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Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell  

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Theodosia - Apr 14, 2007 11:34:15 am PDT #8173 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Huh! I'm so out of touch that I hadn't heard there was a sequel being made:

28 WEEKS Later


Polter-Cow - Apr 14, 2007 11:39:27 am PDT #8174 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Huh. I hadn't heard a thing about that either, Theo. And, obviously, Danny Boyle was busy with Sunshine, so I doubt he had much to do with it.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is responsible.


Sean K - Apr 14, 2007 11:15:41 pm PDT #8175 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

And, obviously, Danny Boyle was busy with Sunshine, so I doubt he had much to do with it.

Boyle produced. How hands-on he was, I don't know. Producers range all the way from "It was my idea originally, so I get my name in the credits" to "I put up a big chunk of the money, so I get my name in the credits," to "almost like a second director."

I think Boyle probably ended up closer to the "almost like a second director" end of the spectrum, depending on how much of his time was being eaten up by Sunshine.


Theodosia - Apr 15, 2007 2:03:46 am PDT #8176 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I can hope that it's an Aliens/Alien quality sequel, anyway. Until I learn otherwise. Certainly not the way to bet, but hey, it can happen.


IAmNotReallyASpring - Apr 15, 2007 2:09:57 am PDT #8177 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

Rose Byrne's in both Sunshine and 28 Weeks Later so everyone's a winner.


Sean K - Apr 15, 2007 8:22:43 am PDT #8178 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Have you seen the trailer yet, Theo? Bone chilling. I can't wait. In some ways it looks to be much scarier because its basic premise is to hold out hope that everything's going to be okay, and then snatch it away.


Sean K - Apr 15, 2007 9:04:56 am PDT #8179 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Serial:

It's the Muse song used at the end that just breaks me every time I watch the trailer.


Sean K - Apr 15, 2007 9:09:29 am PDT #8180 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Hat trick:

In addition to Rose Byrne and Robert Carlyle, the film also stars Idris Elba and Harrold Perrineau.


Theodosia - Apr 15, 2007 9:25:44 am PDT #8181 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

That's a cast that would make me perk up my ears even if I hadn't heard anything about the movie they're in. :: superstitiously crosses fingers ::


Sean K - Apr 15, 2007 9:52:21 am PDT #8182 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

And in looking around just now, I read a few things that indicate Danny Boyle even directed some second unit stuff on 28 weeks later, so he very literally was a second director on the movie.

Also, he's listed as an executive producer, which means he absolutely had story approval on the film, so even though he didn't direct, it's still effectively a Danny Boyle movie. I imagine he would have directed it himself if he hadn't been doing Sunshine.