Captain Nemo preparing to resurface on big screen
January 7th 2009 13:49
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Frenchman Jules Verne's classic science-fiction story 20,000 League Under The Sea is set to again get the blockbuster treatment by Disney.
Variety reports that Terminator Salvation director McG has signed on to make a new big budget, big screen adaptation of the famous seafaring tale about the mysterious Captain Nemo and his futuristic submarine, the Nautilus.
The family-friendly film is apparently being 'fast-tracked' by the studio, which has its sights set on a 2010 release.
The story was first published in France in 1870, and has had numerous live-action incarnations since then. There were two short films made at the turn of the century, the first out of France in 1907 and the second out of the US in 1916.
The most famous version though is the 20,000 Leagues full-length feature film from 1954. Starring Kirk Douglas (as harpoonist Ned Land) and James Mason (as Nemo), it was Disney's first ever non-animated film, and went on to win three Oscars.
In 1997 two made-for-TV movies were screened, one starring Michael Cane (Nemo) and Patrick Dempsey (Prof. Pierre Arronax), and the other with Richard Crenna (Arronax) and Ben Cross (Nemo).
While the story has been told through the eyes of Land or Arronax in different adaptations, Variety says this latest 20,000 Leagues movie will be an origin story of Nemo as he creates the Nautilus.
Captain Nemo was last seen on the big screen in 2003 in the critically-panned adventure flick The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, with Sean Connery.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1916)
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
Variety reports that Terminator Salvation director McG has signed on to make a new big budget, big screen adaptation of the famous seafaring tale about the mysterious Captain Nemo and his futuristic submarine, the Nautilus.
The family-friendly film is apparently being 'fast-tracked' by the studio, which has its sights set on a 2010 release.
The story was first published in France in 1870, and has had numerous live-action incarnations since then. There were two short films made at the turn of the century, the first out of France in 1907 and the second out of the US in 1916.
The most famous version though is the 20,000 Leagues full-length feature film from 1954. Starring Kirk Douglas (as harpoonist Ned Land) and James Mason (as Nemo), it was Disney's first ever non-animated film, and went on to win three Oscars.
In 1997 two made-for-TV movies were screened, one starring Michael Cane (Nemo) and Patrick Dempsey (Prof. Pierre Arronax), and the other with Richard Crenna (Arronax) and Ben Cross (Nemo).
While the story has been told through the eyes of Land or Arronax in different adaptations, Variety says this latest 20,000 Leagues movie will be an origin story of Nemo as he creates the Nautilus.
Captain Nemo was last seen on the big screen in 2003 in the critically-panned adventure flick The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, with Sean Connery.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1916)
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
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