“The Return” is a new mythic historical feature, directed by Uberto Pasolini, starring Ralph Fiennes, Charlie Plummer, Juliette Binoche, Edward Bond and John Collee, releasing September 27, 2024 in select theaters:
“…20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, ‘Odysseus’ finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he left to fight in the ‘Trojan War’.
“His beloved wife ‘Penelope’ is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king…”
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“…20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, ‘Odysseus’ finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he left to fight in the ‘Trojan War’.
“His beloved wife ‘Penelope’ is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king…”
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- 6/2/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Brian Helgeland was one of the writers working on a Game of Thrones spinoff that George R.R. Martin signed off on but one that HBO did not pick up.
In a new interview, Helgeland discusses why the tentatively titled 10,000 Ships series didn’t happen despite his saying his script “came out great.”
“I think they felt the period of my show was too far removed from the pillars of the original. That’s why it hasn’t been picked up yet, but nothing is ever dead,” Helgeland said in an interview with Inverse.
The Man on Fire and L.A Confidential writer says his script, “was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia. Essentially, it was the story of Moses but swapping him out for Nymeria. Her country gets ruined and her people are forced to live on the water, which...
In a new interview, Helgeland discusses why the tentatively titled 10,000 Ships series didn’t happen despite his saying his script “came out great.”
“I think they felt the period of my show was too far removed from the pillars of the original. That’s why it hasn’t been picked up yet, but nothing is ever dead,” Helgeland said in an interview with Inverse.
The Man on Fire and L.A Confidential writer says his script, “was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia. Essentially, it was the story of Moses but swapping him out for Nymeria. Her country gets ruined and her people are forced to live on the water, which...
- 4/24/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Brian Helgeland’s illustrious Hollywood career includes winning an Oscar for writing “L.A Confidential,” directing Heath Ledger’s beloved 2001 comedy “A Knight’s Tale” and scripting films such as “Man on Fire” and “Mystic River.” It also could’ve included a “Game of Thrones” spinoff series had HBO moved forward on his pitch, which was titled “Ten Thousand Ships” and centered on Queen Nymeria.
“It came out great, but I think they felt the period of my show was too far removed from the pillars of the original,” Helgeland recently told Inverse about his spinoff. “That’s why it hasn’t been picked up yet, but nothing is ever dead. My script was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia.”
“Essentially, it was the story of Moses but swapping him out for Nymeria,” he continued. “Her country gets ruined and her people...
“It came out great, but I think they felt the period of my show was too far removed from the pillars of the original,” Helgeland recently told Inverse about his spinoff. “That’s why it hasn’t been picked up yet, but nothing is ever dead. My script was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia.”
“Essentially, it was the story of Moses but swapping him out for Nymeria,” he continued. “Her country gets ruined and her people...
- 4/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
For crime fiction fans, a new Don Winslow novel is usually a time of joy, but the arrival of the writer’s latest crime opus, City in Ruins, is bittersweet. Winslow, 70, says this is his last book, and he’s going to focus on his online political activism — and the immediate threat of Donald Trump. His viral videos attacking the Republican candidate garner millions of views online, and he plans to keep the campaign going until November and beyond. His vendetta against Trump becoming his day job.
If Winslow really...
If Winslow really...
- 4/2/2024
- by Sean Woods
- Rollingstone.com
In this year’s Berlinale Shorts, cinema is distilled to its most essential features. Conventional narratives are very much eschewed in favour of complex ideas, bold left turns and bravura filmmaking gestures. This is my fifth time covering the programme for Directors Notes, and once again I am pleased by the aesthetic unity of the offerings as well as their unorthodox filmmaking techniques. You’d be hard-pressed to find another section at the festival with so much diversity. As usual, there may be some films that I found confounding, odd or interminable, but I can’t accuse them of peddling cliché or well-worn narratives. Most notably, while the feature competition at Berlinale contains no animated movies this year, the Shorts has plenty, putting them on an equal footing with their live-action and documentary counterparts. From the unclassifiable to classical filmmaking, strange 3D models to lo-fi romance, here are ten excellent...
- 2/23/2024
- by Redmond Bacon
- Directors Notes
There’s a certain image that comes to mind when you hear “‘The Walking Dead’ set in France.” It’s one filled with undead zombies tearing through Parisian streets and the Eiffel Tower framed by panic. Perhaps shockingly, that ambitious visual language is exactly what the second episode of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” delivers.
“Any filmmaker will tell you one of the hardest things you can ever do is take over the center of a city to create chaos and mayhem,” Daniel Percival, the director of four episodes of “Daryl Dixon” including Sunday’s “Alouette,” told TheWrap. According to Percival, it took “months and months” of negotiating with Paris and city authorities to produce the opening of Episode 2.
“Alouette” opens on a flashback. The series wordlessly follows Isabelle (Clémence Poésy), documenting her life as a thieving party girl. The episode starts with Isabelle perched on the edge of a club’s balcony,...
“Any filmmaker will tell you one of the hardest things you can ever do is take over the center of a city to create chaos and mayhem,” Daniel Percival, the director of four episodes of “Daryl Dixon” including Sunday’s “Alouette,” told TheWrap. According to Percival, it took “months and months” of negotiating with Paris and city authorities to produce the opening of Episode 2.
“Alouette” opens on a flashback. The series wordlessly follows Isabelle (Clémence Poésy), documenting her life as a thieving party girl. The episode starts with Isabelle perched on the edge of a club’s balcony,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
As-yet-untitled feature is currently being shot in Italy
Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman has joined the cast of Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film which is currently shooting in Italy.
The as-yet-untitled film is written and directed by Sorrentino and centres on the life of a woman, Partenope, from her birth in 1950 through to today. It started shooting at the end of June, and is filming between Naples and Capri.
Also joining the cast are Nello Mascia and Biagio Izzo. The previously announced cast is, in alphabetical order, Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Peppe Lanzetta, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri,...
Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman has joined the cast of Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film which is currently shooting in Italy.
The as-yet-untitled film is written and directed by Sorrentino and centres on the life of a woman, Partenope, from her birth in 1950 through to today. It started shooting at the end of June, and is filming between Naples and Capri.
Also joining the cast are Nello Mascia and Biagio Izzo. The previously announced cast is, in alphabetical order, Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Peppe Lanzetta, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
[Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.]
