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Frank or Francis
modage:
It's not the only Kaufman project in the mix. I'm told that he is also looking for financing on Frank Or Francis, a script he wrote and means to direct. The film chronicles a volatile back and forth between a film director (Frank) and an online blogger (Francis), who takes delight in berating his cinematic talent. The project has come unglued from Sony Pictures, and it's being shopped to financiers. I've heard it will be star-cast, with names like Adaptation's Meryl Streep being talked about for roles.
http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/megan-ellisons-annapurna-pictures-close-to-acquiring-reteam-project-from-charlie-kaufman-and-spike-jonze/
MacGuffin:
Charlie Kaufman Attaches Steve Carell, Jack Black And Nicolas Cage To 'Frank Or Francis'
BY MIKE FLEMING | Deadline
BREAKING: Charlie Kaufman is attaching Jack Black and Nicolas Cage and is talking to Steve Carell to Frank Or Francis, the next film Kaufman will direct. Kaufman's projects are always shrouded in mystery (sometimes even after you've seen them), but they are always compelling and this one's gearing up for a 2012 start. After writing scripts that included Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kaufman made his helming debut on his script Synecdoche, New York.
Cage previously starred in the Kaufman-scripted Adaptation, the adaptation of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief. Black, who most recently starred in the indie Bernie, sort of worked with Kaufman in that he did script work on Kung Fu Panda 2. and Carell (who's about to open in Crazy, Stupid, Love) is working with Kaufman for the first time. Kaufman, Black and Carell are repped by WME, Cage by CAA. The pic is being mounted as an indie that's our to financiers and will be produced by Anthony Bregman.
Pubrick:
Kaufman did script work of Kung Fu Panda 2? How did they even find that out? That's the real story. Is he that hard up for cash?
Great now I'm going to have to see a non Pixar animated film.
Fernando:
--- Quote from: Pubrick on August 07, 2011, 04:54:52 PM ---Kaufman did script work of Kung Fu Panda 2? How did they even find that out? That's the real story. Is he that hard up for cash?
Great now I'm going to have to see a non Pixar animated film.
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dont waste your time, I liked the first, it was funny and had some charm, #2 was solely made for $$$ and it shows, boring story, boring action, boring jokes...
Tictacbk:
--- Quote from: MacGuffin on July 22, 2011, 04:24:30 PM --- ...and Carell (who's about to open in Crazy, Stupid, Love) is working with Kaufman for the first time.
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Technically they both worked on the short-lived brilliant sketch show The Dana Carvey Show. So...take that Deadline.
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