RabSheila
November 10th, 2009, 07:27 AM
"Sgt. Rock," a long-gestating movie project based on the DC Comics World War II hero, is moving forward -- by going into the future.
Until now, the feature version has retained its World War II setting, with producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros. trying to make a big-budget action adventure movie that was a throwback to flicks like "The Dirty Dozen," which feature acts of American derring-do.
But a big budget always was an obstacle and, "Inglourious Basterds" notwithstanding, period war movies have not been in vogue in Hollywood for years, unless it was a more serious contemplation of the subject like "Saving Private Ryan."
Also, American jingoism went out of style after 9/11; even this summer's G.I. Joe movie dropped the toy's "A Real American Hero" tagline and made the action team internationally focused.
The studio hopes moving the time period to the future solves the dilemma. Francis Lawrence ("I Am Legend") is attached to direct the film, which has been in development for nearly 20 years. Chad St. John will write the script.
What a bunch of crap. Let's screw up one more iconic hero/series. The future? He's going to the future? What, is he going to go there in a DeLorean? It sounds like they briefly had it right when they were thinking of making it a big budget action adventure flick paying homage to films like the Dirty Dozen. But, no. That's too much like it should be. It needs to change and be "edgy." They'll probably sign Kid Rock to play Sgt. Rock. Why not? They both have the same last name. It'll be brilliant.
Stupid Hollywood.
End of Rant.
Until now, the feature version has retained its World War II setting, with producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros. trying to make a big-budget action adventure movie that was a throwback to flicks like "The Dirty Dozen," which feature acts of American derring-do.
But a big budget always was an obstacle and, "Inglourious Basterds" notwithstanding, period war movies have not been in vogue in Hollywood for years, unless it was a more serious contemplation of the subject like "Saving Private Ryan."
Also, American jingoism went out of style after 9/11; even this summer's G.I. Joe movie dropped the toy's "A Real American Hero" tagline and made the action team internationally focused.
The studio hopes moving the time period to the future solves the dilemma. Francis Lawrence ("I Am Legend") is attached to direct the film, which has been in development for nearly 20 years. Chad St. John will write the script.
What a bunch of crap. Let's screw up one more iconic hero/series. The future? He's going to the future? What, is he going to go there in a DeLorean? It sounds like they briefly had it right when they were thinking of making it a big budget action adventure flick paying homage to films like the Dirty Dozen. But, no. That's too much like it should be. It needs to change and be "edgy." They'll probably sign Kid Rock to play Sgt. Rock. Why not? They both have the same last name. It'll be brilliant.
Stupid Hollywood.
End of Rant.