirty Dozen,...
- 8/27/2010
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
The Los Angeles Times chatted with producer Joel Silver who revealed that Warner Bros. Pictures adaptation Sgt. Rock won’t be set during WWII, like the comic book, but is aiming for the not-too-distant future.
“I’m really close on that now,” Silver said of the Sgt. Rock film. “What we’ve done is gone back to it and we’ve done a new draft that actually came in this week. We have a shot at that one now. I feel good about it. That one might happen.”
“It’s a little bit in the future,” Silver said. “As a war movie, it’s not going to be ‘where it’s been,’ it’s going to be ‘where it’s going.’ We didn’t want to do Iraq, we didn’t want to do a contemporary war. We wanted to do a sort of futuristic war. It’s pretty strong.
“I’m really close on that now,” Silver said of the Sgt. Rock film. “What we’ve done is gone back to it and we’ve done a new draft that actually came in this week. We have a shot at that one now. I feel good about it. That one might happen.”
“It’s a little bit in the future,” Silver said. “As a war movie, it’s not going to be ‘where it’s been,’ it’s going to be ‘where it’s going.’ We didn’t want to do Iraq, we didn’t want to do a contemporary war. We wanted to do a sort of futuristic war. It’s pretty strong.
- 2/2/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Once upon a time, Sgt. Rock was set to battle Nazis in occupied France. Over the years, he's changed commanders -- er, directors -- and actors but one thing was always certain: Like Captain America, Sgt. Rock would keep to his time and place. Until last November, when Warner Bros announced they were taking him into the future with Francis Lawrence and screenwriter Chad. St. John.
At the time, the news didn't attract much notice, perhaps because it was a little confusing. A lot of Sgt. Rock fans thought the film might be in his future rather than Earth's, and we would see him fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq. While that was a logical leap, it turned out to be wishful thinking. Joel Silver told the La Times that Sgt. Rock will indeed be jumping into the not-too-distant future and saving humanity. There's no hint as to who or what...
At the time, the news didn't attract much notice, perhaps because it was a little confusing. A lot of Sgt. Rock fans thought the film might be in his future rather than Earth's, and we would see him fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq. While that was a logical leap, it turned out to be wishful thinking. Joel Silver told the La Times that Sgt. Rock will indeed be jumping into the not-too-distant future and saving humanity. There's no hint as to who or what...
- 2/2/2010
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
Producer Akiva Goldsman is already involved in the production of four comic book movie adaptations, including Jonah Hex, The Losers, Lobo, and Swamp Thing, and now he's attached to a fifth. Goldsman is joining Joel Silver in his decades-long quest to bring DC Comics' WWII hero, Sgt. Rock, to the big screen.
Only, Rock and his "Easy Company" are not going to be slogging through the trenches fighting Nazis in war-torn Europe. According to THR, the Sgt. Rock movie will be set in the future. Previously envisioned as a Dirty Dozen-esque "authentic" war film, the change of time period and locale is said to be reflective of the lack of interest by moviegoers in period war films.
Silver had previously enlisted Guy Ritchie to script and direct Sgt. Rock, but Ritchie has moved on to direct Lobo with Silver so Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) has been brought in to front the film.
Only, Rock and his "Easy Company" are not going to be slogging through the trenches fighting Nazis in war-torn Europe. According to THR, the Sgt. Rock movie will be set in the future. Previously envisioned as a Dirty Dozen-esque "authentic" war film, the change of time period and locale is said to be reflective of the lack of interest by moviegoers in period war films.
Silver had previously enlisted Guy Ritchie to script and direct Sgt. Rock, but Ritchie has moved on to direct Lobo with Silver so Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) has been brought in to front the film.
- 11/11/2009
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Since Warner Bros set up a DC Entertainment unit to oversee adaptations of characters from DC Comics, fans have been eagerly waiting for news of which crimefighting crusader will next be heading to the big screen.