The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Juliette Binoche has made her career out of playing characters who are independent, searching, unsatisfied, restless. From playing Czech protest photographer Tereza in her breakout movie, the Philip Kaufman erotic classic “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” to playing a composer’s wife left grieving and with his baggage in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “Three Colors: Blue,” the Academy Award-winning French actress plays women pulling themselves through confusing situations, political intrigue, and perverse romantic entanglements. Often at once.
Her body of work eschews a pat introduction, but the Quad Cinema in New York has put together a syllabus of sorts with “Beautiful Binoche,” a series of films running from August 4-10 in the lead-up to next week’s release of her new film “Between Two Worlds”, about a famous author who goes undercover as a cleaning lady to investigate the exploitation of...
The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Juliette Binoche has made her career out of playing characters who are independent, searching, unsatisfied, restless. From playing Czech protest photographer Tereza in her breakout movie, the Philip Kaufman erotic classic “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” to playing a composer’s wife left grieving and with his baggage in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “Three Colors: Blue,” the Academy Award-winning French actress plays women pulling themselves through confusing situations, political intrigue, and perverse romantic entanglements. Often at once.
Her body of work eschews a pat introduction, but the Quad Cinema in New York has put together a syllabus of sorts with “Beautiful Binoche,” a series of films running from August 4-10 in the lead-up to next week’s release of her new film “Between Two Worlds”, about a famous author who goes undercover as a cleaning lady to investigate the exploitation of...
- 8/2/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The hard drives are concealed in lipstick cases and the latex face masks are now molded with the help of a 3D printer, but the considerable and surprisingly consistent pleasures of the Mission: Impossible series rely on more vintage touches: ambiguous bombshells of a classical Hollywood beauty; Cold War-era villains; and Tom Cruise’s eternal commitment to scaling buildings, escaping shackles, and crashing through plates of glass.
Mirroring phases of the star’s career, the franchise has cast Ethan Hunt as a cocksure maverick (Brian De Palma’s original), devoted romantic (John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II), and a prospective husband (J.J. Abrams’s Mission: Impossible III). Since then, a series which has never shown much interest in character-building has become the perfect embodiment of Cruise’s illegible reputation. Brad Bird’s Ghost Protocol rendered Hunt an avatar, nearly silent in his service to the director’s kinetic set pieces,...
Mirroring phases of the star’s career, the franchise has cast Ethan Hunt as a cocksure maverick (Brian De Palma’s original), devoted romantic (John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II), and a prospective husband (J.J. Abrams’s Mission: Impossible III). Since then, a series which has never shown much interest in character-building has become the perfect embodiment of Cruise’s illegible reputation. Brad Bird’s Ghost Protocol rendered Hunt an avatar, nearly silent in his service to the director’s kinetic set pieces,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Slant Staff
- Slant Magazine
Untitled film centres on the life of a woman, Partenope, from her birth in 1950 through to today.
Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino is to begin production on his next film at the end of the month.
The as-yet-untitled film is written and directed by Sorrentino and centres on the life of a woman, Partenope, from her birth in 1950 through to today. It will shoot in Italy between Naples and Capri.
The film stars Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Peppe Lanzetta, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Stefania Sandrelli and Alfonso Santagata, but there is as yet no indication who will play what roles.
Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino is to begin production on his next film at the end of the month.
The as-yet-untitled film is written and directed by Sorrentino and centres on the life of a woman, Partenope, from her birth in 1950 through to today. It will shoot in Italy between Naples and Capri.
The film stars Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Peppe Lanzetta, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Stefania Sandrelli and Alfonso Santagata, but there is as yet no indication who will play what roles.
- 6/23/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
This article contains spoilers for "John Wick: Chapter 4."
The original "John Wick" was a fairly straightforward action-packed affair that didn't necessarily offer up any deep meaning or contain some profound philosophical message. The casting of Keanu Reeves, coupled with innovative fight choreography, was enough to make a simple revenge tale seem a little more profound than it actually was. With the introduction of the assassin's hotel, the Continental, a chaotic world was suddenly given some parameters and a set of rules. It was just enough to make it appear as though there was much more going on underneath the surface.
Now, ten years on, "John Wick: Chapter 4" has crafted a mythic construct around the character of John Wick as the man who can't seem to outrun or out-shoot his past. For all his efforts, the body count keeps going up and Wick gets farther and farther away from home,...
The original "John Wick" was a fairly straightforward action-packed affair that didn't necessarily offer up any deep meaning or contain some profound philosophical message. The casting of Keanu Reeves, coupled with innovative fight choreography, was enough to make a simple revenge tale seem a little more profound than it actually was. With the introduction of the assassin's hotel, the Continental, a chaotic world was suddenly given some parameters and a set of rules. It was just enough to make it appear as though there was much more going on underneath the surface.
Now, ten years on, "John Wick: Chapter 4" has crafted a mythic construct around the character of John Wick as the man who can't seem to outrun or out-shoot his past. For all his efforts, the body count keeps going up and Wick gets farther and farther away from home,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Most of the well-known mermaid films are romantic and upbeat, from the tween fantasy "Aquamarine" to Disney's revolutionary animated feature "The Little Mermaid" (which will be reimagined as a live-action movie in May), and the sex comedy "Splash" where Tom Hanks meets a beautiful mermaid who also happens to be the girl of his dreams. But mermaids can also be a nightmare.
In Greek mythology, mermaids — also known as sirens — are half-human, half-sea creatures who are mysterious and inquisitive, but also deceitful. According to folklore from around the world, female mermaids are harborers of doom. They use their bewitching singing voices to hypnotize male sailors and lure them to a watery death. In Homer's "Odyssey," Odysseus forces his men to fill their ears with wax so that they are not tempted by a mermaid's enchanting song.
Their liminal existence between the sea and shore often brings violence and conflict,...
In Greek mythology, mermaids — also known as sirens — are half-human, half-sea creatures who are mysterious and inquisitive, but also deceitful. According to folklore from around the world, female mermaids are harborers of doom. They use their bewitching singing voices to hypnotize male sailors and lure them to a watery death. In Homer's "Odyssey," Odysseus forces his men to fill their ears with wax so that they are not tempted by a mermaid's enchanting song.
