Ryan Lambie Sep 12, 2016
It was a camp classic in 1995, but did you know Congo was once going to be made in the early 80s with a real gorilla and Sean Connery?
"Congo is a dead project that will never be made" - Michael Crichton, 1983
Just about everywhere you looked in the summer of 1995, a pair of simian eyes stared back at you from the poster of Congo. Based on the best-selling Michael Crichton novel, Congo was billed as that year’s equivalent of Jurassic Park - another exciting creature feature with cutting-edge special effects and maybe just a tiny dash of horror.
“It’s a little like Alien at the beginning,” enthused director Frank Marshall, “in that it’s based in science fact, and like Indiana Jones at the end, with the lost city of Zinj.”
Determined to push Congo as a must-see summer film capable of competing with such...
It was a camp classic in 1995, but did you know Congo was once going to be made in the early 80s with a real gorilla and Sean Connery?
"Congo is a dead project that will never be made" - Michael Crichton, 1983
Just about everywhere you looked in the summer of 1995, a pair of simian eyes stared back at you from the poster of Congo. Based on the best-selling Michael Crichton novel, Congo was billed as that year’s equivalent of Jurassic Park - another exciting creature feature with cutting-edge special effects and maybe just a tiny dash of horror.
“It’s a little like Alien at the beginning,” enthused director Frank Marshall, “in that it’s based in science fact, and like Indiana Jones at the end, with the lost city of Zinj.”
Determined to push Congo as a must-see summer film capable of competing with such...
- 9/9/2016
- Den of Geek
The month of March is quietly coming to a close in terms of home entertainment choices as there are only just a handful of genre-related titles making their way to Blu-ray and DVD this week. Paramount is releasing Christopher Nolan’s latest sci-fi epic, Interstellar, onto all formats, Blue Underground is bringing two separate collections of cult classics from both Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci to high definition, and Olive Films has dug up a few overlooked gems to release on March 31st as well.
Allan Quatermain & The Lost City of Gold (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone are back for more exciting adventures in the action packed Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold. Allan (Richard Chamberlain, Shogun) and Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct) are newly engaged and preparing to leave for America where they’ll be married. Or so they think.
Allan Quatermain & The Lost City of Gold (Olive Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone are back for more exciting adventures in the action packed Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold. Allan (Richard Chamberlain, Shogun) and Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct) are newly engaged and preparing to leave for America where they’ll be married. Or so they think.
- 3/31/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
It's the upcoming project from Polish developer The Farm 51 ("Necrovision," "Painkiller: Hell and Damnation"), and it's got spies, ancient artifacts, Atlantis, and--obviously--dual-wielding.
The shooter, formerly known as "Project Adventurer," is headed to the Xbox 360 and PC sometime in the second quarter through publisher Nordic Games. The hook here is that the main character is the descendant of explorer and H. Rider Haggard creation Allan Quatermain, and The Farm 51 have found a handy excuse to get out of the Space Marine/Mideast conflict box that most shooters are trapped in these days.
t's the year 1938. James Lee Quatermain is a man of many talents, yet holding on to money isn't one of them. James is an adventurer by trade, just like his legendary great-grandfather Allan Quatermain. And he knows how to squeeze money out of this famous name of his, while at the same time despising it. Despising those who believe...
The shooter, formerly known as "Project Adventurer," is headed to the Xbox 360 and PC sometime in the second quarter through publisher Nordic Games. The hook here is that the main character is the descendant of explorer and H. Rider Haggard creation Allan Quatermain, and The Farm 51 have found a handy excuse to get out of the Space Marine/Mideast conflict box that most shooters are trapped in these days.
t's the year 1938. James Lee Quatermain is a man of many talents, yet holding on to money isn't one of them. James is an adventurer by trade, just like his legendary great-grandfather Allan Quatermain. And he knows how to squeeze money out of this famous name of his, while at the same time despising it. Despising those who believe...
- 2/28/2013
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
Clint Eastwood is in my opinion the only living (and working for that matter) Hollywood icon left of his generation. I’m sorry, but today’s A-listers just aren’t the same. Eastwood has the star quality that only the greats had.
