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Imagine Entertainment's '1984' Lands Writer
I would venture a guess that most of you probably read George Orwell's novel '1984' in high school. It's the story of a dystopian future society under totalitarian control in which all forms of media are censored and history is constantly being edited and rewritten in the service of propaganda. If you were assigned the book but couldn't be bothered to read it, perhaps you saw the film version starring John Hurt that was released in, appropriately, 1984. Now it appears that Brian Grazer/Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment is prepping their own cinematic adaptation. The task of adapting the novel into a screenplay this time around has fallen to Noah Oppenheim. Oppenheim, a former producer on 'The Today Show' and 'Hardball with Chris Matthews,' is also penning 'The Secret Life of Houdini' for Summit as well as the remake of 'War Games.' No word yet on when production is slated to begin on the new '1984' or as to who might be directing it.
The unfortunate thing about '1984' is that it's a story that retains its relevance to this day. We are still dealing with issues of censorship and of corrupt government officials in 2012. I'm interested to see if something like SOPA or one of its sibling Internet-related legislation finds its way into the film. Hell, the inception and wide-spread use of the web since the last movie was released affords Oppenheim with several new and interesting avenues to explore within Orwell's text. The challenge here is to craft an oppressive totalitarian society in our world that won't mirror the one created in 'V for Vendetta.' I'm not sure how I feel about the fact that Oppenheim has never been credited with a script in the past, and that he was a producer on 'Hardball.' As they say, you can't judge a book by its cover, and I will remain open-minded until the finished product is released.
What do you guys think? Do we need another '1984?' Who would you get to direct the new version?
Source: Deadline
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Comment by Santos on June 22, 2012 at 4:00am -
Or better yet, just don't make the fucking movie. Problem solved.
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Comment by Santos on June 22, 2012 at 3:59am
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And yes, I know changing the title would piss off purists, but sometimes you have to say "fuck it".
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Comment by Santos on June 22, 2012 at 3:57am
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@Andrew WILLSON aka MAD MOngrel,
I agree with you. Changes are always a given in adaptations and slightly changing the title is a necessary one in this case. The year 1984 has long since passed so making a futuristic movie called "1984" in this decade would make no sense and would confuse audiences. It's okay for the book to still be titled "1984" because that was written in the '40s, but it's not okay for a movie that's being made now.
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Comment by strange-benhur on June 20, 2012 at 5:17pm -
@David M go to know that you agree with me
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Comment by David M on June 19, 2012 at 10:52pm -
I agree with Strange-Benhur, Fincher would be my pick.
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Comment by Stan on June 19, 2012 at 3:17pm -
Personally, I'd like to see Ron Howard take a stab at it. He makes fantastic films.
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Comment by Boatloads1017 on June 19, 2012 at 10:29am -
Once again it's time for everyone's favorite game, HOW! WILL! THEY! FUCK! UP?!
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Comment by The Tourist on June 19, 2012 at 9:46am -
@Rhubarb
Maybe you haven't read it, but the novel already gives you a lot of insight into the the Gov. and the way they justify themselves! Many, many pages are devoted to the contents of a book written by one of the original Inner Party members himself (in fact its almost too much). Also, you learn a lot from O'Brien about the Party's motivations and tactics as he tortures Winston. (Who, as the main protagonist, is ALSO a government employee, though a part of the Outer Party)
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Comment by The Viking on June 19, 2012 at 6:49am -
I would like to see this movie from the Government point of view. how they are rotten on the inside and greedy and just evil by thinking its the norm
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Comment by BlaK CyClopz on June 19, 2012 at 5:36am -
@Fourperson Gilliam has already done his version of 1984, its called Brazil.
@MadMongrel, that would be like renaming Alice in wonder land as Alice in Wonderland In Space, just because we've past the date on which it was set. This is an adaptation of a piece of literature which shouldn't need unnecessary updating.
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