Paramount May Scrap Kavalier & Clay
Word is, one of my favorite books, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which Stephen Daldry was supposed to direct for Scott Rudin and Gail Berman, when she was still at Paramount, may be put into turnaround. Jeez. What are they thinking? Berman did make some foolish moves: like letting go of such franchise titles as Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, which had John Singleton on board to direct, and Rainbow Six. (The studio still plans to restart Clancy's Jack Ryan franchise with a younger, new star.) And Berman hated Edgar Rice Burroughs' Princess of Mars, even with Jon Favreau attached! (He's going to direct Iron Man now.) Disney/Pixar made a bid for the rights. If Paramount does let it go, producer Scott Rudin will have absolutely no trouble setting up Kavalier & Clay somewhere else.
Idiots. All the stupid pointless movies out there, and Kavalier and Clay gets put on hold? Let's see, great locations, wonderful characters, and an entertaining plot. I can see why it was put on hold in favor of something like Tomb Raider 43.
Posted by: mitkid | February 09, 2007 at 07:46 AM
It's a great book, but also one that has proven very hard to adapt. Plus, it would cost a fortune to make and is not seen as something that would play to the masses.
And it won't be easy to set up elsewhere for the same reasons. Not to mention the amount of money against it -- several mil at least.
Posted by: Andrew | February 09, 2007 at 08:11 AM
Why would anyone watch TV, or go see a movie when there's perfectly good tangos to kill in Rainbow Six: Vegas.
Greatest. Game. Ever.
Posted by: The Hague | February 10, 2007 at 09:43 AM