FOFC Movie ReMake Challenge: Draft Over! Get Production Notes In

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

In a world...

Where Hollywood ruins everything it touches. Ten men have volunteered to make the ultimate sacrifice...

Make something that's not shit. Behold! It's the...

FOFC Ultimate ReMake Challenge

You're a hot shot Executive Producer. You must choose:

1. Film to be ReMade
2. Producer
3. Director
4. Actor/Actress
5. Actor/Actress
6. Actor/Actress
7. Actor/Actress
8. WildCard/Special Element
9. Score/Soundtrack
10. Budget

-- You may choose any film from the history of the world
-- All Directors/Producers/Actors/Composers/etc must be alive and working NOW (2012)
-- WildCard can be ANYTHING. An additional actor, cinematographer, music, 3D, etc. so long as it's in use in modern film
-- You MUST select a BUDGET. Budgets are:

1st Rd. = Blockbuster (250+mil)
2nd & 3rd = Average (130 mil)
4/5/6 Rd. = Small (60 mil)
7-10 Rd = Indie (30 mil)

You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you want Big Money you may have to settle for less than your first choice. Conversely, if there's a Film/Actor you have your heart set on you have a smaller budget. Such is life.

Actor salaries DO NOT factor into BUDGET. It is strictly a consideration for scale (ie: War Epics = Big Budget, Comedies = Smaller Budget)

NOTE: Budget IS NOT a restriction. It is simply something to be considered by voters. You certainly can make a War Epic on an indie budget. But it may not fare well in the eyes of the voters.

(Helpful hint: if you pass on Budget in the 1st wait till the 3rd, 6th or 10th. No sense burning a pick before you have to)

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I have been viewing budget as less a literal translation of cost and more of a concept of the size/scope of the movie to be made. It's not that the actors' salaries are or are not in there--it's a movie definition thing.

I think the statements about the actors' salaries not being there were only made to encourage us to not have to think within the budget with respect to our actor choices--where we wouldn't think we had to be limited because of our budget there.

We've all done this before. Selections should be made like so :

1.1 Kathy Griffin, Actress or 1.1 Blockbuster Budget

As always common courtesy and the honor system apply. Please PM the next drafter after your selection. Any controversies will be handled democratically. There is no time limit but if you're going to be away for a while let us know. We are reasonable people.

The draft log and team rosters will be kept here on the first page for handy dandy reference. I am pretty good about keeping them updated. Godspeed Gentlemen.

SERPENTINE DRAFT ORDER

1. wade moore
2. JediKooter
3. stevew
4. Suicane75
5. Chief Rum
6. Grover
7. ntndeacon
8. tarcone
9. larrymcg421
10. NorvTurnerOverdrive

