bright weavings (GGK's website) just released this press release:
Zwick Feeds the Lions
Warner Bros. has attached Ed Zwick to direct period epic "The Lions of Al-Rassan," an adaptation of a Guy Gavriel Kay novel about the collision of religions in Spain during the Middle Ages that melds fact and fantasy.
WB acquired the book. Bull's Eye Entertainment's Cathy Schulman will produce with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Bedford Falls' Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Rick Solomon. Bull's Eye partner Bob Yari is also involved in a producing role.
Vera Blasi ("Woman on Top") will write the script.
The book is a historical fantasy set at the beginning of the Christian re-conquest of Moorish Spain. A triangle forms between two warrior princes and a female doctor in the fictional locale of Al-Rassan.
There are allusions to the Crusades-era religious clashes between Jewish, Catholic and Muslim factions. But the author veils the faiths and introduces magical elements into the historical framework.
After sticking to a historical track on "The Last Samurai," Zwick found Kay's literary device irresistible. "He has done something remarkable in imagining a very compelling world, which has some basis in history, and yet departs in a way that adds a kind of magical realism," Zwick said. "That is a blend I've never seen before and feels like a different way to approach an epic story."
Zwick said he will likely get back behind the camera on a project this year, while "The Lions of Al-Rassan" is being written.
Blasi, who also scripted "Tortilla Soup," has written historical biopics of Pontius Pilate and Galileo that haven't been made. WB exec Courtenay Valenti will steer the project, and Donald Zuckerman and Eduardo Rossof will be co-producers.
So - a very good chance that our beloved Ammar, Rodrigo and Jehane will be appearing on the silver screen at some point in the next few years. Needless to say, there is already a thread about this development on the forums. I am sure casting suggestions will abound, as well as speculation as to what will change from book to film, and what will stay the same. GGK has already posted a note on the forum about the film possibilities. To visit that thread, see his comments as well as those of other denizens, or leave your own, click here: www.brightweavings.com/fo...#POST59631
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It's one of my favorite books of all time. Let's hope they don't screw it up too much.
Zwick Feeds the Lions
Warner Bros. has attached Ed Zwick to direct period epic "The Lions of Al-Rassan," an adaptation of a Guy Gavriel Kay novel about the collision of religions in Spain during the Middle Ages that melds fact and fantasy.
WB acquired the book. Bull's Eye Entertainment's Cathy Schulman will produce with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Bedford Falls' Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Rick Solomon. Bull's Eye partner Bob Yari is also involved in a producing role.
Vera Blasi ("Woman on Top") will write the script.
The book is a historical fantasy set at the beginning of the Christian re-conquest of Moorish Spain. A triangle forms between two warrior princes and a female doctor in the fictional locale of Al-Rassan.
There are allusions to the Crusades-era religious clashes between Jewish, Catholic and Muslim factions. But the author veils the faiths and introduces magical elements into the historical framework.
After sticking to a historical track on "The Last Samurai," Zwick found Kay's literary device irresistible. "He has done something remarkable in imagining a very compelling world, which has some basis in history, and yet departs in a way that adds a kind of magical realism," Zwick said. "That is a blend I've never seen before and feels like a different way to approach an epic story."
Zwick said he will likely get back behind the camera on a project this year, while "The Lions of Al-Rassan" is being written.
Blasi, who also scripted "Tortilla Soup," has written historical biopics of Pontius Pilate and Galileo that haven't been made. WB exec Courtenay Valenti will steer the project, and Donald Zuckerman and Eduardo Rossof will be co-producers.
So - a very good chance that our beloved Ammar, Rodrigo and Jehane will be appearing on the silver screen at some point in the next few years. Needless to say, there is already a thread about this development on the forums. I am sure casting suggestions will abound, as well as speculation as to what will change from book to film, and what will stay the same. GGK has already posted a note on the forum about the film possibilities. To visit that thread, see his comments as well as those of other denizens, or leave your own, click here: www.brightweavings.com/fo...#POST59631
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It's one of my favorite books of all time. Let's hope they don't screw it up too much.
