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Hardwicke Throws a Wrench In It
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Catherine Hardwicke, former production designer and now director of a diverse set of films such as Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown and the recent The Nativity Story, is set to add a pro-environmental project to her already diverse roster of credits. According to Production Weekly, Hardwicke has signed on to direct the feature film adaptation of Edward Abbey's classic anti-establishment novel The Monkey Wrench Gang.The novel, to be adapted by William Goldman and Christian Forte, concerns George Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret who becomes angry with the way huge corporations are treating the canyons and rivers of his beloved Southwestern desert. So, with the help of a rag-tag, like-minded band of compatriots, including feminist Bonnie Abzug, outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith and billboard burner Doc Sarvis, he starts using the tactic of "monkey-wrenching" -- non-violent sabotage that harms machines, not people -- to try and save his precious land from being developed and destroyed.
To be honest, I can't think of too many really good dramatic pro-environmental movies so I think we definitely need one. At the moment, all that comes to mind is the so-so Medicine Man featuring Sean Connery and that really bad Steven Seagal film Fire Down Below -- two films that definitely don't represent the cause very well. Fortunately, with only a few films Catherine Hardwicke has demonstrated her talent and diversity. Plus, William Goldman is, of course, an extremely talented Oscar-winning writer. So, this combo, combined with terrific source material from Edward Abbey, should make for a potent mix.
Who Movie, Leo Waiting for Bell: Variety in 60 Seconds
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Leonardo DiCaprio wants to star in For Whom the Bell Tolls, but he's waiting for Warner Brothers to hire a director before officially signing up.- Robert Koehler says Lords of Dogtown's skateboarding scenes rule, but the film is a "wipeout once the pic skids into melodrama and an overly schematic sense of how success tore the group apart."
- Miramax distribution chief Mike Ruditsky will follow Bob n' Harvey to their new company on September 30. The three will over see the release of a handful of Miramax films before they go, including Proof and Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm.
- Oscar winning documentarian Murray Lerner will direct a Roger Daltrey/Pete Townsend sanctioned Who doc; the surviving band members are asking fans to contribute any and all archival footage at www.thewhomovie.com
- Denzel Washington and Billy Crystal are using their star power to drive up ticket prices on Broadway; unsurprisingly, theatergoers don't mind paying.
- FX paid NBC Universal $20 million for four-year exclusive rights on Ray and three other titles.
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