Tag: The Shadow
Quentin Tarantino To Direct and Write The Shadow?
Hey guys, check out the latest Hollywood rumor! Quentin Tarantino is attached to co-write and direct a FOX’s reboot of The Shadow!
And if this is something that already sounds familiar to you, let us remind you that the last time we heard anything about the project Sam Raimi was attached. But we guess that’s no longer the case…
So, nothing is official yet, but according to Pajiba: “…The person that is now attached to the project is none other than Quentin Tarantino, who is also attached as co-writer….
Maybe he loved the original radio show and the pulps (which do seem up Tarantino’s alley), and maybe he saw Siavash Farahani’s script and decided that, if anyone could erase the memory of Alec Baldwin’s atrocity, it’d be him.”
Sam Raimi to Direct “The Shadow”?
Sam Raimi’s next project, now that he’s out of Spider-Man franchise, would be “World of Warcraft” but now IESB reports that Raimi, who was already set to produce reboot of “The Shadow,” may be considering directing the film as well.
The character originated in radio plays broadcast during the 1930s and 1940s and has since featured in several comic strips, comic books and graphic novels.
An expert marksman and fighter with the power to influence minds, The Shadow – real name Lamont Cranston – has also been seen in five films, most recently a 1994 release starring Alec Baldwin which remains a fan favourite to this day.
A script for the reboot was reportedly written by newcomer Slavash Farahani, here’s an excerpts from IESB:
Some of the lines voiced by The Shadow echo “Batman Begins”, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The way he approaches a criminal situation are very similar to “The Punisher” and “Batman”. His vigilante reputation where he is still looked at as a criminal by the police and the public echoes the ending of “The Dark Knight” and the agents give you a taste of “Wanted”. I hope that if this film does indeed make it to screen because if you are a comic-book fan you will love this script and a possible film, it is the general public that might not get on board as they should.
