A Field Guide to 5 Potential Steven Spielberg Projects
The 39 Clues
Plot
Based on the Scholastic adventure books, trading cards and multimedia series for kids, it follows brother and sister Amy and Dan Cahill as they embark upon a global scavenger hunt outlined in their grandmother's will. As they search for clues, they learn they are the descendants of historical greats from four family branches, teaching young readers about significant figures along the way.
Status
All's quiet on the Cahill front. Spielberg bought the rights to the series in June 2008, presumably with the intention of kicking off the Hollywood holy grail: a post-_Potter_ children's franchise.
Spielberg Genetic Makeup
52% The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
48% Hook
Conclusion
Playing cards? Websites? iPhone apps? Stealth history? Sounds too busy, gimmicky and educational to be a satisfying film series. (Watch me get an angry phone call from my nieces in 3-2-1...)
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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.