FOFC Movie ReMake Challenge v2.0: GET PRODUCTION NOTES IN

[sabotai]

3.13 Joel Silver, Producer

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

AVAILABLE BUDGETS

40 Mil
30 Mil
25 Mil

[sabotai]

List sent in (so if you have to wait on my round 4 pick, it's Norv's fault). Be back in the afternoon.

[Chief Rum]

Hey, guys, sorry for the hold up, West Coast and all.

Here's my pick...

3.14 Judd Apatow, Producer

[SackAttack]

Just waitin' to hear back on a PM I sent to Norv before I make my pick.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

yeah, that's a tough one. not a huge fan of the idea

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

yeah, that's a tough one. not a huge fan of the idea

I feel like, it IS something that happens in real cinema and should be permitted here. Not my fault if I thought of it and others didn't!

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i'll post my response here sack. it would NEVER HAPPEN irl on a film like die hard with a 170 mil budget. there's way too many balls in the air.

[JediKooter]

We do I feel like I started reading a book at chapter 10?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

it happens in indie films. maybe he makes a cameo in a bigger film.

find me one example where someone has starred and directed in a film of that size

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

i'll post my response here sack. it would NEVER HAPPEN irl on a film like die hard with a 170 mil budget. there's way too many balls in the air.

Disagree. I'll give my reasoning via PM.

[Grover]

I feel like a child that wandered into the middle of a movie.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

it's just a road i don't wanna go down.

'well, i want my producer to direct and my director to act and my actors to do the soundtrack...'

there's a zillion directors for funk's sake

[TRO]

Starring and directing happens plenty.

Jon Favreau in Iron Man. That's a decent sized blockbuster for comparison.

[SackAttack]

You've got both my reasoning and the 'one example' you asked for hanging out in your inbox. I think you're being unreasonable.

[TRO]

In addition:

-- WildCard can be ANYTHING. An additional actor, cinematographer, music, 3D, etc. so long as it's in use in modern film

WildCard: Director is also an actor in film.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

tell the board what you wanna do and let them decide. i vote no

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by TRO

In addition:

-- WildCard can be ANYTHING. An additional actor, cinematographer, music, 3D, etc. so long as it's in use in modern film

WildCard: Director is also an actor in film.

this would be acceptable to me

[SackAttack]

Shrug. I've got a guy in mind I wanted to both direct Die Hard and play the role of Hans Gruber.

As I told NTO via PM, the Gruber role is largely expository. He's there to be the scowling "FIND THIS ASSHOLE" figure, and doesn't really ever leave the office area until the very end of the movie.

I don't think director/Hans Gruber is a actor/director role that would fuck up the movie.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by TRO

In addition:

-- WildCard can be ANYTHING. An additional actor, cinematographer, music, 3D, etc. so long as it's in use in modern film

WildCard: Director is also an actor in film.

I like this.

[JediKooter]

If it is full frontal nudity of Scarlett Johansen...you already have my vote.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by Grover

I like this.

Like so.

Director: Guy
Actor: Everyone one else NOT in a certain role
Wildcard: Director Guy will play the part of that one role you didn't select a star for.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Like so.

Director: Guy
Actor: Everyone one else NOT in a certain role
Wildcard: Director Guy will play the part of that one role you didn't select a star for.

Exactly.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

sack wanted one person to occupy 2 positions effectively giving himself another actor

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

this would be acceptable to me

Which is essentially what I asked you for in PM, but you said no, no, this doesn't happen.

And then you said 'let the board vote on it.'

And so now my hand has been tipped publicly when, IMO, it shouldn't have been.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Like so.

Director: Guy
Actor: Everyone one else NOT in a certain role
Wildcard: Director Guy will play the part of that one role you didn't select a star for.

I mean, the way CW phrased it is different than how I did in PM, but yeah. This is pretty much it in a nutshell if I couldn't use the director spot as actor/director, that is how the wild card would have been used.

[Carman Bulldog]

I vote no. Lots of directors also produce. Where do we draw the line?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

....

deep breaths norv...

we made a ruling decision. if that tipped your hand my sincerest apologies.

my initial ruling was 'sure, but you have to forfeit an actor's slot (effectively the same as using a wild card) you balked

let's not make a big deal and move forward

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

....

deep breaths norv...

we made a ruling decision. if that tipped your hand my sincerest apologies.

my initial ruling was 'sure, but you have to forfeit an actor's slot (effectively the same as using a wild card) you balked

let's not make a big deal and move forward

Your initial ruling was "you only get nine film element slots if you do that instead of everybody else's ten."

