Clash of the Titans Remake Director Announced
The list of the directors rumored to be involved with the remake of Clash of the Titans has included Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City). The screenplay was penned by screenwriting legend Lawrence Kasdan, you know, the guy who wrote Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark. And finally tonight, Warner Bros has announced the big name director attached to the project:
Steve Norrington.
Wait, Who?!??
You know, the guy who directed the horrible 2003 adaptation of Alan Moore’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Yeah, I had no idea either. He also directed the original comic book adaptation of Blade, which was good (but not great).
The good news is that Norrington has a huge background in creature efects, which will serve a movie filled with with mythical creatures well. The bad news is, well, Steve Norrington is directing Clash of the Titans.
The original Desmond Davis film was an adaptation of the myth of Perseus which told his quest to battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster in order to save the Princess Andromeda. The movie is famous for its use of Ray Harryhausen’s stop motion animated creatures.
source: Variety
Lauren Ambrose Replaces Michelle Williams in Where the Wild Things Are
Lauren Ambrose has signed on to voice one of the title roles in Spike Jonze’s big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s fantasy book Where the Wild Things Are.
Ambrose is replacing Michelle Williams in the role of KW, one of the giant creatures in the land of the Wild Things. In the classic story, a young boy named Max who is transported to a land with mythical creatures. KW and the group of “Wild Things” turn him into their king.
According to Hollywood Reporter:
“…the filmmakers enjoyed working with Williams, but her voice didn’t match their original vision of how the Wild Thing should sound.”
Call me cynical, but doesn’t that sound like the definition of “PR spin”?
The cast also includes Catherine Keener, Max Records, James Gandolfini, Angus Sampson, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O’Hara, Rachel Rivera, Melissa Davis and Paul Dano. Where the Wild Things Are is scheduled to hit theaters on October 3rd 2008.