LinhCelluloid Future Glimpse - Green Screen
April 25th 2009 10:34
Going For Green by Linh
The Northern Hemisphere has recently celebrated Earth Day (April 22) this year and as the issue of global warming and other environment-related themes become a growing concern for the 21st century, I thought it would be interesting to look ahead at some of the ‘Green’ films coming up. Not necessarily planet-friendly themed films, but titled with the earthy hue.
Ranging from comic book fantasy, drama, sporty romance, some of the films are currently in pre-production, post-production, yet to be cast or yet to be released.
The Long Green Shore:
Aussie/Kiwi actor Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) has been eager to direct, produce, write the screenplay for and star in Australian writer John Hepworth’s dramatic and poignant World War Two novel The Long Green Shore.
John Hepworth’s The Long Green Shore was written in 1947, and is based on his personal experience as a soldier in an infantry battalion in the Aitape-Wewak campaign, shortly after the war. Sadly, Hepworth passed away shortly before his book was published in 1995.
The story tells of an Australian battalion under fire in the closing stages of World War II in New Guinea, and they are ordered to force beleaguered Japanese troops to retreat.
The film is slated for a release in the year 2012, is yet to be cast and Russell Crowe and the film’s rumoured producers Guy East and Nigel Sinclair remain tight-lipped on the film’s progress. However, there’s a whisper on the grapevine that director Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon, Angels & Demons) might make a cameo appearance in the film depending on his availability.
Chasing The Green:
A clever title combining a golfing term and money, both which are prominent elements in the upcoming film Chasing The Green, it’s also a twist on the phrase of ‘chasing the dream’.
The film is inspired by a true story written by Craig Frankel and revolves around the entrepreneurial spirit of two twenty-something brothers who become millionaires in the 1990s. They are among the first to market electronic terminals for credit cards, but their inexperience, over-confidence and impetuousness leads to trouble when they fail to acknowledge the power of their competitors and ignore government warnings of improper practices.
Chasing The Green is making appearances on the film festival circuit during the next few months and a screening date in Australia is yet to be confirmed.
The Green Lantern:
Director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye) swaps slick spy for ringed-heroes for the upcoming super hero action film The Green Lantern.
Plans are underway for pre-production at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia, in July this year and rumours to start filming in November and a pencilled-in release date for December 2010.
The Green Lantern is based on the DC Comic character, but is also used for a group of characters who form the Green Lantern intergalactic police force. The Green Lanterns wear powerful rings which are used as weapons capable of transforming the wearer's thoughts into physical constructs through the wearer's strength of willpower. The name comes from a lantern-shaped battery which is used to power the ring. The powers of the ring enables the wearer to fly at incredible speeds, form force-fields of various shapes and sizes to protect the wearer of the ring, allows the wearer to pass through solid objects such as walls, can render the wearer invisible, use the ring as an emergency beacon if the wearer is in trouble, among many others.
The film is yet to be cast but those interested in the film or have been named as interested include Ryan Gosling (The Note Book, Lars and the Real Girl), Chris Pine (Star Trek, Bottle Shock) and Australian actor Sam Worthington (Dirty Deeds, Rogue) who’s soon to appear in James Cameron’s upcoming sci-fi drama Avatar and the recently announced remake of Clash of the Titans alongside Liam Neeson.
The Green Hornet:
The popularity of comic book superhero films continues, with audiences turning to some light-hearted fantasy fun as a distraction from the global economic downturn.
The Green Hornet began as a radio series in America in the 1930s as a spin-off of the popular television show The Lone Ranger. The television series started in the 1960s and soon after the comic book series followed.
The Green Hornet is newspaper publisher Britt Reid by day and masked crime fighter by night along with his Asian man-servant Kato. Britt is the son of The Lone Ranger’s comic-relief nephew Dan Reid, and the link has seldom been mentioned.
Director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind) is helming The Green Hornet, which stars comedic actor Seth Rogen as Britt Reid and his alias Hornet, along with Hong Kong martial arts and comedy star Stephen Chow as Kato.
Gondry has decided to keep the link between The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet which is usually ignored in other Green Hornet films and television episodes.
Although Gondry doesn't have the rights to depict The Lone Ranger in the film, he told MTV in a recent interview, "I'm all for making such references. I've suggested that in a cemetery [scene] we would see the horse of the Lone Ranger."
Currently in production, The Green Hornet is scheduled for release in Australia on 24 June 2010.
The Northern Hemisphere has recently celebrated Earth Day (April 22) this year and as the issue of global warming and other environment-related themes become a growing concern for the 21st century, I thought it would be interesting to look ahead at some of the ‘Green’ films coming up. Not necessarily planet-friendly themed films, but titled with the earthy hue.
