Edgar Wright is taking on a new project!
31.01.2021 - 20:15 / hollywoodreporter.com
Edgar Wright has spent a lot of his time (and other people's) talking about beloved cult pop duo Sparks. "If you talked to any of my friends they’d say that if I’d got onto Sparks they’d be there for the next hour while I was trying to explain to them how amazing Sparks was," he says.
Edgar Wright is taking on a new project!
The Running Man.The Baby Driver creator is writing the script with Michael Bacall for the Paramount Pictures production of King’s dystopian novel. The script is said to be “much more faithful” to the book than the 1987 film that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a fresh adaptation rather than a remake.The Running Man, which was published under king’s pseudonym Richard Bachman, is set in a dystopian United States during the year 2025.
Hollywood has never been opposed to mining old territory for new projects, and today we have news about another one. Apparently, a new version of The Running Man is in development.
English filmmaker Edgar Wright’s been on a tear of late and really holding up the torch for cinema and the theatrical experience. Following his guest spot editing and curating the winter edition of Empire magazine—which culminated with an awesome three-hour podcast with Quentin Tarantino—the “Baby Driver” director has a new gig.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterEdgar Wright has been tapped to direct “The Running Man” for Paramount Pictures, an adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian horror novel.“The Running Man,” published in 1982, was originally written under King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story takes place in the United States in the year 2025, which sees the economy in ruins and violence dramatically escalating.
Also Read: Stephen King, JJ Abrams Are Developing an Anthology Series of 'Tiny Horrors'King’s novel is set in a dystopian United States during the year 2025, in which the nation’s economy is in ruins and violence around the world is at an all-time high.
Edgar Wright is in negotiations to direct a new adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Running Man” for Paramount Pictures, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.King first published the futuristic novel under his pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982.
three-hour special of the Empire podcast, Wright, who co-presented the episode with Quentin Tarantino, revealed that he has a master list of films he hasn’t seen yet.Wright’s list was started based on a list that Scorsese gave to a fan several years ago, detailing his favourite international films, because the fan wanted to get into world cinema.Wright, responsible for films like Shaun Of The Dead, Baby Driver and Scott Pilgrim vs.
As we previously covered, Edgar Wright, Quentin Tarantino, and the folks at Empire magazine hosted a three-hour podcast talk to discuss their love of movies.
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey brought their iconic characters back to life with the help of Cardi B.The comedians once again stepped into Wayne and Garth's shoes for the Uber Eats Super Bowl commercial. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the two longtime friends and former cast members about reuniting and working with the «Up» rapper.«She was lovely and so funny and so beautiful, and came to play,» Myers said of Cardi.
Party on. Mike Myers and Dana Carvey on Thursday dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where the actor-comedians discussed their upcoming Super Bowl commercial in which they reprise their iconic characters from Wayne's World.
As you’ve probably heard, English filmmaker Edgar Wright—in the hope of backing the entire film industry and film publications—has curated the new issue of Empire magazine. The idea is celebrating movies in every aspect, theatergoing, etc., and Wright has really been leading the charge over in the U.K.
Edgar Wright‘s upcoming Sparks documentary The Sparks Brothers has been given a first proper look in a new two-minute-long clip.The film, which has just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, takes a look at the 50-year career of the Los Angeles-based group, formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael.The clip was shared by Wright on his Twitter page, the Hot Fuzz director writing: “I’m so excited for those attending to see my three-years-in-the-making doc on legendary band @sparksofficial.
To call a portrait documentary an “affectionate tribute” to its lesser-known subject, is usually redundant. That’s the whole point of adoring acknowledgment docs of this ilk— “shining a brighter spotlight” on [insert criminally undervalued subject here].
After a renowned career of nearly four decades in both film and TV, actor Robin Wright makes a confident feature directorial debut with “Land,” screening this year as part of Sundance Film Festival’s Premieres line-up.
evolution in talking about Sparks’ early music, we’ll see one or two seconds of a butterfly coming out of a cocoon, and if we’re told that their second album was more experimental than their first, here’s a shot of a car driving off a cliff.The obvious questions aren’t addressed in the slightest.
Jessica Kiang How to introduce an entity as mercurial as Sparks, the band that forms the subject of Edgar Wright’s fantastic, fond, fizzy documentary portrait, to those who don’t know them? With over five decades and 25 albums’ worth of music, sibling frontmen Ron and Russell Mael have been virtually the only constant in a group whose lineup has changed with roughly the frequency of iPhone updates, and whose sound pinballs around the pop-musical map, from glam-rock to prog-rock to electro to
Edgar Wright, the British director behind Shaun of the Dead and Baby Driver, is a big fan of Sparks, the enigmatic pop band known for hits such as This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us and When Do I Get To Sing ‘My Way’.
Ever heard of the band Sparks? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. If you have, it’s not unlikely that they’re one of your favorite bands.The pop rock duo formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael has in their five-decade run gained a cult following of some seriously creative people, from Beck and Weird Al to Mike Myers and Amy Sherman-Palladino.
Baby Driver 2 is now complete.Speaking to Variety ahead of the release of his new documentary, The Sparks Brothers, Wright revealed that the follow up to the 2017 action-comedy was written and complete.Wright said: “It’s written.