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Old 05-30-16, 12:22 PM
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Awesome! I always love the George Pal/Ron Ely version.
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Shane Black is supposed to direct The Destroyer at some point, as well.
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Originally Posted by Nick Danger
Has there been a movie about a pulp era hero that was a box office success?

I can think of the Lone Ranger, Alec Baldwin as the Shadow, and John Carter. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was an imitation pulp, and it didn't sell either.
The Phantom bombed too, and that was pretty enjoyable.
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damn, Rock's gotta be the new hardest-worker-in-hollywood

coming out this year:
-Moana
-Central Intelligence

post-prod / filming:
-Baywatch
-Fast 8

Comics:
-Shazam!
-Doc Savage

Disaster:
-Rampage
-San Andreas 2

Starts with 'J':
-Jumanji
-Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon
-Journey to the Center of the Earth 4
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Originally Posted by HN
damn, Rock's gotta be the new hardest-worker-in-hollywood

coming out this year:
-Moana
-Central Intelligence

post-prod / filming:
-Baywatch
-Fast 8

Comics:
-Shazam!
-Doc Savage

Disaster:
-Rampage
-San Andreas 2

Starts with 'J':
-Jumanji
-Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon
-Journey to the Center of the Earth 4
Looks like the Big Trouble in Little China remake got put aside, which is a good thing.
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Re: Doc Savage (D: Shane Black) S: Dwayne Johnson

As a fan of the character, I'm a little troubled by Johnson referring to "Doc Savage" as a "hilarious weirdo", but it'll really depend on what makes it to the screen. I thought Ron Ely was well-cast in the George Pal version, but I hated all the "camp" elements.
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Originally Posted by DWilson
As a fan of the character, I'm a little troubled by Johnson referring to "Doc Savage" as a "hilarious weirdo", but it'll really depend on what makes it to the screen. I thought Ron Ely was well-cast in the George Pal version, but I hated all the "camp" elements.
This has me concerned as well. The stories have humor but it's restricted to two assistants and on occasion he's been the straight man, but the humor is not at Doc's expense. The "weird dope" Johnson describes simply doesn't exist in the Doc Savage stories. Doc is not socially inept, he just doesn't care. He's is actually quite sophisticated, urbane, and super serious.

I really like Johnson and he does humor very well, but this smacks of the camp elements of Pal's version. Years ago I read somewhere that Pal regretted going the camp route with Doc Savage. It's barely watchable.
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Originally Posted by Jon2
The "weird dope" Johnson describes simply doesn't exist in the Doc Savage Doc is not socially inept, he just doesn't care. He's is actually quite sophisticated, urbane, and super serious.
Sounds like Sheldon cooper
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Not familiar with the character, but could he be portrayed like a Brock Samson? (From Venture Bros) Sort of a deadpan humor, no nonsense type - maybe that's what they're going for?
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Shane Black+Dwayne Johnson=go ahead and take my money.

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