We hate propagating what will surely be debunked as b.s. later in the day, but since it's caught on like wildfire, perhaps you'll appreciate another take on it. Talk of a Bee Gees biopic has been batted around for a few years now. Hell, what musical group worth its salt hasn't had a film biopic proposed about them?
But according to a Daily Mail report, not written by the trustworthy Baz Bamigboye, a biopic is moving forward. "The movie is going to be done by some very important people. It will be our life story. Barry and I will be involved in the technical side," said 60-year-old Bee Gees member Robin Gibb (Maurice Gibb died in 2003 at the age of 58).
The Daily Mail asserts with no uncertainty that Steven Spielberg is going to be that important person, and will be in the director's chair, but we don't buy that for a second. We'll assume the publication did talk to the Bee Gees and were told some things about the potential talent involved, but Spielberg has a myriad of projects on the go and it's doubtful he'd spend his valuable time helming a movie about a British, Beatles wanna-be pop band that became the biggest group in the world by converting to disco.
Maybe he's involved as an executive producer? That's possible. But director? We'll believe it when we see it. At ease.
We figured it was only a matter of time, and the tentatively scheduled August 10, 2011 release date always seemed like a weird fit, so don't be too surprised to learn that DreamWorks has officially moved Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" right into the thick of next year's Oscar race, giving it a December 28, 2011 bow.
The film, in what is sure to be tearjerker, follows a young man named Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War I. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.The film is based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo and seems like a very comfortable fit with Spielberg's typical milieu. That said, it's been a long time since we've seen Spielberg in non-blockbuster mode (that would be 2005's solid "Munich") so we're definitely curious about this one. Joining Irvine in the film is solid roster of talent, includingEmily Watson, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Niels Arestrup, Nicolas Bro, David Kross, Leonard Carow, Rainer Bock, Robert Emms and Patrick Kennedy. So yes, as you might guess, a lot of recognizable faces but not quite household names adding another intriguing element to the film. In a curious bit of trivia, this is the fifth time Spielberg has two movies slotted at the same: 1993: "Jurassic Park" & "Schindler's List"; 1997: "The Lost World" & "Amistad"; 2002: "Catch Me If You Can" & "Minority Report" and 2005: "Munich" and "War Of The Worlds." "The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn" hits theaters five days before "War Horse" on December 23, 2011. But two Spielberg directed films five days apart? Something tell us this isn't the last word on release dates on either of these films. [AnneThompson]
Any cinephile worth his salt knows this piece of trivia.
In 1985 before Michael J. Fox charmed the pants off audiences as Marty McFly in the now iconic Robert Zemeckis film, "Back to the Future" — by far the filmmaker's greatest triumph — Eric Stoltz originally had the part. And not even was cast, but then dropped out. Zemeckis shot for five whole weeks before he realized that Stoltz, while a great actor, wasn't really capturing the chemistry of the comedy on the page.
The Amblin Entertainment producers, including Steven Spielberg, made the difficult decision of going back to the studio asking if they could replace their actor and start over again, scrapping five weeks of production. Today, that's unheard of. It's more like, "tough" and films get buried, but back then, evidently Amblin and Universal (the destrib) were OK with it.
"I had to make this horrific decision that was very heartbreaking for everybody," Zemeckis said in a clip that was premiered by several outlets today includingTHR. "But luckily, I was able to convince the studio to reshoot five weeks of work." Poor Eric Stoltz. We've all seen glimpses of photos and video of this footage before (just do a simple Google search if you haven't), but why is it coming out now you ask? Simple, "Back To The Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy" to be released on Blu-Ray on Oct. 26. Anyone out there think the other two "Back To The Future" films are far inferior to the original, which is as close to art as entertaining mainstream cinema gets? This writer sure thinks they're akin to the two woeful "Matrix" sequels. Discuss.
We hate propagating what will surely be debunked as b.s. later in the day, but since it's caught on like wildfire, perhaps you'll appreciate another take on it. Talk of a Bee Gees biopic has been batted around for a few years now. Hell, what musical group worth its salt hasn't had a film biopic proposed about them?
