It’s been floating around the web during the night/day that Brad Bird is directing a live-action film after Ratatouille. Well it’s true, as he said he was here, in the interview he did with Good Morning America.
Websites have been speculating however, as to what he will be directing. There are 2 possibilites. A few weeks back, Upcoming Pixar reported here that John Lasseter, on behalf of Disney/Pixar, was in final negotiations for the rights for the John Carter of Mars series. Disney owned the rights in the 90’s, when Dreamworks Animation Studios CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg worked there. In 2002, Paramount Pictures nabbed the rights, to turn it into a live action series. Could Brad make this series into a live-action film?
The other possibility was reported at /Film. They speculate that it is the much rumored 1906. Based on the novel 1906 by James Dalessandro, which is a fictionalized account of the famous 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco. /Film says that Barry Levinson was in line to direct this and that Warner Bros. owns the rights.
Leave a comment below and give your opinion on what Brad might be directing?
Last modified: February 22, 2007
It’s about time — I can’t wait to see what Mr. Bird will cook up concerning live action work/films!
As for the speculations, well…I’m not really sure. It could be anything. I’m loving the 1906 idea, but we’ll never know until more information pours out.
Speaking of information, thanks for putting this up, luxo jr.!
I can only hope that it is not another disaster film – we have enough of those – but the great opportunity that would be John Carter!!
My hunch is John Carter of Mars. I could see Pixar making their live-action debut with a story like that.
I wonder if they would make a highly virtualized movie like Sin City or 300? I can’t wait to find out.
Okay, according to IMDB Brad Bird is directing 1906 and Andrew Stanton is taking JCoM.
Is this accurate? Who knows.
“John Carter of Mars”, no doubt. I am in love with that story since I first read it fifteen years ago and I think it could be a terrific movie in the right hands.
Brad Bird would be perfect for that movie.
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