Warners has picked up the rights to Roland Emmerich’s planned prehistoric epic 10,000 BC, which was previously put into turnaround by Sony.
The film plots the journey of a young tribal mammoth hunter at the dawn of modern man. Emmerich plans to start lensing in the spring in South Africa. The budget is expected to be more than $100 million, which may be part of the reason that Sony turned the project around. And Warners, having developed The Day After Tomorrow but ultimately passed, are clearly more willing to get involved this time.
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A mammoth brought to life by genetic scientists long after it's species went extinct travels back in time to save it's fellow mammothi by wiping out the human race. Only a naked, big foreheaded man with a sharp stick can save the day.
I could make it for only $50 million. Give me the full 100 and I'll make the first two installments in the 5 part epic. Or flush it down the toilet to stop them making stupid films. ... Read More
...to make a film about a man hitting a dead, er, shall we say horse? with something. If they'll fund this then I shouldn't have any problem. ... Read More
$100 million budget? now i really do believe there's something wrong with this world.
a mammoth hunter? now that's a story waiting to be told!!
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Day after Tomorrow was dire, and Independance Day was only saved by its effects and Will Smith so Im not looking forward to this. The most important thing that Emmirich has to struggle with, is how is he going to make the USA manage to save the day for Merry England, and have Scotland purely inhabitated by sheep and English scientists, when no actually countries existed in 10.000bc. ... Read More
There must be a helluva lot more to the 10,000 BC plot than hunting mammoths if it's going to cost that much. What is 'disasters' maestro Emmerich up to, one wonders… can't wait. ... Read More
