Posted on 06/01/2010 7:14:16 AM PDT by Ed Hudgins
John Aglialoro has gone public with his latest project to film Atlas Shrugged: an independent production set to begin filming June 11. Aglialoro decided to go forward on his own after the latest venture with Lionsgate Studios collapsed early this year.
After 17 years of working with major studios, only to see projects peter out from studio delay, unworkable scripts, and balky stars, Aglialoro has taken the entrepreneurial helm. Working with screenwriter Brian Patrick OToole, he has completed a script covering the first part of Rands novel (through the run of the John Galt Line and its aftermath).
Aglialoro expects the film to be released by the first quarter of 2011. He currently projects a three-movie sequence, following the structure of the novel. He has engaged Paul Johansson as director. Locations have been booked and casting is nearly complete.
Theres obviously a lot of risk in doing it this, says Aglialoro, head of Cybex, the exercise-equipment company, and a trustee of The Atlas Society. But taking risks for something you believe inthats what Atlas is all about. The strength of the project is what its always been: the power of Ayn Rands novel.
But the film will have different bad guys I am sure.
I’ll believe it when I see it
You’re absolutely right.
Two words: Starship Troopers
I’m thinking you’re probably right.
this is gonna be Rollerball II (with a little bit of V for Vendetta and Stop Loss thrown in for good measure)
Have you seen Starship Troopers 3?
“Actresses who have expressed interest in the role and are reading the script include Cate Blanchett, Keira Knightly, Julia Roberts, and Charlize Theron. Randall Wallace, who wrote the current version of the script, is a strong possibility as director.”
Good grief...
Libertarianism is a hard thing to explain (Rand Paul and Civil Rights), and Rand's Objectivism even more so.
I've never been much of a fan of her philosophy. I always thought is was Nietzsche repackaged for a new generation. I am not knocking her. I think she has done much to champion the cause of freedom, liberty and personal responsibility.
Ironically, I think a dumbed down version would actually help the libertarian-constitutional conservative cause more than a faithful version would.
Just one man's opinion...
OK, who’s going to play Dagney? My vote would be for Ann Coulter.
I was going to add: Starship Troopers 3 is probably the most subliminally Christian, in your face anti-hippie/peacenik movie in the past 10 years...
But on Galt film, I will have to see the trailer first. It’s like anticipating the Red Dawn movie coming out.
Most of the general public has never read the book. Too thick I suppose. If the movie is done right a lot of people will be exposed to some new concepts. They may actually start to understand what is going on in our nation today. Scary thought for the regime.
Reading for the part of John Galt are Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg.
RH ping.
If Hollywood has it’s way, anyone who goes ‘Galt’ will be:
1) Racist
2) GOP members
3) Exploitative capitalists
4) Sarah Palin followers
5) Christians
6) A believer in the US Constitution
7) a Bitter clinger
8) Rednecks Rubes like the ‘Deliverance’ mountain men
9) Veterans mentally scarred from Iraq
10) Homophobes
What are you bothered about?
I wonder if it runs at the same time as Bioshock.
And yes, I think the liberals/atheists would LOVE Galt's disparaging of religion.
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