Marc Forster to helm Stanley Kubrick’s civil war trilogy “Downslope”June 23, 2015 - 18:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Marc Forster will direct and produce the Civil War drama “The Downslope,” based on an original screenplay written in 1956 by the late filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, TheWrap reports. Forster — whose credits include “World War Z,” “Finding Neverland” and “Monsters Ball” — is developing the project as a trilogy and will produce the subsequent features. Lauren Selig (“Lone Survivor”), Barry Levine (“Oblivion”) and Reneé Wolfe (“All I See Is You”) will be producing with Forster. Selig initiated the project with producers/rights holders Phil Hobbs (“Full Metal Jacket”) and Steve Lanning, who are also serving as producers. The movie has the full support and encouragement of the Kubrick family. Kubrick wrote the script following the release of his allegorical war film “Fear and Desire” and prior to directing his World War I drama “Paths of Glory.” Both films were cautionary, anti-war stories. “The Downslope” centers on a series of Civil War battles in the Shenandoah Valley between Union General George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby, known as the Gray Ghost for his stealth and elusiveness. His cavalrymen, known as Mosby’s Rangers, continually outsmarted the much larger enemy forces in a sequence of raids, which enraged Custer and created a cycle of revenge between the two men. Kubrick developed the project with Civil War historian Shelby Foote and spent years studying, developing and writing the story, as well as creating maps and notes as to how he planned to shoot the movie. “We’ve been given the unique privilege to produce a Stanley Kubrick script no one has had the opportunity to make,” Selig said. “The first installment of the planned trilogy, written by Kubrick, is an engrossing story illustrating a crucial moment in history toward the end of the American Civil War.” The succeeding stories will expand upon Kubrick’s original story and journey west, as post-war Americans settle the new frontier. Kubrick, who died in 1999, was nominated for 13 Academy Awards — for directing, producing and writing “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”; for directing, writing and special visual effects on “2001: A Space Odyssey”; for directing, producing and writing “A Clockwork Orange”; for directing, producing and writing “Barry Lyndon”; and for writing “Full Metal Jacket.” He won the special visual effects Oscar for “2001.” He also directed “Spartacus,” “Lolita,” “The Shining” and “Eyes Wide Shut.” Forster’s credits include “Quantum of Solace,” “Stranger Than Fiction,” “The Kite Runner” and the upcoming “All I See Is You,” developed and produced with producing partner Reneé Wolfe via their creative company 2Dux2. “All I See Is You” tells the story of a blind woman, played by Blake Lively, who regains her sight as she and her husband (Jason Clarke) begin to discover previously unseen and disturbing details about their lives. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |