Kevin's Watch

THE ACTUAL SPACE SCENES AND SPACE BATTLES, CGI EXTRAVAGANZA. THINK BOURNE ULTIMATUM IN SPACE. THE INTERIORS, MINIMAL SPECIAL EFFECTS, MORE THE FEEL OF BLADE RUNNER. AT THIS EXACT MOMENT, PAUL GREENGRASS FIRST CHOICE AS DIRECTOR. TELL ME WHO YOU SEE DIRECTING.


What makes the Gap Gapish?

Who should direct?

Quoting Blade Runner (best movie ever, sort of) as a point of reference gives me some hope...

Focusing on the characters (and the changes they go through) while establishing an almost film noir setting will be the key.

My suggestions:
Alex Proyas ("I, Robot" and "The Crow") - I think the world he creatd in "I, Robot" was just about perfect [for that story.] And "The Crow" is a great example of dealing with a truly dark storyline and keeping focus on the characters.

Laurance Kasdan - ("The Big Chill", "Star Wars V", and "Star Wars VI")
Great character focus, SciFi experience, just get him depressed or he'll make it too much like the Muppet show.

Ridley Scott - ("Blade Runner", "Alien", "Gladiator")
An obvious choice. But does he have the character focus?

I know this will be unpopular, and the guy hasn't made a decent film in years, but I'd love to see John Carpenter's take on The Gap. He's got a neat style, and is able to capture characters while he's directing an extravaganza.

Greengrass is probably a really good choice.

Actually, I kinda like Carpenter as an idea. And he has SciFi experience. Ever see "Dark Star?"

Loved "Dark Star". The cool thing about Carpenter is that he has proven he can direct action, violence, love, loss, and pretty much everything else, and do it well. But all the while, the guy's got a sly sense of humor that adds a level of realism to his work.

Hmmm. Alex Proyas also did Dark City. Possibilities.

David Twohy (Pitch Black, Below) is another alternative.

Since Scott and Carpenter (very interesting) have already been suggested I know who not to direct:
whoever directed Chrons of Riddick and whoever directed Judge Dredd and you'd really have to twist my arm hard for Lynch-really hard!

No Lynch. Never, ever.

Lobotomize me first.

Wow! We almost agree on something!

Oh yeah, definitely not Lynch.

Alex Proyas is an interesting choice. I loved Dark City.

I think Peter Jackson would do this justice. His dark stuff was some of the best in LOTR. Plus, he could also play Angus if he puts the weight back on.



Of course, he'd have to stop doing that goofy smile.

I don't mind Carpenter as long as someone else does the sound track.

Werner Herzog seems well suited to the themes, although I would love to see David Cronenberg's take on the Amnion...

Malik23 wrote:I think Peter Jackson would do this justice.

I have to emphatically disagree.

God, if he was alive, Akira Kurosawa [think "Ran" and his earlier black-n-white, if you're familiar with him]
Carpenter or Scott if they could reclaim some of their older vision.
Whoever it is doing the new version of "Battlestar Galactica"...I've only seen a few episodes, but he/she seems quite good at claustrophobic/spacious, tech and tears.

Actually, Cronenberg is my pick. He can tell an emotionally wrenching story (see The Fly or Eastern Promises) and, of course, no one makes SF more physically arresting and gooey.