Ridley Scott's 'Brave New World' with Leonardo DiCaprio
The sci-fi title is found for the 'Alien' helmer
Earlier today I pointed out an interview from Eclipse Magazine in which Ridley Scott tells us he has plans for a new sci-fi film returning him to the genre that he delved in spawning Alien and Blade Runner. Scott was quoted saying:
I am going to do one. I waited for a book for 20 years and I have got the book. I am not going to tell you what the book is but that film is going to probably be written within the next month. That will definitely be what I do next after Nottingham, the Robin Hood film that I am doing now in England.
Well, thanks to RopeofSilicon commenter 'BeautifulM' we are pointed to an article at Awards Daily in which they point out the book he won't mention may in fact be the
The last time "Brave New World" was adapted back in 1998 for television with Peter Gallagher starring as Bernard Marx.
The site points out that this is in fact not the first time we have heard about this as AwardsDaily points out a March essay from the LA Times wrote:
[A] movie of "Brave New World" is in the works, produced by George DiCaprio and starring his son, Leonardo, directed by Ridley Scott with a screenplay by Andrew Nicholls.
The futuristic "Brave New World" presents a vision of a world transformed. Through the most efficient scientific and psychological engineering, people are genetically designed to be passive and therefore consistently useful to the ruling class. This powerful work of speculative fiction sheds a blazing critical light on the present and is considered to be Huxley's most enduring masterpiece.
Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Ridley Scott's upcoming feature A House of Lies (previously titled Body of Lies) set to hit theaters on October 10. Scott will then direct the Russell Crowe starrer mentioned in the quote above, Nottingham, in which Crowe stars as the Sheriff of Nottingham in a revisionist take on the Robin Hood tale, with Nottingham as a noble and brave lawman who labors for a corrupt king and engages in a love triangle with Maid Marion and Robin Hood.
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Definitely excited, Scott is one of my favorite directors.
No offense to Scott, who in my opinion "got lucky" with Blade Runner and hasn't made anything worthwhile since. But he is the WRONG man for this job. Peter Weir is the obvious first choice for director for "Brave New World." The DiCaprio's made an error in choosing Scott, who is largely a big time action epic director. "Brave New World" is a story which calls for poignancy, nuance, and discretion. The director of this film must take great care to honor the original novel. It's not an easy task, I do not know if Scott is up or it. Peter Weir on the other hand, has experience in this, just watch Master and Commander
(2005), which used two or three Patrick O'Brian novels and codified them into one 132 minute movie. The result was largely faultless. The DiCaprio's should honor the legacy of Huxley, and abstain from trying to make "Brave New World" the next "Gladiator." Another reason why Peter Weir is clearly better posed to direct "Brave New World" is because he directed Truman Show. Premiered in 1998 this movie was often called a "modern day Brave New World." It surprises me greatly then, that the DiCaprio's would not select Peter Weir for this task. I think this is a huge blunder, and only portends disappointment for the Huxley legacy. Like I said, it's a tough project, and I'm not sure Ridley Scott is up for it. I don't expect this film to be any good.
Im excited as well, though I was really hoping it would be Ender's Game, since Wolfgang Peterson no longer has his greedy, hacking hands on it.
I'm excited for this, however I'm worried. I can admantly state that no film will be better than the book and worry that plot lines and thematic potrayls will be lost outside of the context outlined in Huxley's mind. I'd like tos ay that if anyone can pull it off it would be Ridley Scott, but I don't that that is the case. Though Blade Runner could provide a sliver of hope. I don't mind Leo either. Stay optimistic Andrew, stay optimistic….
Someone smack Scott and let him know -it's 2010 -Huxley's been done!
Meanwhile America and the West are now the debauched junk credit
opium addicts of the awesomely genocidal Red Chinese. Neither the
collusion-guilty Left -nor the biz nihilist, staus quo Right are daring to lift
a curtain on things.
C'mon Scott -how about a drop of daring for a change.
i really can't wait for "Brave New World" to come out. i am reading the book right now and i really like it. i would like to get a more visual idea of the book so i am excited about seeing it on the big screen.
Having just now finished to read the book I have to say it will be interesting to see this on screen though as it was mentioned, it will be very hard to stay truthful to its rich content, also think that more then ever this kind of exposure to this subject is extremely relevant, considering New World Order plans, a dominant power rising behind curtains…check some of this info out for yourself, inquire on this organizations: Bildenberg Group· Skulls & Bones· Rotschild Group…etc
—Huh? –in 2010? —from the director of 'Black Hawk Down'
–on the, once again, 'mysteriously overlooked' 60th Anniversary of the epically, staggeringly relevant, indeed,
STILL unfolding —-KOREAN WAR? —what?
I'd rather get a copy of the TV movie, Brave New World, which starred Kristoffer Tabori. I love DiCaprio but Tabori's will always be my favorite.