Posted on 07/22/2010 12:03:31 PM PDT by grundle
Yes, there will be an “Atlas Shrugged” movie. Well, at least a part one.
”The movie is based on Part 1 of the book (the book has 3 parts) … so the film is based on about 27% of the book.”
This is the first I’ve heard that this production is only the first of three films, and while I haven’t read ”Atlas Shrugged,” those who have tell me a trilogy is the perfect way to tell the story on screen. Like “Lord of the Rings,” the natural breaks in Rand’s novel practically demand it be told in three parts, and a single feature film, even a long one with a hefty studio budget behind it, would almost certainly short-change the novel’s legion of faithful fans who, regardless of budget, are most concerned about seeing an adaptation that doesn’t compromise Rand’s philosophy. To that end, Kaslow assures the Randians:
“The movie is a direct ‘adaptation’ of the book included using much of the dialogue written by Ayn Rand.”
Kaslow told me, “The talent cast in the movie was selected on the basis of the director’s and producers’ belief in their acting skills without taking on the ‘distractions’ often associated with ‘A-List” talent.’”
In any case, like “Harry Potter” and the “Narnia” films, the real star here is the project itself, Ayn Rand, and Objectivism. If the performances rise to the occasion no one’s going to care that there’s no familiar name above the title.
As of now the plan is to release part one of “Atlas Shrugged” in theatres sometime during the second quarter of 2011 and start production on the second part the following fall.
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Someone should turn it into a cable miniseries - like Pillars of the Earth or John Adams. We never go to movies any more; watching them on cable at home is so much better!
A trilogy? I do hope they cut the long speech by Galt at the end. If you hadn’t figured out the theme of the novel by then......
How about an ANTHEM movie with the sound track by RUSH?
If it’s like the 1940s Fountainhead movie it ought to at least be good for a few laughs. If that woman’s atheistic nonsense is the best argument for capitalism, I’ll line up with the socialists.
I hope they get this right. Rand’s genius was not really her philosophy, it was her understanding of what motivates the statists. The characters in Atlas Shrugged seem a little too real these days.
Who are these people who making this movie???
“...and while I haven’t read ”Atlas Shrugged,...”
Probably should, if you’re going to write an article on it. Every American should read it as well, because it is in the process of transitioning from fiction to prophecy.
Who is John Galt?
I think Parts 2 and 3 of the trilogy are the speech.
Just kidding!
LOL! Imagine those two films.....
Ack!!
I thought the book would have been better without the speech. We had already heard the speech given by others, and the plot had delivered it much better. Bleah. Why summarize in a speech what you just spent 800 pages telling me anyway?
The second one will just be a short deterioration bridge to the finale....a short teaser that everyone whines about, like Empire Strikes Back.
Her atheism is the weakness in the book and in her outlook.
Rand’s aesthetics were of secondary importance to her sexual politics in informing her political philosophy. Her heroines are sui generis women who are inevitably ravished, and the sexual tension between the male and female protagonists is what motivates their philosophical positions.
haha! Hilarious. I just got done reading that book a month ago. Great concept but waaay too long and repetitive and preachy. At the end I was feeling like “Enough already! I get it!”
Finished reading it a while ago. Had to remind myself I was reading a book, and not the newspaper.
The speech will be Part III................
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