Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 12:37:29 GMT
Had you heard this?
Interesting. Lyne hasn't made anything since Unfaithful, which was a box office success and garnered Diane Lane an Oscar nomination. It's disappointing - his films may usually be lacking in plot, but there's no denying his artistry - he has a singular vision, and his films are always visually stunning.
Would you have been interested in seeing his version of the story?
Turns out that after an extended sabbatical at his home in the south of France (“I would rather be French to be honest,” admitted the man who counts Truffaut and Godard among his idols), he in fact got very close to helming The Town, the crime thriller based on Chuck Hogan's 2007 novel Prince of Thieves that Ben Affleck would eventually turn into a major hit for Warner Bros.
Lyne's version, which he set up at at the studio in 2006, fell apart for a number of reasons, most prominently the studio's insistence on doing the film for a “price” (i.e. at a lower budget) and their desire to shave much of the love story that served as the centerpiece of the novel out of the script. It's an experience Lyne described as “a bitter pill”: “I loved it and I was desperate to do it,” he told me.
Lyne's version, which he set up at at the studio in 2006, fell apart for a number of reasons, most prominently the studio's insistence on doing the film for a “price” (i.e. at a lower budget) and their desire to shave much of the love story that served as the centerpiece of the novel out of the script. It's an experience Lyne described as “a bitter pill”: “I loved it and I was desperate to do it,” he told me.
Would you have been interested in seeing his version of the story?
