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Ed Zwick has a whale of a tale, a tale of a tail or two to tell! IN THE HEART OF THE SEA! Prepare to blubber!
Hey folks, Harry here... That amazing Michael Fleming harpooned a helluva tale today! In fact, what we have here is possibly the most exciting film project I've seen for Zwick since GLORY! It's titled IN THE HEART OF THE SEA - and according to Fleming at Variety, it tells of a Nantucket whaling ship that was stalked DUEL style by a fucking evil killer Sperm Whale in 1820! This true story was the actual inspiration for much of Khan's dialogue in STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN and some book called Moby Richard, or something like that which Timur Bekmambetov is turning into a film at Universal with the racy title, MOBY DICK. So - now - like life itself we have dueling Sperm tails seeking to impregnate our Box office! How typical.
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before i typed the message
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I really should be asleep. It's 4 a.m. here on the West Coast!
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And since I live in India, it is full day here, so no need to sleep for me...
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...For hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee...
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And, you know, beam the Sperm Whale up to save the future?
Also, will there be a sensetive, white male who is there to witness atrocities commited against the Whale, like there was in Glory, Legends of the Fall, Last Samurai and Blood Diamond?
Oh, Our Zwick. He loves to filter other cultures through the White Perspective... -
and it's utterly captivating, particularly the parts recounting the survivors drifting for weeks in and the graphic description of the murder and cannibalism they resort to in order to survive.
If it's a faithful adaption of the book, it'll be hardcore... -
He puts Dakota Fanning in this and I'm going to hunt her down with a can-opener!!!!!!
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That movie freaks me the fuck out.
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Your quick wit makes a brief, seemingly dull bit of information really pop.
I may go to the hearth of hell for this, but I've never been a fan of 'Moby Dick'. I get it, but it's always lacked the action that would make it a more interesting film (of course I'm also not the one to propose an action flick just for the sake of selling tickets.) Good book, just lacking as a film.
Maybe Zwick is on to a story that could make the classic Man vs. Nature/Self/God story into a great film.
Another 'Duel' would be cool (as long as it doesn't become 'Joy Ride'). -
In that the whale never went looking to cause damage, but if you encountered it and kept pestering, it would just go off on you. I guess if he was really just a psychotic animal going around destroying things, it makes for a good thriller.
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We carry a harpoon. But there ain't no whales. So we tell tall tales. And sing our whaling tune.
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The Whale stuff is a fairly small portion of the larger book (more of a shipwreck tale.) I suppose they could shift the focus for the film? But it's a TRUE story, so ...?
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Headline copy here comes from "A Whale of a Tale" of 20K leagues undersea. GREAT SONG Sung by Kirk Douglas; about Typhoon Tessie, and Harpoon Hannah.
You'll never hear the like in a Disney movie again. I got it in a Classic Disney 5 cd set, which includes other songs not likely seen again: from Song of the South to "When I see an elephant fly" from Dumbo. -
in his grave...we'll see.but isn't this, in some way, like doing a "Bad Boys" version of the Iliad?
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Well at least he's branching out.
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http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Sea-Tragedy-Whaleship-Essex/dp/0141001828/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236092147&sr=1-1
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. . . and I wants it NOW.
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An amazing book and yes, an amazing true story. The whale ship, Essex, wasn't "stalked" by a sperm whale but it sure as hell was sunk by one.(Melville actually met the captain of the Essex and the ship's story did serve as inspiration behind MOBY DICK - which was largely drawn from First Mate Chase's accounts).While the story covers everything from Nantucket to whaling, it's really about the ordeal the crew faced after their ship sank. There are some absolutely horrifying moments strewn throughout the book. A great read for anyone that is interested.
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...but it sure smells good!
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Something about that pairing sounds absurdly terribly. The man clearly has no time or patience for anything other than completely retarded action sequences and has no interest in human emotion or character arcs. He had people getting their "hits" from "the loom of fate" which was the single most retarded thing Ive ever seen in a film. Even more retarded than the Human/Dolphin computer in Johnny Mnemonic. I don't believe he can make a good, contemplative story about a man and his battle with a whale. He probably barely speaks English for gods sake.
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James Mangold, too. In fact, I often get them confused. Getting bludgeoned over the head will do that to you.
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Really harrowing stuff.
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It's more about the experience of the whalers in the lifeboats after the sinking. The relationships there are chilling and fascinating, and I hope that's where the focus remains - with all the questions of racism and favoritism too.
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A highly recommended read.
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It could be his chance to break out in the film business.
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"And the whole time I'm diggin', I'm askin' myself when, when O' Lord is gonna be our time."
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I wonder how this will be filmed. As others have mentioned, the whale attack is very dramatic but occupies only the early section of the book. The rest of the book, the survival ordeal and return to the USA, is just so gruesome....I can't see it being adapted very faithfully.
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and have MASTODON do the soundtrack
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Race is a BIG issue in the book. The white guys eat the black guys FIRST remember?
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Once again, reducing an AICN story to a 7yo pre-pubescent level with jokes like that…
Grow up, nerds.
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He could give it the epic scale and action and character and look the film needs.
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I really do enjoy a lot of the historical subject matter into which he delves. My only hope is to avoid the sanctimonious heavy handedness on metaphors regarding whaling and exploitation of the sea and focus more on a man vs nature story.
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They nave a chamber in their heads that contains an oily goo. So, technically, they should be called Semen Whales.
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star trek was never dumb enough to do a movie with actual whales. thank goodness. that would be too on the nose.
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are you fucking retarded? dude is mediocre actor bait.
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So I'm interested in this project.
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