Neil Marshall in Talks to Direct 'Predators'
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, 20th Century Fox, Remakes and Sequels
My principles may be crumbling, just a little. Neil Marshall (pictured) is in talks to direct Predators, according to Bloody Disgusting, citing an anonymous tipster. At this point, it's very much a rumor -- for all we know, Marshall was visiting a friend in the commissary at 20th Century Fox and was seen in close proximity to an executive -- but of all the possible candidates to helm a sequel to the alien hunter franchise, I'd definitely be down with Marshall.
He has three features to his credit: The Descent is the best and most widely-acclaimed, a feverish nightmare in which a group of women explore a cave and discover deadly denizens, to their dismay. I got a huge kick out of the bloody, funny, pulse-pounding Dog Soldiers, featuring Scottish soldiers on a training run who encounter werewolves, and, though I was decidedly in the minority, really enjoyed the post-Apocalyptic action epic Doomsday. The latter was his first with a Hollywood studio (Rogue Pictures). Upcoming is his "old-style swords 'n' armor action epic" Centurion, which looks promising but doesn't yet have US distribution.
Robert Rodriguez is on board to produce. Predators is already set to be released on July 7, 2010, so Fox will have to make a decision soon. Marshall has always written his own scripts; if this rumor proves to be true, either he'll have to pound out a rewrite in a hurry or take what Fox gives him. Considering the track records of Marshall and Fox, there's reason for both optimism ... and despair.
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6-12-2009 @ 12:18PM
Flowers said...
Wow amazing! Now he can make a shitty Predator film! This is lame news... : (
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6-12-2009 @ 12:53PM
Fluffrick said...
On the contrary - he's the right man for the job. There really isn't a lot to improve on in terms of the "Predator" franchise - great initial salvo, terrible sequel, inane "AvP" spin-offs.
He's a fantastic genre director who deserves to have a shot at a big project like this.
I wish him well - Neil Marshall and Robert Rodriguez are a meeting of kindred spirits, if the rumours of their collaboration are to be believed.
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6-12-2009 @ 12:57PM
Jeremy said...
I enjoyed Dog Soldiers a lot and thought Doomsday was pretty good too. The Descent was lame in my opinion, but I know plenty who liked it.
This director could make a Predator re-make a lot of fun.
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6-12-2009 @ 2:19PM
Premaximum said...
I always feel like I'm the only person who absolutely hates this director. I thought Descent was the worst horror movie I've ever seen. Bar none.
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6-12-2009 @ 2:53PM
Jeremy said...
I almost agree.... House of the Dead takes that honor!
6-12-2009 @ 3:39PM
pete thomson said...
Marshall is great and can be quirky and irreverant. Doomsday was great an wore its influences on its sleeve. I doubt he'll be given the scope to do that with Predators and does the world really need another crap Predator movie anyway irelevant of who directs it?
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6-15-2009 @ 11:54PM
Stu said...
I think he would do a great job!
Loved the Dog Soldiers and The Descent and enjoyed Doomsday...he would be right at home with the Predator franchise imo
2 Thumbs Up!
Stu
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