Their liminal existence between the sea and shore often brings violence and conflict,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
"John Wick: Chapter 4" is still a few weeks away, but critics (including myself) are calling it the best "Wick" film yet. That's no small praise for a fourth movie in a popular franchise, but director Chad Stahelski and his team have pulled it off, largely because they wouldn't have made the movie if they didn't think they could top themselves.
"You can't just go bigger," Stahelski explained to me in my conversation with him about the film. "You can't just go more explosions. You have this circumference of excellence that if everybody does their one inch of growth, you get a bigger circumference. And that's what I think we keep doing in the 'Wicks' is, if we all trust each other to get a little bit better at what we do, the synergistic effect is much greater than any one person trying to do a bigger explosion."
That's not...
"You can't just go bigger," Stahelski explained to me in my conversation with him about the film. "You can't just go more explosions. You have this circumference of excellence that if everybody does their one inch of growth, you get a bigger circumference. And that's what I think we keep doing in the 'Wicks' is, if we all trust each other to get a little bit better at what we do, the synergistic effect is much greater than any one person trying to do a bigger explosion."
That's not...
- 3/8/2023
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Black Adam, The Old Guard and Aladdin star Marwan Kenzari is set to join Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in The Return, which is due to film this spring.
Bleecker Street recently picked up North American rights to the project, which will be directed by Uberto Pasolini, and is based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey. HanWay is continuing sales at the EFM.
Pic marks the first time Fiennes and Binoche have worked together since they starred in Oscar-winning title The English Patient in 1996. Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) also stars. Script is written by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini and production is expected to begin in Greece in spring before continuing to Italy.
Story sees Fiennes play Odysseus who, 20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable, finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he...
Bleecker Street recently picked up North American rights to the project, which will be directed by Uberto Pasolini, and is based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey. HanWay is continuing sales at the EFM.
Pic marks the first time Fiennes and Binoche have worked together since they starred in Oscar-winning title The English Patient in 1996. Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) also stars. Script is written by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini and production is expected to begin in Greece in spring before continuing to Italy.
Story sees Fiennes play Odysseus who, 20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable, finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he...
- 2/17/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Bleecker Street has picked up North American distribution rights to Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche historical epic The Return on the eve of the European Film Market. The project, which is directed by Uberto Pasolini, is based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey.
It marks the first time Fiennes and Binoche have worked together since they starred in Oscar-winning title The English Patient in 1996. Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) also stars. Script is written by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini and production is expected to begin in Greece in Spring before continuing to Italy.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
Story sees Fiennes play Odysseus who, 20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable, finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan War. His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now...
It marks the first time Fiennes and Binoche have worked together since they starred in Oscar-winning title The English Patient in 1996. Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) also stars. Script is written by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini and production is expected to begin in Greece in Spring before continuing to Italy.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
Story sees Fiennes play Odysseus who, 20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable, finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan War. His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now...
- 2/16/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
1923 Episode 6 included a guest appearance from actor Joseph Mawle. The Yellowstone prequel already features a star-studded cast, with the likes of Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren appearing in the show. Mawle also acted in several episodes of Game of Thrones, and he isn’t the first 1923 actor who had a role in the show.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for 1923 Episode 6, “One Ocean Close to Destiny.”]
Joseph Mawle | Ben Stansall/Afp via Getty Images Jerome Flynn plays Banner Creighton in ‘1923’
Jerome Flynn portrays the Dutton family’s first enemy in 1923. Flynn’s character Banner Creighton is a sheep farmer from Scotland who illegally takes his flock to the Dutton family land to graze. Jacob punishes Banner by killing most of his men, but Banner survives the incident. He returns with a vengeance and kills John Dutton Sr.
Flynn is known for playing Bronn in the HBO series Game of Thrones. The dangerous sellsword works as Tyrion Lannister’s bodyguard and appears...
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for 1923 Episode 6, “One Ocean Close to Destiny.”]
Joseph Mawle | Ben Stansall/Afp via Getty Images Jerome Flynn plays Banner Creighton in ‘1923’
Jerome Flynn portrays the Dutton family’s first enemy in 1923. Flynn’s character Banner Creighton is a sheep farmer from Scotland who illegally takes his flock to the Dutton family land to graze. Jacob punishes Banner by killing most of his men, but Banner survives the incident. He returns with a vengeance and kills John Dutton Sr.
Flynn is known for playing Bronn in the HBO series Game of Thrones. The dangerous sellsword works as Tyrion Lannister’s bodyguard and appears...
- 2/14/2023
- by Erica Scassellati
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Kicking off the 2023 slate for Storm King Comics' Storm Kids imprint, Fetch: Book One: The Journey is now available and we have all the details!
"Storm King Comics is thrilled to announce that the publishing house’s middle-grade graphic novel Fetch: Book One: The Journey will become available for purchase on February 8, 2023. The Greek mythological fantasy story will be published under the John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids imprint, led by CEO Sandy King Carpenter and creative partner/husband John Carpenter, also famous for respectively producing and directing iconic horror films such as They Live and In the Mouth of Madness together
Scribed by Mike Sizemore and illustrated by artist Dave Kennedy, with colors by Pete Kennedy and letters by Janice Chiang (Superman Smashes the Klan), Fetch: Book One: The Journey kicks off the 2023 slate of the John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids imprint. The release coincides with the 10th anniversary of Storm King Comics,...
"Storm King Comics is thrilled to announce that the publishing house’s middle-grade graphic novel Fetch: Book One: The Journey will become available for purchase on February 8, 2023. The Greek mythological fantasy story will be published under the John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids imprint, led by CEO Sandy King Carpenter and creative partner/husband John Carpenter, also famous for respectively producing and directing iconic horror films such as They Live and In the Mouth of Madness together
Scribed by Mike Sizemore and illustrated by artist Dave Kennedy, with colors by Pete Kennedy and letters by Janice Chiang (Superman Smashes the Klan), Fetch: Book One: The Journey kicks off the 2023 slate of the John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids imprint. The release coincides with the 10th anniversary of Storm King Comics,...
