Sony has long been passionate about bringing its own version of Houdini’s life to the bigscreen. In the late ’90s, the studio had attached Paul Verhoeven to helm a Houdini pic that was said to shed light on the magician’s mysterious life. Revamped project will take a new approach, sources said, though it will be a large-scale period production for Sony emphasizing Houdini’s renowned showmanship. Lawrence directed 2007’s “I Am Legend” for Warner Bros., and his most recent helming effort, “Water for Elephants,” is set to bow April 22 through Fox.
I think the romanticized tale of Houdini is a great story, and to see it in a lavish, large-scale production could be a lot of fun. I love the wonder of “The Prestige,” and that movie’s faults aside (insert Nolan worshippers’ admonishments of me for saying that here), the look and feel of it would really make for a fantastic telling of Houdini’s story. I also find it amazing that no one’s really done a Houdini biopic – It seems an obvious thing to make a go of, doesn’t it?
the prestige flaw? BORING!
Just curious, Slinky, what you consider to be The Prestige’s flaws?
haha The Prestige was a great film man your crazy IMO
I’m not going to list the flaws I find in The Prestige, because that’s the very kind of intelligent discussion the Nolan worshipping film geeks won’t allow to happen. I’d rather not subject myself to the annoyance.
To Bigsampson, I would tell you that I think it’s a very good film, but I don’t think it’s great. I would also encourage you to read the book it’s based on. You will probably find yourself surprised and possibly disappointed in what Nolan turned it into, but that’s not really a criticism of the film.
About dam time they do a big studio biopic of Houdini. And btw Slinky, I agree with you on The Prestige. That flick is the weak link in Nolan’s chain of great movies.