Once upon a time the western was the big action genre, filling young boys hearts with a burning passion to pick up a toy gun and shoot their friends. Nowadays the place in the hearts and minds of our children has been taken up by superheroes. We are experiencing a superhero boom at the moment and while we may well be heading towards a superhero recession, it has yet to hit. So what if Clint was still in his prime? Where would the hero of yesteryear fit into today’s spandex clad, muscle suit wearing geek fests?
Here are 5 characters that Clint Eastwood would not only be amazing as,...
Once upon a time the western was the big action genre, filling young boys hearts with a burning passion to pick up a toy gun and shoot their friends. Nowadays the place in the hearts and minds of our children has been taken up by superheroes. We are experiencing a superhero boom at the moment and while we may well be heading towards a superhero recession, it has yet to hit. So what if Clint was still in his prime? Where would the hero of yesteryear fit into today’s spandex clad, muscle suit wearing geek fests?
Here are 5 characters that Clint Eastwood would not only be amazing as,...
- 6/16/2012
- by Ed Moorhouse
- Obsessed with Film
The recently renamed Sonar Entertainment (formerly Rhi)—like the revitalized MGM and Miramax before it—has decided that the best way to stake its claim on the future is to dig out the past, a metaphorical groping under the couch cushions that has already turned up a franchise dust bunny in a Hellraiser TV show and now, a perfectly good public domain property that no one was using: Allan Quatermain. The Hollywood Reporter says that Sonar has teamed with Ecosse Films—makers of the Starz drama Camelot—to create a new 10-part series starring the H. Rider Haggard-created adventurer who ...
- 4/3/2012
- avclub.com
Two long thought dead and past it properties are looking to be revived - on the small screen.
Sonar Entertainment (a rebranded Rhi Entertainment) has announced it is developing weekly dramas based on both Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" films and H. Rider Haggard's pulp adventure hero Allan Quatermain.
Panacea Entertainment is co-producing the new take on "Hellraiser" which will see the return of Pinhead and the Cenobites, however there's no word on what form the show will take.
In regards to "Quatermain", Sonar and Ecosse Films are developing ten hour-long episodes with a combined budget of $30 million says The Hollywood Reporter.
Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle ("Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal") will pen the series with this season serving as an adaptation of the most famous story featuring the character - "King Solomon's Mines". The scripts are expected to be completed by mid-year and shooting will take place in Africa.
Sonar Entertainment (a rebranded Rhi Entertainment) has announced it is developing weekly dramas based on both Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" films and H. Rider Haggard's pulp adventure hero Allan Quatermain.
Panacea Entertainment is co-producing the new take on "Hellraiser" which will see the return of Pinhead and the Cenobites, however there's no word on what form the show will take.
In regards to "Quatermain", Sonar and Ecosse Films are developing ten hour-long episodes with a combined budget of $30 million says The Hollywood Reporter.
Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle ("Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal") will pen the series with this season serving as an adaptation of the most famous story featuring the character - "King Solomon's Mines". The scripts are expected to be completed by mid-year and shooting will take place in Africa.
- 4/3/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sonar Entertainment and Ecosse Films have teamed up for a $30 million, 10-part action-adventure series based on H. Rider Haggard's Allan Quatermain books, says The Hollywood Reporter . The project is a joint venture between Sonar Entertainment and Ecosse Films ("Camelot," "Monarch of the Glen"). Writers Richard Kurti and Bez Doyle ("Going Postal") are on board to pen the script. "It.s an incredible character from a range of best selling books," Stewart Till, CEO of Sonar Entertainment said. "I read all the books as a child and it is something that many Brits have grown up with. It's also the kind of high-concept adventure that broadcasters are looking for." The show is expected to shoot in Africa.
- 4/3/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Sonar Entertainment and Ecosse Films ("Camelot") will team up for a $30 million, 10-part action-adventure TV series based on author H. Rider Haggard's 'Allan Quatermain' novels.
The adaptations will be scripted by Richard Kurti and Bez Doyle.
Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and its various prequels and sequels, characterized as an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa, who supports colonial efforts to spread civilization in the 'Dark Continent', though he also favours native Africans' having a say in their affairs.
