Todd Field Adapting The Creed of Violence

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=55973

Source: Variety
June 2, 2009


Universal has hired Todd Field to adapt The Creed of Violence, the Boston Teran novel that the studio acquired last fall.

Michael De Luca has signed on to produce the Western epic.

Field has committed only to write at this point, but he is selective about assignments and rarely scripts projects he doesn't direct. His most recent writing efforts were Little Children and In the Bedroom, and he is also booked to write and direct an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" for producer Scott Rudin.

"Creed" takes place in 1910, as two men -- a desperado and a government agent with a secret connection to him -- try to thwart an arms smuggling ring.

 

[Project862006]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/07/leonardo-dicaprio-creed-violence-boston-teran.html

EXCLUSIVE: Westerns are continuing to have their moment in Hollywood, with this weekend's "Cowboys & Aliens" looking to pick up where last winter's breakout "True Grit" left off.

Now another project is gathering heat. "The Creed of Violence, a western-flavored script based on the 2010 novel from cult author Boston Teran, has attracted the attention of Leonardo DiCaprio, who's eager to play one of the lead roles, according to a person who was briefed on the actor's plans but could not talk about it publicly because he was not authorized to speak for DiCaprio. DiCaprio has been offered a lead part but has not decided whether he will accept it yet, a source said.

The movie has been in development with "In the Bedroom" director Todd Field for several years; like "Cowboys & Aliens," the film is set up at Universal. A studio spokeswoman did not immediately have a comment on DiCaprio's interest. A DiCaprio spokesman declined to comment.

"Creed" tells the 1910-era story of a criminal named Rawbone who tries to take a cache of weapons into Mexico as part of the country's revolution but is caught and then accompanied by a government agent who, it turns out, shares a secret past with him.

DiCaprio could play either of the two characters, said the source. If he plays the government agent, it would continue a recent pattern of law-enforcement roles in movies ranging from "Shutter Island" to the upcoming historical biopic "Hoover." If he plays the bad guy, it could mark the second time he's going back to a harsh period of American history to do so: He looks to come aboard as the villain in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained."

 

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Christian Bale In Talks For The Lead

Update: Variety confirm that Bale is in negotiations to star in the project. It's now nearly six years since we last saw a film from director Todd Field. And you would think that there wouldn't be such a gap from the filmmaker, given that his directorial debut was the Oscar-nominated "In The Bedroom" (which saw him pick up nods for Best Picture, Director and Screenplay), and his follow-up was the equally acclaimed "Little Children" (which got three Oscar noms, including another for Screenplay for Field). And yet, while he's had projects in development, including being one of many who tried to crack Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian," and a gangster tale at Universal called "Hubris," Field hasn't stepped behind a camera since the release of "Little Children" in 2006.
Hopefully, that's about to change. Back in May, word arrived that Cross Creek Pictures ("Black Swan," "The Ides Of March") were coming on to finance "The Creed Of Violence," the director's adaptation of Boston Teran's novel, and a project that a year or so ago reportedly had Leonardo DiCaprio circling the film. Word's been quiet since, but a reader tipped us off to Cross Creek's website, which seems to reveal that another major A-list star has come on board.
In the 'About Me' section of the site, it reads "In 2013, Cross Creek Pictures will begin production on 'The Creed Of Violence' written and directed by Academy Award-nominee Todd Field and starring Oscar winner Christian Bale," We'd heard rumors of an offer to Bale in the last week or two, but given that it's on the website of the financiers of the film, this seems like pretty solid evidence that Field and the "Dark Knight Rises" star might be teaming up.
The story, set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, centers on two leads: a small-time assassin and a young Bureau of Investigation agent who are forced to work together to infiltrate the Mexican criminal underground. Once inside they encounter a “snake's nest of thieves, smugglers and professional killers.” We assume that Bale would play either the assassin or the agent, so it looks like there's another big male lead still to be taken. Could we yet see DiCaprio (who doesn't have anything else solid lined up after Scorsese's "The Wolf Of Wall Street") sign on?
Bale reinforced his megastar status with his final turn as Batman, but as shown by his next film, Scott Cooper's "Out Of The Furnace," he's more ready to jump on interesting, dark material than to find another franchise, and the prospect of him working with Field is a hugely exciting one. Early next year is being eyed for the start of Production, so hopefully we'll find out more from the project, including firm word on Bale's involvement, sooner rather than later.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayl...in-todd-fields-the-creed-of-violence-20120803

 

[kvz5]

Funny I was actually wondering a few days ago what on earth happened to Todd Field.

Western + Field + Bale =

 

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Exclusive: Daniel Craig to Star in Todd Field's 'The Creed of Violence'

After nearly a decade in development, Todd Field‘s adaptation of Boston Teran‘s novel The Creed of Violence is finally coming together, as Daniel Craig is set to star in the indie film once he wraps Cary Fukunaga‘s Bond 25, multiple sources have told Collider.

 

[Doctor Jones]

This sounds terrific. More westerns is never a bad thing. I gotta read the book!