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Warner Bros. to set sail with ODYSSEUS, wouldn't it be cool if it starred Sean Bean?


Hey folks, Harry here... Our friends at Variety alert us to the fact that apparently Warner Bros is going to be giving us yet another journey back in time with the Greeks, this time following the story of ODYSSEUS, whose journeys became the basis for Homer's ODYSSEY.

This project was kicked off with a spec script by Ann Peacock's script. She was one of those responsible for THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. The script found its way to Gianni Nunnari, the producer on 300 - and they've employed Jonathan Liebesman, the man behind the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING.

Personally - a high quality straight ODYSSEUS movie would be fantastic if done right. Even when radically reworked it can be fantastic as the Coens showed us with O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? I'd be very curious to see what Peacock has done with Odysseus' life. As it is, it seems that this film is a bit in the future as its director is still working on BATTLE: LOS ANGELES for Columbia. Unless ODYSSEUS shoots first. Let's see how this plays out.

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It would be better if it starred Josh Swaney.
by otm shank
Apr 27th, 2009
02:58:41 AM
Armand Assante was a good Odysseus
by MenLeavingFactory1903
Apr 27th, 2009
03:02:45 AM
otm shank
by Auriellis
Apr 27th, 2009
03:07:03 AM
Why would it be cool if it starred Sean Bean?
by hiperaktiv
Apr 27th, 2009
03:10:10 AM
FINALLY A NEW IDEA!
by gotilk
Apr 27th, 2009
03:10:46 AM
Who cares?
by Motoko Kusanagi
Apr 27th, 2009
03:13:25 AM
This is cool news!
by The Penultimate Gunslinger
Apr 27th, 2009
03:14:02 AM
Sean Bean
by The Penultimate Gunslinger
Apr 27th, 2009
03:16:00 AM
Yeah Youngdog
by MenLeavingFactory1903
Apr 27th, 2009
03:22:43 AM
Odysseus does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
Apr 27th, 2009
03:38:26 AM

by Cobra--Kai
Apr 27th, 2009
03:41:38 AM
George Harrison: "It's been done."
by seppukudkurosawa
Apr 27th, 2009
03:42:12 AM
Such a crap group of people involved. Also 300'ize it they will.
by Damien Chowder
Apr 27th, 2009
03:48:58 AM
Other sites have reported,
by Monkey Butler
Apr 27th, 2009
04:12:09 AM
a high quality straight ODYSSEUS movie would be a bore
by cant_stop_yawning
Apr 27th, 2009
04:19:58 AM
Also - Sean Bean is humorless and dull
by cant_stop_yawning
Apr 27th, 2009
04:25:17 AM
lol it was just a joke for the Coens
by Windowlicker74
Apr 27th, 2009
04:39:46 AM
Statham
by WavingFlagsInSpace
Apr 27th, 2009
04:42:38 AM
Seriously now...
by WavingFlagsInSpace
Apr 27th, 2009
04:50:33 AM
Best version of the Odysseus
by Continentalop
Apr 27th, 2009
04:55:11 AM
GD you Dickblood
by Hellbastardo
Apr 27th, 2009
04:59:57 AM
and once again....
by Gabba-UK
Apr 27th, 2009
05:01:30 AM
O Brother a radical reworking? Harry, you're an idiot.
by JuanSanchez
Apr 27th, 2009
05:28:22 AM
Gabba - Fox can't sue the WB over a public domain work.
by JuanSanchez
Apr 27th, 2009
05:34:56 AM
I love the Odyssey.
by rbatty024
Apr 27th, 2009
05:47:34 AM
Mr Bean?
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Apr 27th, 2009
05:50:21 AM
Odysseus gave up living on an island
by Dingbatty
Apr 27th, 2009
05:52:18 AM
Does no one on AICN give a shit about TMNT?
by Gungan Slayer
Apr 27th, 2009
05:54:10 AM
Lost -- Desmond and Penny/Odysseus and Penelope
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Apr 27th, 2009
05:55:09 AM
Would be great with Bean. Clash of the Titans gets me more
by Mr Nicholas
Apr 27th, 2009
06:11:39 AM
The Best Odyssey Adaptation
by seppukudkurosawa
Apr 27th, 2009
06:20:55 AM
We should lobby hard for Sean Bean.
by dr sauch
Apr 27th, 2009
07:06:14 AM
Sean Bean is B-list
by daggor
Apr 27th, 2009
07:12:10 AM
I loved THE ODYSSEY story, the made for tv movie was alright...
by Mike_D
Apr 27th, 2009
07:12:21 AM
Um, if it stars Sean Bean, straight to video
by Mgmax
Apr 27th, 2009
07:13:34 AM
From the people that brought you...
by filmcoyote
Apr 27th, 2009
07:29:52 AM
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was decent.
by rbatty024
Apr 27th, 2009
07:53:47 AM
Narnia went downhill when Santa Claus showed up...
by blackmantis
Apr 27th, 2009
07:58:05 AM
I disagree blackmantis, first because
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Apr 27th, 2009
08:17:32 AM
I agree, Sean Bean is a fantastic Odysseus
by D.Vader
Apr 27th, 2009
08:24:01 AM
Yyyyyyyyeah
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
Apr 27th, 2009
08:43:32 AM
Lol, why do all you fat-fuck misanthropes hate Sean Bean?
by dr sauch
Apr 27th, 2009
08:49:24 AM
The Vicar of Dibley is Fat
by cymbalta4thedevil
Apr 27th, 2009
09:11:42 AM
Troy sucked ass. But I do love Sean Bean.
by NinjaRap
Apr 27th, 2009
09:17:18 AM
"Tis not an insult, to say a dead man...is dead"
by I AM ROCKO
Apr 27th, 2009
09:18:52 AM
Yes, that would be cool.
by SlickyVonBoner
Apr 27th, 2009
09:25:24 AM
Yes it would be cool if it starred me
by sean bean
Apr 27th, 2009
09:41:38 AM
Josh Swaney to play Odysseus!
by Feral Colon
Apr 27th, 2009
09:57:50 AM
Santa does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
Apr 27th, 2009
09:58:13 AM
The problem with casting Sean Bean...
by rbatty024
Apr 27th, 2009
10:00:19 AM
EQUILIBRIUM does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
Apr 27th, 2009
10:08:03 AM

