Newsgroup: it.arti.cinema
Titolo: Cinema e fumetti

Sandman
-------
FROM AIN'T IT COOL NEWS:
A tipster for Ain't it Cool News points readers to Avary's Domain,
filmmaker Roger Avary's website.  There readers can download Avary's
unused draft for the movie version of Neil Gaiman's Sandman.   Avary
was hired early on and his work was highly regarded by Gaiman.  Avary
was eventually taken off the project and, as fans well know, the
project has been going south ever since. 
We reported last year that Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio (The Mask of 
Zorro) have made their script available on their Wordplay website.  
Information on receiving the duo's draft can be found at
http://www.wordplayer.com/forums/clmns/index.cgi?read=1041
.
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/
http://www.avary.com/
http://www.avary.com/rogeravary/journal/10-25-98.html
http://www.wordplayer.com
http://www.wordplayer.com/forums/clmns/index.cgi?read=1041
Neil Gaiman Movies
------------------
FROM ANDY MANGELS' HOLLYWOOD HEROES:
The Andy Mangels' Hollywood Heroes column reports on an interview
Mangels had with comic, novel, TV and screenwriter Neil Gaiman. 
Gaiman spoke to Mangels about the various movie projects based on his
works. 
Regarding the Death movie, Gaiman surprisingly reports that the movie 
may be making progress.  Gaiman is quoted as saying, "Things are 
actually starting to look very hopeful, but it's really to early to 
say. There's an awful lot of water to be passed before that bridge is 
crossed. Things have looked hopeful before and then it's gone back to 
six months or a year of complete silence."
The movie is to be produced by Don Murphy and Jane Hampshire of J.D.
Productions. Gaiman was contracted for a treatment, script and the
possibility of directing the movie.  So far Gaiman has completed only
the treatment, which is based on, but also expands on Death: The High
Cost of Living.  
Regarding directing the picture, Gaiman told Mangels, "I want to 
direct Death myself, if I can, not because I have this huge 
frustrated urge to direct, but having seen with Neverwhere how a 
director can muck things up if they don't quite get it, where Death 
is concerned, it's like 'You know what? I know how this one works.' I 
think it will be a good film to make. Clive [Barker] once said 
something wise to me many years ago, round about Nightbreed time: 
'You'll direct one day.' And I said 'I have no desire to direct. I'm 
not one of nature's directors.' And he said, 'No, you don't get it. 
You won't direct because you're one of nature's directors, you'll 
direct in self defense.' That's certainly how I feel about Death. If 
anybody's going to **** it up, I want it to be me. It's really the 
only project I've got floating around that I do want to direct. All 
of the others I'm perfectly happy to write for other people."
--
Gestalt
"Zwei Dinge sind unendlich: Die Dummheit und das All"

unused draft for the movie version of Neil Gaiman's Sandman.
Bello, veramente bello, ovvio che non lo facciano :)
-- 
    /\   |\_/|   /\
   /  \__|O O|__/  \
  /       v v       \
  \/\/\/       \/\/\/     | "You know what?
  ..my brain has gone     |  I'm happy!!!"
   totally bananas...     |  Droopy
--------------------------+----------------
   miz...@NOSPAMtin.it    | Michele Zilli
                          +----------------