Quatermain is an imperial outdoorsman who finds English cities and climate unbearable. He prefers to spend most of his life in Africa, where he grew up under the care of his widower father, a Christian missionary. Native Africans refer to Quatermain as 'Macumazahn' ("Watcher-by-Night") a reference to his nocturnal habits and 'keen instincts'.
Quatermain is...
The adaptations will be scripted by Richard Kurti and Bez Doyle.
Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and its various prequels and sequels, characterized as an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa, who supports colonial efforts to spread civilization in the 'Dark Continent', though he also favours native Africans' having a say in their affairs.
Quatermain is an imperial outdoorsman who finds English cities and climate unbearable. He prefers to spend most of his life in Africa, where he grew up under the care of his widower father, a Christian missionary. Native Africans refer to Quatermain as 'Macumazahn' ("Watcher-by-Night") a reference to his nocturnal habits and 'keen instincts'.
Quatermain is...
- 4/3/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Even though Arthur Conan Doyle wrote only four novels and 56 short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, his sleuthing never stops.
Robert Downey Jr solves more mysteries in December with sequel A Game of Shadows, while Benedict Cumberbatch brings his own hit version of the Baker Street legend back to the BBC later this year.
And if that's not enough deductive derring-do, the fictional detective is also getting a new comic book.
New adventures from Sherlock Holmes and fellow Victorian-era hero Allan Quatermain are set to unfold in the pages of American publisher Bluewater Comics.
It has announced two four-issue limited series featuring the iconic characters, starting in December.
Sherlock 1, written by Ken Janssens with pencils and cover by Matt Marting, finds Arthur Conan Doyle's hero trying to solve a murder while dealing with a haunted hoarding house.
"Throughout my life, I have been creating characters that have been influenced by Sherlock Holmes,...
Robert Downey Jr solves more mysteries in December with sequel A Game of Shadows, while Benedict Cumberbatch brings his own hit version of the Baker Street legend back to the BBC later this year.
And if that's not enough deductive derring-do, the fictional detective is also getting a new comic book.
New adventures from Sherlock Holmes and fellow Victorian-era hero Allan Quatermain are set to unfold in the pages of American publisher Bluewater Comics.
It has announced two four-issue limited series featuring the iconic characters, starting in December.
Sherlock 1, written by Ken Janssens with pencils and cover by Matt Marting, finds Arthur Conan Doyle's hero trying to solve a murder while dealing with a haunted hoarding house.
"Throughout my life, I have been creating characters that have been influenced by Sherlock Holmes,...
- 10/11/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Avatar star Sam Worthington has decided to produce an upcoming sci-fi film Quatermain. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Aussie actor is all set to act and produce a re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain. It was made famous in the hit novel King Solomon's Mines, reports the Daily Express. Unlike Quatermain novels' original setting in Africa, Worthington's edition will see the protagonist return to Earth after a space trip-only to find there are no humans left on the planet. ...
- 5/20/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
London, May 19 – ‘Avatar’ Star Sam Worthington has decided to produce an upcoming sci-fi film ‘Quatermain’.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Aussie actor is all set to act and produce a re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain.
It was made famous in the hit novel King Solomon’s Mines, reports the Daily Express.
Unlike Quatermain novels’ original setting in Africa, Worthington’s edition will see the protagonist return to Earth after a space trip-only to find there are no humans left on the lanet. (Ani)...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Aussie actor is all set to act and produce a re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain.
It was made famous in the hit novel King Solomon’s Mines, reports the Daily Express.
Unlike Quatermain novels’ original setting in Africa, Worthington’s edition will see the protagonist return to Earth after a space trip-only to find there are no humans left on the lanet. (Ani)...
- 5/19/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Los Angeles, May 19 – Australian actor Sam Worthington will star and produce a sci-fi film titled ‘Quatermain’.
He will play Allan Quatermain from H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventure novel ‘King Solomon’s Mines’, reports imdb.com.
Instead of the novel’s original setting in Africa, the ‘Avatar’ star’s adaptation will see the protagonist return to earth following a space trip – only to find there are no humans left on the planet.
–Indo-Asian News Service
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He will play Allan Quatermain from H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventure novel ‘King Solomon’s Mines’, reports imdb.com.
