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It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
I honestly can’t believe they’re doing a film that follows the events of the awful “X-Men 3″…after seven years…and that it looks good. Even the powers of Brett Ratner’s awful filmmaking won’t be extinguished by the Wolverine!
I was worried about the box office, but hopefully the 300 prequel moving off the next weekend helps to give it some breathing room.
As much love as I have for X1, X2, and XFirst Class, my fantasy is that this film, and next year’s presequel/sequel wrap things up on a hugely high note, and that they don’t reboot for at least a decade out of respect, considering that without X-Men, there would be no “Marvel Cinematic Universe” and “Spider-Man” would probably have been much lower budget.
Of course, that will never happen.
Wouldn’t waiting a decade return the rights to Marvel? I can’t imagine that Fox would let that slip through their fingers.
And this does look pretty good, since they can’t manage a decent Hulk movie this will have to do in the powers are a blessing/curse mode of comic book stories.
Yes, and both heavily influenced by Japanese culture. Interesting.
Too many fucking Asian chicks in this movie.
TOTAL TURN OFF
This looks really good, but Man of Steel still is a rung above for me, as far as trailers go. And yes, Pacific Rim too.
Oh, and the normally great Pixar seems to be running a little light with Monsters U. The Dispicable 2 trailer blows it out of the water.
The Man of Steel trailer is literally the best trailer ever cut. This looks fun. But it a’int gonna be MOS.
It hits the right spot.
Very meh trailer. Man of Steel has more going for it than this. The last Wolverine movie wasn’t very liked (never had any interest, and I generally liked Hugh Jackham’s performance), and I didn’t see anything that special about it that told me I would be dumb not to go see. I’d love to be proven wrong.
“The Man of Steel trailer is literally the best trailer ever cut.”
Agree 100%. Best trailer ever. Seeing it in IMAX. Mind blowing.
I would agree that MOS is one of the best trailers I have ever seen. Saw it in the theater again last night and got chills like eight times.
every time Costner says “you are my son…” it gets me. Every single time.
me too, anghus. me too.
yes, Gus. yes. happens every time I see it too. f’ing chills. taking the 14th of june off from work.
This aint bad either…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlOF03DUoWc
Beat me to it, Tim.
The question now: Is MOS getting to $500 million or $600 million domestic?
Bling Ring opens same day as Man of Steel so nobody’s gonna care about fucking Superman.
Be a man and go watch Watson try on shoes.
The latest MOS is amazing. The score is just incredible.
The new Pac Rim does a great job selling the scale of the fights.
Re: X-Men rights. It’s en perpetuity, meaning Fox has to have something in development, completion or not. Same thing with Spidey.
Also, Marvel really doesn’t want them back right now because then they’re on the hook for two more very large budgets. The tables turned with Avengers, to where Sony and Fox defer creatively to Marvel, so it’s a win-win for them now.
Good points. Also, unlike virtually everything else, X-Men can’t fit into the MCU, and I get the feeling Disney, which is already struggling with its non-Marvel/Pixar/Lucas slate, is happy with things as they stand.
I just watched that Zod-centric MOS trailer again. It’s a got a nice War o/t Worlds vibe with how Snyder shot Zod’s Brainiac ship.
…and that’s Brainiac’s ship. It’s either a massive foreshadowing or he’s already with Zod.
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Even Zod’s armor looks like foreshadowing of Giger Brainiac.
Very Blah trailer….After Iron Man 3 and MOS, I can see this being a underwhelming both critically and finacially. I believe that the last one left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth and none of the trailers are very exciting. Maybe $60 million and $140 total, unless it is a fantastic film.
I love Jackman, but after Singer’s film, it might be time for a total reboot.
Agreed. Very bland trailer. And the robo-samurai at the end is rediculous.
And it seems kinda dumb to base the plot around his seeking a “cure” for his mutation, when he just, one year earlier (as per the chronology established in the trailer) found one.
Funny, you guys raving about the Man of Steel trailer being the best you’ve ever seen. I haven’t seen it, but I think the best teaser trailer I’ve ever seen is probably that one for Singer’s Superman movie with the Brando voiceover. Absolutely incredible, gave me goosebumps, watched it a million times…aaaaaaaand the movie ended up being total dogshit. Just saying.
I was excited that they might be doing Frank Miller’s iconic Wolverine mini-series but looks like not so much….
That is the best trailer ever?! That seems a bit silly. It’s not even the best one I’ve seen today. I must be really out of touch. It did give me a massive headache, so I’ll give it that, but I like the last MOS trailer more. Still doesn’t look all that great to me. More of the same superhero stuff. But hey you guys all love it, and I’m sure all of you know the character much better than I do. Different strokes.
