Kashmir - New Jean-Jacques Annaud film

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=49679

Relativity Acquires D.B. Weiss' Kashmir
Source: Variety
October 14, 2008


Relativity Media has acquired the D.B. Weiss-scripted bounty hunter tale Kashmir and is near a deal with Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Bear, Seven Years in Tibet) to direct. Shooting will begin in late spring.

The story revolves around three ex-mercenaries who stumble upon information as to where a wanted terrorist will be for a short period of time. They decide to brave a trip into the volatile region between Pakistan and India to catch the terrorist and claim the $30 million bounty on his head. Each man has a different motive for taking the dangerous journey, and their loyalties are tested when the going gets rough.

Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh will produce with David Benioff, Film 360's Guymon Casady and Michael De Luca. Tucker Tooley, Zach Schiff-Abrams and Ben Forkner will be executive producers.

 

[matrix_ghost]

INteresting movie. Jean Jacq. Annaud is an actors director although this part in the variety article bothered me :

The French-born Annaud (“The Bear,” “Seven Years in Tibet”) likes to shoot his films in authentic locations, no matter how remote. Weiss and Benioff said the director wants to lense the film as near as possible to the story’s setting.

They are also scouting Argentina, Mexico and other areas in India as alternatives.

“I just received an email from him referring to his and my upcoming trip to Pakistan, which he said is necessary to feel the fear that comes with being a Westerner and knowing that any of these unfriendly eyes might want to do something to you,” Weiss said.

IMO i'd say yes to this :

The French-born Annaud (“The Bear,” “Seven Years in Tibet”) likes to shoot his films in authentic locations, no matter how remote.

but definately no this :

“I just received an email from him referring to his and my upcoming trip to Pakistan, which he said is necessary to feel the fear that comes with being a Westerner and knowing that any of these unfriendly eyes might want to do something to you,”

I'm all for authenticity but to actually endanger the lives of your actors. Jean Jacq. Annaud shows his actors an ogrish beheading video :
"See . I want to have this fear in your eyes. Watch as the guy screams for his life."

 

[BT18]

I wonder if Zeppelin will license them the song for the movie.