Pieter Boelen 740 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 As opposed to no standout track on the blockbuster called The Crystal Skull? The unused latter part of "The Jungle Chase" is very good, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 it looks like this film is being rushed into production. Bradley Cooper as the unfortunate star. The real life drama of the fallen hero will give Williams a more broad canvas than some of you are giving him credit for.Pieter, if you don't like the subject matter no one will make you watch it or listen to the score.It's May 2013... the film won't start production until January/February 2014. That's if Spielberg loves this project enough to see it through.And you say it's rushed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 it looks like this film is being rushed into production. Bradley Cooper as the unfortunate star. The real life drama of the fallen hero will give Williams a more broad canvas than some of you are giving him credit for.Pieter, if you don't like the subject matter no one will make you watch it or listen to the score.It's May 2013... the film won't start production until January/February 2014. That's if Spielberg loves this project enough to see it through.And you say it's rushed? I expect it to start shooting much sooner than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Basically, I want Williams to score blockbuster type films againAny new score by Williams is still anticipated, but I'm tired of his historical drama thing because it leads typically with only a few standout cues on the album +1. Williams has proven time and again he scores best on fairytales and adventure movies...they simply inpire him more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,291 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Spielberg's dropped out: http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/steven-spielberg-drops-out-of-directing-american-sniper/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 No surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Spielberg needs to do something that'll actually happen. Maybe he ought to crunch down and do a $30M-$45M film instead. Spielberg has tons of money in the bank, surely he could do more movies for scale (and get a nice backend payout).I think David O'Russell will inherit this pic. He and Cooper did both Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, and they seem to be a fruitful pairing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Spielberg needs to do something that'll actually happen.Why?His career is in no danger? He is looking for a project that is interesting and that he can make on his terms. He's certainly earned the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,291 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Yeah, and it's not like this is anything new for him, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Spielberg Drops Out of Directing American Sniper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Check a few posts above Maurizio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Sorry guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 No surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Thank god!Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Yeah, I was expecting this. The last we've heard from this project was a long time ago, and when a Spielberg project starts going real quiet, it means he's probably out...Let's hope he chooses something interesting, I'm not very interested in that Thank You For Your Service pic, which was quite similar. I suspect he dropped American Sniper in favour of that one.Like has happened before, he'll pick something quick and shoot it in typical super-Spielberg-velocity. If Scorsese wasn't doing it, I'd love him to tackle that Sinatra biopic Marty has been writing for so long. Or something really different, you know? He said he's worn out of the action genre, but I've got a feeling he's exhausted what he can do with war movies too. Something really gritty -but still fun- in the vein of Duel and Jaws would be most welcome, a musical or heck, even a western. I'd love him to tackle his own massive-bugdet western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 He should turn his Napoleon mini series into a feature. A John Williams Napoleon score...just the thought indy4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 He should turn his Napoleon mini series into a feature. A John Williams Napoleon score...just the thought Enough of the dead historical figure scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'll be hoping for a musical. But more than anything I just want something so we don't need ot wait until Star Wars for a new JW score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 He should turn his Napoleon mini series into a feature. A John Williams Napoleon score...just the thoughtEnough of the dead historical figure scores.Amen. Way too solemn and turgid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Maybe he'll use that time to score another movie or make the Star Wars score better. He had all year to work on ESB and ROTJ and most of 1999 to work on TPM. Not sure if that really makes that much of a difference but at least his schedule won't be as dense as it was in 2002 and 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 An interesting idea, though he wrote the original magnum opus in a year dense with Close Encounters and that football movie nobody watched. And that first Star Wars score wasn't half bad for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 That's true, plus he didn't have any other projects in 2008 and KOTCS was pretty disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Williams doesn't have a lot of experience scoring really bad movies. Most Spielberg films weren't duds, and those by others were decent. But Crystal Skull was such a stinker, Williams was in uncharted waters, and his score was similarly uninspired, aside from the cut and paste parts. No, Crystal Skull needed a Jerry Goldsmith to elevate the score into crazy good levels, relatively speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 OK Steven, time to find something worthy for JW to score! Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I wanted to see Harvey, not for the movie but for the score. A middle-aged man whose best friend is an imaginary giant rabbit? That can only lead to some good crazy music, IMO.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Chris Nolan should do Harvey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Not sure, in Nolan's version, the rabbit would be based on science and truly exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,842 Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 OK Steven, time to find something worthy for JW to score!PLEASE, a romantic period drama!!!!JW hasn't scored ANYTHING in this genre, except for the TV film Jane Eyre.(well, and maybe Memoirs of a Geisha, but that has Eastern flavor. I meant a western costume drama, eg. like The Age of Innocence)But i doubt Spielberg would direct something like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Not sure, in Nolan's version, the rabbit would be based on science and truly exist. Plus it'd be the most dreary wordy "feel good" movie ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 How's the progress on the Gershwin biopic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I never picked Steven Spielberg as a quitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Strategic withdrawal, my dear boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 How's the progress on the Gershwin biopic?I think that's the one Kushner is rewriting. Either that or the Thank You For Your Etc pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,141 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I wish JJ Abrams would emulate this move of his idol, and quit Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I wish JJ Abrams would emulate this move of his idol, and quit Star Wars.The lens flares will rule the galaxy far far away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 How's the progress on the Gershwin biopic?I dont want JW to go in that direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 How's the progress on the Gershwin biopic?I dont want JW to go in that direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 He only has a few years left. We dont need any more biopic scores or drama stuff. We need a few action/adventure scores! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Just the same day that we have learned about John Williams' new project, Dreamworks has announced that they are no longer attached to the project, and that includes director Steven Spielberg.Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 You're already getting a new Star Wars trilogy. I for one would love to see him tackle a Napoleon biopic. And contrary to figures like Lincoln, Napoleon is not so prone to a reverential aproach and you simply cannot make a movie about Napoleon without battle scenes. And he's such a fascinating and complex figure. Nixon is one of my absolute favorite scores, so you know where I'm coming from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 yes the SW sequels, and possibly Indy 5. And hopefully Tintin 2, but we need more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23159&p=925305 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 You're already getting a new Star Wars trilogy. I for one would love to see him tackle a Napoleon biopic. And contrary to figures like Lincoln, Napoleon is not so prone to a reverential aproach and you simply cannot make a movie about Napoleon without battle scenes. And he's such a fascinating and complex figure. Nixon is one of my absolute favorite scores, so you know where I'm coming fromI know exactly where you're coming from. I'd love to hear another operatic score from Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23159&p=925305Oh, I didn't see that one. The idea of this being posted in the General Discussion forum didn't cross my mind -it still doesn't.Thank you, Stefan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Maybe Spielberg could take some inspiration from that direction, too—Anthony Hopkins with buck teeth whining in a French accent ("I am zat sacreefice"). They could use the technology from Jackson's Middle Earth pictures to make him short.- Uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Its a myth that Napolean was short. He was above avarage hight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Indy 5 is a dead project. Make him direct Skyfall 3 after Mendes is done with the franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Could it be that thanks to Spielberg dropping out of this Johnny was able to take The Book Thief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Could it be that thanks to Spielberg dropping out of this Johnny was able to take The Book Thief?No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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