If you were hoping for an announcement on Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Arrow or any of the other big names, think again.
Today came the news that a long-planned film based on DC's Second World War hero Sgt Rock is moving forward. And it will instead be set in the future.
According to Heat Vision, I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence is to helm the movie while Chad St John is penning the screenplay.
Producer Joel Silver, who has for nearly 20 years been trying to get Rock on to the screen, is teaming with Akiva Goldsman, who has just come on board as a co-producer, to finally get the film made for Warner Bros.
If you were hoping for an announcement on Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Arrow or any of the other big names, think again.
Today came the news that a long-planned film based on DC's Second World War hero Sgt Rock is moving forward. And it will instead be set in the future.
According to Heat Vision, I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence is to helm the movie while Chad St John is penning the screenplay.
Producer Joel Silver, who has for nearly 20 years been trying to get Rock on to the screen, is teaming with Akiva Goldsman, who has just come on board as a co-producer, to finally get the film made for Warner Bros.
- 11/11/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Once upon a time, Sgt. Rock was in the hands of Guy Ritchie, and many an Easy Company fan was upset. But you'll undoubtedly wish that Ritchie and Joel Silver had made it to the finish line, because Sgt. Rock will not make it to the big screen in a form you'll recognize. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he has a new director in Francis Lawrence and a whole new space-time continuum. Joel Silver is still on board as producer, and he's bringing Akiva Goldsman on board to help. They've hired newcomer Chad St. John to pen the script.
As you may or may not know, Sgt. Rock is a WWII soldier. He's always fought in WWII. The poor guy has never even gotten to leave the European theater. (It was rumored in Swamp Thing that he was transferred to the Pacific, but never confirmed.) Any attempt at a movie...
As you may or may not know, Sgt. Rock is a WWII soldier. He's always fought in WWII. The poor guy has never even gotten to leave the European theater. (It was rumored in Swamp Thing that he was transferred to the Pacific, but never confirmed.) Any attempt at a movie...
- 11/10/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
Heat Vision Blog is reporting that Francis Lawrence will direct Sgt. Rock, based on the WWII hero from DC Comics, based on a script by Chad St. John. Joel Silver, who has been steering the project for nearly 20 years, is teaming with Akiva Goldsman, who recently boarded as producer, to bring the project to the big screen via Warner Bros.
Sgt. Frank Rock was the leader of his infantry unit, Easy Company. He first appeared in a 1959 issue of “Our Army at War.” In 1977, the comic was renamed Sgt. Rock and ran until 1988. Until now, Sgt. Rock has retained its World War II setting with Silver and the studio trying to make a big-budget action adventure movie that was in the vein of The Dirty Dozen, which feature acts of American derring-do.The studio hopes moving the time period to the future solves the dilemma.
I do not see why...
Sgt. Frank Rock was the leader of his infantry unit, Easy Company. He first appeared in a 1959 issue of “Our Army at War.” In 1977, the comic was renamed Sgt. Rock and ran until 1988. Until now, Sgt. Rock has retained its World War II setting with Silver and the studio trying to make a big-budget action adventure movie that was in the vein of The Dirty Dozen, which feature acts of American derring-do.The studio hopes moving the time period to the future solves the dilemma.
I do not see why...
- 11/10/2009
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Francis Lawrence, who directed I Am Legend, is attached to another action-adventure film set in the future. However, this one revolves around a World War II hero/DC Comics character, and by set in the future, we mean the present day.
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, producers Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman are looking at the Sgt. Rock comic as the basis for a big-budget actioner along the lines of The Dirty Dozen. The recent success of Inglourious Basterds might have made the project seem more palatable, since expensive period war movies — especially those lacking the contemplative tone of a Saving Private Ryan — have not exactly been on many Hollywood studios' to-do lists.
Chad St. John, who has written a remake of the sci-fi film Outland, will be writing the modern take on Sgt. Rock, with Silver and Goldsman expected to bring it to Warner Bros.
