Daniels (Swiss Army Man) and Russo Brothers teaming up to do a Sci-Fi flick - Blu-ray Forum

The Debts · 03-23-2017, 04:37 AM

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EXCLUSIVE: Joe and Anthony Russo have made a deal with Swiss Army Man writer/directors Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan (aka The Daniels) for their next feature.

The film is being kept under wraps but it is a science fiction movie and is said to be as original as Swiss Army Man, the film that won them U.S. Dramatic directing honors at 2016 Sundance with Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe starring, the latter as a gassy corpse. The Daniels will write, direct and produce the sci-fi film. It is untitled, as is the production venture that the Russo Brothers set up with the Huayi Brothers Media Corporation last summer. This is their first major film deal for the brothers, who follow Captain America: Civil War by directing back to back sequels to The Avengers. Those are blockbusters, but the Russo siblings started in the art house space, before they became Marvel blockbuster guys.

The Russos will produce with Scheinert and Kwan, and Jonathan Wang, the latter of whom was their partner on Swiss Army Man. Josh Rudnick at Mosaic will be exec producer with Russo Brothers partner Mike Larocca. Mosaic and attorney Jeff Endlich rep The Daniels.

http://deadline.com/2017/03/the-dani...rs-1202048946/

ThatOneGuy · 03-23-2017, 04:39 AM

Interesting. I'll keep my eye on this!

esteban² · 03-23-2017, 04:52 AM

Yes! 'Swiss Army Man' is one of the most unique and pleasing movies I've seen in ages. In the end I laughed and cried at the same time. And I just keep smiling when I think of it. I'll follow everything the Daniels duo does. Good news.

Buscemi · 03-23-2017, 06:15 AM

At least the Russos aren't directing. And I guess "Marvel blockbuster guys" is a nice way of saying "TV hacks who got lucky".

Meanwhile, I imagine STX will release the film as they have released all but one of the Huayi Brothers projects since their formation (that one was Rock Dog).

Lastyear · 03-23-2017, 06:34 AM

Thought Swiss Army Man the worst movie of the year. Half the theater left before it was over.

jtu128 · 03-23-2017, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lastyear

Thought Swiss Army Man the worst movie of the year. Half the theater left before it was over.

Wasn't great, but had my favorite ending scene in a long long time

jacobsever · 03-23-2017, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lastyear

Thought Swiss Army Man the worst movie of the year. Half the theater left before it was over.

Sounds like half the theater were idiots.

Troll2fan · 03-23-2017, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

Sounds like half the theater were idiots.

Because they don't agree with your assessment of the movie?

I found the movie to be awful, but I don't think you're an idiot for liking it.

jacobsever · 03-23-2017, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Troll2fan

Because they don't agree with your assessment of the movie?

I found the movie to be awful, but I don't think you're an idiot for liking it.

Because walking out of a movie is an extremely dumb thing to do and a waste of money.

Troll2fan · 03-23-2017, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

Because walking out of a movie is an extremely dumb thing to do and a waste of money.

I've only walked out of a few movies, but I'd rather walk out and "waste" money than sit through something I can't stand. My time is more important than $12-14 that I may have spent on a movie. Besides, the money was technically wasted the moment I spent it on a movie that I ended up disliking. To each their own.

eightslicesofpie · 03-23-2017, 12:58 PM

I love Swiss Army Man and I can always do with some more sci-fi so I'm very excited about this

imsounoriginal · 03-23-2017, 04:15 PM

The Daniels will write, direct, and produce... so what the hell are the Russos gonna be doing?

The Debts · 03-23-2017, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

The Daniels will write, direct, and produce... so what the hell are the Russos gonna be doing?

They're also severing as producers alongside Daniels. Says so right in the article.

imsounoriginal · 03-23-2017, 04:24 PM

Gotcha. If they were directing I'd be more excited; as producers, I'm ambivalent. Never saw Swiss Army Man, might check it out at some point but it's not a priority.

The Debts · 03-23-2017, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Gotcha. If they were directing I'd be more excited; as producers, I'm ambivalent. Never saw Swiss Army Man, might check it out at some point but it's not a priority.

I thought it was a wonderful film but it's highly divisive; Some (like me) found it whimsical and heartwarming while others find it gross and childish.

imsounoriginal · 03-23-2017, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The Debts

I thought it was a wonderful film but it's highly divisive; Some (like me) found it whimsical and heartwarming while others find it gross and childish.

I'm fine with gross and childish haha, I'll give it a shot if I'm in the mood. I'm a bigger fan of Radcliffe than Dano, so having the former be the corpse is kind of a buzzkill.

The Debts · 03-23-2017, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

I'm fine with gross and childish haha, I'll give it a shot if I'm in the mood. I'm a bigger fan of Radcliffe than Dano, so having the former be the corpse is kind of a buzzkill.

While he is a corpse, he does talk throughout the film. Dano's interactions with him and their relationship is what actually makes Radcliffe's character slowly become alive again.

eightslicesofpie · 03-23-2017, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

I'm fine with gross and childish haha, I'll give it a shot if I'm in the mood. I'm a bigger fan of Radcliffe than Dano, so having the former be the corpse is kind of a buzzkill.

Radcliffe's role is just as big as Dano's, rest assured

Foggy · 03-23-2017, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

I'm fine with gross and childish haha, I'll give it a shot if I'm in the mood. I'm a bigger fan of Radcliffe than Dano, so having the former be the corpse is kind of a buzzkill.

I'm pretty confident that you'll like it.

esteban² · 03-23-2017, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Gotcha. If they were directing I'd be more excited; as producers, I'm ambivalent. Never saw Swiss Army Man, might check it out at some point but it's not a priority.

But ... The only reason to get excited about this is the very fact that the Swiss Army Men ARE the directors. You need to see that movie!

03-23-2017, 04:39 AM	#2
ThatOneGuy Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Florida 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:651 DVD collection:71 Digital collection:44 iTunes collection:12	Interesting. I'll keep my eye on this!

03-23-2017, 04:52 AM	#3
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	Yes! 'Swiss Army Man' is one of the most unique and pleasing movies I've seen in ages. In the end I laughed and cried at the same time. And I just keep smiling when I think of it. I'll follow everything the Daniels duo does. Good news.

03-23-2017, 06:15 AM	#4
Buscemi Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:3835	At least the Russos aren't directing. And I guess "Marvel blockbuster guys" is a nice way of saying "TV hacks who got lucky". Meanwhile, I imagine STX will release the film as they have released all but one of the Huayi Brothers projects since their formation (that one was Rock Dog).

03-23-2017, 06:34 AM	#5
Lastyear Senior Member Member since:Mar 2011	Thought Swiss Army Man the worst movie of the year. Half the theater left before it was over.

03-23-2017, 12:58 PM	#11
eightslicesofpie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2015 Trading Score:233	I love Swiss Army Man and I can always do with some more sci-fi so I'm very excited about this

03-23-2017, 04:15 PM	#12
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:322 Blu-ray collection:950 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	The Daniels will write, direct, and produce... so what the hell are the Russos gonna be doing?

03-23-2017, 04:24 PM	#14
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:322 Blu-ray collection:950 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Gotcha. If they were directing I'd be more excited; as producers, I'm ambivalent. Never saw Swiss Army Man, might check it out at some point but it's not a priority.

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