Django Lives (D: John Sayles) S: Franco Nero
05-23-16, 07:49 PM
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Django Lives (D: John Sayles) S: Franco Nero
Yeah, I'm liking this idea.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2016/05/21...th-franco-nero
Exclusive: John Sayles Will Direct and Write "Django Lives" With Franco Nero
Django lives, and he’s still played by Franco Nero.
I can tell you that John Sayles, one of my all time favorite directors, has agreed to direct “Django Lives.” It was announced last October that he’d write the screenplay.
“Django Lives” has nothing to do with Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.” This film will be the third to star Franco Nero as the title character. It’s set 50 years after the first movie. Django is now a horse handler and an extra on the set of D.W. Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation.”
Louis Black, Carolyn Pfeiffer, David Hollander and Nancy P. Sanders are the producers.
Sayles, of course, has a long list of great films including “Lone Star,” “Passion Fish,” “Return of the Secaucus 7,” “Matewan,” “Eight Men Out” and “Silver City.” Hard to believe, but he’ll be 66 years old this September when he starts shooting “Django Lives.” He’s due a lot of lifetime awards already and some real recognition as an outstanding filmmaker. I can’t wait to see this one.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2016/05/21...th-franco-nero
Exclusive: John Sayles Will Direct and Write "Django Lives" With Franco Nero
Django lives, and he’s still played by Franco Nero.
I can tell you that John Sayles, one of my all time favorite directors, has agreed to direct “Django Lives.” It was announced last October that he’d write the screenplay.
“Django Lives” has nothing to do with Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.” This film will be the third to star Franco Nero as the title character. It’s set 50 years after the first movie. Django is now a horse handler and an extra on the set of D.W. Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation.”
Louis Black, Carolyn Pfeiffer, David Hollander and Nancy P. Sanders are the producers.
Sayles, of course, has a long list of great films including “Lone Star,” “Passion Fish,” “Return of the Secaucus 7,” “Matewan,” “Eight Men Out” and “Silver City.” Hard to believe, but he’ll be 66 years old this September when he starts shooting “Django Lives.” He’s due a lot of lifetime awards already and some real recognition as an outstanding filmmaker. I can’t wait to see this one.
05-23-16, 07:59 PM
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Re: Django Lives (D: John Sayles) S: Franco Nero
I'm not a Tarantino fan at all, but I am a big spaghetti western fan, a big Nero fan, and Sayles' "The Secret of Roan Inish" is one of my favorite movies ever.
This has got me interested.
This has got me interested.
05-23-16, 10:26 PM
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Re: Django Lives (D: John Sayles) S: Franco Nero
Interesting project for Sayles to choose. Curious if this will acknowledge the official 1980s sequel Django Strikes Again (or any from the pile of unofficial sequels made along the way).
05-24-16, 02:01 AM
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Re: Django Lives (D: John Sayles) S: Franco Nero
this is honest to goodness AMAZING news. I can't really explain why, but John Sayles writing and directing this has me more excited than any director I could possibly think of. You could tell me Scorsese is directing it and I wouldn't be as excited. Somehow John Sayles is just the perfect choice.