- 2/10/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus returns home to Ithaca after a 20-year absence to find that 108 suitors are reveling in his palace and courting his wife Penelope. In order to reclaim his throne, Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar, completes a seemingly impossible archery challenge, and then kills all the suitors.…
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- 9/14/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- avclub.com
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you haven’t watched Tuesday’s episode of “Prison Break”) In Tuesday’s premiere of the “Prison Break” revival on Fox, it’s revealed that Wentworth Miller’s “Michael Scofield” is being held captive in “Ogygia,” a Yemeni prison reserved for “heavy hitters, political prisoners.” So where did Ogygia get its name? Not locally, that’s for sure. “Ogygia” isn’t an Arabic word, it’s Greek. First mentioned in Homer’s “The Odyssey,” Ogygia is the name of the island home of the Nymph Calypso, daughter of the Titan Atlas (the...
- 4/5/2017
- by Rasha Ali and Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Samsung announced its latest development in Vr technology back in April. According to Channel News, some legal branding paperwork filed in South Korea surfaced and suggests the headset might be named after Homer’s epic poem about Odysseus’s long journey home. Tech Times reports that two logos were also discovered in the paperwork, including a stylized ‘Vr’ […]
The post Samsung’s Newest Vr Headset Will Rival Oculus Rift appeared first on uInterview.
The post Samsung’s Newest Vr Headset Will Rival Oculus Rift appeared first on uInterview.
- 7/22/2016
- by Nadia Misir
- Uinterview
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The question of authorship has always been a fascinating one. When a book is published, people tend to take for granted that the person who wrote it is a real living, breathing human being. With a brief author’s bio and a smiling picture, why would you question it? What would be the point of making up an identity?
As it turns out there are plenty of reasons why a person or company might want to present somebody as real when they’re not: like if that person happens to be saying nice things about your company, or is purporting to have lived an incredibly interesting (and marketable) life.
On top of that, the further back in time we travel, the harder it is to truly prove a person’s existence, even those figures who are considered household names.
From the Bard himself William Shakespeare to a certain...
The question of authorship has always been a fascinating one. When a book is published, people tend to take for granted that the person who wrote it is a real living, breathing human being. With a brief author’s bio and a smiling picture, why would you question it? What would be the point of making up an identity?
As it turns out there are plenty of reasons why a person or company might want to present somebody as real when they’re not: like if that person happens to be saying nice things about your company, or is purporting to have lived an incredibly interesting (and marketable) life.
On top of that, the further back in time we travel, the harder it is to truly prove a person’s existence, even those figures who are considered household names.
From the Bard himself William Shakespeare to a certain...
- 3/17/2016
- by Brian Wilson
- Obsessed with Film
The Public Theater will kick off the 2015-16 season in September with a free Public Works musical adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, conceived and directed by Public Works Director Lear deBessonet, with music, lyrics and book by Todd Almond. The Odyssey will once again feature over 200 actors and community members alongside five equity actors, including this year Brandon Victor Dixon as Odysseus andKaren Olivo as Penelope.
- 9/4/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
When Mad Max returned to the big screen earlier this year, it impressed fans and critics the world over, but left many wondering where it fits in with the other films, continuity-wise. With the blu-ray hitting shelves, I'm here to let you know...it doesn't matter. Mad Max is more than a man, he's a mythological hero.
Movie buffs these days seem absolutely obsessed with film continuity these days. Perhaps it's the climate of the industry as of late. In a world where just about every major movie studio has a "universe" of films all interconnected (initially started by Marvel), I could see why some people have a tough time wrapping their minds around the concept of films able to stand apart from one another.
Recently, it seems those kinds of movies are few and far between, but in those instances fans reach (Hard) to make connections where none seem to be.
Movie buffs these days seem absolutely obsessed with film continuity these days. Perhaps it's the climate of the industry as of late. In a world where just about every major movie studio has a "universe" of films all interconnected (initially started by Marvel), I could see why some people have a tough time wrapping their minds around the concept of films able to stand apart from one another.
Recently, it seems those kinds of movies are few and far between, but in those instances fans reach (Hard) to make connections where none seem to be.
- 9/2/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Ferrari: Christian Bale will star in Ferrari, a drama by director Michael Mann about Italian car magnate Enzo Ferrari. Now all that's needed is someone to pay for and distribute the movie. It's described as a longtime passion project for Mann, who is hoping to shoot the film next summer, and reunite with his Public Enemies (above) star in the lead role. The story unfolds in 1957, a fateful year when an accident involving a Ferrari vehicle, a blown tire, and multiple casualties created a scandal. [Deadline] The Odyssey: Hugh Jackman is in early talks to star in The Odyssey, a big-budget adaptation of Homer's epic poem, to be directed by Francis Lawrence (the final three installments of The Hunger Games franchise). Jackman would play the heroic Odysseus...
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- 8/21/2015
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
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A couple of months ago, Lionsgate indicated they were readying an adaptation of Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, for the big-screen. Francis Lawrence (who has a good existing relationship with the studio, having directed all but the first in their Hunger Games cycle) was pegged to direct, and now the film looks to have found a star in Hugh Jackman.
Jackman will play Odysseus, the legendary hero who underwent a decade long struggle to return to Greece following the Trojan war. Jackman has the physique of a Greek God, so portraying one of the nation’s mortal luminaries should be a piece of cake. Expect him to face off against all manner of trial, tribulation and mythic CGI adversary, as this sounds like it’s going to be a period retelling.
The Odyssey will be a major undertaking from Lionsgate, who will be looking to line up a Hunger...
A couple of months ago, Lionsgate indicated they were readying an adaptation of Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, for the big-screen. Francis Lawrence (who has a good existing relationship with the studio, having directed all but the first in their Hunger Games cycle) was pegged to direct, and now the film looks to have found a star in Hugh Jackman.
Jackman will play Odysseus, the legendary hero who underwent a decade long struggle to return to Greece following the Trojan war. Jackman has the physique of a Greek God, so portraying one of the nation’s mortal luminaries should be a piece of cake. Expect him to face off against all manner of trial, tribulation and mythic CGI adversary, as this sounds like it’s going to be a period retelling.
The Odyssey will be a major undertaking from Lionsgate, who will be looking to line up a Hunger...
- 8/21/2015
- by Daniel Kelly
- Obsessed with Film
Known for his role as superhero icon Wolverine, Hugh Jackman is now eyeing a legendary adventurer of a very different kind.
