Hancock Remembers The Alamo
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 12:45 CDT
Variety says that John Lee Hancock (The Rookie) will take the reins of The Alamo, Disney's historical epic.
Hancock's emergence follows notification by Ron Howard that he wouldn't direct, though he and Imagine partner Brian Grazer would continue as producers. It is likely that Russell Crowe will also exit the role of Sam Houston, since his motive was to re-team with his A Beautiful Mind director.
The Alamo standoff was squarely about money and about Michael Eisner's clear concern about making movie decisions that would anger shareholders already down on Disney's performance, says the trade.
Once Hancock completes his deal, Disney will try to bring the budget to around $75 million. While the writer in Hancock might prompt a polish, he's got a sharp script about a rich historical subject that Oscar-winning Traffic scribe Stephen Gaghan spent four weeks reworking under the direction of Howard and Grazer.
From Comingsoon.net
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 12:45 CDT
Variety says that John Lee Hancock (The Rookie) will take the reins of The Alamo, Disney's historical epic.
Hancock's emergence follows notification by Ron Howard that he wouldn't direct, though he and Imagine partner Brian Grazer would continue as producers. It is likely that Russell Crowe will also exit the role of Sam Houston, since his motive was to re-team with his A Beautiful Mind director.
The Alamo standoff was squarely about money and about Michael Eisner's clear concern about making movie decisions that would anger shareholders already down on Disney's performance, says the trade.
Once Hancock completes his deal, Disney will try to bring the budget to around $75 million. While the writer in Hancock might prompt a polish, he's got a sharp script about a rich historical subject that Oscar-winning Traffic scribe Stephen Gaghan spent four weeks reworking under the direction of Howard and Grazer.
From Comingsoon.net