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McG’s CAPTAIN NEMO Gets Lost at Sea

by Matt Goldberg Posted: November 16th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

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It’s a good thing that McG has a lot of projects going at once because his planned adaptation/spin-of Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea has run aground. Disney has put the picture on indefinite hold after tentatively scheduled to begin shooting this February. However, the closest the film ever came to casting the title role was a rumor that Will Smith may sign on, but beyond that no other names were ever connected with the role of Nemo. This is unfortunate because it would have really been great to stick it to India by casting a non-Indian as the famous anti-hero. Bill Marsilli’s script would have followed Nemo’s origin and his construction of his warship, The Nautillus. Hit the jump to find out why this isn’t a tragedy for anyone.