Excalibur

Bryan Singer Says Death of EXCALIBUR Has Allowed Him to Focus on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 17th, 2011 at 9:12 am

Because folks apparently can’t get enough of Arthurian legend (aside from the tanking of King Arthur and other sword-and-sorcery flicks), Warner Bros. was previously developing two movies set in the sub-genre.  There was Bryan Singer’s Excalibur and Guy Ritchie’s Excalibur, but then WB killed both projects in favor of David Dobkin’s Arthur & Lancelot, which is due to start filming in January for a March 15, 2013 release.  However, Bryan Singer isn’t too broken up about the loss of his Excalibur.  He has plenty of other projects in the pipeline and he says the death of Excalibur has allowed him to turn his attention to the feature film adaptation of Battlestar Galactica.

Hit the jump for what Singer had to say about why his Excalibur died and how he’ll be moving on to Battlestar Galactica.  Singer’s next film, Jack the Giant Killer (a blockbuster adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk), is set to open in 3D on June 15, 2012.

New Details Emerge About Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur Project

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 9th, 2010 at 9:58 pm

Last week, we reported that Guy Ritchie had signed on to direct Excalibur, which was based on a treatment by Warren Ellis (author of must-read comic series Transmetropolitan and Planetary among others).  Now, Variety is reporting that screenwriter John Hodge (Trainspotting) is working with Ritchie on a script for the film which will be “a re-imagining of the legend of Arthur,” and use Sir Thomas Mallory’s Le Morte d’Arthur as a primary source.

However, Ellis said that his treatment, “differs from the prior 751 King Arthur movies in many ways, but perhaps most obviously in that it is very specifically about the gathering of the Knights.”  Variety also never calls the project, “Excalibur” but I think it’s safe to assume that Ritchie hasn’t signed on to two different King Arthur projects at the same studio.

King Arthur’s profile has been getting raised recently as we also reported last week that director Sylvain White (The Losers) was in negotiations to direct the Knights of the Round Table flick Pendragon.  There’s also Bryan Singer’s separate Excalibur project which would be a remake of John Boorman’s 1981 film.

Warner Bros. Hires Guy Ritchie to Direct Warren Ellis’ EXCALIBUR

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 4th, 2010 at 9:15 am

Director Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes) is attached to helm Excalibur, written by Warren Ellis, for Warner Bros.  Pajiba reports that this will be the second Excalibur movie currently in development for the studio as they’ve also attached Bryan Singer to remake John Boorman’s 1981 film of the same name.  But Ritchie has a faster track on development for his magic sword movie.  Singer’s Exacalibur has to fall into his busy schedule, which also includes Jack the Giant Killer, Battlestar Galactica, and X-Men: First Class.  Conversely, Ritchie has Sherlock Holmes 2 and The Gamekeeper, and the latter requires another pass at the script.

Ellis says his telling of the legend, “differs from the prior 751 King Arthur movies in many ways, but perhaps most obviously in that it is very specifically about the gathering of the Knights.”  Pajiba adds that Ritchie’s take is closer to Star Wars than going medieval.  I enjoyed Sherlock Holmes and don’t have any intense feelings about Ritchie one way or the other, but I’m excited for anything Ellis does seeing as he’s penned two of my all-time favorite comic series (Transmetropolitan and Planetary).

Bryan Singer Says He Wants To Direct Another X-MEN Movie

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: October 11th, 2009 at 2:05 pm

Director Bryan Singer has gone on the record about his desire to return to his most lucrative franchise – Fox’s “X-Men” series.  The director of both “X-Men” and “X2: X-Men United” told reporters in South Korea this weekend that he’s been “talking to Fox” about returning to the director’s chair for his third mutant movie.  Details after the jump.

Bryan Singer to Direct JACK THE GIANT KILLER

by Jeffrey Van Camp    Posted: September 23rd, 2009 at 9:16 am

Bryan Singer is a busy guy these days. He’s signing directing agreements left and right. In his latest, this time with New Line, Singer has agreed to direct a new version of “Jack the Giant Killer,” written by “Live Free and Die Hard” writer Mark Bomback (he also wrote the less popular “Deception” starring Jennifer Aniston). The story is said to involve princesses, kidnapping of said princesses, and a war between giants and men. More giants after the jump.

Bryan Singer Draws Out EXCALIBUR and May Head Back to Mutant School with X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

by Ramses Flores    Posted: August 21st, 2009 at 4:20 am

Bryan Singer (“Superman Returns”, “X2″) has now singed on to produce and develop a remake of 1981′s “Excalibur” for Warner Brothers. Singer has recently been in the news after it was announced that he would be directing a new take on “Battlestar Galactica”. The man loves his remakes, reboots, and revisions it seems. After the jump you can find out about which “X-Men” film Singer might have his eyes on as well as which classic story Singer will be remaking next.

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