20000 Leagues Under The Sea | Fox | Bryan Singer confirmed to direct. Production begins in fall. Not the Disney-Fincher version

[grim22]

The David Fincher version seems to have stalled at Disney, looks like Singer and Fox will beat them to the punch.

 

 

It's my 50th birthday (ouch), and I just put the finishing touches on the script for my next film. A story I've wanted to retell since childhood. I promise this will be an epic and emotional adventure for all ages! An adventure very dear to my heart.  Not abandoning the #xmen universe. Very excited about #xmenapocalypse and beyond. #julesverne #20000leaguesunderthesea #nemo

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Sep 17, 2015 at 10:14am PDT

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Ooh so there are two! Do you think the Fincher one will still go ahead?

[CJohn]

This is apparently not being done at FOX.

[Plain Old Tele]

The Fincher one -- at least in terms of being Fincher, is long dead.

[RobinHood26]

YES YES YES YES YES

[grim22]

http://deadline.com/2016/02/bryan-singer-20000-leagues-under-the-sea-fox-x-men-apocalypse-1201696127/

 

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Director Bryan Singer, who last fall teased on Instagram his hope to direct his childhood favorite novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, has now closed his deal with 20th Century Fox to make the epic film his next picture. The studio is now moving toward a fall production start, and Singer will begin casting, full speed ahead. The adaptation of the Jules Verne novel has a script by Rick Sordelet & Dan Studney, based on a story by Singer and those writers. Singer will produce with Jason Taylor, who heads the director’s Bad Hat Harry Productions.

The picture puts Singer in position to launch another franchise at Fox, where he has locked X-Men: Apocalypse for a May 27 release date. That gives him the chance to launch the picture while prepping so that Captain Nemo can take his ship The Nautilus on its deep sea dive in early fall. It gives Emma Watts another big picture on the slate.

 

[department store basement]

Is this going to be in the Journey universe?

[CoolioD1]

not that singer's bad but he's such an "I have no strong feelings one way or the other" kind of director. so not really someone I'm eager to see tackle this project.

[Ethan Hunt]

This could be cool I suppose...

[goldenstate5]

Actually glad that this is not a Disney-helmed production. I shudder to think of 20,000 Leagues becoming yet another failed Oz-like attempt to woo fans of Burton's Alice... I kind of hate Disney's live-action output these days. Extremely desperate stuff.

 

The only loss may be the iconic Harper Goff Nautilus design but Disney would've totally changed that up so eh?

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[CJohn]

There is a thread somewhere On The Lot, I think.

[CJohn]

Lmao grim, I just found it and it was created by you as well  

 

[Noctis]

16 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

not that singer's bad but he's such an "I have no strong feelings one way or the other" kind of director. so not really someone I'm eager to see tackle this project.

 

not really. first class was by far the most surprising superhero film in years. i was never a fan of x-men before.

[CoolioD1]

Just now, Noctis said:

 

not really. first class was by far the most surprising superhero film in years. i was never a fan of x-men before.

he did not direct that movie.

[CJohn]

2 minutes ago, Noctis said:

 

not really. first class was by far the most surprising superhero film in years. i was never a fan of x-men before.

Matthew Vaughn. His power.

[Ethan Hunt]

3 minutes ago, CJohn said:

Matthew Vaughn. His power.

 

 

I love First Class a lot

 

 

 

 

That other movie though...

 

[Chewy]

14 minutes ago, goldenstate5 said:

Actually glad that this is not a Disney-helmed production. I shudder to think of 20,000 Leagues becoming yet another failed Oz-like attempt to woo fans of Burton's Alice... I kind of hate Disney's live-action output these days. Extremely desperate stuff.

 

I take it you didn't watch Singer's recent non-X-Men film

[marveldcfox]

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[goldenstate5]

4 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

I take it you didn't watch Singer's recent non-X-Men film

 

I did not, yes. Did I say this would be good? No. But it'll scare Disney off from probably trying one so that's all I need.

[marveldcfox]

I bet all of Nemo's shipmates will be boys in their late teens. A pool party in the ocean at the Nautilus.