The actor is in early talks to play the lead role in Lionsgate's film based on the ancient Greek saga of The Odyssey, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hunger Games: Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence is attached to tackle Homer's epic.
Set after the end of the Trojan War, The Odyssey concerns Odysseus's eventful and monster-filled ten-year voyage home and the dangerous welcome he finds when he gets there.
That was about as close as you got to superheroics in 800 BC.
Jackman is set to make his last appearance as Logan in Fox's Wolverine 3 in 2017. We'll see him next as Captain Hook in Joe Wright's Pan - watch a trailer below:...
The actor is in early talks to play the lead role in Lionsgate's film based on the ancient Greek saga of The Odyssey, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hunger Games: Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence is attached to tackle Homer's epic.
Set after the end of the Trojan War, The Odyssey concerns Odysseus's eventful and monster-filled ten-year voyage home and the dangerous welcome he finds when he gets there.
That was about as close as you got to superheroics in 800 BC.
Jackman is set to make his last appearance as Logan in Fox's Wolverine 3 in 2017. We'll see him next as Captain Hook in Joe Wright's Pan - watch a trailer below:...
- 8/21/2015
- Digital Spy
The last time Hollywood took on Odysseus, we got Troy. But Lionsgate is planning a film based on a different part of the character’s life, with Francis Lawrence developing a take on Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. And now they want Hugh Jackman to star.At this point, it’s very early days for the discussions – The Wrap reports that the Wolverine star has just started considering the idea, but has had several conversations with Lawrence and the producers about taking on the lead. If he does agree to star, he’ll be playing Odysseus in the aftermath of the Trojan War, on a 10-year quest to return home, during which time his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with those who assume he’s long dead and are in particular vying for Penelope’s attention as potential new husbands. Once he has a cast in place,...
- 8/20/2015
- EmpireOnline
Variety is reporting today that Hugh Jackman is in talks to lead Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, which will be based on the famous poem by Homer.
So far, Jackman is the only actor attached to the project, though the studio has already set Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence to helm and producer Nina Jacobson to oversee the film. Penning the script will be another Hunger Games alum, Peter Craig. The scribe wrote both Mockingjay films, and it’s clear that him and Lawrence worked well together on that franchise, which should bode well for The Odyssey.
The studio is hoping for Jackman to take on the lead role here, that of Odysseus, a Greek hero who “makes the long voyage home to Ithaca after the fall of Troy. This 10-year journey sees Odysseus’ ship blown off course, which leads him and his men into a variety of thrilling adventures.
So far, Jackman is the only actor attached to the project, though the studio has already set Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence to helm and producer Nina Jacobson to oversee the film. Penning the script will be another Hunger Games alum, Peter Craig. The scribe wrote both Mockingjay films, and it’s clear that him and Lawrence worked well together on that franchise, which should bode well for The Odyssey.
The studio is hoping for Jackman to take on the lead role here, that of Odysseus, a Greek hero who “makes the long voyage home to Ithaca after the fall of Troy. This 10-year journey sees Odysseus’ ship blown off course, which leads him and his men into a variety of thrilling adventures.
- 8/20/2015
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
Hugh Jackman is in negotiations to star in a new film adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" for Lionsgate.
"The Hunger Games" sequel director Francis Lawrence and that series' producer Nina Jacobson are attached to the property, as is "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" scribe Peter Craig who will pen the script.
A follow-up of sorts to "The Iliad," the classic 8th century B.C. tale centers on Odysseus and his legendary journey home after the fall of Troy. During the many years it takes, his wife Penelope fights off suitors.
Lionsgate has not set a release date for the film.
Source: The Wrap...
"The Hunger Games" sequel director Francis Lawrence and that series' producer Nina Jacobson are attached to the property, as is "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" scribe Peter Craig who will pen the script.
A follow-up of sorts to "The Iliad," the classic 8th century B.C. tale centers on Odysseus and his legendary journey home after the fall of Troy. During the many years it takes, his wife Penelope fights off suitors.
Lionsgate has not set a release date for the film.
Source: The Wrap...
- 8/20/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Oscar-nominated actor Hugh Jackman is in early talks to star in a big-budget adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” that Francis Lawrence (“The Hunger Games” sequels) will direct for Lionsgate, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. After this story posted, a representative for Jackman confirmed that he’s in early talks, telling TheWrap “this is a conversation at this point. Very early stages and nothing is confirmed.” Indeed, Jackman doesn’t have a deal in place yet but has had multiple conversations with the filmmaking team about playing Odysseus, the hero of the film who embarks on a long voyage home.
- 8/20/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Lionsgate is banking on the team behind its mega-successful Hunger Games franchise to work similar magic on an adaptation of Homer’s ancient poem The Odyssey, which the studio hopes will birth an ambitious franchise. Simultaneously, execs are looking at Homer’s other epic, The Iliad, as another potential tentpole.
“We’re feeling very, very bullish,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairman Rob Friedman said recently about the in-development project. Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) is attached to direct The Odyssey, working with Hunger Games writer Peter Craig and producer Nina Jacobson. The plan for that adaptation “contemplates more than one movie,” according to CEO Jon Feltheimer.
Though both Odyssey and Iliad are in very early stages of development, the former is on the fast track, with Lionsgate looking at getting production underway by early next year, after Lawrence and company are done promoting the final Hunger Games movie,...
“We’re feeling very, very bullish,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairman Rob Friedman said recently about the in-development project. Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) is attached to direct The Odyssey, working with Hunger Games writer Peter Craig and producer Nina Jacobson. The plan for that adaptation “contemplates more than one movie,” according to CEO Jon Feltheimer.
Though both Odyssey and Iliad are in very early stages of development, the former is on the fast track, with Lionsgate looking at getting production underway by early next year, after Lawrence and company are done promoting the final Hunger Games movie,...
- 5/22/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Along with discussing a potential third film in the "Now You See Me" franchise, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer revealed during an earnings call on Friday that plans are underway for another major franchise that the studio hopes to launch.
Last month it was revealed that Lionsgate will develop a film version of Homer's classic 8th century B.C. tale "The Odyssey". The story centers on Odysseus and his legendary journey home after the fall of Troy.
Much of the team behind "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" films are involved in the same capacities here including director Francis Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson and co-writer Peter Craig.
In Feltheimer's call though, it has been revealed that their plan has been expanded into a potential franchise and that Lawrence's deal "contemplates more than one movie".
