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[MSM]

They say casting has started. I wonder who they will cast for the invisible rabbit.

[Michael]

They say casting has started. I wonder who they will cast for the invisible rabbit.

The guy who played Jar-Jar!

[Jacob]

Ahmed Best.

I knew that without looking it up.

[John Crichton]

Don't feel bad, we all do.

[Koray Savas]

I don't.

[Bowie]

Hang on, this thread title is confusing. Surely this film will be made and released BEFORE Tintin?

[Mark Olivarez]

That's how Variety and other news outlets reported it, as his next film.

Spielberg has wrapped the live shooting of Tintin, it's now in the hands of the SPX team.

[Hitch]

I can just see the poster tagline now....

"A man's best friend is his rabbit"

[Bowie]

That's how Variety and other news outlets reported it, as his next film.

Spielberg has wrapped the live shooting of Tintin, it's now in the hands of the SPX team.

You couldn't have said this any less clearly.

Question is: will this be released before or after Tintin I? My guess is well before, due to the 18-24 months it will take to fully render the photorealistic mo-cap animation.

If you don't know just say so.

[Charlie Brigden]

It'll be released on March 24th, 2010.

[Mark Olivarez]

The title of the thread reflects what Variety and other sources are reporting.

It's the next film he's going to shoot. He's done with live shooting on Tintin so he can move on to Harvey.

If there was a release date I would have included it.

[tpigeon]

The initial reports on Tintin did not include the phrase "next film," probably because Spielberg had always planned to do a smaller drama / comedy that he could shoot and release within a year. This new release specifically states that Harvey will be his next film (in spite of the fact that Tintin began shooting first). I'm not aware that it's been confirmed, but we can expect Harvey in theaters in late 2010, probably December.

Ted

[Quint]

Y'know, after thinking about this and Spielberg's motivations for a while earlier, I've decided it may turn out to be a good and obviously well meaning project for the director. Harvey is a charming movie but it is an old movie - kids these days haven't the 'patience' for B&W classics, so Spielberg is clearly hoping to tell the tale again, just as effectively as the original if he can, for a new audience. I hope it works out well, since I'd love younger audiences to find an appreciation for this whimsical tale, albeit told with modern sensibilities.

This could actually be the movie which sees Spielberg make a successful return to his filmic roots, all being well. I even wonder if the man is yearning for it himself, in his old age.

[Delorean90]

Yeah, my initial reaction was something like this:



But as I let the idea sit, I'm open to it, and I'd love to hear what Williams will do for a film like this. It also helps that I've been viewing Spielberg's darker 21st century sci-fi films (WotW and Minority Report, and then this week I'll see A.I.), and it'll be nice to watch him take on a nice, charming story. I am actually rather curious as to how he'll tackle this now.

[Luke Skywalker]

this movie could be my life.

I feed them , i give them water, but the frigging beasts are always inside their mounds so i cant see them

[Hlao-roo]

this movie could be my life.

I feed them , i give them water, but the frigging beast are always inside their mounds so i cant see them

Your tax dollars at work.

[Hitch]

Everyone loved DONNIE DARKO except John McCain.

[Luke Skywalker]

this movie could be my life.

I feed them , i give them water, but the frigging beast are always inside their mounds so i cant see them

Your tax dollars at work.

what did i say? i dont get what you meant... XD

[indy4]

Yes! At this point I'm just glad that Spielberg is (probably) committed to something. Over the course of the last 4 years he has made...1 film. This is especially bad news for us fans of a semi-retired JW, who in the past probably would have sought out some other projects to fill the Spielberg dry spell, but in the present isn't doing so (with the possible exception of DH). As for the film itself, I have enough faith in Spielberg to be excited for this. And Williams is such a chameleon I know we can expect a good score from this. As long as it doesn't interfere with Deathly Hallows.

[Hlao-roo]

this movie could be my life.

I feed them , i give them water, but the frigging beast are always inside their mounds so i cant see them

Your tax dollars at work.

what did i say? i dont get what you meant... XD

Sorry, I forgot you're European.

[nightscape94]

Well this is kind of anti-climatic. It isn't a remake, of course, as it's based on the source material, but I can think of a thousand other things that Spielberg can be doing with his time.

Tim, who is not familiar with the play, but has seen the Stewart version and is not sure what approach Spielberg can take that wasn't accomplished the first time around.

