Sgt. Rock

[Project862006]

never heard of him is dont care about this character sorry lol

is he even interesting ?

 

[Red Mask]

He's Sgt. Rock.
He chats with Spock.
The future's safe with Sgt. Rock! t:

 

[mego joe]

If they aren't going to set it in WWII, then they shouldn't make it at all. It's that simple.

 

[jondoe]

If they aren't going to set it in WWII, then they shouldn't make it at all. It's that simple.

Exactly.

 

[some guy]

He's Sgt. Rock.
He chats with Spock.
The future's safe with Sgt. Rock! t:

And now this is stuck in my head to the tune of the Iron Man theme.

 

[Webhead2006]

well yea who knows hows things will turn out. hopefully they see that the character works better for ww2 then future. but if not hopefully they honnor the characters right if it gets to film stage.

 

[Congo Jack]

That article states "John Milius and David Peoples had a script together...", Milius wrote the APOCALYPSE NOW screenplay with Francis Ford Coppola, and Peoples wrote UNFORGIVEN. I had heard Peoples wrote a script, but didn't know Milius was involved.

Can't you just make a slightly altered version of the SGT. ROCK movie they wrote, and substitute Bruce Willis in for Arnold Schwarzenegger? I know I'd sure as hell rather see that film (even if I wasn't a fan of ROCK) than one from the guy who directed CONSTANTINE and I AM LEGEND.

This movie, if it ever happens, would be a disgrace to Kubert and Kanigher.

 

[Congo Jack]

What's next for Guy Ritchie after Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows? There has been talk of Excalibur but Twitch has learned that Warner Brothers is putting the Warren Ellis scripted project aside and instead wants Ritchie to focus on a title from his past: The DC Comics adaptation Sgt Rock.

Ritchie was initially linked to the Sgt Rock adaptation a few years back but eventually gave way to Francis Lawrence, who wanted to take the film away from the comics WWII setting and give it a futuristic spin, instead. But Twitch has learned that Warner Brothers and producer Joel Silver have now put Sgt Rock back in Ritchie's court and are lining it up as his next film.

Though the change has not yet been announced Ritchie is already supervising the current draft of the screenplay, one that retains the original setting and pits the title character against German troops in WWII.

Guy Ritchie back on Sgt Rock

 

[Octoberist]

Why is this such a priority at WB again?

 

[DarkSovereignty]

what a delightfully uninteresting sounding character...

 

[Congo Jack]

Why is this such a priority at WB again?

Back when Arnold Schwarzenegger was a mega-star he was attached to play Rock which put it firmly in Joel Silver's plans, and I guess it stayed there even when Arnie moved on. Now maybe with INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS being a huge financial success and CAPTAIN AMERICA being a World War II comic-to-movie adaptation they think a SGT. ROCK film could do good business.

what a delightfully uninteresting sounding character...

What makes you say that?

 

[Duke]

Back when Arnold Schwarzenegger was a mega-star he was attached to play Rock which put it firmly in Joel Silver's plans, and I guess it stayed there even when Arnie moved on. Now maybe with INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS being a huge financial success and CAPTAIN AMERICA being a World War II comic-to-movie adaptation they think a SGT. ROCK film could do good business.


What makes you say that?

Even if Schwarzenegger would've gotten the roll & set in WW2, it still would've been a bad idea, with Arnold's accent etc. Now that the project has been resurrected, it needs to be done right & set in WW2 & not in the future. Lastly, they should get an actor that can act & not ham it up.

 

[Congo Jack]

Even if Schwarzenegger would've gotten the roll & set in WW2, it still would've been a bad idea, with Arnold's accent etc. Now that the project has been resurrected, it needs to be done right & set in WW2 & not in the future. Lastly, they should get an actor that can act & not ham it up.

Of course. The addition in the script by Peoples that had Rock's father being an immigrant from Germany was handled very well though, and would work just fine in a non-ROCK WWII project. The rumour a while back was that Bruce Willis was under consideration, I think he'd be a fine choice.

 

[Duke]

Of course. The addition in the script by Peoples that had Rock's father being an immigrant from Germany was handled very well though, and would work just fine in a non-ROCK WWII project. The rumour a while back was that Bruce Willis was under consideration, I think he'd be a fine choice.

I suppose I could "live" with Willis being cast as Sgt Rock. It would'nt be my ideal choice, but a liveable one. LOL.

 

[cherokeesam]

THANK GOD Ritchie's version will set Rock where he needs to be --- WWII.

 

[Iron_Stark]

I wonder if Robert Downey Jr would be interested since Guy Ritchie is doing it and Sgt. Rock was the comic he grew up reading.

 

[Duke]

I know I may catch a lot of flack for this casting suggestion but I believe Mel Gibson could be good for this role. He's played a soldier before & it be perfect, I do know he's indifferent to comic movie roles but perhaps with the right encouragement they could entice him.