Source: THR...
Last month it was revealed that Lionsgate will develop a film version of Homer's classic 8th century B.C. tale "The Odyssey". The story centers on Odysseus and his legendary journey home after the fall of Troy.
Much of the team behind "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" films are involved in the same capacities here including director Francis Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson and co-writer Peter Craig.
In Feltheimer's call though, it has been revealed that their plan has been expanded into a potential franchise and that Lawrence's deal "contemplates more than one movie".
Source: THR...
- 5/22/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In Avengers: Age of Ultron it is Thor’s hammer Mjölnir, in the Odyssey it is Odysseus’s bow and in legend it is King Arthur’s sword Excalibur. The myth of a noble weapon is one of the world’s most enduring story tropes
For all its city-smashing spectacle, one of the highlights of the new Avengers movie is a moment of subtle comedy. During a rare moment of downtime, the superhero pals have a go at lifting Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir – which, according to Norse lore, nobody but Thor can do. Iron Man, Hawkeye and co all strain and grunt unsuccessfully, but when Captain America tries, Mjölnir squeaks and budges just a little, and the confident smile on Thor’s face slips for a moment. When Captain America gives up, the smile returns, this time in the register of relief.
The mighty Mjölnir bestows upon its wielder the...
For all its city-smashing spectacle, one of the highlights of the new Avengers movie is a moment of subtle comedy. During a rare moment of downtime, the superhero pals have a go at lifting Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir – which, according to Norse lore, nobody but Thor can do. Iron Man, Hawkeye and co all strain and grunt unsuccessfully, but when Captain America tries, Mjölnir squeaks and budges just a little, and the confident smile on Thor’s face slips for a moment. When Captain America gives up, the smile returns, this time in the register of relief.
The mighty Mjölnir bestows upon its wielder the...
- 4/29/2015
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
It seems that Lionsgate is keen to capitalize on the winning Hunger Games formula, by setting its makers the task of delivering a new film version of Homer’s The Odyssey. The sweeping epic is now in development, and is scheduled to begin production in early 2016, immediately following global promotional activities for the franchise closer The Hunger Games – Mockingjay: Part 2 – set for release on November 20th 2015. The adaptation will be directed by regular Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence, written by Peter Craig (writer of the Mockingjay films) and produced by Hunger Games producer, Nina Jacobson.
The Odyssey is an epic, ancient Greek poem attributed to Homer, who is thought to have composed it around the end of the 8th century BC. Its main character is Odysseus and the tale details the events that befall him during his 10 year journey home from the decade-long Trojan War. Unaware of his quest to return,...
The Odyssey is an epic, ancient Greek poem attributed to Homer, who is thought to have composed it around the end of the 8th century BC. Its main character is Odysseus and the tale details the events that befall him during his 10 year journey home from the decade-long Trojan War. Unaware of his quest to return,...
- 4/9/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Francis Lawrence has been busy prepping, filming, editing or promoting some Hunger Games movie or another for years now. Today, he’s deep in post production on his third and final picture in the sequence, Mockingjay: Part Two, and that will be with us in November.
Then, after a Christmas in which I imagine he’ll do very little but sleep, Lawrence will be up and at ‘em again. Deadline say he’s re-teaming with Mockingjay co-writer Peter Craig, producer Nina Jacobson and studio Lionsgate for a film version of The Odyssey.
In many ways, an epic undertaking.
The Odyssey is the second classical poem credited to Homer, after The Illiad. It tells the story of Odysseus after Troy and on his voyages home. If you’ve seen The Coen Bros.’ O Brother Where Art Thou, it’s like that but with less Dapper Dan and more sandals.
The Odyssey has…...
Then, after a Christmas in which I imagine he’ll do very little but sleep, Lawrence will be up and at ‘em again. Deadline say he’s re-teaming with Mockingjay co-writer Peter Craig, producer Nina Jacobson and studio Lionsgate for a film version of The Odyssey.
In many ways, an epic undertaking.
The Odyssey is the second classical poem credited to Homer, after The Illiad. It tells the story of Odysseus after Troy and on his voyages home. If you’ve seen The Coen Bros.’ O Brother Where Art Thou, it’s like that but with less Dapper Dan and more sandals.
The Odyssey has…...
- 4/9/2015
- by Brendon Connelly
- Obsessed with Film
Adaptating a hot Ya property is a daunting enough task that any filmmaker might be tempted to dip their toe in the water, only to run away from the pressure after only one entry. Other filmmakers are so confident in their ways that they stick around, honing their skills and pushing their talents to the next level with each installment. The team behind the last three installments of The Hunger Games are in the latter camp, and apparently they're so drunk with power right now that they're planning on taking on one of the most classic tales ever: Homer's The Odyssey. Deadline has announced that director Francis Lawrence, as well as The Hunger Games: Mockingjay writer Peter Craig are on board to retell the story of Odysseus – the Greek sailor who goes through Hell and back on the high seas to return to his family after ...
- 4/9/2015
- cinemablend.com
The studio is teaming up with its family of The Hunger Games film-makers and taking on Homer’s paean to ancient Greek heroism and ingenuity.
Lionsgate sources did not elaborate whether The Odyssey would take the form of a single film or a multi-part franchise.
The latter would seem a viable prospect given that the episodic nature of Homer’s epic poem about the Greek king Odysseus’ journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War lends itself to an action-packed fantasy spectacle.
Nor was it clear at time of writing whether co-chair of the motion picture group Patrick Wachsberger, who leads the international sales team at the markets, would officially introduce the project to buyers in Cannes.
Francis Lawrence will direct after serving in that capacity for Lionsgate on Catching Fire and the two Mockingjay instalments.
Nina Jacobson, who guided The Hunger Games franchise as lead producer, is on board The Odyssey alongside Mockingjay – Part 1 and 2 writer...
Lionsgate sources did not elaborate whether The Odyssey would take the form of a single film or a multi-part franchise.
The latter would seem a viable prospect given that the episodic nature of Homer’s epic poem about the Greek king Odysseus’ journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War lends itself to an action-packed fantasy spectacle.
Nor was it clear at time of writing whether co-chair of the motion picture group Patrick Wachsberger, who leads the international sales team at the markets, would officially introduce the project to buyers in Cannes.
