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    Disney Beaches Captain Nemo

    McG's 20,000 Leagues Gets A Rewrite, Luckily Not By Christian Bale

    Can Justin Marks Scrape 20,000 Layers Of Drek Off McG's Captain Nemo Script?

    McG's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Trumps His Superman Movie

    Sexual Swordplay, 80s Montages and Murder Dominate McG's 20,000 Leagues
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Good. Now we need all filmmakers and potential filmmakers to sign a contract where they promise to stop adapting this book. Including "The Black Hole" it's been adapted something like 19 times. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Three cheers and a tiger for Disney! Huzzah! Huzzah!! Huzzah!!!
    HUZZAH!!!!

    And that is the most gratitude I will ever show for the Evil Mouse Empire. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    No "Mermaid Minnie" remix?
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Thank goodness I say everytime a YARM is put down. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    McG aside, I would love a good 20,000 leagues movie to be made, but for the love of god, if nemo is an Englishman(or any kind of white) I won't even look. There was some crappy TV version made as recently as the late 90s and he was still white, it is very annoying.

    If there is one thing that League of Extraordinary Gentlemen did right(and that's a huge "if") it was in not whitewashing Nemo. Seriously, the people that made that movie should be raped by yaks for destroying an awesome comic. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Alehkhs Alehkhs
    11/17/09

    @BlueBeard:

    Actually, originally, Nemo was to be Polish, and hints of this can still be found in the first novel. Under this plot, his family was murdered by the Russians during the Polish insurrection in the mid 1800's. One clue to the original intent of Verne is a portrait of Tadeusz Kosciuszko aboard the Nautilus: Kosciuszko was a Polish hero who fought against the Russians. Nemo's collection of literature and art also point towards this more European origin.

    Verne's publisher though, fearing an outcry from Russian readers, convinced the author to obscure the true details of Nemo's background and the reason for which he fights.

    It was later, when Nemo reappeared in 'The Mysterious Island,' that Verne made him an Indian Prince, as the French were currently sympathetic to the plight of the imperially colonized India.

    So technically, a white Nemo would be much more true to '20,000 Leagues,' while an Indian Nemo would belong only in a loyal adaptation of 'Mysterious Island.' #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    11/17/09

    @BlueBeard: Your right about the League. Raped by yaks though? Not enough punishment in my book for that P.O.S. screenplay. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    11/18/09

    @Alehkhs: Duly noted, but I still stand firmly againt his anglicization. I think a proper Indian protagonist would be awesome, so I'm still in favor of it going that direction.
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    11/18/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: I was trying to be nice.
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    11/18/09

    @BlueBeard: After that mess of a movie you shouldn't be. That was great comic story that was trashed.
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    Image of Dresan Dresan
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    I have never felt so much horror as to when I read this headline.
    20,000 Leagues Under The Sea was the first book I read that made a significant impact on me. It got me into engineering and science (fiction!). Love the book so much... and then to even begin to think that McG might be involved in a movie portraying it...
    The same imbecile that brought us Charlie's Angels 2.
    Thank you Disney. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/17/09

    @Dresan: same imbecile who brought us a krap pg13 terminator #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Any time McG doesn't make a movie, an angel gets its wings. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of disatess disatess
    11/17/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: someday the mcG may find his nitch . #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/18/09

    @disatess: Did you mean to say Nitch or Ditch?

    He can either dig them or end up in one. Either way is ok with me.
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    Image of disatess disatess
    11/18/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: he`ll find something that fits him.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Arrr, let's hope they put sank this one deep into Davy Jones' Locker. Tis a stupid idea. Arrrr. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Faustroll Faustroll
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Is there some reason McG still egts to make movies? Does he have naked pictures of Harvey Weinstein or something? #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    11/17/09

    @Faustroll: It's likely the same reason Shyamalan still gets to make movies, but I don't know the reason for that either. McG will have a bit more trouble with work since he destroyed Terminator and hopefully Shyamalan gets booted out of Hollywood once The Last Airbender gets raped by him and tanks. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of FartyMcPooPants FartyMcPooPants
    11/17/09