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

DRAFT LOG

Google doc

1.1 Ghostbusters (Movie)
1.2 Budget: Blockbuster ($250+Mil)
1.3 Denzel Washington, Actor
1.4 Steve Buscemi, Actor
1.5 Christopher Nolan, Director
1.6 Brad Pitt, Actor
1.7 Tom Hanks, Actor
1.8 Flash Gordon (Movie)
1.9 Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor
1.10 Budget: Blockbuster ($250+Mil)
2.1 Jaws (Movie)
2.2 Martin Scorsese, Director
2.3 Sean Connery, Actor
2.4 Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Actor
2.5 Daniel Day-Lewis, Actor
2.6 Javier Bardem, Actor
2.7 Quentin Tarantino, Director
2.8 Scarface (Movie)
2.9 JJ Abrams, Director
2.10 Jon Favreau, Director
3.1 Budget: Average ($130 Mil)
3.2 Joel Silver, Producer
3.3 Will Smith, Actor
3.4 Producer, Steven Spielberg
3.5 Budget: Average ($130 Mil)
3.6 Benicio Del Toro, Actor
3.7 Budget: Average ($130 Mil)
3.8 Budget: Average ($130 Mil)
3.9 Robert De Niro, Actor
3.10 Coen Bros., Director
4.1 James Cameron, Producer
4.2 The Godfather, Movie
4.3 Ridley Scott, Director
4.4 Steven Soderbergh, Director
4.5 Clint Eastwood, Director
4.6 Atticus Ross/Trent Reznor, Score/Soundtrack
4.7 Jack Nicholson, Actor (WildCard)
4.8 David Fincher, Director
4.9 Mark Ruffalo, Actor
4.10 Joss Whedon, Producer
5.1 Paul Rudd, Actor
5.2 ILM Special Effects (WildCard)
5.3 Scarlett Johansson, Actress
5.4 Morgan Freeman, Actor
5.5 Ryan Gosling, Actor
5.6 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Movie
5.7 The Sting, Movie
5.8 Chris Evans, Actor
5.9 Matt Damon, Actor
5.10 John Williams, Soundtrack
6.1 IMAX, WildCard
6.2 Budget: Small ($60 Mil)
6.3 Bruce Willis, Actor
6.4 Josh Brolin, Actor
6.5 Budget: Small ($60 Mil)
6.6 Blade Runner, Movie
6.7 Budget: Small ($60 Mil)
6.8 Budget: Small ($60 Mil)
6.9 Olivia Wilde, Actress
6.10 Hans Zimmer, Soundtrack
7.1 Patton Oswalt, Actor
7.2 Gary Oldman, Actor
7.3 Full Frontal Nudity (Scarlett Johansson), WildCard
7.4 Hugh Laurie, Actor
7.5 Rob Zombie, Producer
7.6 Johnny Depp, Actor
7.7 Howard Shore, Soundtrack
7.8 Keira Knightley, Actress
7.9 Francis Ford Coppola, Producer
7.10 Edward Norton, Actor
8.1 Jeff Bridges, Actor
8.2 Jeremy Renner, Actor
8.3 George Lucas, Producer
8.4 Sean Penn, Actor
8.5 Wally Pfister (Cinematographer), Wild Card
8.6 Summer Glau, Actress
8.7 "Easy Rider" Soundtrack
8.8 Daft Punk, Soundtrack
8.9 Alan Silvestri, Sound Track/Score
8.10 Mila Kunis, Actress
9.1 Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Actress (WildCard)
9.2 James Franco, Actor
9.3 Mel Gibson, Actor
9.4 Virginia Madsen, Actress
9.5 Emily Blunt, Actress
9.6 Ennio Morricone, Score
9.7 Harvey Weinstein Producer
9.8 Randy Newman, Score
9.9 James Gandolfini, Actor (WildCard)
9.10 George Clooney, Actor
10.1 Robin Wright, Actress
10.2 Philip Glass, Score/Soundtrack
10.3 Robert Zemeckis, Director of Special Effects, WildCard
10.4 Wildcard: Scott Joplin's Discography
10.5 Robert Rodriguez, Producer
10.6 Movie Twist (Wildcard)
10.7 Rain Man, Movie
10.8 Oliver Stone, Producer
10.9 Logan's Run, Movie
10.10 Richard Ayoade, Actor

ATTENTION:

At the conclusion of the draft you will be given time to post "Production Notes"

things like Synopsis, Plot Changes, Character Interpretations etc. which will be posted under your movie lineup in the voting thread

Don't get too long winded. But it's an opportunity to explain your vision for the film.


note: Production Notes aren't required. But I thought some people might like the opportunity

VOTING THREAD GOES UP SUNDAY PM

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

COMING IN 2014!!!

GHOSTBUSTERS
Executive Producer: wade moore
Budget: Average ($130 Mil)
Producer: Joss Whedon
Director: Jon Favreau
Star: Paul Rudd as "Dr. Peter Venkman"
Star: Patton Oswalt as "Dr. Ray Stantz"
Star: Mila Kunis as "Janine Melnitz"
Star: Tiffani Amber Thiessen (WC), Actress
Star: Richard Ayoade as "Dr. Egon Spangler"
Soundtrack/Score: Hans Zimmer

LOGAN'S RUN
Executive Producer: JediKooter
Budget: Blockbuster ($250+Mil)
Producer: Joel Silver
Director: JJ Abrams
Star: Mark Ruffalo as "Francis 7"
Star: Olivia Wilde as "Jessica 6"
Star: Gary Oldman as "The Old Man"
Star: James Franco as "Logan 5"
Special Element: ILM Special Effects
Soundtrack/Score: Alan Silvestri

Production Notes
The movie is remake of the 1976 movie as opposed to a true translation of the book. With special effects done by ILM to bring the dystopian world to life, JJ Abrams brings his success from the reboot of the Star Trek franchise in partnership with long time successful producer, Joel Silver. Setting the tone of the movie is two time Oscar winning composer Alan Silvestri. The ages of the actors are roughly the same ages as the original cast members from the 1976 version of the film and look like they can portray a person in their mid to late 20s. Gary Oldman plays the character that Logan and Jessica meet after they leave the domed city.