I’ll throw out the trailer for Pearl Harbor with the FDR voiceover and the music from Zimmer’s Thin Red Line score as my vote for best ever. Too bad the movie sucked, but that trailer was phenomenal.
Best sci-movie trailer of the last several years? BATTLE:LOS ANGELES.
Etguild/Hcat – I might have spoke too soon.
This could explain the “Spidey in Avengers 2” buzz that’s floated about a few times.
The previous trailer for this film looked good. This one? “The Wolverine” has the stink all over it. Total yeck. Totally freaking yeck.
“Bling Ring opens same day as Man of Steel so nobody’s gonna care about fucking Superman.
Be a man and go watch Watson try on shoes.”
That right there? That’s why LexG is good people.
Martin, heard about the potential spin-off and read the article that you linked to. The spin-off sounds like a good idea but not the selling off of 15% of the rights and properties beforehand. The four spidey films are Sony’s four topgrossing films, there is a lot of money left in the franchise, it’s their crown jewel (as Adelle currently is on the music side). I’m sure other studios would pay quite a bit to get their hands on an already established uber-franchise, but who wants to buy a studio or record label thats been gutted of its prize assets?
Some of my fave trailers of all time
Saving Private Ryan
Magnolia
The Dark Knight
The Fellowship of the Ring
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Inception
@Martin, it’s been so long since I originally commented that I’m not sure why you directed that at me. I think “Spider-Man” has been a desire of reacquisition for Marvel for yeaarrrrs. They made a move for it after SPIDEY 4 fell through, hence the fast reboot. Still, Marvel keeps trying to play footsie with Sony. Originally, Green Goblin’s tower was to be seen in AVENGERS, and was pulled because Sony got cold feet.
X-MEN is totally different. There is no benefit to Marvel reaquiring this because X-MEN MANDATES ITS OWN UNIVERSE SEPARATE OF THE REST OF MARVEL. Disney is having issues in the non-Marvel/Pixar/Lucasfilm universe of filmmaking. I do not think shareholders would look upon the reaquisition of X-MEN, and the mandatory, only somewhat profitable movies that come with it, as a good thing. In fact, this is a potential disaster for Disney if the superhero bubble collapses, and STAR WARS doesn’t quite workout. Why gamble on X-MEN?
If the perpetuity rights exist, they’re quite flexible. “Ghost Rider” had its rights in this legal black hole, and no production on a film happened for years.
im really interested in the news that the character Quicksilver will be appearing in the next X-Men film AND Avengers 2?
Methinks this is either an indication of studios playing nice, or the gauntlet’s been thrown down and shit’s about to go down.
Either way im intrigued.
Etguild – Nothing personal. I was only recalling your question. I didn’t realize it was rhetorical.
Re: X-Men. Let’s see what happens with Quicksilver now. Feige has said it’s a dual-ownership character, Whedon confirmed he’s in his draft of A2, and now Singer cast the character for his X film. Feige has to have known the character was in Singer’s Days of Future script, because Marvel has approval.
The perpetuity rights were pretty clear. Development must be occurring or they revert back. Sony relinquished Ghost Rider, like Fox just did with Daredevil, Universal with Hulk. Only rights gaming by Marvel was with Iron Man, when Arad screwed Murphy.
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Hcat – I think you’re right. Pascal’s AICN reply seems like she wants Disney/Marvel in a version of the deal Par had. I could see Marvel agreeing to a split if it meant they could mix Spidey into their productions, or spin characters out of a Spidey film.
The greatest trailer of all time and the movie is pretty damn good too.
20th Century Fox acquired the rights to FANTASTIC FOUR in 1997. They then entered into over 4 years of “pre-production” without a screenplay or cast. Various names were attached to the project, and when contacted, they were unaware of their supposed participation.
If a studio wants to keep the rights, they’ll keep them. Despite Sony’s panic, I’m sure an ongoing “pre-production” of SPIDER-MAN 4 could have help up in court without Raimi, if Sony had made an effort.
Quicksilver??? As irrelevant as the Silver Surfer was to the studio.
Another great trailer
I don’t know what you’re trying to prove, Et. You’re being defensive over nothing.
Marvel perpetuity has gone through three stages. Pre-Spidey, they had no control over anything signed in the late 80’s/early 90’s. Post-Spidey, Arad was able act on the threat of reversal. Post-Avengers, Marvel can start/stop any of their characters projects.
Re: Quicksilver
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=104763
Fiege is allowing Singer to use the character.
Days of Future is a alternate-reality/time-travel story. They’re either splitting the character between names, or as Shuler-Donner has said, they’d like to put the X films into the same continuity as Avengers/Spider-Man.
Apparently, Wolverine ends with a segue into Days, so it wouldn’t be hard to use Days as a reset of the Xverse.
Achoo. There goes that mandate.
http://screenrant.com/hugh-jackman-wolverine-avengers-crossover/