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, producers Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman are looking at the Sgt. Rock comic as the basis for a big-budget actioner along the lines of The Dirty Dozen. The recent success of Inglourious Basterds might have made the project seem more palatable, since expensive period war movies — especially those lacking the contemplative tone of a Saving Private Ryan — have not exactly been on many Hollywood studios' to-do lists.
Chad St. John, who has written a remake of the sci-fi film Outland, will be writing the modern take on Sgt. Rock, with Silver and Goldsman expected to bring it to Warner Bros.
- 11/10/2009
- CinemaSpy
Alex Litvak and Michael Finch are going medieval.
The scribes have sold their original screenplay "Medieval" to New Regency Pictures, who picked it up in a bidding environment. No producers are attached.
While Regency or Fox, with whom Regency has a distribution deal, would not comment on the sales figure, sources say it was $800,000 against $1.6 million, a colossal payday not seen in some time in the spec market.
The script's story line plays like "The Dirty Dozen" in the age of castles, plagues and serfs, which the studio hopes to spin as a hyper-realistic action movie in the vein of "300."
Navid McIlhargey is overseeing the project for Regency.
New Regency recently produced "Bride Wars" and "Role Models."...
The scribes have sold their original screenplay "Medieval" to New Regency Pictures, who picked it up in a bidding environment. No producers are attached.
While Regency or Fox, with whom Regency has a distribution deal, would not comment on the sales figure, sources say it was $800,000 against $1.6 million, a colossal payday not seen in some time in the spec market.
The script's story line plays like "The Dirty Dozen" in the age of castles, plagues and serfs, which the studio hopes to spin as a hyper-realistic action movie in the vein of "300."
Navid McIlhargey is overseeing the project for Regency.
New Regency recently produced "Bride Wars" and "Role Models."...
- 3/3/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While in London last week visiting the set of Sherlock Holmes, Cinematical had a chance to sit down with producers Joel Silver and Susan Downey and chat up a bunch of projects that may or may not still be in the works. There's been a whole bunch of chatter recently surrounding Lethal Weapon 5, and how Mel Gibson didn't want to do it, but Shane Black did ... blah blah blah. Well Cinematical asked Silver flat out whether a Lethal sequel was in the cards, and here's what he had to say: "No, I tried and we talked about it, but it was something that Mel didn't want to do now. It doesn't mean that he wants to do it ever, but as of right now, he didn't, and if we can do it, it would be fun to do. Shane (Black) had a great take on it, a great idea,...
- 11/11/2008
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
I'm not wholly committed to this Guy Ritchie Revival thing. I loved Rocknrolla, true, but I think giving him the keys to Sherlock Holmes is kind of like letting the tram driver at Universal Studios race a Formula One car, or vice versa. Big question mark there for me.
And I had forgotten that mega-producer Joel Silver and Mrs. Robert Downey Jr., producer Susan Downey (whose name is on both Rocknrolla and Sherlock Holmes) were already working with Ritchie on a couple movies before Sherlock that might even make less sense to you.
Thankfully, Downey reminded us all what those projects were in a conversation with Coming Soon:
"Joel and I had done RocknRolla with Guy and he really wanted to get behind the camera again, which is how RocknRolla came about because prior to that, we had been developing these bigger, sort of tentpole event movies for Warner Bros.
And I had forgotten that mega-producer Joel Silver and Mrs. Robert Downey Jr., producer Susan Downey (whose name is on both Rocknrolla and Sherlock Holmes) were already working with Ritchie on a couple movies before Sherlock that might even make less sense to you.
Thankfully, Downey reminded us all what those projects were in a conversation with Coming Soon:
"Joel and I had done RocknRolla with Guy and he really wanted to get behind the camera again, which is how RocknRolla came about because prior to that, we had been developing these bigger, sort of tentpole event movies for Warner Bros.
- 11/11/2008
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
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