Posted on 02/11/2007 2:15:16 PM PST by saganite
I'm looking forward to watching it.
I'm still dying to know in what year this "futuristic" novel written in the 50's will be set. Will it be re-adjusted to current times?
From Wikipedia:
Atlas Shrugged is a film in active development by Baldwin Entertainment Group and Lions Gate Entertainment. Based on Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel, a two-part draft screenplay written by James V. Hart is now being fully developed by writer-director Randall Wallace.
Angelina Jolie has been confirmed to play the role of Dagny Taggart, and Brad Pitt is rumored to be cast as John Galt. Both are fans of Rand's works. It is projected that Atlas Shrugged will be released as a trilogy, with staggered release-dates for each of the three films. Lions Gate Entertainment has picked up worldwide distribution rights. The first film is expected to be released in 2008. [1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged_(film)
I'll pass, Randian economics are Darwinistic economics.
Good luck on the project though...
Selfish (free) individual bump.
I despise her as an actress, but I have to admit that Angelina Jolie could make a respectable Dagney. Of course, the burning question is Who is John Galt?
I'm interested to see how Hollyweird will take a well-known major libertarian treatise, antithetical to everything that Hollyweird stands for (Marxism), and interpret it in a way that bolsters Marxism as the proper world view. And trust me, they will.
"the bible of selfishness?" That's not what I got out of it when I read it (admittedly quite a while ago). Some do project their desires on others, or others' work, and I think that is the case here.
It will come out looking like "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow". In fact, Jude Law will probably be John Galt. ;)
Check out Walter Hill's movie "Streets of Fire" to see how a production designer can mix past and present.
LOL...nothing like an objective review! The Left's philosophy, as witness Hillary! and French candidate Segolene Royal's campaigns, is the bible of universal dependency, which is just fine with The Observer Guardian.
Still light years ahead of Keynsian economics. :-)
My thoughts exactly.
Tom Cruise.
There, fixed it. Damned liberal punk writers.
Finally, we know.
Who is John Galt?
Brad Pitt!
I agree but per FR rules I had to include the original title of the article even though I also disagree with that characterization.
I always wondered whether John Galt said that to his co-workers. "You're John Galt, you idiot! Now how about having a beer with us after work, if you're not too busy with that time machine or whatever it is you're supposed to be working on, Galt."
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