Here's an interesting article on Brad Bird's upcoming flick 1906...
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... f5a8afa946
They made a mistake at the very end of the story though...The short Bird directed for Amazing Stories was animated, not live-action! Arrgh!
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Finally, a bit of official news about the movie starts trickling in.... Looks like Disney/Pixar are going to be involved after all.
I read the book once I heard Brad Bird was going to direct this, and I must say, it's not the best thing I've ever read. The plot is okay, but it's not particularly well-written. However, the structure is set up so that, if Bird is given enough wiggle room, he really could make one heck of a movie. The story is fairly generic (it's definitely no Godfather, or even Crichton), but it will be interesting to see Bird's spin on a more outwardly adult film. Without getting too specific, there are themes in the novel that Bird could explore without being constrained by the narrative. He did that sort of thing with Iron Giant, although I have a much higher opinion of Ted Hughes's source material than I do of 1906 the novel.
I read the book once I heard Brad Bird was going to direct this, and I must say, it's not the best thing I've ever read. The plot is okay, but it's not particularly well-written. However, the structure is set up so that, if Bird is given enough wiggle room, he really could make one heck of a movie. The story is fairly generic (it's definitely no Godfather, or even Crichton), but it will be interesting to see Bird's spin on a more outwardly adult film. Without getting too specific, there are themes in the novel that Bird could explore without being constrained by the narrative. He did that sort of thing with Iron Giant, although I have a much higher opinion of Ted Hughes's source material than I do of 1906 the novel.
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I was really talking more about the complexity of the story and the "real" emotions he's going to be bringing to this. Obviously, he's done that in his animated films, but this time out, he won't need to "dumb down" specifically to get a family rating, or think about keeping one eye on the kids (and let's face it, that has to be done).
I wonder if WB are partners because they own some screen rights on this particular event? They also now own MGM's older Clark Gable account of the earthquake, the sometime slow but impressive "San Francisco", in the 1930s.
I wonder if WB are partners because they own some screen rights on this particular event? They also now own MGM's older Clark Gable account of the earthquake, the sometime slow but impressive "San Francisco", in the 1930s.
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Yeah, I remember some of the deleted scenes in Incredibles bordered on the slightly more adult. In particular the "Bob in Traffic" scene where Bob gets flipped off (it's cut off the top of the screen, but most adults would know what he's doing) and Bob's response. (I don't want to offend anyone by typing it out although it's a common word in another context. It means "female parent"). The alternate prologue and "Helen Suspects" are more adult too.
In my opinion, the storyline of 1906 the novel was somewhat convoluted and episodic, but I have no doubt that Bird will find a way to spin gold out of the straw.
In my opinion, the storyline of 1906 the novel was somewhat convoluted and episodic, but I have no doubt that Bird will find a way to spin gold out of the straw.