[Hlao-roo]

Tim, who is not familiar with the play, but has seen the Stewart version and is not sure what approach Spielberg can take that wasn't accomplished the first time around.

Two words: Janusz Kaminski.

[John Crichton]

I just remembered, this is the movie/story that inspired Crichton's nickname "Harvey" for the Scorpius neural clone in Farscape.

...I'm the only one who'll understand that, but oh well.

[Elmo Lewis]

Yes! At this point I'm just glad that Spielberg is (probably) committed to something. Over the course of the last 4 years he has made...1 film.

Considering your screenname, this was my favorite part of your post.

[indy4]

And it was a very good film I think--I'm complaining about quantity, not quality.

[Elmo Lewis]

Oh, I thought you meant Munich, which came out a little under 4 years ago.

Meh, the amusement is lost now.

[indy4]

[Luke Skywalker]

this movie could be my life.

I feed them , i give them water, but the frigging beast are always inside their mounds so i cant see them

Your tax dollars at work.

what did i say? i dont get what you meant... XD

Sorry, I forgot you're European.

Im still clueless... i just mean that i am breeding (well, NOT me, they do it) wild rabbits, and since they have natural mounds and cublicles they spent the whole day below earth so they are 'invisible' for me.

[Hlao-roo]

http://weblogs.varie...-for-hanks.html

Insiders on the Fox-DreamWorks project said that despite press coverage that has fixated on why Spielberg would remake a film classic, the truth is, the Jonathan Tropper-scripted film that was developed by Fox 2000 is a contemporary story that is much closer in tone to the play than it is to that film.

A Fox spokesman said, `Tom Hanks has not read the script and speculation about him and this project has been inaccurate.'

[Mark Olivarez]

http://weblogs.varie...-for-hanks.html

Insiders on the Fox-DreamWorks project said that despite press coverage that has fixated on why Spielberg would remake a film classic, the truth is, the Jonathan Tropper-scripted film that was developed by Fox 2000 is a contemporary story that is much closer in tone to the play than it is to that film.

A Fox spokesman said, `Tom Hanks has not read the script and speculation about him and this project has been inaccurate.'

Doesn't the film basically mirror the play's outline?

Spoiler

Elwood has a invisible friend that takes the form of a 6 ft Rabbit, it creates a problem on his family. Elwood's sister tries to have him committed and ends up being comitted herself. Elwood finally convinces the doctor Harvey exists. But one doctor wants to give help Elwood by giving him an injection (medicine) that will allow him to never see Harvey but then his sister decides against it.

[Koray Savas]

I don't see Tom Hanks in this role. Maybe Tome Cruise?

[Michael]

Damn! I was really hoping for another Spielberg-Hanks collaboration, and this seemed perfect.
Another of the options according to some newspapers was Will Smith. Personally, I think he could do a fine job, but I would prefer another person to the main role, like Richard Dreyfuss or someone else...

[Hlao-roo]

Wilford Brimley.

[MissPadmé]

It just came to my mind, that Williams will have another Academy Award Nomination in 2011! wehee

[Bowie]

It just came to my mind, that Williams will have another Academy Award Nomination in 2011! wehee

For Deathly Hallows Part I, hopefully. He'll be 3/3.

[indy4]

I wonder what film will be the one that pushes Williams over the top in Oscar nominations in terms of his current stalemate with Alfred Newman---Harvey, Tintin, or Deathly Hallows?

[Bowie]

I wonder what film will be the one that pushes Williams over the top in Oscar nominations in terms of his current stalemate with Alfred Newman---Harvey, Tintin, or Deathly Hallows?

What happens if he's nominated for both Deathly Hallows I and Harvey?

Or nominated for both Tintin and Deathly Hallows II?

[Luke Skywalker]

I wonder what film will be the one that pushes Williams over the top in Oscar nominations in terms of his current stalemate with Alfred Newman---Harvey, Tintin, or Deathly Hallows?

What happens if he's nominated for both Deathly Hallows I and Harvey?

Or nominated for both Tintin and Deathly Hallows II?

that regardless of the ultimate masterpiece any could be, we wont win that year due to split voting. Again.

[Drax]

Everyone loved DONNIE DARKO except John McCain.

I haven't even seen it.

[Jason LeBlanc]

How many freaking projects does Spielberg have in the pipelines! Sheesh!