Timur Bekmambetov to write "Godzilla"?

[MungusMung8694]

its good that everyone is repeating everything i have already stated as for a good screenplay taking time

my first short film that's ten minutes long took six months of tweaking and it still took another 6 months of planning
it took a year before we shot a single frame...its ten minutes long

if they do it in a month and a half then it will be garbage just like a certain 90's remake

[Hellspawn28]

Oh look, more people with limited experience.

Well its better then having "Paul Anderson" or the director behind Jason X (His name escapes me). I like these choices so far and I'm pretty sure LP knows what they are doing. All of the producer seem to love Godzilla and want to make sure that this movie will not suck.

[Tormentor]

I'm excited I must admit, Wanted was mostly well received and mostly had generally positive reviews and statements from critics. It wasn't a perfect OMG film, but it was pretty good.

Hell, Wanted even won the Empire Award of Best Sci-Fi/Superhero Movie of 2008, and was nominated mostly upon other awards and Wanted was a box office hit. Although some of the direct source material was moved away from, but overall it still did well. Hope that doesn't happen with Godzilla 2010, GINO did mostly that and tried to be realistic.

Edwards can give Godzilla 2012 substance and proper human drama, while the director of Wanted, gives the film its amazing action sequences and takes. It's a pretty damn good balance IMO.

[Hellspawn28]

I'm gald that we did not got Shane Salerno (Ghost Rider, AVPR) to write this movie. I mean one of my biggest worries with this movie is that LP would pick popcorn flick writers and directors to make this movie.

[miguelnuva]

guys lets also remember that someone can make a bad flim and then make a vergy great film

lets hope godzilla is this guy' greatfilm.

[Darkness]

I honestly don't know much about this guy. I really liked Wanted, but I've never read the comics. I will admit that a part of me is a bit worried if he has a reputation for changing or altering things from the original source material, but hopefully Toho keeps a good eye out to make sure nothing like that gets through.

[Hellspawn28]

I doubt the producers of this movie will allow him to change anything about Godzilla. I'm gald we got this guy then the writer of "Doom" (2005).

[MungusMung8694]

yeah Doom..DOOM was pretty awful...coarse most of DWAYNE THE ROCK JOHNSON"S movies suck....except the Rundown...i liked that on probably because of SEAN WILLIAM SCOTT i find him kind of funny

the only way we can be assured of anything between now and the release date (unless the script leaks) is to see how long they take to write the drokken thing...then we go into production stills and from there we go to posters and trailers....its a process

[AVERY GUERRA]

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/north-warwickshire-news/2011/01/12/nuneaton-film-director-could-be-offered-hollywood-blockbuster-deal-92746-27970150/

Thanks to xenotactics for posting this infomation. Timur Bekmambetov is Russian film and advertisement director that directed "Wanted" back in 2008, and is directing "Apollo 18" this March. He also wrote "Night Watch" (2004) which was ranked #100 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010. He also the producer of "9" (2009) as well.

Actually that's an entirely seperate sci-fi project the two are working on and was announced in the last news article that revealed the director:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/monsters-director-stomps-gozilla-68246?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Ffilm+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Movies%29

"It also landed him work with Timur Bekmambetov on an epic sci-fi project that he is writing as a directing vehicle."

[Hellspawn28]

Oh I see. Thanks for pointing that out Avery. Well it looks like we might have to wait a bit longer for a writer.

[MungusMung8694]

and back to square two

[xenotactics]

My reading comprehension has diminished in my old age.

[Killswitch]

Had those two teamed up for Godzilla, it sure would of been interesting to say the least. The film would of either rocked or completely bombed!

[TokyoVigilante]

Good. I'm actually relieved that there has been a mix-up.

[Hellspawn28]

The chances are that Edwards will write the movie himself.

[TokyoVigilante]

He will probably get paired with an experienced writer.

[shinmattiathekaiju]

I only saw Wanted and that movie was so campy(The car chasing scenes and the ''Goodbye'' written on the bullet,like if the victim had enough time to read it )

[Gorosaurus Rex]

I find the combination of this guy and Edwars to be rather interesting. Both seem rather different in style.

[Chris55]

I only saw Wanted and that movie was so campy(The car chasing scenes and the ''Goodbye'' written on the bullet,like if the victim had enough time to read it )

Did you like that cheesy "circle bullet"? It never slowed down!