Dicaprio third man?
Is it time for a Leonardo Dicaprio/ Tobey Maguire team up? Well, besides that time they were on the television show, PARENTHOOD. Maybe.
It's being said that the two leading men will star in a remake of the 1949 classic THE THIRD MAN.
For those not familiar with the movie, here's a plot summary: After arriving in post-WWII Vienna, Holly Martins learns that his friend Harry Lime, who invited him, was involved in a strange car accident. Martin starts to investigate his friend's death by talking to friends and associates to find out what really happened. On this journey, he finds out more than he bargained for.
Apparently, the remake is being written by Steven Knight (EASTERN PROMISES) and will be released by Studio Canal. The film is about to go out for bidding, and it's going to be rather heated, despite the fact that no director is attached yet.
There's no word yet on who will be which character, but one of them gets to fill the shoes of Orson Welles who played Harry Lime. I'm pretty sure DiCaprio got that role, but I've been fooled before. This could turn out to be a great remake but who should direct it? Or should it be remade at all?
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As fo...
As for the remake idea, I'm not bothered. The great, great original will always be there, so if someone else wants to reinterpret the story, fine by me. If anything I'd say Maguire did this already with "The Good German", itself another mystery about postwar anxieties in a divided city. Unfortunately, that one wasn't so good, more a film about 1940's mystery than a 1940's mystery flick.
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You don't remake The Third Man. You don't. It was shot in black and white film in the 40's and that's the look that needs to stay. I don't want my Vienna chase scene through underground tunnels done in blue and gray with bad police drama music.
Leave me my Orson Welles and my zither-filled Anton Karas score.
You don't remake The Third Man. You don't. It was shot in black and white film in the 40's and that's the look that needs to stay. I don't want my Vienna chase scene through underground tunnels done in blue and gray with bad police drama music.
Leave me my Orson Welles and my zither-filled Anton Karas score.
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Just re-release the original.
Just re-release the original.
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I need to keep my reputation.
But this site isnt like it used to be. I remember, ten years ago, people were movie fans who loved cinema, now they are fanboys and dont know crap. Not all of them of course. But too many for my taste, I guess Im getting too old for this crap.
I need to keep my reputation.
But this site isnt like it used to be. I remember, ten years ago, people were movie fans who loved cinema, now they are fanboys and dont know crap. Not all of them of course. But too many for my taste, I guess Im getting too old for this crap.
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That said, at leas t "Hip Hop Legend" (Big Daddy Kane, is t...
That said, at leas t "Hip Hop Legend" (Big Daddy Kane, is that you???) is interested in seeing the original after reading this article.
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Its a movie-related Halloween costume, and we're on a movie website. I thought it could make a good avatar you know. And Im only talking movie credibility, if you've never heard of The Third Man, you might as well never have heard of movies.
Its a movie-related Halloween costume, and we're on a movie website. I thought it could make a good avatar you know. And Im only talking movie credibility, if you've never heard of The Third Man, you might as well never have heard of movies.
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- Curtis Hanson
- Stephen Frears
- Peter Weir
- Roman Polanski (I know he's not available at the moment)
-...
- Curtis Hanson
- Stephen Frears
- Peter Weir
- Roman Polanski (I know he's not available at the moment)
- Sam Mendes
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But all that aside, isn't that a fucking adorable picture of those two?
But all that aside, isn't that a fucking adorable picture of those two?
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The original was just so damned good, and especially great because it took place in post-war Vienna, and was actually filmed in post-war Vienna. Unless they update the story, do you think a modern American audience will really care? And that final chase through the sewer...60 years later how could a new ...
The original was just so damned good, and especially great because it took place in post-war Vienna, and was actually filmed in post-war Vienna. Unless they update the story, do you think a modern American audience will really care? And that final chase through the sewer...60 years later how could a new version be anything but cliche?
It doesn't even seem like this would make enough money to warrant a remake (although that should never be a basis for a remake in the first place.) It seems strange, but this is the most disappointing remake news I can ever remember hearing.
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I know a lot of people will live their entire lives without ever seeing "The Th...
I know a lot of people will live their entire lives without ever seeing "The Third Man." And that's a shame. But for those of us who have the nerve to call ourselves true movie fans have or will seek it out at least once in our lives. And with good reason, because as far as '40s suspense thrilles go, it's hard to find a more iconic movie villain than Orson Welles' Harry Lime.
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Director Ideas:
1. Frank Darabont
2. Gary Ross
3. Billy Ray
4. Kevin MacDonald
5. Brad Anderson
Director Ideas:
1. Frank Darabont
2. Gary Ross
3. Billy Ray
4. Kevin MacDonald
5. Brad Anderson
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