Doug Liman Could Direct ‘Chaos Walking’ Written by Charlie Kaufman

[Akijama]

The writer of Adaptation and director of Back to the Future might soon be working together on a potential franchise. Robert Zemeckis is in talks to direct Chaos Walking, based on Patrick Ness’ series of popular young adult novels. Charlie Kaufman adapted the screenplay. Chaos Walking, which is comprised of three books, tells the story of futuristic human males on a recolonized planet where a new disease suddenly makes all thoughts audible. There a young boy and his dog happen upon a lone, mysterious girl who is eerily silent. Lionsgate owns the rights and will distribute.

The Wrap broke the news of this potential vehicle for Zemeckis, who is coming off the hit Oscar-nominated film Flight. Apparently, he’s been weighing multiple projects, including Chaos Walking, for some time and is getting closer to settling on this. The fact Kaufman, a fellow Oscar winner, wrote the script certainly helped but no deal is yet in place.

Chaos Walking is a trilogy, much like that other YA Lionsgate hit franchise The Hunger Games, and the company hopes this could fill that void once the series ends in 2015. Here’s the description of the first book, The Knife of Never Letting Go, from its Amazon page.

Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him — something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn’t she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd’s gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.

The idea sounds a bit like Y The Last Man, but with a girl on another planet, plus the What Women Want thing. I’ve never heard of the books until reporting on this so I can’t vouch for them, however, Zemeckis and Kaufman’s interest has piqued mine as well.

http://www.slashfilm.com/robert-zeme...arlie-kaufman/

[Red Dragon]

Please stop making these God forsaken film adaptions of tween books... Have we learned nothing from the twilight/host/percy whatshisname series'?!

ahhh, who am I kidding... they'll keep making the dreck and people will keep throwing their money at Hollywood.

Oh well, that's why I have over two thousand movies/television shows and documentaries... just so I'll always have something to watch no matter how much dreck is on

Wow, sorry about that ladies and gents ...guess somebody needed a little venting room.

[Hucksta G]

You had me at Charlie Kaufman.

[jamesdevil]

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

You had me at Charlie Kaufman.

Yep. Automatic ticket purchase.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

You had me at Charlie Kaufman.

This.

[Buscemi]

God, these Harry Potter-inspired fantasy adaptations need to stop.

Even with Kaufman and Zemeckis on board, it still feels like a cheap cash-in.

[Monterey Jack]

YA is box-office poison, but the idea of a Zemeckis/Kaufman collaboration is certainly enticing. Just don't expect any sequels.

[Oscar Rothman]

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...-chaos-walking

[kylor]

I would like to see a movie adaptation of Harry Potter The Cursed Child. Perhaps that will happen after Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them.

[karlpilkington4PM]

i was going to start a thread but, luckily, i found this one. maybe the mods can change the title?

anyway, Daisy Ridley has landed the lead in this franchise. Lionsgate hasn't quite given up on the YA genre.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/da...te-1201810899/

Quote:

"Ridley is attached to star in Lionsgate’s adaptation of popular young adult novel “Chaos Walking” by Patrick Ness. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed the casting Thursday on the company’s earnings call with Wall Street analysts, saying that film would go into production next year


Doug Liman is signed on as director. Jamie Linden penned the most recent script with Allison Shearmur and Doug Davison producing.

“Chaos Walking: The Knife of Never Letting Go,” published in 2008 as the first book in a trilogy, is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts.

The book is centered on the only boy in a town of men, who makes a startling discovery that forces him to flee with only his dog in hand. With the townspeople in pursuit, the duo stumbles upon a strange and silent girl. They set off on a white-knuckle journey in which the boy must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.

All three “Chaos Walking” titles have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, with the final “Monsters of Men” winning in 2011.

Ridley has already wrapped production on the next “Star Wars” but was already filling her schedule for any down time that was expected for the next year. She recently attached herself to the remake of the Israel pic “Kolma” that J.J. Abrams is producing and is also on board to star in “The Lost Wife” from producer Robbie Brenner."

[Pounder]

Originally Posted by karlpilkington4PM

i was going to start a thread but, luckily, i found this one. maybe the mods can change the title?

anyway, Daisy Ridley has landed the lead in this franchise. Lionsgate hasn't quite given up on the YA genre.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/da...te-1201810899/

Quote:

"Ridley is attached to star in Lionsgate’s adaptation of popular young adult novel “Chaos Walking” by Patrick Ness. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed the casting Thursday on the company’s earnings call with Wall Street analysts, saying that film would go into production next year


Doug Liman is signed on as director. Jamie Linden penned the most recent script with Allison Shearmur and Doug Davison producing.

“Chaos Walking: The Knife of Never Letting Go,” published in 2008 as the first book in a trilogy, is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts.

The book is centered on the only boy in a town of men, who makes a startling discovery that forces him to flee with only his dog in hand. With the townspeople in pursuit, the duo stumbles upon a strange and silent girl. They set off on a white-knuckle journey in which the boy must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.

All three “Chaos Walking” titles have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, with the final “Monsters of Men” winning in 2011.

Ridley has already wrapped production on the next “Star Wars” but was already filling her schedule for any down time that was expected for the next year. She recently attached herself to the remake of the Israel pic “Kolma” that J.J. Abrams is producing and is also on board to star in “The Lost Wife” from producer Robbie Brenner."

Interesting move by Ridley.

[Coenskubrick]

What I'm curious about is will this be another Kaufmanesque movie (even though adapted) or his long dredded (in Adaptation) "selling out"?

Hell maybe it'll be an adaptation sequel XD

[Pounder]

Tom Holland will co-star with Daisy Ridley in this.

[Mrdamron]

This one is going to be a marketer's dream.

[butch0]

Originally Posted by Buscemi

God, these Harry Potter-inspired fantasy adaptations need to stop.

Even with Kaufman and Zemeckis on board, it still feels like a cheap cash-in.

Patrick Ness is the author of A monster calls and that one has got NOTHING to do with fantasy themes like Harry Potter, it's a drama (and a very mature one) where a 13 year old boy "asks" for help of a monster from his nightmares so he can deal with the ugly truth about life, loss and sorrow.

if Chaos walking is half as good as that one (or mature) then rest assured it's going to be nothing like Harry Potter and friends.

of course, there's a chance that Chaos walking has actually been written as the likes of Harry Potter-style fantasy stories...

[Himmel]

Coming to theaters...March 1, 2019.

http://screenrant.com/chaos-walking-movie-release-date/

[Pounder]

Nick Jonas has joined then cast.

[Mandalorian]

I've only seen a couple of episodes of Kingdom, but he was really good on it from what I saw.

[Creed]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

I've only seen a couple of episodes of Kingdom, but he was really good on it from what I saw.

He was good and hilarious in Scream Queens.

[Himmel]