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Fincher’s Torso back in limbo
Total Film News —
... to Bill Mechanic, who roped in Fincher and cut a deal with Paramount. What does this mean for Torso s future? Well, Fincher and his producers are still attached and given the success of Button, we re sure either Paramount will come back around or another studio will snap the title up."It's a weird and odd situation," Bendis tells The Hollywood Reporter. "We heard it was greenlit one day, then the next we heard it wasn't. Hopefully, it'll have a happy ending."Amen to that. [Source: THR ]
Paramount Lapses On Torso/Ness Rights
FlicksNews.net —
... THR has news that Paramount has let the film rights lapse for Torso/Ness, the graphic novel adaptation that has had David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button that has had a whooping 13 Oscar nods) attached to direct and Matt Damon to star, leaving the project in limbo. ...
Fincher's Torso headless?
Filmstalker —
Torso.jpg Paramount has let the rights to the novel behind the film adaptation lapse, and that means no Torso film for David Fincher, well not in the current state anyway. It appears that Paramount had an option on the novel and had the rights to extend that option but let that slip last month, and that meant that they would have to purchase the rights completely rather than just run with the option on them. While The Hollywood Reporter are quick to blame the economy for the film, I'm not so sure that's the case as the studios continue to churn out mid-level crud in order to ...
Paramount lets 'Torso's' Rights Lapse
FilmWad —
... lapse. According to THR.com David Fincher was set to direct while the movie was attracting big names like Matt Damon and Casey Affleck for roles. ...
Paramount Lets Rights to ‘Torso’ Lapse
We Are Movie Geeks —
... the studio would have had to purchase the rights altogether. Paramount still owns the rights to Ehren Kruger’s screenplay adaptation, and discussions are underway with the graphic novels writers to strike a new deal. Fincher and the producers are still attached.
“It’s a weird and odd situation,” Bendis said. “We heard it was greenlit one day, then the next we heard it wasn’t. Hopefully, it’ll have a happy ending.”
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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Rights to Fincher’s Torso in Limbo
/Film —
... The project has been in development since 2006, but we’re now hearing that Paramount has allowed their rights option to the graphic novel to lapse. According to The Hollywood Reporter, while Paramount still has the rights to a screenplay by ...
Fincher's 'Torso' Cut Off at the Knees
Get The Big Picture —
... , a by-all-accounts great piece of source material, and a serial killer being chased by Eliot Ness if you're Paramount? That's a good question. The answer is probably money, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ...
Paramount Lets Rights to David Fincher's 'Torso' Lapse
Cinematical —
David Fincher must be feeling on top of the world right now, what with 13 Oscar nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a successful box office haul. Yet that's not the kind of credibility that can get your next movie made in Hollywood. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount has let the rights to ...
Daily news dose: Shawn Levy to develop 'How to Talk to Girls;' Fincher's 'Torso' not happening?
The Screening Log —
... • David Fincher's "Torso" project may not happen at Paramount. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the studio failed to extend the rights option, which obviously sucks big time. However: "While the studio still owns Kruger's screenplay, it is in discussions potentially to strike a new option agreement with the comic's writers, to whom the rights reverted." Let's hope this works out! ...
Fincher’s Torso back in limbo
Total Film News —
... to Bill Mechanic, who roped in Fincher and cut a deal with Paramount. What does this mean for Torso s future? Well, Fincher and his producers are still attached and given the success of Button, we re sure either Paramount will come back around or another studio will snap the title up."It's a weird and odd situation," Bendis tells The Hollywood Reporter. "We heard it was greenlit one day, then the next we heard it wasn't. Hopefully, it'll have a happy ending."Amen to that. [Source: THR ]
