The Bible Comes to the Big Screen in 3-D
Since 3-D movies are continuing to captivate and thrill moviegoers, I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone decided to combine the new technology with the most lucrative literary property of all time: The Bible. Paramount Pictures and former Walden Media co-founder Cary Granat (Journey to the Center of the Earth) are reportedly in the process of putting together a new, visually exciting take on the story of Adam and Eve called In The Beginning. A script has been written by John Fusco (Young Guns, The Forbidden Kingdom) and will be directed by David Cunningham (The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising).
Now obviously this could be a pretty successful venture, assuming that the various church groups get behind it, but I don’t know if it’s necessarily full-blown blockbuster material. The budget is reportedly in the $30 million range, and the visual effects are being done by Reel Fx, the same people behind the forgettable CG films Open Season 2, Everyone’s Hero and G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom. It doesn’t sound all that promising to me, but hey, I’m not exactly the target demographic. On the other hand, if we can get a 3-D version of The Origin of the Species greenlit, I’m definitely game.
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God will note u filed this under “fantasy” Sean…
Posted by Rus in Chicago on March 9th, 2010As long as it treats the stories like morality tales and doesn’t try to force a point down our throats (Expelled) then I’m cool.
Posted by Steve on March 10th, 2010Hopefully, this will be a gritty reboot. With God with being a troubled alcholic.
Posted by Hugo Van Nor on March 10th, 2010A gritty reboot. That’s funny, Hugo Van Nor. A reboot of The Ten Commandments with a younger Moses would be perfect. They could even create an alternate time-line where God managed to blast the Devil to bits. That would be a real crowd-pleaser.
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