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http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/04/15/eli-roth-to-shoot-transformerscloverfield-scale-movie-this-fall/
Im almost done with my new script, says Eli Roth to MTV. Yippee says Brendon to the dog and an episode of Desperate Housewives which is only on by accident.
According to a new interview with the director, hes planning to shoot n $80 million actioner this fall and then, in the immediate three weeks following, bash out a feature length version of Thanksgiving for $5 million. Those are, Im sure, figures he just pulled out of the air but they tell the story.
Weve heard of the sci-fi blockbuster before, when we learned that Roth envisioned it as PG-13″ but with some extra stuff in standby to make for an unrated DVD, and when he first made the Transformers/Cloverfield comparison. The picture now has a working title, but Roth wont reveal it yet. He was ready, however, to talk the film up somewhat.
When asked what the villain, threat or monster in the film would be, he called on his inner Barnum once more:
Theres no mention in the interview of Trailer Trash, Roths proposed compilation of fake movie trailers. He was apparently planning to make most of them himself, with guest directors handling a fair handful and there was supposedly going to be a clever way of providing some kind of overall structure to the film. Previously, Roth said he wanted Trash to be his version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, referring to how absolutely painfully funny it would be.
Studios who want to take on the actioner will also be expected to go for Thanksgiving, with Roth offering them only as an indivisible package. Who could turn down an Eli Roth movie for just $5 million? Especially after hes described how over-the-top it will be:
I think Roth has just found a brilliant way of tempting the suits into stumping up the relatively risky $80 million hes looking to net in funds for the big, bad, slam-bam piece.
Im almost done with my new script, says Eli Roth to MTV. Yippee says Brendon to the dog and an episode of Desperate Housewives which is only on by accident.
According to a new interview with the director, hes planning to shoot n $80 million actioner this fall and then, in the immediate three weeks following, bash out a feature length version of Thanksgiving for $5 million. Those are, Im sure, figures he just pulled out of the air but they tell the story.
Weve heard of the sci-fi blockbuster before, when we learned that Roth envisioned it as PG-13″ but with some extra stuff in standby to make for an unrated DVD, and when he first made the Transformers/Cloverfield comparison. The picture now has a working title, but Roth wont reveal it yet. He was ready, however, to talk the film up somewhat.
Studios who want to take on the actioner will also be expected to go for Thanksgiving, with Roth offering them only as an indivisible package. Who could turn down an Eli Roth movie for just $5 million? Especially after hes described how over-the-top it will be:
:....That is all.
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