tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post2375232552507316929..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Tradecraft: Zhang Yimou to Direct Robert Ludlum's The Parsifal Mosaic for Producer Ron HowardTannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-90546890071273678572014-02-14T20:35:33.801-08:002014-02-14T20:35:33.801-08:00Yeah, me too! He left behind a big enough catalog ...Yeah, me too! He left behind a big enough catalog that I wish we were getting a Ludlum movie a year. But it's not for want of trying on the part of Captivate, who control that library. They have a number of Ludlum movies in various stages of development. One of the most promising was The Matarese Circle, which was set up back in 2007 (I think) with another very interesting director attachment: David Cronenberg directing Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington. But then when MGM went bankrupt, that project fell apart like so many. And unlike some, it hasn't come back together, sadly. The Chancellor Manuscript (which I think might be Ludlum's best) has also been in development for a long time with Martin Scorsese and Marc Forster attached at various times.<br /><br />And despite my speculation about resetting Parsifal in the Far East, I'd certainly prefer if they didn't! Like you, I have a special fondness for European-set spy films, and Ludlum's library is certainly rich in those. I hope we see more! <br /><br />(Of course with the Bourne Supremacy the filmmakers did the opposite, and reset Ludlum's novel from the Far East [including mainland China] to Europe.)Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-62464267510433819172014-02-14T04:18:29.720-08:002014-02-14T04:18:29.720-08:00This sounds very promising indeed. I'm actuall...This sounds very promising indeed. I'm actually surprised that more of Ludlum's work hasn't been translated to the screen since the first Bourne film...in 2002. <br />It would be nice to see a renaissance in European-set spy films. It's been a long time since something like "Ronin", for example.teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.com