Francis Lawrence will direct after serving in that capacity for Lionsgate on Catching Fire and the two Mockingjay instalments.
Nina Jacobson, who guided The Hunger Games franchise as lead producer, is on board The Odyssey alongside Mockingjay – Part 1 and 2 writer...
- 4/9/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate is developing a new film version of Homer's classic 8th century B.C. tale "The Odyssey".
A follow-up of sorts to "The Iliad," the story centers on Odysseus and his legendary journey home after the fall of Troy. During the many years it takes, his wife Penelope fights off suitors.
Much of the team behind "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" films are involved in the same capacities here including director Francis Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson and co-writer Peter Craig.
This is not to be confused with a new take on the story that Warners was developing last Summer which had Fedor Bondarchuk attached to direct.
Source: Variety...
A follow-up of sorts to "The Iliad," the story centers on Odysseus and his legendary journey home after the fall of Troy. During the many years it takes, his wife Penelope fights off suitors.
Much of the team behind "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" films are involved in the same capacities here including director Francis Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson and co-writer Peter Craig.
This is not to be confused with a new take on the story that Warners was developing last Summer which had Fedor Bondarchuk attached to direct.
Source: Variety...
- 4/8/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Hollywood has been all about epics, and there’s no story in all of recorded more epic than the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, The Odyssey. Centuries later, that story will now be getting fully retold on the big screen.
Francis Lawrence and Peter Craig, the director and the writer of the last two films in the Hunger Games franchise, will direct and write an adaptation of the story to be produced by Nina Jacobson and released via Lionsgate, Deadline reported Wednesday. Lionsgate has put this film on the fast track as soon as Lawrence is finished with promotion for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
The Odyssey has been adapted countless times in cinema, TV and other literature, everything from Big Fish, O Brother Where Art Thou?, and a segment on The Simpsons. But with the exception of a 1997 TV series, the Odyssey itself has never been directly adapted.
Francis Lawrence and Peter Craig, the director and the writer of the last two films in the Hunger Games franchise, will direct and write an adaptation of the story to be produced by Nina Jacobson and released via Lionsgate, Deadline reported Wednesday. Lionsgate has put this film on the fast track as soon as Lawrence is finished with promotion for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
The Odyssey has been adapted countless times in cinema, TV and other literature, everything from Big Fish, O Brother Where Art Thou?, and a segment on The Simpsons. But with the exception of a 1997 TV series, the Odyssey itself has never been directly adapted.
- 4/8/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
When NBC’s Odyssey recently tweaked its title to American Odyssey, some joked that the ancient Greek poet Homer had filed suit for trademark infringement.
But make no mistake, the midseason thriller (premiering Sunday at 10/9c) is inspired by the epic poem.
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As series co-creator Peter Horton explains, “Three-and-a-half years ago, I had been working with my writing partners, Adam Armus and Kay Foster, on a different project that didn’t work out, so we were looking for something else to do. [British producer] Simon Maxwell came to us and said,...
But make no mistake, the midseason thriller (premiering Sunday at 10/9c) is inspired by the epic poem.
RelatedApril Calendar: Justified’s Finale, Mad Men‘s Return and 54 More Dates to Save
As series co-creator Peter Horton explains, “Three-and-a-half years ago, I had been working with my writing partners, Adam Armus and Kay Foster, on a different project that didn’t work out, so we were looking for something else to do. [British producer] Simon Maxwell came to us and said,...
- 4/3/2015
- TVLine.com
Ody-c #1
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Christian Ward
Published by Image Comics
The Odyssey is one of the oldest and best stories of Western civilization and has been adapted, retold, and expanded upon many times over the years in mediums as disparate as film (O Brother Where Art Thou), modernist novel (Ulysses), and even epic poem (The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel). In Ody-c #1, Matt Fraction and Christian Ward move the wanderings of wily Odysseus to space while performing gender swaps on the majority of the characters. Odysseus is now Captain Odyssia, the leader of one of the only three ships to survive the war against the siegeworld Troia. Like any good adapter, Fraction keeps much of the core of the Odyssey, which is the fickleness of the gods, the difficulty of returning home, and Odyssia’s personal struggle between her yearning for adventure and settling peacefully for her family.
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Christian Ward
Published by Image Comics
The Odyssey is one of the oldest and best stories of Western civilization and has been adapted, retold, and expanded upon many times over the years in mediums as disparate as film (O Brother Where Art Thou), modernist novel (Ulysses), and even epic poem (The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel). In Ody-c #1, Matt Fraction and Christian Ward move the wanderings of wily Odysseus to space while performing gender swaps on the majority of the characters. Odysseus is now Captain Odyssia, the leader of one of the only three ships to survive the war against the siegeworld Troia. Like any good adapter, Fraction keeps much of the core of the Odyssey, which is the fickleness of the gods, the difficulty of returning home, and Odyssia’s personal struggle between her yearning for adventure and settling peacefully for her family.
- 11/25/2014
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a full episode of Ghost Trek, first details on a Kane Hodder figurine by DeConte Figures & Collectibles, a new State of Desolation poster, a casting update from Welcome to Purgatory, distribution details from Dark Was the Night, a trailer for What’s Kind About the Dark, and much more:
Watch Ghost Trek: Goomba Body Snatchers Mortuary Lockdown: “Ghost Trek is an episodic supernatural-comedy series that follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate haunts across the U.S. and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building, and bong hits – all the while risking life and limb capturing the undead and unexplained on video. The series is not a “parody” of paranormal reality shows, Admittedly, Ghost Trek pokes fun at all the ghost hunting programs but...
Watch Ghost Trek: Goomba Body Snatchers Mortuary Lockdown: “Ghost Trek is an episodic supernatural-comedy series that follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate haunts across the U.S. and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building, and bong hits – all the while risking life and limb capturing the undead and unexplained on video. The series is not a “parody” of paranormal reality shows, Admittedly, Ghost Trek pokes fun at all the ghost hunting programs but...