Instead of the novel’s original setting in Africa, the ‘Avatar’ star’s adaptation will see the protagonist return to earth following a space trip – only to find there are no humans left on the planet.
–Indo-Asian News Service
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- 5/19/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Avatar star Sam Worthington is set to add producer to his resume when he takes charge of upcoming sci-fi film Quatermain.
The Aussie actor will star in and produce a big screen re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain, made famous in the hit novel King Solomon's Mines.
Worthington will lead the production as well as taking on the lead role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Instead of the Quatermain novels' original setting in Africa, Worthington's adaptation will see the protagonist return to Earth following a space trip - only to find there are no humans left on the planet.
Worthington will work alongside Hannah Montana: The Movie producing duo Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.
The Aussie actor will star in and produce a big screen re-imagining of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain, made famous in the hit novel King Solomon's Mines.
Worthington will lead the production as well as taking on the lead role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Instead of the Quatermain novels' original setting in Africa, Worthington's adaptation will see the protagonist return to Earth following a space trip - only to find there are no humans left on the planet.
Worthington will work alongside Hannah Montana: The Movie producing duo Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.
- 5/18/2010
- WENN
After Avatar and Clash of the Titans, Sam Worthington is attached to star in another big-budget sci-fi project, set up at DreamWorks, titled Quatermain.
But that’s not all! He will not be only the titular hero, he will also make his debut as a producer!
You are probably familiar with this story, since the character of Allan Quatermain has been portrayed in film and television over the years, and he has been played by many actors, such as Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery and Patrick Swayze. But still, let’s see how things will work out for Worthington in the same role…
So, Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard’s 1885 novel King Solomon’s Mines and its various prequels and sequels. He’s “an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa. He supports colonial efforts to spread civilization in the Dark Continent, and...
But that’s not all! He will not be only the titular hero, he will also make his debut as a producer!
You are probably familiar with this story, since the character of Allan Quatermain has been portrayed in film and television over the years, and he has been played by many actors, such as Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery and Patrick Swayze. But still, let’s see how things will work out for Worthington in the same role…
So, Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard’s 1885 novel King Solomon’s Mines and its various prequels and sequels. He’s “an English-born professional big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa. He supports colonial efforts to spread civilization in the Dark Continent, and...
- 5/18/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
The last time we saw Allan Quartermain on the big screen was in the 2003 dud directed by Stephen Norrington, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a film so bad, that leading man Sean Connery quit the world of acting altogether. So is Quartermain a wise choice for Aussie action man, Sam Worthington’s next meaty role? According to Dreamworks, it might be. This from Heat Vision:
Allan Quatermain was the hero of “King’s Solomon’s Mines,” a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines.
DreamWorks’ version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon...
Allan Quatermain was the hero of “King’s Solomon’s Mines,” a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines.
DreamWorks’ version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon...
- 5/17/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Disney's plans for a remake of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea haven't sunk after all.
Months ago, McG was attached to make it but then the project was abandoned.
But now it's resurfaced and in a rather exciting and awesome way, with David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) in negotiations to direct and The Bourne Ultimatum scribe Scott Z Burns to pen a new take on the Jules Verne classic.
The story centres on a group of men who investigate reports of a sea monster and encounter Captain Nemo and his advanced warship, the Nautilus... as well as a terrifying attack by a giant squid. The Oscar-winning 1954 version starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason as Nemo was on UK TV just recently.
The next Spider-Man film - a total reboot of the franchise to be directed by Marc Webb - is taking shape but in a rather curious way.
Months ago, McG was attached to make it but then the project was abandoned.
But now it's resurfaced and in a rather exciting and awesome way, with David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) in negotiations to direct and The Bourne Ultimatum scribe Scott Z Burns to pen a new take on the Jules Verne classic.
The story centres on a group of men who investigate reports of a sea monster and encounter Captain Nemo and his advanced warship, the Nautilus... as well as a terrifying attack by a giant squid. The Oscar-winning 1954 version starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason as Nemo was on UK TV just recently.
The next Spider-Man film - a total reboot of the franchise to be directed by Marc Webb - is taking shape but in a rather curious way.