SCARFACE
Executive Producer: stevew
Budget: Small ($60 Mil)
Producer: Oliver Stone
Director: David Fincher
Star: Denzel Washington as "Tony"
Star: Will Smith as "Danny"
Star: Scarlett Johansson as "Elvira"
Star: Mel Gibson as "Frank"
WildCard: Full Frontal Nudity (Scarlett Johansson)
Soundtrack/Score: Daft Punk

RAIN MAN
Executive Producer: Suicane75
Budget: Small ($60 Mil)
Producer: Steven Spielberg
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Star: Steve Buscemi as "Raymond Babbit"
Star: Jack Nicholson (WC) as "Mother at Farmhouse"
Star: Morgan Freeman as "Dr. Bruner"
Star: Hugh Laurie as "Charlie Babbit"
Star: Virginia Madsen as "Susanna"
Soundtrack/Score: Music from "Easy Rider"

BLADE RUNNER
Executive Producer: Chief Rum
Budget: Average ($130 Mil)
Producer: Rob Zombie
Director: Christopher Nolan
Star: Javier Bardem as "Rick Deckard"
Star: Ryan Gosling as "Roy Batty"
Star: Summer Glau as "Pris"
Star: Emily Blunt as "Rachael"
WildCard: Major Plot Twist (see: Production Notes)
Soundtrack/Score: Atticus Ross/Trent Reznor

Production Notes
-- At the end of the movie, it will be revealed to the audience that, in this version of Blade Runner, the dominant race are androids, while the "replicants" are genetically engineered super humans. This will, of course, be a known fact to all characters within the movie, but we will keep this fact carefully hidden from the audience until the end of the movie (or close to the end).

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Executive Producer: Grover
Budget: Small ($60 Mil)
Producer: Robert Rodriguez
Director: Clint Eastwood
Star: Brad Pitt as "Blondie"
Star: Daniel Day-Lewis as "Angel Eyes"
Star: Benicio Del Toro as "Tuco"
Star: Johnny Depp as "Alcoholic Union Captain"
WildCard: Wally Pfister, Cinematographer
Soundtrack/Score: Ennio Morricone

Production Notes:
- Robert Rodriguez with an ambitious project to produce a film created by his idol Sergio Leone. Rodriguez has convinced Hollywood and spaghetti western icon Clint Eastwood to direct (one of) the film(s) that made him a superstar.

- Bradd Pitt to play the role of the iconic 'Man With No Name' also known as 'Blondie' in the film. Pitt's versatility as an A-list actor and his work playing Jessie James in the film The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford was the catalyst for Grover, Rodriguez and Eastwood offering him the role.

- Period piece specialist Daniel Day-Lewis has agreed to play 'The Bad' Angel Eyes, originally portrayed by western veteran Lee van Cleef. Angel Eyes is the bad guy that does evil with a warm smile on his face. Nobody excels as this type of villain like Daniel Day-Lewis does.

- Hollywood quirky-man Benicio Del Toro will fill the role of the somewhat comedic, somewhat pathetic, but always confident Tuco Ramirez. Del Toro has the quality, able to play the underhanded, hot-headed role that Eli Wallach mastered in the original. Name-calling, groveling, appeasing, and dirty tactics are all trick in Del Toro's book.

- In a lesser, but important role, Johnny Depp plays the Alcoholic Union Captain. A man who knows he's beaten in battle, but knows he must continue on regardless. He fills his men with beer, wine and whiskey before battle to get their spirits up even if he knows they are walking into certain death. Depp can play the desperate but confident Captain perfectly.

- Legendary composer Ennio Morricone returns to score the remake, as he did with the original. Nobody else could possibly fill his shoes. The original film has one of the most iconic and memorable film soundtracks of all time. It only makes sense that Morricone would compose again.

- Chris Nolan's chief cinematographer and 2010 Oscar Winner for shooting Inception, Wally Pfister, takes up this western epic, making a rare departure for Nolan's side. Pfister's vision and creativity will be massive for this film, with the number of dramatic and scenes between the three main characters. His cinematography will be able to capture the emotions of the characters, while also capturing the desert and small western settlements like nobody else could possibly do.