That is not "effectively the same as using a wild card."

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

if you use a wildcard you have 9 slots left

[SackAttack]

Which isn't what you said an hour ago. An hour ago you said "If you do this, you'll have to forfeit a slot and only get 9 picks."

But if I'm going to be allowed to use a wild card, fine.

3.15 Director will also have an acting role

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

frankly the deal i offered was better. a wildcard slot has more value than an actor slot

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

frankly the deal i offered was better. a wildcard slot has more value than an actor slot

Disagree. I shouldn't have to forfeit an acting slot for using a director's versatility.

But fuck it. Moving on.

[Coffee Warlord]

I actually like that (the wildcard use) better than losing a slot. I wouldn't have been for someone only have 9 slots to everyone else's 10.

[Grover]

Agree with CW, and the Wild Card slot can be anything, including an extra actor. So having the director direct and act as a Wild Card does not violate the spirit of the category.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

what sack wanted:

1 producer:
2 director: clint eastwood
3 star: clint eastwood
4 star
5 star
6 star
7 wc
8 wc
9 score
10 budget
11 film

what i said:

1 producer:
2 director/star: clint eastwood
3 star
4 star
5 wc
6 wc
7 score
8 budget
9 film

outcome:

1 producer:
2 director: clint eastwood
3 star:
4 star
5 star
spent pick
6 wc
7 score
8 budget
9 film

[Subby]

3.16 Star Michael Fassbender

This filmis driven by the interactions of the characters played by Fassbender, Hardy, and Renner. Absolutely geeked to get all three.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by Subby

3.16 Star Michael Fassbender

This filmis driven by the interactions of the characters played by Fassbender, Hardy, and Renner. Absolutely geeked to get all three.

Nerd.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

what sack wanted:

1 producer:
2 director: clint eastwood
3 star: clint eastwood
4 star
5 star
6 star
7 wc
8 wc
9 score
10 budget
11 film

what i said:

1 producer:
2 director/star: clint eastwood
3 star
4 star
5 wc
6 wc
7 score
8 budget
9 film

outcome:

1 producer:
2 director: clint eastwood
3 star:
4 star
5 star
spent pick
6 wc
7 score
8 budget
9 film

lol. way to misrepresent. I asked, in my very first PM, if actor/director would be viable or if, barring that, I could use a wild card.

See, because I realized right off that just doing actor/director might open up a can of worms since some directors had already been taken, etc, and the use of that as a tactic anybody could use might cause problems.

But you're conveniently ignoring that in pushing this narrative that I wanted 11 spots. Good job. Asshole.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Can I use my director slot as an Actor/Director slot? Or use a wild card as 'actor/director' and use my director spot for another actor?

tell me if i read this wrong

[Chief Rum]

Okay, in the end isn't this semantics? The WC seems the easy solution. So let's roll forward with it and go from there.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Okay, in the end isn't this semantics? The WC seems the easy solution. So let's roll forward with it and go from there.

+1

[Subby]

4.1 Producer, Brad Pitt

Pitt has produced some of my favorite character driven-movies, including The Departed, Moneyball, and the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Pretty sure he is ready for this challenge.

[Grover]

I'm very curious to see what Subby's movie is going to be.

[SackAttack]

4.2 - Director, Kenneth Branagh

Per the WC, Branagh's acting role is that of Hans Gruber.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Sack, i read it as you were trying to squeeze in another actor by gaming the system. If that wasn't your intention than i apologize.

[Jack of Arcades]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

4.2 - Director, Kenneth Branagh

Per the WC, Branagh's acting role is that of Hans Gruber.

Ah, a Shakespearean Die Hard.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by Jack of Arcades

Ah, a Shakespearean Die Hard.

Yeah, I'm thinking at the end I'll just have McClain and Gruber rip off their masks and reveal to the audience that they're actually Romeo and Benvolio.

And Holly is really Juliet, but only if I can use a time machine to get the young Olivia Hussey to play her.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Yeah, I'm thinking at the end I'll just have McClain and Gruber rip off their masks and reveal to the audience that they're actually Romeo and Benvolio.

And Holly is really Juliet, but only if I can use a time machine to get the young Olivia Hussey to play her.

Protip: Nah. But it gives me a little mental giggle to picture the looks on the faces of the teenage popcorn munchers.

[Chief Rum]

4.3 Bradley Cooper as Crash Davis, Star