Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian (Franco, Crowe, Sheridan, D'onfrio)

[terry78]

http://deadline.com/2016/05/russell...ac-mccarthy-blood-meridian-cannes-1201749735/

Franco is looking to helm McCarthy's classic ultraviolent western novel with Russell, Tye and Vincent all playing roles.

 

[Loki882]

Considering that freaking Sir Ridley Scott tried for years to get this movie made, but failed because it was considered to be "unfilmmable" given the subject matter, I'll be impressed if this ends up happening with Franco.

 

[terry78]

Now Twitter is saying it's shelved because Franco never got the book rights.

 

[Marvolo]

Considering that freaking Sir Ridley Scott tried for years to get this movie made, but failed because it was considered to be "unfilmmable" given the subject matter, I'll be impressed if this ends up happening with Franco.

Whats the subject matter?

 

[Black Narcissus]

Whats the subject matter?

Racist bloodthirsty cowboys.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Blood Meridian' Deal Falls Apart Over Book Rights Issue http://thr.cm/rUoTjU

 

[Loki882]

Whats the subject matter?

What Black Narcissus said. Plus a child killer/molester man antagonist as well.

 

[terry78]

And you never really find out if said man is human or what.

 

[Marvolo]

Racist bloodthirsty cowboys.

What Black Narcissus said. Plus a child killer/molester man antagonist as well.

And you never really find out if said man is human or what.

Hmmm sounds like something Netflix or Amazon would have to do. Another studio would probably tone it down.

 

[David H.]

No one should make this. Read the book.

 

[Brother Jack]

This will not get made. And if it does it probably won't be worth watching. I'm a believer that any book can be made into a quality film, but there are some so difficult to do that unless the exact right team is behind it it's basically not worth it. James Franco is not that person. It's a decent cast, though. The Judge would be a truly absurd character to realize on screen but D'Onofrio might be able to pull it off.

 

[Eddie Dean]

No one should make this. Read the book.

Sam Peckinpah would have been a good choice. Or Coppola circa 1979. Currently, I'd like to see Andrew Dominik take it on.

 

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https://deadline.com/2024/04/john-logan-cormac-mccarthy-blood-meridian-new-regency-1235893665/