NEON has won a pitched bidding battle and will pay north of $4 million for U.S. rights against Universal, Fox Searchlight and A24.
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Thanks for posting that info, Mody. Also, it's nice to hear from you again. It's been a while.
As for NEON picking up Spencer, this is interesting news indeed, especially since they were the company that distributed Academy Award winning Parasite.
You are welcome, yeah i completely agree, i don't want to get my hopes too high but i can't help it.
Also thank you, yeah it's been a while since i posted here
I'm hoping this will be the film where I can finally say without any reservations that the direction and screenwriting will be worthy of Kristen's acting--for too many times have we heard critics praising her performance yet simultaneously bashing the direction and storyline for the films she stars in.
Pablo Larrain, who directed Jackie, will be one of the best directors she has had the privilege to work under. And the screenwriter, Steven Knight, is arguably the second best script writer for a film that she has starred in, second only to David Koepp who wrote Panic Room, Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Secret Window to mention just a few of his laudable screenplays. You see, Knight wrote the screenplays for Eastern Promises, Allied, Amazing Grace, and Dirty Pretty Things, which is my personal fave of Knights noteworthy works.
Anyhow, good hearing from you Mody and thanks for making my day with this very welcome news.
I'm hoping this will be the film where I can finally say without any reservations that the direction and screenwriting will be worthy of Kristen's acting -- for too many times have we heard critics praising her performance yet simultaneously bashing the direction and storyline for the films she stars in.
i agree about Seberg that was a horrible experience for us. Ohhh that's great thank you
share"My thoughts exactly, LL. This has been happening way too often as far as I'm concerned, most recently with Seberg.
I must admit that it was downright painful, not to mention somewhat depressing, when it happened with that film because I had such high hopes for it.
Now however, with Pablo Larrain, Steven Knight and Spencer, those hopes are rising from the ashes like a great phoenix."
"I'm hoping this will be the film where I can finally say without any reservations that the direction and screenwriting will be worthy of Kristen's acting--for too many times have we heard critics praising her performance yet simultaneously bashing the direction and storyline for the films she stars in."
One more thing I thought I should add about her Diana, princess of Wales character is that this is yet another one of Kristen's roles that bears similarities to the main protagonist in the screenplay I'm trying to finish, such as the way Diana lived, her passions such as her work as a philanthropist and humanitarian, the way she dealt with dignitaries and commoners, and even the events surrounding her death, according to conspiracy theorists. It's almost as if the main character in my script is a culmination of Kristen's filmography up until this point in her illustrious career, not that I fully intended it to turn out this way--well at least not with her latest role in Spencer, which I have only gotten wind of recently, several months after I wrote the bulk of the storyline for my script.
shareLL, interesting to know and makes sense given what you've defined when discussing your screen play in another thread. :)
shareThe unofficial title for my screenplay is The Philanthropist. While the title sure sounds generic, and on numerous occasions I contemplated changing it, I might just stick with it as it is even more apropos now as Kristen is set to portray a world renowned philanthropist. Heck, several of my all-time fave films have generic tiles which begin with the word "the":
The Godfather
The Sting
The Firm
The Apartment
The Fugitive
The Matrix
The Prestige
The Departed
The Insider
The Terminator
The Conversation
The Great Escape
The Client
The Deer Hunter
The Pianist
The Usual Suspects
The Shining
The Princess Bride
The Thing
The Elephant Man
The Game
The Great Dictator
The Terminal
The Martian
The Rainmaker
The Runaways
The Cake Eaters
As much as the word "the" is overused in the English language and even in movie titles, the definite article is quite powerful after all.
DVDs / Blu-rays I own where the title of the film begins with the word The ...
The Bone Collector
The Usual Suspects
The Presidio
The List of Adrian Messenger
The Post
The King's Speech
The Train
The Guns of Navarone
The Dam Busters
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Last Samurai
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Doctor
The Big Chill
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
The Safety of Objects
The Buddy Holly Story
The Runaways
The Thing Called Love
The Commitments
The Cake Eaters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Holiday
The Apartment
The Whole Nine Yards
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Thing from another world! (1951)
The Terminator
The Messengers
The Dish
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Cutting Edge (1992)
The Court Jester
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
And who knows, perhaps one day a film titled The Philanthropist will join this list.
I have most of these except for:
The Presidio, The List of Adrian Messenger, The Train, The Dam Busters, The Buddy Holly Story, The Thing from Another World, The Dish and The Cutting Edge.
I've watched the trailers for all these films and I may rent or stream them when I can find the time.
This was the Deadline article of June 17th where I first read about Kristen getting cast to play Diana in Pablo Larrain's Spencer.
Even though I quoted from it on hownos' thread, I felt it important enough to quote it on this thread as well.
From:
https://deadline.com/2020/06/kristen-stewart-princess-diana-pablo-larrain-film-spencer-diana-rejects-fairy-tale-ending-1202961395/
Stewart is an intriguing choice to play Diana. She got a taste of that fishbowl life borne of fame when she starred in the blockbuster Twilight Saga films, with press hounding her every move at a very young age. She eschewed that persona, and has refashioned herself as one of the most interesting and unpredictable actresses working mostly in independent films. Now she'll play one of the most famous women in the world at her moment of great existential crisis.
"Kristen is one of the great actors around today," Larrain said. "To do this well, you need something very important in film, which is mystery. Kristen can be many things, and she can be very mysterious and very fragile and ultimately very strong as well, which is what we need. The combination of these elements made me think of her. The way she responded to the script and how she is approaching the character, it's very beautiful to see. I think she is going to do something stunning and intriguing at the same time. She is this force of nature.
"I've seen movies from Kristen that are so diverse it's incredible, showing different layers and her diversity and strength as an actress," he said. "We're very happy to have her, she's very committed. As a filmmaker, when you have someone who can hold such weight, dramatic and narrative weight with just her eyes, then you have a strong lead who can deliver what we are looking for."
I'm now wondering if Kristen's gorgeous eyes and her being a style icon were among the top reasons why she was chosen for the role, as Diana was known for both. Speaking of eyes, I'm wondering if this means that not only will Kristen be wearing blue contact lenses for the part, but also Diana's signature blue eyeliner and heavy doses of mascara like the princess she will be portraying, adorned herself with.
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