THE STING
Executive Producer: ntndeacon
Budget: Average ($130 Mil)
Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Star: Tom Hanks as "Henry Gondorf"
Star: Phillip Seymour Hoffman as "Lt. William Snyder"
Star: Josh Brolin as "Johnny Hooker"
Star: Sean Penn as "Doyle Lonnegan"
WildCard: Scott Joplin's Discography
Soundtrack/Score: Howard Shore

Production Notes:
- It will be pretty faithful to the original with minor changes in the set up and attacks from the hit men. Specifically there is an unsuccessful attempt at Gondorf and his woman friend.
- Penn will show an even darker side to Lonnegan’s character as he is shown using a golf club to bludgeon someone to death as he learns of the loss of his numbers money.
- There will again be heavy use of Scott Joplin music throughout, including the Entertainer. Howard Shore will create new music for several parts including Luther’s death and the end credits.

FLASH GORDON
Executive Producer: tarcone
Budget: Average ($130 Mil)
Producer: George Lucas
Director: Ridley Scott
Star: Sean Connery as "Dr. Hans Zarkov"
Star: Chris Evans as "Flash"
Star: Bruce Willis as "Ming the Merciless"
Star: Keira Knightley as "Dale Arden"
WildCard: Robert Zemeckis, Director of Special Effects
Soundtrack/Score: Randy Newman

Production Notes:
Flash Gordon needed an update. The cast put together will follow along the same path as the 1980 version.
The staff brings a lot of Sci-Fi type experience.

THE GODFATHER
Executive Producer: larrymcg421
Budget: Small ($60 Mil)
Producer: Francis Ford Coppola
Director: Martin Scorsese
Star: Leonardo DiCaprio as "Michael Corleone"
Star: Robert DeNiro as "Vito Corleone"
Star: Matt Damon as "Tom Hagen"
Star: Jeremy Renner as "Sonny Corleone"
Star: James Gandolfini as "Clemenza"
Soundtrack/Score: Philip Glass

Production Notes
-Coppola and Scorsese will collaborate on the story for the remake. It will be faithful to the original with some minor changes such as adding scenes in that appeared in future DVD releases - such as the two scenes implying Woltz is a pedophile and one where Vito dismisses Michael's military accomplishments as "Christmas ribbons", and the scene of a shocked Michael in bed after Appolonia's death.
-De Niro now gets to reprise a role that won him his first Oscar and show what he can do with the older version of Vito.
-The talent I have assembled accounts for 9 Oscars and 39 Oscar nominations. In addition, Gandolfini has 3 Emmy wins as Tony Soprano.
-De Niro and Dicaprio are Scorsese's common leading men from different eras and now he gets to use them both in the same film. Also, they've previously played father in son in This Boy's Life and further worked together in Marvin's Room.
-Composer Phillip Glass will keep most of Rota's original score intact, particularly the love theme, but will come up with some new compositions that complement the original well.

JAWS
Executive Producer: NTO
Budget: Blockbuster ($250+Mil)
Producer: James Cameron
Director: Coen Bros.
Star: Jeff Bridges as "Quint"
Star: Edward Norton as "Matt Hooper"
Star: George Clooney as "Chief Brody"
Star: Robin Wright as "Ellen Brody"
Special Element: filmed in IMAX
Soundtrack/Score: John Williams

Production Notes
- Will be 'darker' but pay fair tribute to the original
- Large budget to accommodate IMAX filming and lone failing of the original: poor sfx
- Standout traits of the original were character and conflict. Coen Bros. staples
- Cameron brings technical prowess in the water and experience with blockbusters
- John Williams' score will be largely untouched
- Film's ending will be like the book's

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

pm's sent. this should be fun. i'm fascinated to see how the first couple rounds turn out

[Vince, Pt. II]

This is an awesome idea.

[Grover]

Here. We. Go.

[Ironhead]

Welcome to Hollywood

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by Ironhead

Welcome to Hollywood

sad. i remember playing that game a long time ago and being horribly disappointed.

fyi -wade said he's got some family stuff so he won't be able to pick till sunday at the earliest.

[Grover]

So when do pick/name our movie in terms of what we're re-making?

