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Iron Man Writer Discusses Stark Decisions
Filed under: Action », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Paramount », Comic/Superhero/Geek »
2006 was a pretty excellent year for newcomer screenwriter Mark Fergus: He helped to bring the phenomenal Children of Men to the big screen (earning himself an Oscar nomination in the process), he got to make his directorial debut (with the upcoming First Snow), and (along with his writing partner Hawk Ostby) he snagged himself a sweet gig writing Jon Favreau's Iron Man. Not too shabby for a guy who's only other screen credit is a obscure Armand Assante thriller known as Consequence.Amusingly-named website JewReview.net had a brief sitdown with Mr. Fergus in preparation for the release of First Snow, but of course the topic of conversation managed to focus on Iron Man for a at least a few minutes. The screenwriter seems genuinely thrilled with the choice of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony "Iron Man" Stark, and he spends a lot of time assuring us that Stark will be based in a very "human" place -- despite the fact that the character is actually a billionaire playboy who becomes a superhero after creating an indestructible suit of armor. Expect to hear more from the team of Fergus and Ostby some time soon; they're presently working on the long-awaited adaptation of John Carter of Mars over at Disney.
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Darabont Dishes on His Misty Plans
Filed under: Horror », Scripts », DIY/Filmmaking »
After years in the "talking" stages, Frank Darabont is finally about to step up and direct a big-screen version of Stephen King's novella The Mist, which is a pretty kick-ass story, if you ask me. Our own Matt Bradshaw reported on the deal a few weeks back, but I just recently came across a rather excellent video interview with Mr. Darabont over at IGN Movies. And I thought it was worthy of sharing. That's how much I care.During the chat, Franky D (who also adapted King's Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile for the silver screen, in addition to a 1983 short based on The Woman in the Room) discusses why he's keen to do lean 'n' mean monster movies, the inspirations he earned from Danny Boyle, and the various differences between doing "genre" and straight-ish dramatic pieces.
For those who question Frank Darabont's genre skills, let's not forget that he wrote the only really good Freddy sequel (Dream Warriors), an extra-nasty remake sequel (The Fly 2), and a goo-monster remake that's seriously underrated (The Blob). He also wrote Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein re-do, which is a horror in multiple senses of the word.
And I don't think it's been "officially" announced yet, but generally-accepted buzz indicates that Thomas Jane will be tapped to play the lead in The Mist. Cool.
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