Tag: Alex Proyas
Diego Boneta As Adam In PARADISE LOST?
So, anyone out there ever imagined how would Adam, the first man on Earth, look like in 2011?
Stop imagining, guys, we have our Adam! Believe it or not, but it’s Rock of Ages star Diego Boneta, who is in final negotiations to play Adam in the upcoming Alex Proyas‘ heavenly epic titled Paradise Lost!
Anyone surprised? What the hell (heaven?), if negotiations work out he will join the cast which already includes Bradley Cooper and Ben Walker and that’s enough for our young Adam!
Casey Affleck Lands the Role of the Angel Gabriel in PARADISE LOST
The Alex Proyas‘s 3D adaptation of John Milton’s epic poem ‘Paradise Lost’ seems to be rounding out the main cast in a fast way. A big-budgeted heavenly epic already stars Bradley Cooper and Ben Walker as warring archangels Lucifer and Michael. For those of you who haven’t heard yet, three more thespians have joined the film’s cast as Gabriel, Adam and Eve.
Casey Affleck, Diego González Boneta and Camilla Belle are actually still in negotiations – Affleck and Belle have been officially offered roles and that Boneta is the ‘front-runner’ for the first man.
Paradise to Be Shot/Produced in Sydney; Cooper Talks about His Role
Paradise Lost, an epic poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton, is scheduled to be made into the next multi-million dollar blockbuster from the director of I, Robot and Knowing, Alex Proyas and Bradley Cooper has been also confirmed to be playing the role of Lucifer.
Paradise Lost is expected to bring an estimated $93 million in production with the visual effects area that will account for over $21 million. Major effects house Digital Domain is set to support the big-budget epic movie. The film is expected to be very fx heavy using James Cameron’s innovative new 3D technique when created Avatar.
Bradley Cooper in Negotiations for Epic Paradise Lost
Seems Broadway veteran and born-Egyptian director have since become pretty good buddies. Or it’s simply a coincidence and Legendary Pictures just wants back in business with Bradley Cooper (The Hangover). However, Cooper is in early talks to play Lucifer in an adaptation of John Milton’s epic 17th-century poem Paradise Lost.
Alex Proyas to direct Paradise Lost
Dark City director, Alex Proyas, has signed on to direct an adaptation of John Milton‘s epic seventeenth century poem Paradise Lost.
At this moment not much is known about the whole thing, but we do know that Legendary Pictures is behind the project.
And we also know that it “will be crafted as an action vehicle that will include aerial warfare, possibly shot in 3D”.
Paradise Lost will take the frame of an action film, telling the story of the epic war in heaven between archangels Michael and Lucifer as opposed to the downfall of Adam and Eve.
Sam Worthington in Alex Proyas’ Dracula: Year Zero
Ok, it’s official now. Sam Worthington will play the lead in the upcoming Alex Proyas’ thriller Dracula: Year Zero.
And when we say lead role, we mean that Australian actor will play Prince Vlad, who is believed to have been the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
“Dracula: Year Zero explores the origin of Dracula, weaving vampire mythology with the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler.
It seeks to depict Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war.”
The story is an origin tale of Vlad III the Impaler, the Romanian royal who, as we mentioned, inspired Bram Stoker’s vampire tale.
It centers on how Vlad became the creature; the choices that he made to make him into the tragic character.
Alex Proyas (Dark City, I, Robot, Knowing) will direct the picture from a script written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless.
The Crow Remake
Finally some updates about a new, Stephen Norrington’s version of The Crow!
This time, it’s kind of official announcement, because it comes from producer Edward Pressman who said that Norrington has finished the script for the film and they are moving forward with casting.
Check out the rest of the details of the movie based on James O’Barr’s graphic novel and comics about “a dead rocker whose spirit returns to seek vengeance on the men who killed him and raped his girlfriend.”
Sam Worthington to Star as Dracula?
Sam Worthington, making his first deal since the success of “Avatar,” is in negotiations to star in “Dracula Year Zero” for Universal Pictures.
Alex Proyas (Dark City, I, Robot, Knowing) will direct the picture from a script written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. The story is an origin tale of Vlad III the Impaler, the Romanian royal who inspired Bram Stoker‘s vampire tale. It centers on how Vlad became the creature; the choices that he made to make him into the tragic character.
Knowing Review
“Knowing” is a compelling film that walks the line between horror and science fiction – a genre blend right up the alley of director Alex Proyas, who probably gained the biggest notoriety from the cult fave Dark City. Unlike Dark City, Knowing takes place in the very real world – Melbourne, Australia doubling amazingly as Massachusetts and NYC – and its story drums up a question that’s come to all our minds at some point: does Earthly life have a purpose, or does “sh*t just happen?”…[ScreenJunkies]