- 5/16/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Sam Worthington is set to play a futuristic version of Alan Quartermain, a character best known for some campy film iterations and for being Sean Connery's live action cinematic swan song (Connery played a version of the hero in "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"). Worthington will also produce the film, titled "Quartermain." Here's more. Allan Quatermain was the hero of “King’s Solomon’s Mines,” a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines.DreamWorks’ version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon’s Mines”-style adventure but on a planetwide scale. Mark Verheiden...
- 5/15/2010
- LRMonline.com
Remember "King Solomon's Mines?" It was originally an 1885 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring the hero, Allan Quatermain. In the film versions, everyone from Stewart Granger to Richard Chamberlain had the opportunity to star as Quatermain. Now, Sam Worthington is attached to play the literary hero but this time, it's going to have a sci-fi twist.
Worthington will also make his debut as a producer for the DreamWorks project. According to The Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks. version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another .King Solomon.s Mines.-style adventure but on a planetwide scale. Mark Verheiden was the writer behind the first script when the project was revealed early last year.
So, much like his "Avatar" character, Worthington's Quatermain will explore yet again.
Worthington will also make his debut as a producer for the DreamWorks project. According to The Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks. version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another .King Solomon.s Mines.-style adventure but on a planetwide scale. Mark Verheiden was the writer behind the first script when the project was revealed early last year.
So, much like his "Avatar" character, Worthington's Quatermain will explore yet again.
- 5/14/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Sam Worthington is attached to star in "Quatermain," DreamWorks. sci-fi version of the literary hero Allan Quatermain.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Worthington will make his debut as a producer on the project joining producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. There is no director attached yet.Allan Quatermain was the outdoorsman hero of "King.s Solomon.s Mines," a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, "Allan Quatermain." DreamWorks. version is set in a futuristic time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet after an extended trip in space.Worthington is coming off "Clash of the Titans," the remake that has grossed more than $454 million worldwide. His previous movie, "Avatar," grossed more than $2.7 billion...
- 5/14/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
By Jeff Sneider
"Avatar" star Sam Worthington is attached to play a poor man's Indiana Jones in "Quatermain," DreamWorks' sci-fi take on H. Rider Haggard's pulp hero Allan Quatermain, the literary star of the Victorian adventure novel "King's Solomon's Mines," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Worthington will also make his debut as a producer on the film, which will be set in the future after humans have abandoned the Earth.
"Ba...
"Avatar" star Sam Worthington is attached to play a poor man's Indiana Jones in "Quatermain," DreamWorks' sci-fi take on H. Rider Haggard's pulp hero Allan Quatermain, the literary star of the Victorian adventure novel "King's Solomon's Mines," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Worthington will also make his debut as a producer on the film, which will be set in the future after humans have abandoned the Earth.
"Ba...
- 5/14/2010
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
After working blue in Avatar and battling the 3-D Kraken in Clash of the Titans, Sam Worthington will next saddle up to play Victorian adventurer Allan Quatermain, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The billion-dollar Thunder From Down Under will star and produce DreamWorks’ Quatermain, a sci-fi take on the literary hero originally created by H. Rider Haggard. Quatermain, best known as the hero of the rollicking, old-timey novel King Solomon’s Mines, will venture into outer space in the new outing, thanks to a script penned by Mark Verheiden — who, incidentally, wrote the only truly awesome Jean-Claude Van Damme movie,...
- 5/14/2010
- by Chris Nashawaty
- EW.com - PopWatch
Actor will play treasure hunter back from outer space in sci-fi adaptation of literary tale.
By Adam Rosenberg
Sam Worthington
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Science fiction was very good to Sam Worthington in 2009. His Marcus Wright was one of the bright spots in "Terminator Salvation," and he finished the year in grand style, starring in James Cameron's record-shattering sci-fi epic, "Avatar." It's no wonder the actor will make his debut as a producer in an out-of-this-world take on famed literary treasure hunter Allan Quatermain.
Worthington will produce and star in DreamWorks' "Quatermain," an update of the character introduced in H. Rider Haggard's Victorian-era adventure "King Solomon's Mines." In the original book, published in 1885, the hero travels to unexplored Africa in search of a friend's lost brother, who was himself looking for the untold treasures hidden away in the king's mines.
