Every day we in the City of Films hear that so-and-so is writing such-and-such. Here’s a rundown of recent writing news out of Hollywood.
Daredevil Reboot – It’s the reboot you have all been clamoring for and the honor will go to Fringe writer/producer Brad Caleb Kane. Fox wants to adapt the Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli “Born Again” arc (issues #227-233). As we reported back in March, David Slade (30 Days of Night) is set to direct. Here’s the wiki page concerning that story arc. [THR]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Man I’m glad to see this movie isn’t just sitting on a shelf somewhere waiting for someone to give a shit. Deadline reports that Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, the scribes behind Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, are writing the screenplay for the new live-action movie we have mentioned with delight a few times. Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes are producing the film, and prior to this screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man) were set to re-write a previous draft, which with the new writers would mean their draft was not good enough perhaps? I’m glad they are being choosy with this one.
TRON 3 -Disney has hired David DiGilio, whose only previous feature film credit is the arctic dog movie Eight Below, to write the next film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, another Tron movie will be up to the success of the upcoming Tron Uprising television show which will be on Disney XD in 2012. If that show get’s a following, and there’s a good script, then they’ll most likely green light the project. [THR]
DreamWorks Supernatural Family Comedy – Tom McCarthy (Win Win, The Station Agent) is to write a movie about “a man who is able to revisit certain moments in his life through his home movies and change things.” That actually sounds fantastic to me and could be a lot of fun, the “family comedy” aspect however has me worried, that idea could bring a lot of drama and conflict if one was so inclined to write it that way. Hopefully Tom McCarthy, whose work does show a lot of heart and character will turn out as well as we can imagine. [THR]
