Lucas cashing out for 4 bil! Disney to start getting their money's worth in 2015!
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Big news today for movie nerds. Deadline reports that filmmaker Brad Bird and fan-favorite film writer Damon Lindelof are teaming up for a new project at Disney. Bird, coming off of his first live-action with Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, is set to direct the mysterious large scale sci-fi project 1952. Whether that's just a codename or an actual year related to the story, we're not yet sure, but the project "has multi-platform aspirations" meaning Disney wants it for theme parks, retail stores and theaters. It'll no doubt be a "big tentpole" movie, and with these two storytellers leading the way, it is definitely something to watch for.
1952, which is all anyone really knows about this, is a large scale science fiction project that originated out of a series of meetings Lindelof had with Disney's production president Sean Bailey and senior exec Brigham Taylor. Damon is writing the script and Deadline adds that this is "the first film that Lindelof is producing from the ground up." Now we know that Brad Bird is definitely on-board to direct, but other than that, still no plot details. Anyone? It sounds like Disney has something on their hands that could be huge, and they're making sure to build it from the ground up properly, with the right talent top to bottom. I just wish we knew any extra details about what it was actually about. We'll be keeping our eyes and ears open for any updates.
While Brad Bird has been and is still developing his own San Francisco earthquake project 1906, this is not the same thing, as this one is titled simply 1952. And while Deadline hints about some possible Lost connection, it sounds like it may just be an original sci-fi world/story entirely of its own. Either way, Disney is putting plenty of planning & money into developing this sci-fi already, which is usually a good early sign.
It is becoming increasingly evident that George Lucas’s premise for Episode 7 of Star Wars includes the return of the stars of the original trilogy, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford. Hamill recently disclosed that he and Fisher met with Lucas about the planned forthcoming film (but declined to discuss it because of a non-disclosure agreement), and now, according to Entertainment Weekly magazine, Ford is also being courted by Lucas to appear in the episode. The magazine quoted a “highly placed source” as saying: “Harrison is open to the idea of doing the movie and he’s upbeat about it, all three of them are.” The source indicated that the three actors have only had preliminary talks about appearing in the film, and EW observed: “Ford won’t go to the next level of contract talks until there’s a script and director in place. Either could be a deal breaker.”
Who will direct Episode 7 of Star Wars? Well, an elimination contest of sorts is currently taking place, with a number of directors voluntarily taking themselves out of the running. George Lucas did so with the announcement that his film company had been purchased by Disney and that at least three additional Star Wars episodes will be produced. Then, over the weekend, Steven Spielberg did so, telling Access Hollywood, “No! No! It’s not my genre. It’s my best friend George’s genre.” Asked by Entertainment Weekly, whether he’d like to take a crack at directing the movie, Quentin Tarantino remarked, “I could so care less. … No, sorry. Especially if Disney’s going to do it.” Then, when interviewed by the Hollywood Reporter, J.J. Abrams, remarked, “I am looking forward more than anyone to the next iterations of Star Wars, but I believe I will be going as a paying moviegoer.”
Alexhead wrote:Vaughn has counted himself out as well. Fanboys currently scrambling for Jon Favreau, which is fairly mystifying to me (and he's also doing some Disney blowjob called The Magic Kingdom right now so schedule probably wouldn't work anyway). Personally I'm rooting for Harmony Korine. He's paid his dues, he's ready to step up to the big leagues. Bring it Korine.
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