The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog reveals that in the update,...
By Adam Rosenberg
Sam Worthington
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Science fiction was very good to Sam Worthington in 2009. His Marcus Wright was one of the bright spots in "Terminator Salvation," and he finished the year in grand style, starring in James Cameron's record-shattering sci-fi epic, "Avatar." It's no wonder the actor will make his debut as a producer in an out-of-this-world take on famed literary treasure hunter Allan Quatermain.
Worthington will produce and star in DreamWorks' "Quatermain," an update of the character introduced in H. Rider Haggard's Victorian-era adventure "King Solomon's Mines." In the original book, published in 1885, the hero travels to unexplored Africa in search of a friend's lost brother, who was himself looking for the untold treasures hidden away in the king's mines.
The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog reveals that in the update,...
- 5/14/2010
- MTV Movie News
Actor will play treasure hunter back from outer space in sci-fi adaptation of literary tale.
By Adam Rosenberg
Sam Worthington
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Science fiction was very good to Sam Worthington in 2009. His Marcus Wright was one of the bright spots in "Terminator Salvation," and he finished the year in grand style, starring in James Cameron's record-shattering sci-fi epic, "Avatar." It's no wonder the actor will make his debut as a producer in an out-of-this-world take on famed literary treasure hunter Allan Quatermain.
Worthington will produce and star in DreamWorks' "Quatermain," an update of the character introduced in H. Rider Haggard's Victorian-era adventure "King Solomon's Mines." In the original book, published in 1885, the hero travels to unexplored Africa in search of a friend's lost brother, who was himself looking for the untold treasures hidden away in the king's mines.
The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog reveals that in the update,...
By Adam Rosenberg
Sam Worthington
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Science fiction was very good to Sam Worthington in 2009. His Marcus Wright was one of the bright spots in "Terminator Salvation," and he finished the year in grand style, starring in James Cameron's record-shattering sci-fi epic, "Avatar." It's no wonder the actor will make his debut as a producer in an out-of-this-world take on famed literary treasure hunter Allan Quatermain.
Worthington will produce and star in DreamWorks' "Quatermain," an update of the character introduced in H. Rider Haggard's Victorian-era adventure "King Solomon's Mines." In the original book, published in 1885, the hero travels to unexplored Africa in search of a friend's lost brother, who was himself looking for the untold treasures hidden away in the king's mines.
The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog reveals that in the update,...
- 5/14/2010
- MTV Music News
First, Dan Dare and now a sci-fi version of literary hero Allan Quatermain. Sam Worthington is attached to the lead role in DreamWorks’ Quatermain. Allan Quatermain was the hero of H. Rider Haggard’s novel, King Solomon’s Mines and the follow-up novel, Allan Quatermain.
The new project, titled Quartermain, is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon’s Mines”-style adventure but on a planetwide scale.
Mark Verheiden (Timecop) wrote the first draft of the script, and Miles Millar and Alfred Gough (Smallville, I Am Number Four) are producing the project. No director has been attached.
[Source] THR...
The new project, titled Quartermain, is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon’s Mines”-style adventure but on a planetwide scale.
Mark Verheiden (Timecop) wrote the first draft of the script, and Miles Millar and Alfred Gough (Smallville, I Am Number Four) are producing the project. No director has been attached.
[Source] THR...
- 5/14/2010
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
While everyone seems to be up in arms about the 3-D craze that is being exploited by every single studio in Hollywood, I'm even more sick of Sam Worthington being offered or attached to nearly every project under the sun. The agitation continues as Heat Vision reports that the actor will both star in and produce a science fiction take on classic literary hero Allan Quatermain, the protagonist in H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines. Add this to Worthington's growing list of projects also including comic book adaptation Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future, Alex Proyas' Dracula Year Zero, and the thriller The Fields. Though Haggard's first book in his series has Quatermain leading an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines, this new science fiction update will modernize and...
- 5/14/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Allan Quatermain, a fictional hero found in Sir H. Rider Haggard's 1885 popular novel "King Solomon's Mines" is brought to life in the form of Sam Worthington. A project by DreamWorks, the sci-fi will also be Worthington's first foray into producing a feature film.