by Cobra--Kai
Apr 27th, 2009
10:14:12 AM
I like Sean Bean. I like Rutger Hauer.
by Mgmax
Apr 27th, 2009
10:38:27 AM
Red Riding....
by thepicaroony
Apr 27th, 2009
10:53:08 AM
TROY was very good. I hope ODYSSEUS is just as good.
by Leafar the Lost
Apr 27th, 2009
10:55:01 AM
Nice one Cobra--Kai
by thepicaroony
Apr 27th, 2009
10:57:26 AM
Odyssey reboot!
by epitone
Apr 27th, 2009
11:32:30 AM
Bean's good in the SHARPE movies for TV
by palimpsest
Apr 27th, 2009
12:08:32 PM
Odysseus.. Awesome
by Brigon
Apr 27th, 2009
12:13:43 PM
yeah, but will it have
by Joker Gordon Levitt
Apr 27th, 2009
12:17:10 PM
BEAN NEEDS TO DO A MOVIE VERSION OF SHARPE
by J-Dizzle
Apr 27th, 2009
12:33:31 PM
Mini series
by Omar B
Apr 27th, 2009
12:40:27 PM
What a great day for the bean!
by DarrylStrawberry
Apr 27th, 2009
12:43:06 PM
Sean Bean is the man..
by Joker Gordon Levitt
Apr 27th, 2009
12:49:22 PM
TOM JANE
by Kid Idioteque
Apr 27th, 2009
12:58:50 PM
Yes, it would.
by TheHumanBeingAndFish
Apr 27th, 2009
01:07:48 PM
Brigon, they're not novels
by lyleblake82000
Apr 27th, 2009
01:08:47 PM
Troy: Director's Cut was actually really good.
by TheMarineBiologist
Apr 27th, 2009
01:32:44 PM
CLIVE OWEN for Odysseus
by Kal Reeve
Apr 27th, 2009
01:35:15 PM
More Sharpe!
by JAGUART
Apr 27th, 2009
01:59:29 PM
Pierce Brosnan as Ahab in "Moby Dick" !
by normaneschenfelder
Apr 27th, 2009
02:24:15 PM
Seen Bean is his name here in Yoikshire you know..
by Damien Chowder
Apr 27th, 2009
02:29:53 PM
DUMB!!! DUMB!!!! DUMB!!!
by MainMan2001
Apr 27th, 2009
02:46:03 PM
I hope you're being ironic Danny Glover...
by DrBrianOblivion
Apr 27th, 2009
03:01:15 PM
and obviously now not know...
by DrBrianOblivion
Apr 27th, 2009
03:03:22 PM
on second thought i dont think thats really...
by DrBrianOblivion
Apr 27th, 2009
03:11:08 PM
Get Eric Fucking Bana to do it already.
by Stuntcock Mike
Apr 27th, 2009
03:14:31 PM
The real DGDB's daytime computer blocks AICN
by Stuntcock Mike
Apr 27th, 2009
03:15:31 PM
Stephen Balwin IS Barney Rubble...
by MaxTheSilent
Apr 27th, 2009
03:19:00 PM
As long as there are mythical creatures
by luis1210
Apr 27th, 2009
03:19:44 PM
What Killed Troy...
by Knugen
Apr 27th, 2009
06:03:11 PM
The Rock!!
by SylarTheCylon
Apr 27th, 2009
06:43:20 PM
I'D RATHER HAVE A MOVIE BASED ON ULYSSES
by BringingSexyBack
Apr 27th, 2009
06:49:48 PM
NEEDS GIANT ROBOTS
by Sal_Bando
Apr 27th, 2009
07:16:43 PM
Yes it would be cool if it starred Sean Bean
by CherryValance
Apr 27th, 2009
08:28:05 PM
Who the fuck is TheKGB01?
by OutlawsDelejos
Apr 27th, 2009
09:17:00 PM
Attention WB: The Sword and Sandal fad DIED two years ago.
by HoboCode
Apr 27th, 2009
09:42:57 PM
There was a good little 90 minute movie...
by Orbots Commander
Apr 27th, 2009
10:08:08 PM
Brad Pitt still going to be in space version of Odyssey?
by kabong
Apr 27th, 2009
11:59:08 PM
REBOOT!!!
by thebearovingian
Apr 28th, 2009
02:11:55 AM
Liam Neeson
by mojoman69
Apr 28th, 2009
04:26:59 PM
Jackman could do it, but he should do some smaller movies
by JuanSanchez
Apr 29th, 2009
01:26:39 AM
Just no Bale, please. He needs to take like a year off.
by JuanSanchez
Apr 29th, 2009
01:27:30 AM
Why not make it with no mythical elements?
by BiggusDickus
Apr 29th, 2009
09:51:09 AM
"Straight ODYSSEUS movie" = The Anti-300
by Mullah Omar
Apr 29th, 2009
02:17:45 PM
Just read the scipt for this...
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
Apr 29th, 2009
04:57:21 PM
This is the evil-twin project of...
by Blueberry
Apr 29th, 2009
05:27:46 PM

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