Heavyweight Battles. Trade Roughage 09/23/08

By Christopher Campbell posted 9 months ago

Now that DreamWorks’ detachment from Paramount is officially happening, it’s time to find a distributor for the soon-to-be private company. Universal and Disney are currently the main contenders, but there just seems to be something wrong about a DreamWorks-Disney partnership, even if DreamWorks Animation isn’t part of the move.
Personally, I think Harvey Weinstein should hold off releasing Stephen Daltry’s The Reader until 2009, but I’d like to see Harv and Scott Rudin literally wrestle each other to see who wins their distribution dispute.
Who wants to see a giant whale decimate 19th century ships in bullet time? Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov is helming a visual effects-heavy reimagining of Moby Dick.
Speaking of ruining classics, there’s a Rashomon remake in the works that will update the story’s setting to a modern day rape trial. But then does it have to be an official redo, since there’s tons of Rashomon-influenced movies anyway?
This would have fit in a lot better in yesterday’s Trade Roughage: Keira Knightley signs on for her millionth period piece, wins a balloon and a flapper costume shopping spree.

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