Ranging from comic book fantasy, drama, sporty romance, some of the films are currently in pre-production, post-production, yet to be cast or yet to be released.
The Long Green Shore:
Aussie/Kiwi actor Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) has been eager to direct, produce, write the screenplay for and star in Australian writer John Hepworth’s dramatic and poignant World War Two novel The Long Green Shore.
John Hepworth’s The Long Green Shore was written in 1947, and is based on his personal experience as a soldier in an infantry battalion in the Aitape-Wewak campaign, shortly after the war. Sadly, Hepworth passed away shortly before his book was published in 1995.
The story tells of an Australian battalion under fire in the closing stages of World War II in New Guinea, and they are ordered to force beleaguered Japanese troops to retreat.
The film is slated for a release in the year 2012, is yet to be cast and Russell Crowe and the film’s rumoured producers Guy East and Nigel Sinclair remain tight-lipped on the film’s progress. However, there’s a whisper on the grapevine that director Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon, Angels & Demons) might make a cameo appearance in the film depending on his availability.
WAR WOUNDS: Front cover of John Hepworth's novel The Long Green Shore. Image: Picador/Pan Macmillan Australia, Sydney.
Chasing The Green:
Poster artwork for the film Chasing The Green. Image: IGolf Productions.
A clever title combining a golfing term and money, both which are prominent elements in the upcoming film Chasing The Green, it’s also a twist on the phrase of ‘chasing the dream’.
The film is inspired by a true story written by Craig Frankel and revolves around the entrepreneurial spirit of two twenty-something brothers who become millionaires in the 1990s. They are among the first to market electronic terminals for credit cards, but their inexperience, over-confidence and impetuousness leads to trouble when they fail to acknowledge the power of their competitors and ignore government warnings of improper practices.
Chasing The Green is making appearances on the film festival circuit during the next few months and a screening date in Australia is yet to be confirmed.
The Green Lantern:
Director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye) swaps slick spy for ringed-heroes for the upcoming super hero action film The Green Lantern.
Plans are underway for pre-production at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia, in July this year and rumours to start filming in November and a pencilled-in release date for December 2010.
The Green Lantern is based on the DC Comic character, but is also used for a group of characters who form the Green Lantern intergalactic police force. The Green Lanterns wear powerful rings which are used as weapons capable of transforming the wearer's thoughts into physical constructs through the wearer's strength of willpower. The name comes from a lantern-shaped battery which is used to power the ring. The powers of the ring enables the wearer to fly at incredible speeds, form force-fields of various shapes and sizes to protect the wearer of the ring, allows the wearer to pass through solid objects such as walls, can render the wearer invisible, use the ring as an emergency beacon if the wearer is in trouble, among many others.
GLOWING GREEN: The Green Lantern charges up the power ring with the green lantern battery. Image: DC Comics.
The film is yet to be cast but those interested in the film or have been named as interested include Ryan Gosling (The Note Book, Lars and the Real Girl), Chris Pine (Star Trek, Bottle Shock) and Australian actor Sam Worthington (Dirty Deeds, Rogue) who’s soon to appear in James Cameron’s upcoming sci-fi drama Avatar and the recently announced remake of Clash of the Titans alongside Liam Neeson.
The Green Hornet:
The popularity of comic book superhero films continues, with audiences turning to some light-hearted fantasy fun as a distraction from the global economic downturn.
The Green Hornet began as a radio series in America in the 1930s as a spin-off of the popular television show The Lone Ranger. The television series started in the 1960s and soon after the comic book series followed.
The Green Hornet is newspaper publisher Britt Reid by day and masked crime fighter by night along with his Asian man-servant Kato. Britt is the son of The Lone Ranger’s comic-relief nephew Dan Reid, and the link has seldom been mentioned.
Director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind) is helming The Green Hornet, which stars comedic actor Seth Rogen as Britt Reid and his alias Hornet, along with Hong Kong martial arts and comedy star Stephen Chow as Kato.
HOT HORNET: Seth Rogen stars as the masked vigilante in the film The Green Hornet.
Gondry has decided to keep the link between The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet which is usually ignored in other Green Hornet films and television episodes.
Although Gondry doesn't have the rights to depict The Lone Ranger in the film, he told MTV in a recent interview, "I'm all for making such references. I've suggested that in a cemetery [scene] we would see the horse of the Lone Ranger."
Currently in production, The Green Hornet is scheduled for release in Australia on 24 June 2010.
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Comment by Anonymous
projects -BUT- frankly WWII ---has been
SEEN-TO-DEATH, DONE-TO-DEATH.
Meanwhile, Hollywood, media, politics
and our ENTIRE economy is being underwritten by history's MOST awesomely
genocidal regime ---NO questions asked.
LOL!