Is this old news?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures has picked up feature rights to DC Comics limited series Watchmen. Darren Aronofsky will develop and direct the project, which is being written by David Hayter.
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Jessica - Jul 23, 2004 9:23:50 am PDT #1234 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Atropa - Jul 23, 2004 9:29:02 am PDT #1235 of 10001
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New Line Cinema has picked up feature rights to Neil Gaiman's graphic novel "Death: The High Cost of Living". According to Variety, Gaiman is in talks to make his directorial debut on the film.
hmmm.
On one hand, Yay Neil!
On the other hand, I can't think of ANY actress who could play Didi.
Polter-Cow - Jul 23, 2004 9:31:59 am PDT #1236 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Is this old news?
Ooh. I saw a mention in EW a while back, but I don't know how official it was. I hear the project's been attached to people forever, so who knows if this will go to fruition. But dude! Directed by Aronofsky! Written by Solid Snake!
Jessica - Jul 23, 2004 9:34:36 am PDT #1237 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
so who knows if this will go to fruition.
I seriously hope it doesn't. The last thing the comic-book adaptation genre needs is another botched Moore project.
Lyra Jane - Jul 23, 2004 9:35:06 am PDT #1238 of 10001
Up with the sun
I can't think of ANY actress who could play Didi
If anyone would be able to cast her, though, it would be Neil.
DXMachina - Jul 23, 2004 9:35:39 am PDT #1239 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I can't think of ANY actress who could play Didi
Halle Berry?
Polter-Cow - Jul 23, 2004 9:37:36 am PDT #1240 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The last thing the comic-book adaptation genre needs is another botched Moore project.
I didn't hate League that much (though I haven't read the comic), but Watchmen at least has both a better writer and director attached, which bodes well.
Calli - Jul 23, 2004 9:38:47 am PDT #1241 of 10001
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I can't think of ANY actress who could play Didi
Halle Berry?
Wow. I can hear the various Buffista heads exploding in unison.
P.M. Marc - Jul 23, 2004 9:40:29 am PDT #1242 of 10001
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I didn't hate League that much (though I haven't read the comic),
See, if you'd read the comic, you'd have been in foaming-at-mouth fury like I was.
Jessica - Jul 23, 2004 9:47:23 am PDT #1243 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Looking at his resume on IMDB, all of Hayter's writing credits are from projects with at least 4 writers. Has he written anything on his own that I might know?
And Aronofsky...I don't know. I like him, but I don't think he's right for this material.
And even if those two are good, and treat the material with the respect it deserves, there's no way to make Watchmen a 2-hour movie without losing a ton. It's just too packed with detail. Half the plot will have to go.