The Houston Chronicle has a new article talking about The Alamo production. The filmmakers are trying to make the most historically accurate movie about Texas' defining battle...
Winders said Hancock's challenge is how to handle Davy Crockett's death, the line in the sand story, and how to include more native voices in the film. There are theories that Crockett was executed, while others believe he went down fighting.
The line in the sand story suggests that Col. William Travis drew a line in the sand to find out who wanted to continue fighting and who didn't. All but one man decided to stay on. Historians tend to discount the story, as it appeared for the first time more than 40 years after the Alamo's fall.
The new movie -- the first major retelling of the Alamo story since John Wayne directed and starred in the 1960 version of The Alamo -- will start in December 1835 during the Siege de Bexar. It will end at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Filmmakers have refused to say much more about the plot. Hancock said one thing's for sure: the Alamo is about more than a land fight. "It's a lot about second chances," he said. "Texas was a land of second chances; it was a place to be reborn."
From Comingsoon.net
Winders said Hancock's challenge is how to handle Davy Crockett's death, the line in the sand story, and how to include more native voices in the film. There are theories that Crockett was executed, while others believe he went down fighting.
The line in the sand story suggests that Col. William Travis drew a line in the sand to find out who wanted to continue fighting and who didn't. All but one man decided to stay on. Historians tend to discount the story, as it appeared for the first time more than 40 years after the Alamo's fall.
The new movie -- the first major retelling of the Alamo story since John Wayne directed and starred in the 1960 version of The Alamo -- will start in December 1835 during the Siege de Bexar. It will end at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Filmmakers have refused to say much more about the plot. Hancock said one thing's for sure: the Alamo is about more than a land fight. "It's a lot about second chances," he said. "Texas was a land of second chances; it was a place to be reborn."
From Comingsoon.net