What the hell's with Bryan Singer, anyway? He's friggin' everywhere. First it's Wolverine. Then it's X-men: First Class. Then he's on board for a Battlestar Galactica remake. Now as if that wasn't enough, he's signed a deal with Warner Bros. to produce and possibly direct a remake of the 1981 classic, Excalibur. Excalibur was another in a long line of Knights of the Round Table adaptations, only this one featured the star studded cast of Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, and Patrick Stewart, and pretty much every Brit actor you can think of.
No writer has been attatched as of yet, and no word on casting. With all these movies Singer's got swirling around I'm starting to wonder if he's actually going to direct any of them, or if he's just putting all his producer chips on the table. I think the only movie we can say for damn sure he won't be a part of is anything involving Superman.
Variety has more on the story here.
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I was very fond of this film when it came out in the early eighties. I found it very well put together, with the best possible actors in key roles. Yep: Hollywood's going to ruin the tale with vapid actors and acting, misplaced special effects and mediocre writing. I hope I'm wrong, but if I'm right, at least the 1981 version will always be around.
ReplyDeleteExcalibur is one of those movies my uncle made me watch almost every weekend. I think it's because I was scared of the golden knight. That mask was creepy back then. Looks kinda wimpy now.
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