 

[cherokeesam]

I know I may catch a lot of flack for this casting suggestion but I believe Mel Gibson could be good for this role. He's played a soldier before & it be perfect, I do know he's indifferent to comic movie roles but perhaps with the right encouragement they could entice him.

Nah, it *has* to be Duane Johnson.
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT SGT. ROCK HAS GOT COOKIN'....???
...A GODDAMN GRENADE, YOU RATZI BASTARDS! HERE.....CATCH!

 

[Rob Lobo]

Mark Valley for Sgt. Rock

 

[HighFivingMF]

I wonder if Robert Downey Jr would be interested since Guy Ritchie is doing it and Sgt. Rock was the comic he grew up reading.

That'd be neat. I also remember Johnny Depp saying he was a Sgt. Rock fan growing up. I think either could be cool.

 

[Congo Jack]

I wonder if Robert Downey Jr would be interested since Guy Ritchie is doing it and Sgt. Rock was the comic he grew up reading.

RDJ is undoubtedly a brilliant actor, but he's not right for Rock. He said as much himself.

I know I may catch a lot of flack for this casting suggestion but I believe Mel Gibson could be good for this role. He's played a soldier before & it be perfect, I do know he's indifferent to comic movie roles but perhaps with the right encouragement they could entice him.

Gibson could be a good choice.

That'd be neat. I also remember Johnny Depp saying he was a Sgt. Rock fan growing up. I think either could be cool.

Same as with RDJ, Depp is a brilliant actor but not in the Rock mould. Depp said he loved Namor too, and he'd be a-maz-ing for that.

 

[The Guard]

I can almost see Daniel Craig in this role. Almost.

 

[Gabe99]

Frances Lawrence Ditched ‘Survivor,’ His Futuristic ‘Sgt. Rock’ Won’t be Happening, Will ‘Houdini’ or ‘Unbroken’ be His Next?

Francis Lawrence keeps himself busy, and it shows when you look at his untrusty IMDB page. The director’s name has been tied to a lot of projects in the past few years – Survivor, Sgt. Rock, Houdini, and more — but many of those films aren’t ones Lawrence will be making. In my interview with the director, we spent some time discussing what may be next for him, either Houdini or Unbroken, and why certain projects didn’t come together.

First off, Lawrence won’t be adapting Survivor, which he backed away from over two years ago. Not because the project died while he was working on it, but over a tonal issue:

“Well, Survivor – I love, love, love the book. It was a friend of mine who wrote the first draft, and he did a really good job. I was trying to find the real human story in that story. Chuck Palahniuk has a very specific tone — which I love — but sometimes it’s hard to find a real human story in there, and that’s what I was trying to find. I couldn’t balance injecting the human into it, without losing too much of that tone; the reason to do it is, really, the tone. I couldn’t find right balance, so I eventually gave up. I wanted to give the guys who had the rights, who were desperate to go make it, the chance to go make it. I got off of it maybe two or three years ago, and they still haven’t done anything with it. I’m not sure where it sits now.”

The long in development comic book adaptation Sgt. Rock also won’t bare the director’s name. Producer Akiva Goldsman and Lawrence wanted to make a near-future war film, while Warner Bros. was interested in sticking to World War II:

“Sgt. Rock was something both Akiva [Goldsman] and I were involved in at Warner Bros. We weren’t trying to do the World War II version of it, but something in the near-future. It was really cool, and I really liked it, but Warner Bros. wanted to go back to the World War II version of it.

The recently-discussed Houdini project may be next, as long as Sony gives the greenlight.

As of right now, Lawrence is “unofficially” prepping the film. “We’re not in the official prep yet, and we’re kind of in the research phase. Most of the movie takes place just before the turn of the century, so it’s sort of figuring out how to do the turn of the century New York, and what that’s like, what the people were like, what the landscape of Manhattan looked like at the time, and cataloging all the cool kind of places we could set scenes at; all of this is while the script is being written.” Houdini also won’t be a bio film — as Lawrence pointed out, “It’s not a bio pic, it’s actually historical-fiction. We’re doing a thing where we’re taking real characters from the era and putting them together in the film and creating our own story.”

If Houdini doesn’t come together, then an adaptation of Unbroken may be his next project. But if Houdini does in fact come together, Unbroken still might be his follow-up:

“I’m focusing on the project I’m on right now, but it’s between Houdini and Unbroken. I got involved in this book, this Laura Hillenbrand book, about Louie Zamperini and World War II. I’m also really involved in that as well. If Houdini falls apart, or something like that, that’s a definite possibility. If Houdini happens, then I think Unbroken would be next.”

As for the possible Constantine sequel: I somehow forgot to plead with Lawrence to make it happen, but I’m sure that it’s still in the same place it’s been for the past few years. Hopefully that, along with Houdini, will come together for the very good filmmaker.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

To echo what Octoberist said, as far back as 2011, why would this be a priority? I know Gunn likes the obscure, but this would be like Marvel Studios developing an NFL Super Pro project. Then again, it's merely a rumor that Gunn could debunk at any moment.

Also, I haven't seen Challengers.