Hill in Final Negotiations To Direct Rambo IV?
Danny Lerner, a top producer at NU Image films, has announced that Walter Hill in final negotiations to direct the fourth Rambo film. After first seeking out Ridley Scott and Richard Donner for the job (they both declined) producers decided to go with...
...a pair up of Jeb Stuart (Switchback) and Stuart Baird (US Marshals) to serve as co-directors.
Eventually, though, Stallone stepped in and took the job -- unless a first class action director would happen to get involved. With the addition of Hill it is unknown if Stuart Baird ... will remain on board with the film or if Hill will get his own men to serve as editor and assistant director.
As part of the contract, Hill will get an executive producer title and also gain a screenwriters credit since he is currently making small changes to the script. The film is expected to start this June buy may now be pushed back to late summer to the hiring of Hill.
(Walter Hill has directed such films as The Warriors, 48 HRS., Red Heat, Johnny Handsome, and Trespass.)
...a pair up of Jeb Stuart (Switchback) and Stuart Baird (US Marshals) to serve as co-directors.
Eventually, though, Stallone stepped in and took the job -- unless a first class action director would happen to get involved. With the addition of Hill it is unknown if Stuart Baird ... will remain on board with the film or if Hill will get his own men to serve as editor and assistant director.
As part of the contract, Hill will get an executive producer title and also gain a screenwriters credit since he is currently making small changes to the script. The film is expected to start this June buy may now be pushed back to late summer to the hiring of Hill.
(Walter Hill has directed such films as The Warriors, 48 HRS., Red Heat, Johnny Handsome, and Trespass.)
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on Apr 17 2006 09:49 AM Well, that puts it up a notch on the "possibly decent" meter. (Reply to this) |
on Apr 17 2006 10:47 AM Hill is one of the best. I hope they do get him. If they're going with the two plots -- Rambo searching for his daughter and the younger soldier turned fugitive -- Hill already did an excellent job juggling two plots that converge in the third act in "Extreme Prejudice" (1987). If you haven't seen it, "Extreme Prejudice" is a must for all action fans. (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 17 2006 12:46 PM [b]Yeah, well...[/b] Hill has made one lousy film after another since 1989's Johnny Handsome, his last decent effort. And hasn't had a true hit sine 48 Hrs. in 1982. He's past it. Stallone even more so. (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 17 2006 12:59 PM [b]No way[/b] "Another 48 Hrs.," "Trespass," and "Undisputed" were all good films. "Geronimo: An American Legend" and "Last Man Standing" were excellent. And "Wild Bill" and "Supernova" were at least interesting failures. He also won an Emmy for his direction on the first episode of HBO's "Deadwood." Hill is still one of the best in the business, and one of the all-time greats in the action/tough-guy genre. (Reply to this) |
on Apr 17 2006 04:35 PM Very suprising that Hill, a pretty decent director, would be interested in doing Rambo 4. (Reply to this) |
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