Atlas Shrugged Movie, Apr 15th

[meln]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W07bFa4TzM"]YouTube - Atlas Shrugged Trailer[/ame]

Can't wait for this, hope they don't screw it up..

 

[papajohn56]

this has been tried time and time again only to be cancelled mid-production. it will be a tragedy if it's not good.

 

[river]

I don't see this trailer appealing to the die-hard AS fans, myself included.

 

[PhillipMarlow]

Well isn't that timely. They were showing Metropolis in Austin earlier this year at an old power plant. I thought that was pretty timely as well.

 

[droplister]

I haven't read this book, but this looks like a boring ass movie.

 

[Dave_IL]

Ugh part one... that means if it doesn't do well enough financial part II will never come

 

[Positive Carry]

Maybe we all needed this, I only got through half of it before I had to worry about this version of America wanting to reward the weak.

 

[Armakuni]

That looks like a second-rate TV-movie. It's probably better to just read the book.

 

[cougarclaws]

Loved the book. Will watch the movie

 

[Dave_IL]

That looks like a second-rate TV-movie. It's probably better to just read the book.

That could be said about most book to movie scripts. The book is almost always better

 

[jorarulit]

I wish they'd come out with more Harry Potter

 

[InternetAuthor]

I wish they'd come out with more Harry Potter

They are - check theaters on July 15.

Personally, I'm interested in how they are going to work the Hunger Games movie. It's been bumped to 2012 just recently.

 

[-Matt-]

I hope they properly portray Objectivism in it and don't screw up Rand's creation. I wonder if Peikoff is assisting with this movie in any way.

 

[turbolapp]

Personally, I'm interested in how they are going to work the Hunger Games movie. It's been bumped to 2012 just recently.

OMG SO FUCKING STOKED FOR THIS ONE.

If you guys haven't checked it out, buy the book today. Bloody fantastic.

My vote is Chloe Moretz for Katniss

and Hugh Laurie as Haymitch.

 

[Andrew Scherer]

God this looks like crap

 

[DKPMO]

C'mon just the very fact that this movie was made is awesome. I am excited about seeing it.

 

[BluAffiliate]

C'mon just the very fact that this movie was made is awesome. I am excited about seeing it.

Ayn Rand is rolling in her grave.

 

[JakeStratham]

They gave the film to this guy?!

The dude has very little experience behind the camera. But he made sure to put himself in the role of Galt.* From Wiki:

best known for playing Dan Scott on the WB/CW television series, One Tree Hill, and for his role as Nick Wolfe on the short lived Highlander: The Series spin-off Highlander: The Raven.

notsureifserious.xlw

And just in case you're thinking he's gonna be saved by a kickass screenwriter, it's this guy:

Name's John Aglialoro. Never heard of him? Exactly. Here's his lengthy resume.

Who knows? Maybe he'll knock it out of the park, like Paul Haggis did with Million Dollar Baby.

Prognosis: unlikely. Best of luck, brothers.



* lol He even looks like an attention-whore.

 

[machinecontrol]

I'm a big fan of Rand's ideas and Objectivism, but Atlas Shrugged is just not a good/entertaining book. Preachy 50 page long speeches are not riveting literature, no matter how good the principles behind it.

I can't imagine a movie version finding mainstream appeal.

 

[BluAffiliate]

I'm a big fan of Rand's ideas and Objectivism, but Atlas Shrugged is just not a good/entertaining book. Preachy 50 page long speeches are not riveting literature, no matter how good the principles behind it.

I can't imagine a movie version finding mainstream appeal.

I'm sure people are dying to watch a movie about trains, trade war, metallurgy, and government writing taxes.