Y: The Last Man still alive at New Line, DJ Caruso still attached to direct?

By Jake Dee

Posted 16 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

Way back in March we relayed a story out of Latino Review that had CLASH OF THE TITANS director Louis Leterrier set to direct Y: THE LAST MAN. Why then, more than 4 months later, is MTV claiming that DJ Carsuo, once attached to helm, is back onboard to bring the epic graphic novel to the (end of) world of cinema? Because it came from the Caruso’s mouth, that’s why!

Recently speaking with MTV, Caruso openly admitted:

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“It’s still in active development at New Line…I’m still kind of loosely attached. We’ve taken about four cracks at the screenplay,” he explained. “It’s been a really tough one, only because there’s so much that you cover and trying to narrow it down [is a problem].”

Citing some creative differences, Caruso added:

“My problem that I have with New Line [is], they’re good people, but I felt you had to make this film as a trilogy,” he said. “[I felt] that you really had to deal with books one through four on their own. And I think there was a different philosophy there. They really wanted to cover a lot more ground [in one film], which I didn’t think would make for a great movie. I thought you’d be cramming too much into one movie.” “So that’s where we left off…maybe when I get back [from shooting ‘I Am Number Four’] we’ll try to get back into it. I really do love that project, so I hope we can make something work out. That’s been the problem. I think we’ve all felt the same frustration about it.”

Wow. I guess Y: THE LAST MAN isn’t dead after-all. I thought so after Newline caught a glimpse of CLASH OF THE TITANS, leaving Leterrier out in the wind. Maybe Caruso’s I AM NUMBER FOUR will be good enough to win him the job (I highly doubt it, but hey…)

What do you all think?

Teresa Palmer, star of Caruso’s I AM NUMBER FOUR!

Source: MTV

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