Bryan Singer to direct '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'

[I SEE SPIDEY]

It could have been on HBO. But I'm glad it wasn't. Universal might disagree...

But I actually loved how Boyle's direction mixed with Sorkin's prose. While you're right it ain't Social Network, the way that it was handled felt neither stagey or precious, which strangely HBO's The Newsroom did. I thought Fassbender was great but wasn't too crazy about Winslet ironically enough (that accent was pretty sporadic). I also like how they essentially tried to turn Jobs into a Greek or Shakespearian figure in terms of hubris and folly.

Historically accurate? Probably not, but it is nice to have something that ambitious for adults in theaters.

I just felt that Boyle was not quite the right director and I was always leery of the Fassbender choice but I gave him a chance because I think he is a great actor. Unfortunately the performance didn't grab me the way I wanted it to.

I can understand how Winslet's, not good, accent could hinder the performance in many people's eyes. To me if the acting is on point I forgive suspect accent work and I felt that her overall performance was really good.

If I wanted to watch a historically accurate account I would watch a documentary. I have always been fine with films about historical figures not being 100% accurate as long as the film works as a film. I thought the product launch structure was interesting but there is something so small about the film and that feels disappointing to me. Mind you I didn't want some big explosions or anything, I wanted my fireworks and intrigue done in the low key way that it should be done in dramas. The characters and story aren't as enthralling as I want them to be. I would have to watch it again to go in depth on why I didn't love the film.

I give the movie credit for going for that interesting 3 act structure but I just wish I would have walked away with more than "it's pretty good" as a reaction.

Sorry for being off topic fellas.

 

[Schlosser85]

I enjoyed Steve Jobs a lot and I went to see it on a whim and wasn't really expecting anything from it.

 

[:eek:]

Competing "20,000 Leagues" Films Coming

By Garth Franklin Monday June 27th 2016 04:09PM
A few months ago filmmaker Bryan Singer got the green light for a new film adaptation of Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" at 20th Century Fox.
Now, Deadline reports that Bliss Media is launching a rival project in the works, and on which they say already has a deal in place to release in China. Christophe Gans ("Silent Hill," "Brotherhood of the Wolf") will direct the sci-fi adventure. Timing is interest here as well with both projects planning to begin pre-production this Fall.
This raises the question of how the competing project might affect Fox's release of their 'Leagues' in China, which will be the world's biggest moviegoing market by next year. Bliss isn't alone on their film either, with the likes of Wild Bunch, TF1 and Pathe all onboard to co-produce and distribute.
The Bliss version will also adapt the story for the local market with Ganes reportedly having already scouted different areas around Shanghai. The production is looking to cast two Chinese actors to play lead roles in the movie, and Verne's narrative will be shifted to a Chinese setting with a "East-meets-West" visual aesthetic.

 

[Kyle]

So a bad director giving a lousy adaptation so a studio can corner China and try to steal some of Fox's thunder..... Weird. It's amusing how open their motives are behind this, largely with landing a deal in China, scouting in China, and using a cheap director, especially by comparison, to do it with.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

We don't need two movies based on this one thing.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

Three, actually. There's also the Disney version.

 

[Kyle]

Four, if you count the Ron Howard Universal one.

No.... just three... but, the real ones to watch are Disney and Fox to see what they do. None will fold to Bliss.

 

[C. Lee]

I currently have 5 versions of the story on DVD.

Silent version from 1916
Disney's from the 1954
TV mini series starring Michael Caine 1997
TV movie starring Richard Crenna 1997
Direct to video version starring Lorenzo Lamas 2007

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

We don't need two versions based on it coming out the same year or separated only by one year.

 

[Kyle]

By watch I mean see what one pulls out, I still don't think we'll have Serkis' Jungle Book.

 

[dark_b]

I always like it when for 10 years they dont realese a movie and .........then in 12-18 months two. Is this about ego?

 

[moviefreak]

It is very common for similar film to come out in the same year or within a year or two. Usually it followed similar theme, be it about deep sea, Mars exploration, extinction level event, post-apocalypse future, Vietnam war, etc.

Amongst some of them:
DeepStar Six (1989) / Leviathan (1989) / Lords of the Deep (1989) / The Evil Below (1989) / The Abyss (1989)

Dr. Strangelove (1964) / Fail-Safe (1964)
Tombstone (1994) / Wyatt Earp (1994)
Capote (2006) / Infamous (2006)
Gordy (1995) / Babe (1995)
The Truman Show (1998) / EdTV (1999)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) / The Thin Red Line (1999)
Dante’s Peak (1997) / Volcano (1997)
Turner & Hooch (1997) / K-9 (1989)
Antz (1998) / A Bug's Life (1998)
Deep Impact (1998) / Armageddon (1998)
Mission to Mars (2000) / Red Planet (2000)
United 93 (2006) / Flight 93 (2006)
The Prestige (2006) / The Illusionist (2006)
Mirror Mirror (2012) / Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) / White House Down (2013)
Jobs (2013) / Steve Jobs (2015)
Oblivion (2013) / After Earth (2013)
The Jungle Book (2016) / Jungle Book (2018)

There are probably many more.

 

[Logan0327]

^funny thing is serkis jungle book was announced before disney's but they had so many delays disney beat them to the punch

 

[dude stannis]

I don't care if we get competing versions. It's another Christophe Gans film. I'll take whatever I can get, since he has a one film every 6 years work rate.