    @Makidian: Throw in Uwe Boll and we have the perfect trifector of Directors who shouldn't be allowed to work again. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    11/17/09

    @FartyMcPooPants: I think Uwe Boll should be allowed to make movies since he somehow always manages to convince people to give him money to make a shitty movie, he must be smooth talker to investors. And I did read some months back he did a non-videogame movie and it got decent reviews,at least compared to what he normally makes. He's a C-list director all the way and he knows it, where as McG and Shyamalan think they make awesome movies when in fact they make shit. The Happening was one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life and I would rather watch a shitty Uwe Boll flick than another original piece of crap by Shyamalan. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Let's pretend, for a moment, that 20k leagues gets remade/rebooted. Who would be the perfect actor to play Nemo?

    Off the top of my head, I thought of Sean Connery. Other suggestions? #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Faustroll Faustroll
    11/17/09

    @Roklimber: Too old and too white. Nemo is a Sikh in his late 30s. Oded Fehr (ardeth Bey from the Mully) would be good but too little-known. Alexander Sidig, from DS9 would be good though. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/17/09

    @Roklimber:
    I would like to hear a Scot/Sikh Accent. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Gothamite88 Gothamite88
    11/17/09

    @Roklimber: Ghassan Massoud #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Dresan Dresan
    11/17/09

    @Roklimber: The guy from Die Hard 4 who works with Bruce Willis. Also appears in Trauma I think. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/17/09

    @ManchuCandidate:
    Nemo is Latin for "no one"
    and in Greek means "I give what is due" Some think that Verne got this from the Scottish motto "nemo me impune lacassit" or "no one provokes me unpublished"
    In the sequel "Mysterious Island" Nemo declares he is Prince Dakkar, son of the Raja of Bundelkund and a descendent of Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu. He hates the British Raj and lost his family in the Sepoy Rebellion.
    [en.wikipedia.org] #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/17/09

    @Faustroll: That's a good point. I only mentioned Connery because he imposes a certain air of authority. The accent might be a problem, though. Skin color is a matter of makeup, so that's not much of a practical issue.

    I like your suggestion of ex-Dr Bashir (who, incidentally, played a bond-like character in one of the best episodes of DS9, in my opinion - Our Man Bashir). #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    11/17/09

    @Roklimber: Mark Strong (though Italian) would be good...
    would really prefer a Indian. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Faustroll Faustroll
    11/17/09

    @Roklimber: I remember that one! He was good. He was also good as the Prince in Syriana. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    11/17/09

    @goldfarb: They ought to get someone from Bollywood. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of GodofMonkeys GodofMonkeys
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    There IS a god! Or at least a really cool loa. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Elizabeth Weinbloom Elizabeth Weinbloom
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Whatevs, I'm still bitter they closed the 20k ride. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Nooooo! Will Smith can't feed his kid anymore! #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/17/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch:
    You wish you were his kid #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/17/09

    @phoghat: What if... I AM his kid? #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/17/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: He'll just have to carefully ration the beans & rice until he gets his first "Independence Day II: The Independencing" paycheck. If you're really worried about Will Smith getting to feed his kids, you could go to Blockbuster and rent "I Am Legend" twice. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/17/09

    @cletar: Hahahahahahaha... aaaaaaaaahahahhahahahahha.... no.

    ID4x2? ID8? I D8 Aliens?
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    Image of starfury5 starfury5
    11/17/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch:

    I wasn't nearly as worried about McG directing as I was about Will Smith starring in it. He is getting really over-exposed, as are other actors, such as Nic Cage.

    While the project has been shelved, that doesn't mean it won't be made at some other date.

    Let's hope neither Smith, Cage, Justin Long or Shia LeSmurf have any parts in it at all. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/17/09

    @starfury5: *shiver*

    But can you see Will Smith being attacked by bees? There you go. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Every time a reboot dies, an angel gets its wings. And a machine gun. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    11/17/09

    In reply to Disney Beaches Captain Nemo
    Given who was heading it, I'm not sorry. #20000leaguesunderthesea
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