Russian Superstar Also Taking On 'Hercules'
Filed under: Casting, Comic/Superhero/Geek
I'm not sure if this gives Peter Berg anything to worry about, but it looks like he's not the only one itching to reboot Hercules as a franchise. Alexander Nevsky -- Russia's version of Arnold Schwarzenegger (not to be confused with the saint and subject of the famous Eisenstein film) -- is working on his own version, which his production company will finance for $12 million. At the moment, the project is unimaginatively titled Hercules: The Beginning.The Hollywood Reporter article doesn't specify if this is to be a Russian (and Russian-language) production, or if it is to be in English, akin to Nevsky's recent American efforts, which have gone (or will go) direct to DVD stateside. The latter strikes me as a boneheaded move, dooming the film to obscurity. If he can produce it in Russia, where he might get some bang for that $12 million, he might wind up with a minor crossover hit in the vein of Night Watch and Day Watch (each of which cost a fraction of that). The world doesn't need more cheap American B-movies, but a big-time Russian blockbuster might get noticed.
Have any schlock enthusiasts here had a chance to see any of this guy's movies? Any thoughts? I'll tentatively say I'm more psyched for the Peter Berg version.
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8-09-2008 @ 5:19PM
Gantz said...
Nevsky is not superstar. He is just a clown, who thinks that he is new Schwarzenegger and makes movies on Uwe Boll's level or much worse. And definitely, he can not manage huge projects like "Night Watch" or "Day Watch".
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