EDIT: it's listed at #1. I'm an idiot.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

just had a question about producers. my response was as long as they have a "producer" credit on their imdb page they're eligible.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

gonna do away with the lead/supporting designation. in trying to figure out what movie i wanna do i realized lead/supporting gets really fuzzy. for now just go with:

1.1 Carrot Top, Actor

then later when it becomes clear what films everyone is doing we can start plugging guys in roles, like:

4.4 Burt Reynolds (Actor) as "The Bandit"

[Grover]

Question: Can we have a director remaking his own film?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by Grover

Question: Can we have a director remaking his own film?

i don't see why not. my first thought is that it seems kinda boring. but given the advances in technology it makes sense. this is from the signup thread:

some topics for consideration:

Can I take the Actor/Director/SoundGuy from the original?
(I don't see why not. I would call you a very boring person though)

If someone takes Police Academy 3 can I take Police Academy 6?
(Again, I don't see why not. If you feel that 6 was the seminal film of the series)

If someone takes 3D from the WildCard slot is it off the board?
(I would say yes)

[Autumn]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

1.1 Carrot Top, Actor

Wow, just clicking into this thread and seeing this as the new post really threw me for a loop. I thought we'd had our most audacious 1.1 pick in FOFC draft history.

[Grover]

Got a list to carry me through 4-5pm tomorrow since I'll be sleeping and working.

Can't wait to get this going.

[stevew]

I really want to see what Wade and BrIan do first. I kind of know what I'm doing. Will monitor my email.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i'm in trouble. i just looked at one of the 'hottest young actors/actresses' lists. i don't know any of them

if anyone has any questions/problems feel free to shoot me a pm.

[wade moore]

So I PM'd Norv, but my apologies guys.

I didn't expect us to start until Monday and I had my 7 year old niece for the weekend - first time we've watched her for more than like an hour.

Then I had a work issue I was dealing with from 8pm last night unil 3 am this morning.

So I'm just getting out the cobwebs and then I need to do some mild planning here. Hopefully I can pick in the next hour or so.

[wade moore]

FWIW - I think this may be the worst draft possible to ahve the 1.1

[Logan]

Originally Posted by Autumn

Wow, just clicking into this thread and seeing this as the new post really threw me for a loop. I thought we'd had our most audacious 1.1 pick in FOFC draft history.

Even Carrot Top can't touch Shia.

[Autumn]

Yeah, at least Carrot Top could be the perfect guy for a particular movie. Shia ...

[wade moore]

So, in this draft I think it's one of the most flexible I've participated in. Usually I think there's a clear 2 or 3 top picks, I think if we had 30 people pick 1.1, we'd have very little overlap.

With all of that said, at the top pick I select.

1.1, Ghostbusters, Movie to be Reboot

[Logan]

Remake Ghostbusters?? Sacrilege!



(first of twelve of those comments)

[Chief Rum]

So do we draft the movie we want to do in the first round, as wade just did? Or are we free to make any category oru opening selection? I believe it's the latter.

In that case, I consider that an interesting decision to start off with the movie choice. And given the wealth of movies available, that it's unlikely someone else had this movie in mind.

If not, and our "first round" picks will all be the movies we're remaking, I still consider it an interesting choice, but at least the category makes more sense for the round.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

So do we draft the movie we want to do in the first round, as wade just did? Or are we free to make any category oru opening selection? I believe it's the latter.

In that case, I consider that an interesting decision to start off with the movie choice. And given the wealth of movies available, that it's unlikely someone else had this movie in mind.

If not, and our "first round" picks will all be the movies we're remaking, I still consider it an interesting choice, but at least the category makes more sense for the round.

You have free reign to pick the movie in whatever round you choose.

To Logan's post - yeah, this was a bit of a balancing act. I had a lot of choices in mind, and that was a concern with several of them for me.. the.. "you can't touch movie xyz".

[Young Drachma]

Ghostbusters is an interesting selection because like Total Recall you have to wonder if wade goes entirely 'camp' to stick to the original or if he decides to play it more "straight" and take it in a more horror/noir direction.

[JediKooter]

1.2 - Budget: $250Mil+

I sure do hope Michael Winslow, Kathy Griffin and Emilio Esteves will be available.

[Chief Rum]

You know, I know it was just an example, but I can't get the thought that someone could re-make Policy Academy 6 out of my head.

Remind me, we're doing this from the "here and now" concept: only living actors/actresses/movie people, because the idea is we're releasing this in 2014.

[stevew]

3. Denzel Washington, Actor

Probably makes it back around, but I feel strongly enough that he can make any project worth seeing. Have several ideas for what I'm going to remake.

[Chief Rum]

I like Denzel. And I agree, he's a draw, no matter what he is in. Perfect example of a guy who can still pull off action scenes, is always good for Oscar-bait delivery, can be both militantly stern and disarmingly genuine, and just has that Everyman quality about him (which, let's be honest, is extremely rare for a black actor).

