A Field Guide to 5 Potential Steven Spielberg Projects
Gershwin
Plot
A biography of the great American composer, born Jacob Gershowitz in 1898, and who died at just 38 in Hollywood, from a brain tumor. In between he wrote dozens of standards, including "Fascinating Rhythm," "Funny Face," "I Got Rhythm," "Summertime" and "Rhapsody in Blue."
Status
Zachary Quinto was attached to the project and Deadline reported he was getting accent and dialogue coaching, leading many to assume the project was a go. It seems to have cooled since.
Spielberg Genetic Makeup
100% Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (just kidding)
Conclusion
Have you ever sat through an entire production of Porgy and Bess? It's...um...slow. The guy was a genius, but there are several thousand biopics starring Spock that I'd rather see first. How about The Al Gore Story? What? That's sexy stuff!
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Comments
I'd go for Robopocalypse or War Horse. However, I feel like Robopocalypse could single-handedly reignite the old "(insert movie title) 2: Electric Boogaloo" joke, so I cross my fingers for War Horse.
"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
The only surefire way to make that a hit is if the vampire being hunted sparkles.
It's columns like this one that make me wish every internet "reporter" had an old media type editor and, you know, was actually a professional. Shallow analysis, too much personal (and very glib) commentary, very little true insight. Also: dubious sources. Give me someone better than Finke. (And where's Pirate Latitudes, Interstellar or even Chocky?)
And I love how among all of the projects Spielberg is involved with both as a director and producer as well as creative consultant, you guys still try to make him sound lazy and indecisive. Tintin alone is a huge project and Steven still has a company to run and projects to greenlight/deliver.
More importantly: Harvey adaptation (you may be judgmental and lazy but it still wasn't a remake) would have been (will be?) awesome. In my book. you have no validity to saying otherwise nor are you in a position. Keep lame jokes, I'd go see a project like Harvey on the opening date. Hoping for more Indy and Interstellar above all. Lincoln and Gershwin can come next.
And, while I'm on the subject: It is Spielberg who MUST be doing "The Foundation". Not Emerich, whose version I will straight up ignore. And if Spielberg wants Robots - any of Asimov's other books.
Online journalism is so immature by default because everyone can do it. Sorry to be critical nor is it all directed to this author but it's true.
I'll see any of these movies as long as David Koepp is nowhere near them.
This sounds like Spielberg is trying to do a comedy. Eeww. Nothing good can come from this. Dare I bring up 1941?
OK nice to see- interesting comments are always helpful! Blessings.
...you want robots, how about getting SS to do the "Forbidden Planet" remake, Dreamworks has the rights, and Cameron is bowing out.