- 11/2/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
While such as The Coen Brothers have flirted with the influence of ancient epic poems, in O Brother Where Art Thou? and Inside Llewyn Davis, but it’s been a few years since Us producers did a full-scale film based on one of Homer’s works. (Troy, from 2004, adapted The Iliad.) Enter Fedor Bondarchuk, whose WWII […]
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- 7/3/2014
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The BBC One's series "Sherlock" starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman is set to return with a special airing late 2015 and three new, 90-minute episodes arriving in 2016. The special will begin shooting January 2015 with the fourth season shooting later that year. Tina Fey and her company Little Stranger will reportedly produce Hocus Pocus 2, a sequel to the 1993 supernatural comedy that starred Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as three witch sisters resurrected on Halloween night, and two teenagers and an immortal cat seeking to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all. The Tracking Board Warner Bros. has hired Fedor Bondarchuk (Stalingrad) to direct Odysseus based on Homer's "The Odyssey" and has been in development since 2009 when Jonathan Liebesman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) was attached to direct. Deadline Olivia Munn (Deliver Us from Evil) is in talks to join the cast of...
- 7/2/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The first big-budget Russian blockbuster, WWII epic Stalingrad, was an absolutely stunning visual experience, and when it became the highest-grossing film in Russian cinematic history, it seemed pretty clear that we hadn’t heard the last of its director, Fedor Bondarchuk. Now, it appears that Warner Bros. has recruited the helmer to direct its big-budget Greek epic Odysseus, which aims to turn the classic tale transcribed in Homer’s The Odyssey into an action-packed spectacle.
Bondarchuk, the son of Oscar-winning helmer Sergei Bondarchuk (who received the Best Foreign Film Oscar for his movie War and Peace back in 1968), made Stalingrad for around $30 million, and the flick went on to gross $66 million, setting records in Russia. It was also the first Russian movie to be shot in IMAX 3D. Despite Stalingrad featuring a huge amount of battle sequences, Bondarchuk kept the budget low by staging everything without the use of green screen or extensive special effects,...
Bondarchuk, the son of Oscar-winning helmer Sergei Bondarchuk (who received the Best Foreign Film Oscar for his movie War and Peace back in 1968), made Stalingrad for around $30 million, and the flick went on to gross $66 million, setting records in Russia. It was also the first Russian movie to be shot in IMAX 3D. Despite Stalingrad featuring a huge amount of battle sequences, Bondarchuk kept the budget low by staging everything without the use of green screen or extensive special effects,...
- 7/2/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
High school students, rejoice: Homer’s epic poem Odyssey is becoming a movie. Stalingrad director Fedor Bondarchuk has been hired by Warners Bros. to direct Odysseus, a “large-scale” film adaptation, Deadline reports.
The Odyssey follows the Greek epic hero Odysseus’ arduous journey home following the fall of Troy. The Killing’s Jeremy Doner will write the script, and Gianni Nunnari (300), Bernie Goldmann, and Shannon Gaulding will produce.
Bondarchuk’s last film, Stalingrad—about a group of Russian soldiers who must defend the city against the Nazis during World War II—was the top-grossing Russian film of 2013 and the first Russian...
The Odyssey follows the Greek epic hero Odysseus’ arduous journey home following the fall of Troy. The Killing’s Jeremy Doner will write the script, and Gianni Nunnari (300), Bernie Goldmann, and Shannon Gaulding will produce.
Bondarchuk’s last film, Stalingrad—about a group of Russian soldiers who must defend the city against the Nazis during World War II—was the top-grossing Russian film of 2013 and the first Russian...
- 7/2/2014
- by Chancellor Agard
- EW - Inside Movies
Moscow -- Fyodor Bondarchuk, director of Russia's highest grossing movie ever, Stalingrad, has been tapped to shoot his first Hollywood movie. Bondarchuk has been hired by Warner Bros. to direct Odysseus, an epic adventure based on Homer's poem of the return of a Greek king after the Trojan war. Photos Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films The movie, scripted by Jeremy Doner, is being producer by Gianni Nunnari (who produced Zack Snyder's 2006 epic of the battle of Thermopylae, 300) and Moscow-based producers Paul Heth and Michael Schlicht. Bondarchuk's all-action visual effects-rich 3D take on the WWII clash between Hitler's
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- 7/2/2014
- by Nick Holdsworth
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Deadline report that Warner Bros. has hired Fedor Bondarchuk to direct Odysseus, their big screen adaptation of Homer’s poem "The Odyssey". The story follows Greek king Odysseus (better known to '80s cartoon fans as Ulysses) as he journeys home after the 10-year long Trojan war. encountering many perils and mythical beasts, including the Cyclops Polyphemus. The character was actually played by Sean Bean in the movie Troy, though that adaptation removed all fantasy elements from the story. Jeremy Doner is on script duties, with Gianni Nunnari, Bernie Goldmann and Shannon Gaulding producing.
- 7/2/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Stalingrad director Fedor Bondarchuk and Warner Bros. are teaming up for a new project. Deadline has learned Bondarchuck has been hired by the studio to direct Odysseus, an adaptation of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. It's being described as a "large-scale film," meaning he'll have quite a bit more money to work with compared to the $30 million budget he had for Stalingrad. The Killing and Damages scribe Jeremy Doner will write the script for the...
- 7/2/2014
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
Having already tackled "The Iliad" in "Troy," Warner Bros. Pictures is now moving onto Homer's more frequently adapted sequel "The Odyssey".
Russian filmmaker Fedor Bondarchuk ("Stalingrad") has been hired to direct "Odysseus," a big budget and large scale epic based on the classic epic poem which Jeremy Doner will pen an adaptation of.
The story follows Odysseus and his famed journey home after the fall of Troy - a voyage that includes encountering a cyclops, the witch-goddess Circe, the Sirens, and the narrow passage between the six-headed monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis.
Gianni Nunnari, Bernie Goldmann, Shannon Gaulding, Michael Schlicht and Paul Heth will produce.
Source: Deadline...
Russian filmmaker Fedor Bondarchuk ("Stalingrad") has been hired to direct "Odysseus," a big budget and large scale epic based on the classic epic poem which Jeremy Doner will pen an adaptation of.
The story follows Odysseus and his famed journey home after the fall of Troy - a voyage that includes encountering a cyclops, the witch-goddess Circe, the Sirens, and the narrow passage between the six-headed monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis.
Gianni Nunnari, Bernie Goldmann, Shannon Gaulding, Michael Schlicht and Paul Heth will produce.
Source: Deadline...
- 7/2/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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