[stevew]

I think this one is arguably unfairly biased towards those picking at the bottom, the more i think about it. Especially if you want the uber-budget. If you're sitting in 8th, you can easily take the 250 because you'll have a great idea of what's going to be available when you're coming back around. in the top 4-5, no chance you even have an idea.

[Grover]

I'm around on my cell, so a pm will suffice. No need to use my list, Norv!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by stevew

I think this one is arguably unfairly biased towards those picking at the bottom, the more i think about it. Especially if you want the uber-budget. If you're sitting in 8th, you can easily take the 250 because you'll have a great idea of what's going to be available when you're coming back around. in the top 4-5, no chance you even have an idea.

I see what you mean, but that just puts more emphasis on those of us at the top to make impressive opening picks which will be hard to top.

Of course, that's easier for me to say--#5 isn't the best spot to be, based on your logic, but it's not so far off as higher up.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by wade moore

So I PM'd Norv, but my apologies guys.

no need man. i said we wouldn't get going till today. plus it gave me a chance to iron some things out.

nice pick, btw.

[tarcone]

Is this a serpentine draft?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Is this a serpentine draft?

yes. i should have made that clear

[wade moore]

I definitely think that the placing in this draft does not hold the standard advantages.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by wade moore

I definitely think that the placing in this draft does not hold the standard advantages.

idk. depends on what you wanna do. i had a couple ideas and option 1a is already off the table cuz Denzel is gone (who i def did not expect to see taken so early )

[Chief Rum]

Yes, definitely depends on what you do. I think more than anything this draft depends on you having a clear movie in mind and a vision to go off of before you start drafting.

In that way, it reminds me of the second round of the musical band draft.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

did Suicane get pm'd? make sure you pm the guy after you.

/naggy nancy

[stevew]

yeah, pm'd him at 11:44 and just double checked that it went through

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i thought about ghostbusters too but man, you really gotta bring the heat with that cast.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

i thought about ghostbusters too but man, you really gotta bring the heat with that cast.

Agreed. I will be very curious about wade's approach to this. IMO, you absolutely must have at least two top notch comedic actors, further limited by a general 20-45 age range and having to be male. You also have to consider there is no way that movie is made for less than $130 M. So wade will likely have to use one of his next two picks on the Budget.

So his second big name comedic actor may not be picked until the end of the 4th round.

Terrific movie to remake, but wade's set himself a tough road, I think. If he can pull it off, kudos to him.

It would help him if comedies are not selected as remakes too much.

[Chief Rum]

Well, okay, out of the box thinking--they don't have to be male, or not all of them. But it would be hard to pull off a female Ghostbuster, IMO.

[Suicane75]

Very interesting quandary. I already know all the particulars about the film I want to make and I need only 3 key pieces to start, one of which I know wont be taken early if at all. With that being said if I take the lead actor I want and the movie gets drafted before it gets back to my 2nd pick I can still work around things.

But if I take the movie I want and the lead actor gets taken before it gets back to me I'm kind of screwed early. So with all that being said, even though it's more likely the movie gets picked before the man, I'm gonna go ahead and select,

1.4 Steve Buscemi, Actor

[Chief Rum]

I have two must haves, in my mind, and I will have to risk one of them being picked before the draft comes back to me. My project won't be dust if I miss out on one or the other, but it will be struck a blow, IMO. I ended up going with the one I felt was more likely to not be available if I waited on him.

IMO, hands down, the most visionary director available today. And I am remaking a visionary movie, so I need his talents.

1.5 Christopher Nolan, Director

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

Very interesting quandary. I already know all the particulars about the film I want to make and I need only 3 key pieces to start, one of which I know wont be taken early if at all. With that being said if I take the lead actor I want and the movie gets drafted before it gets back to my 2nd pick I can still work around things.

But if I take the movie I want and the lead actor gets taken before it gets back to me I'm kind of screwed early. So with all that being said, even though it's more likely the movie gets picked before the man, I'm gonna go ahead and select,

1.4 Steve Buscemi, Actor

Interesting choice. I think it's a reach to go for Buscemi in the first round, as good of an actor as he is, but I completely understand having a vision and locking into the perfect actor for the perfect role.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

now i can't get the goddamn ghostbusters theme out of my head

[JediKooter]

Who you gonna call?

[Chief Rum]

GHOSTBUSTERS!!!