thisisatest Wrote:Steve D
I can imagine the boardroom meeting at Beacon:
"Well, this Repairman Jack movie's costing us a pretty penny, it's risky, and attendence is down at the theaters."
"CJ, I've got a great idea! How about we resurrect The Equalizer, which is in essence a Repairman Jack type character, and make a movie about him. It will be cheaper and all we'd have to do is re-touch the RJ script."
"Great idea. Put RJ on the back burner and let's get started on The Equalizer script, asap!"
Scary thing is that I'm probably not far from the truth.
That's somewhat what happened with Will Smith's I, Robot. The studio had a script that they didn't know exactly how to market. Nearly simultaneously FOX had I,Robot in development. The three laws of Robotics were grafted onto the other script and a Will Smith sci-fi action yawner was born.
I undertand FOX received permission from Asimov's daughter/estate to do this.
Studios say they want interesting/ challenging fare but the truth of the matter is they want it as bland and predictable as possible. Just take a look at this year's film product and you will have a very clear idea as to how Jack will be marketed.
I had to laugh when I learned that Jack is an Indiana Jones type figure out to save the world......
(There 'll never be another Indiana Jones flick -Connery and Ford are much older now. Wait .That's not a problem. Just get two really young actors say Ryan Reynolds and Jack Black and Indiana Jones makes his return...or Bond as a Super Hero kind of guy. I've got it - Brandon Routh. Nah he is already Superman ....