Doc Savage (D: Shane Black) S: Dwayne Johnson
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Doc Savage (D: Shane Black) S: Dwayne Johnson
BREAKING: Sony has just closed a deal with Shane Black to co-write and direct Doc Savage, a movie based on the 1930s and ’40s pulp novel hero. He co-wrote the screenplay with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry, and Columbia Pictures says he’s eyeing it as his next project. Neal H. Moritz is producing the project with Ori Marmur through his Original Film banner. Michael Uslan will also be a producer. “We couldn’t be more excited to be building a franchise from the ground up with Shane and this team”, said Columbia production president Hannah Hannah Minghella, who made the announcement today with Columbia president Doug Belgrad. “Shane and Neal have a fantastic understanding of the character and a great take on the material and we can’t wait to get this production up and running.”
Doc Savage was a multiplatformer even back in the day, popularized on radio, film and TV. He was a scientist, physician, adventurer, inventor, explorer and researcher with outstanding strength, a photographic memory, and vast knowledge and intelligence. He uses those skills and powers to fight evil.
Sam Dickerman and Lauren Abrahams are overseeing for the studio with Minghella.
Black, coming off the phenomenal worldwide opening of Disney/Marvel’s Iron Man 3, also wrote with Bagarozzi and Mondry the live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series Death Note, which is set up at Warner Bros. At the time of that deal back in 2011, Black said he wasn’t sure what he wanted to direct next. Well that ended up being Iron Man threequel, which reteamed him with his Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star Robert Downey Jr and which grossed $680M worldwide in its first 12 days.
Doc Savage was a multiplatformer even back in the day, popularized on radio, film and TV. He was a scientist, physician, adventurer, inventor, explorer and researcher with outstanding strength, a photographic memory, and vast knowledge and intelligence. He uses those skills and powers to fight evil.
Sam Dickerman and Lauren Abrahams are overseeing for the studio with Minghella.
Black, coming off the phenomenal worldwide opening of Disney/Marvel’s Iron Man 3, also wrote with Bagarozzi and Mondry the live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series Death Note, which is set up at Warner Bros. At the time of that deal back in 2011, Black said he wasn’t sure what he wanted to direct next. Well that ended up being Iron Man threequel, which reteamed him with his Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star Robert Downey Jr and which grossed $680M worldwide in its first 12 days.
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I don't see how some audiences can make any distinction between Uncharted's Drake and Doc Savage. Seems very similar for Sony to be making both 'franchises'.
And it's not that bad here, Snake. We've made the right moves on certain movies where directors were going in a less inviting path. Soderbergh and Moneyball, for example.
And it's not that bad here, Snake. We've made the right moves on certain movies where directors were going in a less inviting path. Soderbergh and Moneyball, for example.
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While it can be debated whether the moves were the "right" ones, you have to agree that they've been made in the worse fashion possible. Canning a movie the day before it is supposed to start principle shooting is bush league.
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I saw this in the theater back in 1975. The trailer makes it look like a campy comedy. I just remember it scaring the crap out of me (I was 6).
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Hell yeah. Man o' Bronze! I have a feeling it will perform like John Carter did though. Sadly people dont realise where alot of current pop fiction has its roots.
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I'll give it a shot.
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I was wondering why no one had tried a Doc Savage movie, glad to see it's in the hands of someone who is proven at the genre. I wonder if it will be set in modern times or the era of the original stories? If the latter, then Shane Black's penchant for setting his movies at Christmas time might work.
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The only issue I had with John Carter, aside from the ho hum marketing, was the awkward prologue. That should have been cut and the deleted scene with Edgar Rice Burroughs in school reinstated. John Carter's first experience on Mars should have been the audiences' first look at Mars.
Back in the 90's. Around the same time as the script to I Am Legend was written with Arnold in mind.
Back in the 90's. Around the same time as the script to I Am Legend was written with Arnold in mind.
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Next to BATMAN, DOC SAVAGE is one my All-Time Favorite Characters.
I rather see an animated movie in the style of the "Adventures of TinTin."
Maybe adapt this story that was just publish.
http://www.radioarchives.com/Product...ductCode=AP082
I rather see an animated movie in the style of the "Adventures of TinTin."
Maybe adapt this story that was just publish.
http://www.radioarchives.com/Product...ductCode=AP082
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While Shane Black is currently dealing with a pair of Nice Guys, the writer and director has an actor in mind for his next savage project.
Speaking with Thrillist about his upcoming film The Nice Guys, Black addressed his Doc Savage adaptation, for which he was announced as a co-writer and director in 2013. Black said that he’d like to make the film “sometime next year” and that he has a lead actor in mind for the role.
“I would very much like to do Doc with a fellow named Dwayne Johnson if we can make that work,” Black said. “I made a decision that Dwayne is the guy.”
That fellow, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, already has a busy schedule of filming ahead of him, as he’s currently in production on Baywatch, and has the upcoming Fast and Furious 8 and Rampage video game adaptation on his docket. Black acknowledged how packed Johnson’s schedule is, saying the film is “on the back burner while he’s busy.”
Doc Savage, the story of a man with superheroic levels of intelligence and strength (who just so happens to be a brilliant scientist, inventor, and explorer), began as a series of pulp novels and radio series. Black was announced as a director of the film in 2013 for Sony, having already written a script along with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry. Earlier in the project’s lifespan, Chris Hemsworth had discussed playing the title role according to reports in 2014.
Speaking with Thrillist about his upcoming film The Nice Guys, Black addressed his Doc Savage adaptation, for which he was announced as a co-writer and director in 2013. Black said that he’d like to make the film “sometime next year” and that he has a lead actor in mind for the role.
“I would very much like to do Doc with a fellow named Dwayne Johnson if we can make that work,” Black said. “I made a decision that Dwayne is the guy.”
That fellow, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, already has a busy schedule of filming ahead of him, as he’s currently in production on Baywatch, and has the upcoming Fast and Furious 8 and Rampage video game adaptation on his docket. Black acknowledged how packed Johnson’s schedule is, saying the film is “on the back burner while he’s busy.”
Doc Savage, the story of a man with superheroic levels of intelligence and strength (who just so happens to be a brilliant scientist, inventor, and explorer), began as a series of pulp novels and radio series. Black was announced as a director of the film in 2013 for Sony, having already written a script along with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry. Earlier in the project’s lifespan, Chris Hemsworth had discussed playing the title role according to reports in 2014.
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Well... I mean. The Rock does makes a film more enjoyable. I like Doc Savage... soooo yay?
And, yes. Christmas w/ Predator should come first.
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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.
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.
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I am down for this. I know Black has been trying to get this movie made for years and Arnie in his prime would have been great, but The Rock has the looks and the charisma to pull it off. Reminds me, i need to get round to watching the 1970s Doc Savage movie. Always looked kinda interesting. Its on Youtube i believe.