Trío confirmado para ‘Captives’ de Stowe.
Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson will star in the period drama "Unbound Captives," with Madeleine Stowe making her directorial debut from a script she wrote.
Gil Netter and Grant Hill will produce with Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment. They are eyeing a year-end production start.
Though Stowe's a newcomer behind the camera, getting the job and landing that cast is a payoff for her risky decision to turn down millions of dollars for the script in 1993. Under pseudonym O.C. Humphrey, Stowe teamed with her husband, actor Brian Benben, to write "Unbound Captives" as a star vehicle for herself.
She would have played a woman (now to be played by Weisz) whose husband is killed and her two children kidnapped by a Comanche war party in 1859. She is rescued by a frontiersman, to be played by Jackman. Pattinson will play the son.
Fox offered Stowe $3 million, and later $5 million, for her script, with Ridley Scott poised to direct and Russell Crowe to star. She turned down what was among the highest sums offered a first-time scribe because there was no promise she would be anything more than screenwriter.
Stowe, who has never publicly spoken about her decision, said she can still remember the surreal moment of turning down all that money over the phone while staring in disbelief at her husband.
"There was never a moment's hesitation on my part, but it felt unreal, and I can remember my husband putting a finger across his neck to signal not to take the offer," Stowe said. "There are moments in life where you need to follow your heart. The script remained my singular focus, but directing it myself wasn't something I ever dreamed of."
The idea came from Netter as she spent years honing the script and visualizing every scene.
"Gil made me realize it when he said there isn't anyone who's going to make the movie you want to make," said Stowe, who then faced the painful task of finding an actress for a role that was once worth $5 million to her.
"I saw three actresses, and knew after meeting with Rachel that she was the person I wanted to hand this role to," she said. "Robert said yes last fall, before everything broke with 'Twilight.' Hugh said yes a couple of weeks ago."
Amritraj sparked to the idea of Stowe directing; she'll be helped by an experienced cinematographer in John Toll, who shot epics "Braveheart" and "The Last Samurai."
Hyde Park Intl. will sell offshore territories at Cannes, and Endeavor Independent, which packaged the pic, will sell North American distribution rights.
Jackman, fresh from "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," is formulating a sequel to that film for Fox. Weisz next stars in the Peter Jackson-directed "The Lovely Bones" for Paramount, and Pattinson is reprising his role as Edward in the "Twilight" sequel "New Moon" for Summit
Traducción:
Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz y Robert Pattinson estarán en la película ‘Unbound Captives’, con Madeleine Stowe haciendo su debut dirigiendo un guión que ella escribió.
Gil Netter y Grant Hill producirán con Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment. Planean comenzar la producción a fines de año.
Aunque Stowe es pricipiante detrás de cáramas, obteniendo el trabajo y conseguir este reparto es una paga por su riesgosa decisión por rechazar millones de dólares por el guión en 1993. Bajo el pseudónimo de O.c. Humphrey, Stowe trabajo con su esposo, el actor Brian Benben para escribir ‘Unbound Captives’, donde el papel principal lo llevaría ella misma.
Ella interpretaría a una mujer (ahora será interpretada por Rachel Weisz) de la cual su esposo es asesinado y sus dos hijos raptados en una guerra Comanche (Comanche es una tribu de indios de USA) en 1859. Ella es rescatada por un hombre fronterizo, que será interpretado por Hugh Jackman, y Robert Pattinson interpretará a uno de sus hijos.
Fox ofreció a Stowe 3 millones de dólares y después 5 millones por su guión, lo dirigiría Ridley Scott y sería estelarizado por Russell Crowe. Ella rechazó las ofertas porque sabía que no pasaría de ser solamente la escritora.
Stowe, quién nunca habló públicamente de su decisión, dice que aún puede recordar ese momento cuando rechazó todo ese dinero por teléfono mientras miraba con incredulidad a su esposo.
“Nunca hubo un momento de ndecisión de parte mía, pero no lo sentía real, y puedo recordar que mi esposo pusó un dedo atravesando su cuello en señal de rechazar la oferta,” Stowe dijo. “Hay momentos en la vida donde necesitas seguir lo que dice tu corazón. El guión permanece con mi enfoque singular, pero dirigirlo yo misma nunca fue algo que nunca había soñado.”
The idea came from Netter as she spent years honing the script and visualizing every scene.
"Gil made me realize it when he said there isn't anyone who's going to make the movie you want to make," said Stowe, who then faced the painful task of finding an actress for a role that was once worth $5 million to her.
La idea salió de Netter mientras ella pasaba tiempo arreglando y visualizando cada escena.
“Gil hizo que me diera cuenta cuando dijo que no había nadie que hiciera la película como yo la quería hacer,” dijo Stowe, quien después enfrentó la dolorosa tarea de encontrar una actriz para el papel que mereciera los 5 millones de dólares.
“Vi las actrices, y después de reunirme con Rachel Weisz, supe que ella era la persona que quería que tuviera este papel, Robert dijo que si el otoño pasado, antes de que comenzará todo esto de Twilight, y hugh dijo que si hace un par de semanas.”
Amritraj tuvo la idea de que Stowe dirigiera; ella tendrá la ayuda de un cinematografo experimentado como John Toll, quien dirigió películas épicas como ‘Braveheart’ y ’the Last Samurai.’
Hyde Park International venderá territorios fuera del país en Cannes, y Endeavor Independent, quién distribuirá la película, venderá derechos de distribución en Norte América.
This entry was posted on 19:46:00
and is filed under
news
,
Robert Pattinson
.
You can follow any responses to this entry through
the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can
View Comments
,
or trackback from your own site.









