Lionsgate Rescues Bale, Crowe & "Yuma"
Long story short: James Mangold's pet project, a remake of the semi-classic western "3:10 to Yuma," has had a really rough time getting into production. Sony didn't want the thing, but Lionsgate does. The film will star Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, plus like I said: it's a western. I'm down.
From Variety: "Lionsgate has boarded Russell Crowe starrer "3:10 to Yuma," pacting to distribute the oater in the U.S. Christian Bale also has signed on to star in the pic, a remake of the 1957 Western toplining Glenn Ford. Pic is set to start lensing next month.
Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt and Derek Haas penned the script for "Yuma." Storyline revolves around a desperado who is caught by a sheriff determined to bring the outlaw in. Sheriff's plans go awry when the desperado's accomplices stage an ambush."
From Variety: "Lionsgate has boarded Russell Crowe starrer "3:10 to Yuma," pacting to distribute the oater in the U.S. Christian Bale also has signed on to star in the pic, a remake of the 1957 Western toplining Glenn Ford. Pic is set to start lensing next month.
Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt and Derek Haas penned the script for "Yuma." Storyline revolves around a desperado who is caught by a sheriff determined to bring the outlaw in. Sheriff's plans go awry when the desperado's accomplices stage an ambush."
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on Sep 19 2006 02:38 AM [b]Don't Trust Films with Three ScreenWriters[/b] I took a look at the filmographies of the three writers for the film, and judging by their history they must of wrote the script as follows: Stuart Beattie (who wrote "Callateral") wrote a great, psychological script, full of deep character study and a lot of relentless violence; the studio ofcourse hated it so they brought in Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (who's credits include "Catch That Kid" and "2 Fast 2 Furious") to "fix it up" and save it for the PG-13 target audience who just love action pics that star Christian Bale and Russel Crowe (Reply to this) |
on Sep 19 2006 11:25 AM I thought this sounded great from the first time I heard about it, so hooray for the geniuses at Lionsgate for picking it up. (Reply to this) |
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on Sep 20 2006 03:25 PM omfg yes!@!!!!!!!!! ive been waiting so goddamn long for a new western movie!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Sep 20 2006 03:51 PM How DARE Sony say no to a movie with Christian Bale in it? He is an acting GOD! He will smite Sony at any given moment. Or not. It is entirely up to him. For he is Christian Bale. PS: I'm kind of a Christian Bale fan. (Reply to this) |
on Sep 20 2006 06:12 PM I'll take a new Russell Crowe film any day! And a western to boot, yes! I was just watching The Quick and the Dead and commented that Crowe should do more westerns. (Reply to this) |
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on Sep 20 2006 07:00 PM [b]New western?[/b] I question the idea that this is a new western. I would be up for the idea of a new western, however this is not it. This is a remake and like most remakes of good things, this will probably turn out to be a bad thing. I like Christian Bale and Russell Crowe but studios always seem to screw up a good thing. (Reply to this) |
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