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This seems rather silly considering Presidents are always out of shape men in their late forties to fifties. Sort of makes 'fighting his way out' a bit of a stretch. Unless of course it was President Schwarzenegger...
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I'm just thinking that they've been there and done that with Air Force One. Other than that, they'd probably have to make the President rather young in order to be even plausible.
It just seems like another action movie to me. I need something more like World War Z.
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Originally posted by Dogtown13Aren't "the boards" full of young execs? Don't know, don't follow any of that. If so, they don't have buying power...yet.
When a director is attached things suddenly look more like a real movie, and not just pages with words on them.
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Originally posted by Twofingeredtypist View PostJust made me think this would work for the Jack Ryan films during the "Jack is President" era. Or perhaps Jack Bauer goes on to become Pres and it happens to him?
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Just made me think this would work for the Jack Ryan films during the "Jack is President" era. Or perhaps Jack Bauer goes on to become Pres and it happens to him?
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Originally posted by Ravenlocks View Post...I wouldn't mind watching a film where the prez has to fend for himself in hostile territory....Last edited by Donreel; 04-19-2010, 08:35 PM.
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Originally posted by Biohazard View PostIt would take some clever writing to get me to care about the President as a character in a movie, especially as the hero. Not that I hate the president...I just prefer heroes that start at the bottom, not at the top.
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I'll be the voice of dissent here and say I wouldn't mind watching a film where the prez has to fend for himself in hostile territory, especially if he's got a good arc (you know, learns mushy stuff like the good of the people matters more than getting reelected). But there's also a chance he's not the main character.
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Originally posted by Biohazard View PostIt would take some clever writing to get me to care about the President as a character in a movie, especially as the hero. Not that I hate the president...I just prefer heroes that start at the bottom, not at the top.
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It would take some clever writing to get me to care about the President as a character in a movie, especially as the hero. Not that I hate the president...I just prefer heroes that start at the bottom, not at the top.
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Originally posted by BurningWorld View PostI could be wrong but I think they already did the rewrites. That is why it went out and then they were asked to change everything and they did and now it officially sold. I could be wrong though.
Still wonder what made this sell?Last edited by Twofingeredtypist; 04-14-2010, 02:37 PM.
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I could be wrong but I think they already did the rewrites. That is why it went out and then they were asked to change everything and they did and now it officially sold. I could be wrong though.
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New sale is basically Air Force One meets Escape From New York with the US Pres's plane going down in enemy territory and him having to fight his way out.
The fascinating part of this sale is it's already set for a top to toe re-write within hours of sale. Original setting was Africa, it's now to be South America (and listed as such on the sales page) and characters and situations are to be re-written extensively.
Many remarks about it being dated and whatnot on the boards... Makes one wonder why did it sell if nobody cared for it....?Tags: None
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