Member Milkyway Posted April 19, 2008 Member Share Posted April 19, 2008 Orlando Bloom eyed for 'Circle' role By Karen Chu April 15, 2008 HONG KONG -- Director Johnnie To is eyeing Orlando Bloom to star in "Red Circle" for France's Studio Canal, a spokesperson from To's production shingle Milkyway Image said Tuesday. While an offer has gone out to the actor, negotiations have not yet begun. Film is a remake of the 1970 Alain Delon crime thriller "Le Rouge Cercle." Longtime To collaborator Wai Ka-Fai ("Mad Detective") is developing the script under the helmer's supervision. Chow Yun-Fat is are in negotiations to co-star in the Media Asia co-produced project, which has a reported $40 million budget and is tentatively scheduled to start production in June in Hong Kong and Macau. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i721645931ea9e846ac78bdc87b93d7ee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted April 19, 2008 Member Share Posted April 19, 2008 Never heard of it, but when I hear Orlando Bloom's name all I can say is ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HAZ Posted April 19, 2008 Member Share Posted April 19, 2008 The Red Circle is a GREAT film. 2008/2009 will be the time of french film remakes. Pacino is doing a modern Rififi. For the KF fan, make sure to see Delon's Le Samourai. That is one amazing movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Amazing Psycho Per Posted April 20, 2008 Member Share Posted April 20, 2008 Ooooh! I'm not a big fan of remake, but the idea of To making a Melville movie is very sweet... The original was great and Melville influenced a lot this generation of Hong Kong filmakers. I am extremely anxious to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Milkyway Posted April 20, 2008 Author Member Share Posted April 20, 2008 Ooooh! I'm not a big fan of remake, but the idea of To making a Melville movie is very sweet... I'm with that. To is always reliable and always deliver with his movies. not sure how he will do justice to the original, but if he wants to go for his own way then that's good too. we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Milkyway Posted July 28, 2008 Author Member Share Posted July 28, 2008 it's a bit old news (haven't been so active here in these past few months) but anyways: http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/johnnie-to-assembling-a-stellar-cast-for-his-red-circle-remake/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Milkyway Posted January 29, 2009 Author Member Share Posted January 29, 2009 http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39892 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Alex Posted January 29, 2009 Member Share Posted January 29, 2009 On one hand it's a shame, because i would like to see what To would do with a Melville-derived source, especially in the context of him eclipsing Woo as an action auteur. Since Woo already remade Melville's best noir, I'm really curious how a To remake of Melvilles second-by-a-hair best noir would compare to it. On the other hand, the idea of this undertaking involving Orlando Bloom in any shape or form is vomit inducing, so maybe it's for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Milkyway Posted January 29, 2009 Author Member Share Posted January 29, 2009 true. actually, I think it makes for the best. Now To will have time for his more promising projects, especially Death of a Hostage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Milkyway Posted May 16, 2009 Author Member Share Posted May 16, 2009 To fans rejoice! THE RED CIRCLE is still happening A few months ago, Liam Neeson suggested in an AICN interview that Johnnie To’s remake of Jean-Pierre Melville’s legendary LE CIRCLE ROUGE was effectively dead in the water. This was of course a sad moment for a lot of us, because I count myself among the people who believe that if there is anyone even capable of remaking Melville - or rather, the only one who should be allowed to touch the source material - it’s To. However, there was never an official confirmation of the cancellation, and quite the opposite - subtle signs pointed to the fact that the remake was still in development. Well, an interview with To conducted by The Hollywood Reporter today confirmed that yes, THE RED CIRCLE is still in development after all. It’s just taking a lot of time, it seems. Or, in the words of To himself: THR: Early preparations started on “Red Circle” and then stopped. Is the picture ever going to happen? To: It needs time. I’m not satisfied with the script and if I’m not satisfied nobody else is going to be. But it is absolutely one of my priorities as you can see (points to the wall where script notes are plastered.) “Death of a Hostage,” which is a Hong Kong production through Media Asia, is probably what I’ll shoot next. Then, hopefully, “Red Circle.” This leads me to believe that it’s possible Neeson and co. jumped ship simply because To wasn’t going anywhere yet soon. But if you look at it from another perspective - it’s good that To is being so extremely perfectionist about it, because that’s what a Melville remake deserves. Additionally, there is one more reason to be happy about THE RED CIRCLE’s messy and difficult birth: In the Cannes presskit for VENGEANCE - which you can grab here - producer Michele Halberstat hints at the fact that VENGEANCE would never have seen the light of the day if it wasn’t for THE RED CIRCLE’s production delays. Two sides to every coin. http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/to-fans-rejoice-the-red-circle-is-still-happening/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 17, 2009 Member Share Posted September 17, 2009 To has stated that the project has been put on hold as of now. http://twitchfilm.net/news/2009/09/johnnie-to-declares-his-red-circle-remake-officially---and-indefinitely---on-hold.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted June 1, 2010 Member Share Posted June 1, 2010 Johnnie To has apparently been dropped from the project and John Hillcoat will be directing instead. http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/06/01/john-hillcoat-approached-to-direct-remake-of-jean-pierre-melvilles-the-red-circle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted July 30, 2012 Member Share Posted July 30, 2012 Two years later, Dark Horizons has reported that James Mangold will be directing this after he wraps up THE WOLVERINE. Producer Arthur Sarkissian wants to get either Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Brad Pitt, or Matt Damon to play the role originated by Alain Delon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted July 30, 2012 Member Share Posted July 30, 2012 Now that it crossed my mind I think Christopher Nolan and his team would be great choices to have it made, with Christian Bale and Tom Hardy in two of the lead roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted August 3, 2018 Member Share Posted August 3, 2018 It's six years later and there is a new update on the long gesturing Red Circle remake. Tarik Saleh will be directing the remake and will revolve around two escaped criminals from the West and an ex-Hong Kong cop who plan an elaborate heist while trying to avoid a local crime boss and a relentless police investigator. Steven Knight wrote the script, which Saleh will polish up before casting begins. (Deadline) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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