Tag: Michael Mann
Peter Berg: Will Smith Still Interested in HANCOCK Sequel
Peter Berg, who is currently preparing to release his $200-million board-game adaptation Battleship, recently reached out to Comic Book Movie, with an update on the status of a hard-drinking-superhero Hancock sequel.
Michael Mann’s Next Agincourt or Go Like Hell?
Here’s a new dilemma – will Michael Mann‘s next project be the one titled Agincourt or Go Like Hell? We have no idea, but we do know that the newest rumors are quite interesting.
According to some reports, Michael Mann is close to a deal to direct 20th Century Fox’s project Go Like Hell, while, on the other hand, Mann is definitely interested in Agincourt and it’s very possible that it will be his next movie.
Yeah, yeah, I know this sounds familiar to you. Of course, we already had a little chat about Agincourt, which is actually an adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s novel of the same name.
But let us remind you once again that Cornwell’s novel tells about the famous 15th century Battle of Agincourt through the perspective of young fugitive Nicholas Hook who becomes an archer in King Henry V’s fight against the French.
As for Go Like Hell, we know that the whole thing is based on the book by A.J. Baime, which “…tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer, Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to reinvent the Ford company.
Michael Mann Will Direct Agincourt
It looks that Michael Mann is still interested in directing the project titled Agincourt, which is actually an adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s novel of the same name.
We already had a chance to hear some rumors about his involvement in this one, but today, we finally learned that Mann is now officially attached to direct the project.
Ok, this news comes straight from ScreenDaily, who revealed that Benjamin Ross is adapting the script now, and ‘Independent’ founder and CEO Luc Roeg said that the project has “momentum” now, yet it’s too early to predict a shoot date for production in the UK and France.
Directors and Producers Write Open Letter Protesting Premium VOD
From time to time directors and producers from all over the world sit down and write an open letter. When was the last time that actually happened? I have no idea, but I do know that right now there’s an open letter all over the internet that comes straight from 23 leading directors and producers, and that list includes James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Michael Bay, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Michael Mann, Gore Verbinski and for the full list check out the rest of this report.
First of all let me tell you that all of them have signed an open letter opposing a pricy new premium VOD service that puts movies from Warner Bros., Sony, Universal and 20th Century Fox in homes only 60 days after a film’s theatrical release.
Here’s what they all had to say in a letter:
“We are the artists and business professionals who help make the movie business great. We produce and direct movies. We work on the business deals that help get movies made. At the end of the day, we are also simply big movie fans.
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk by leaders at some major studios and cable companies about early-to-the-home “premium video-on-demand.” In this proposed distribution model, new movies can be shown in homes while these same films are still in their theatrical run. In this scenario, those who own televisions with an HDMI input would be able to order a film through their cable system or an Internet provider as a digital rental. Terms and timing have yet to be made concrete, but there has been talk of windows of 60 days after theatrical release at a price of $30.
Michael Mann’s Next Is Gold
Looks like Michael Mann, Public Enemies director is back! He is now apparently set up to direct project titled Gold and he will team up with Paul Haggis who will serve as a producing partner for the movie that will, as you already guess, center on a search for gold.
At this moment not much is known about the whole thing but we do know that the story comes from Patrick Massett and John Zinman, co-executive producers of Friday Night Lights and The Chicago Code, who first wrote the spec script as a feature writing sample.
Gemma Arterton Joins Michael Mann’s Capa
Gemma Arterton has joined the cast of director Michael Mann‘s Robert Capa biopic.
And what a lucky man Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) is!
Not only he will play in the upcoming Spiderman reboot, but he will also have a chance to portray Capa, Hungarian combat photographer who covered five wars over the course of his career.
Or, let’s take a look at the more detailed story:
“Love, war and photography marked the real-life romance between the war photographers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro during the Spanish Civil War. They were young, anti-Fascist, good-looking, and nonconformist. They had everything in life, and they put everything at risk.
Brand New Public Enemies Clips
If you don’t have a problem with watching scenes from the movie before you watch it take a look at the six brand new video clips from the upcoming summer blockbuster, “Public Enemies” which will be released in theaters on July 1, 2009.
Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies” which stars Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard among the others is based on Brian Burrough’s book “Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34.″
PUBLIC ENEMIES Spot, Behind-The-Scenes And Movie Clip
We’ve just added movie photos from Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies” and now we have more.
You can watch a new movie clip – Assault – from Mann’s upcoming movie, showing FBI Agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) leading a raid on the house where John Dillenger (Johnny Depp) and his gang are hiding, TV spot for the movie and video in which Depp, Bale and Marion Cotillard talk about their characters from the film.
PUBLIC ENEMIES Pics
Today we have a batch of new photos from Michael Mann‘s “Public Enemies” which stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale among the others. As always, click on any of the photos to enlarge.