The "Clash of the Titans" star joins Alfred Gough and Miles Millar in the production panel. No director has been attached yet but the script has been worked on by Mark Verheiden. The scribe has written for sci-fi TV series such as "Battlestar Galactica", "Smallville" and "Heroes". Meanwhile, status of the film is still "in development", THR's Heat Vision reported.
How the film will adapt the story from the classic Victorian novel itself is pretty far off. "King Salomon's Mines", the first book chronicling Quatermain's adventure, follows the hero in an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as...
The "Clash of the Titans" star joins Alfred Gough and Miles Millar in the production panel. No director has been attached yet but the script has been worked on by Mark Verheiden. The scribe has written for sci-fi TV series such as "Battlestar Galactica", "Smallville" and "Heroes". Meanwhile, status of the film is still "in development", THR's Heat Vision reported.
How the film will adapt the story from the classic Victorian novel itself is pretty far off. "King Salomon's Mines", the first book chronicling Quatermain's adventure, follows the hero in an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as...
- 5/14/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Sam Worthington continues to land the bigger roles; which I think means we need to update his photo. The actor has been picked up by DreamWorks Pictures for their take on the literary hero Quatermain.
Sam Worthington for Quatermain
Now that Sam Worthington has some blockbuster experience behind him, the actor has decided to also make his debut as a producer on the project.
For those of you unfamiliar with the character, Allan Quatermain was the hero of .King.s Solomon.s Mines,. a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, .Allan Quatermain.. In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines.
Sam Worthington for Quatermain
Now that Sam Worthington has some blockbuster experience behind him, the actor has decided to also make his debut as a producer on the project.
For those of you unfamiliar with the character, Allan Quatermain was the hero of .King.s Solomon.s Mines,. a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, .Allan Quatermain.. In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines.
- 5/14/2010
- www.canmag.com
Worthington is Allan Quatermain: Sam Worthington's blockbuster streak continues as he's grabbed yet another potential franchise leading role as Allan Quatermain, the hero of "King Solomon's Mines," a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, "Allan Quatermain." In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines. DreamWorks is set to distribute the feature in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another "King Solomon's Mines"-style adventure but on a planetwide scale. Mark Verheiden wrote the first draft of the script, but there is no word on whether or not a rewrite has been ordered. [Heat Vision]
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- 5/14/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Hollywoodnews.com: “Avatar” and “Clash of the Titans” leading man Sam Worthington will star in DreamWorks sci-fi film “Quatermain,” a spin on the notable literary hero Allan Quatermain.
Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventure novel “King’s Solomon’s Mines” and its follow-up, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain ventures through unchartered Africa to uncover both treasure and a friend’s missing brother. A 1985 version of “Mines” generated $15 million at the domestic B.O. while its sequel “Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold” fizzled with $3.8 million in 1987.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Quatermain” takes the “Mines” plot and sets it on a futuristic Earth where humans have left.
The film at present has no director attached.
Worthington is enjoying an interesting success attaching himself to franchise films which amp his box office wattage which is currently worth over $3.6 billion from his...
Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard’s Victorian adventure novel “King’s Solomon’s Mines” and its follow-up, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain ventures through unchartered Africa to uncover both treasure and a friend’s missing brother. A 1985 version of “Mines” generated $15 million at the domestic B.O. while its sequel “Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold” fizzled with $3.8 million in 1987.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Quatermain” takes the “Mines” plot and sets it on a futuristic Earth where humans have left.
The film at present has no director attached.
Worthington is enjoying an interesting success attaching himself to franchise films which amp his box office wattage which is currently worth over $3.6 billion from his...
- 5/14/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Fresh off mega hits “Avatar” and the “Clash of the Titans” remake, Aussie actor Sam Worthington’s quest to star in every big-budget Hollywood movie for the next decade or so continues unabated, with the actor’s latest project being a sci-fi take on H. Rider Haggard’s Allan Quatermain character, first seen as the hero in his novel “King’s Solomon’s Mines” for DreamWorks. Instead of exploring some dinky ancient mines belonging to that Solomon guy, “Quatermain” will re-envision the character as a space-faring hero in the far future, who returns to an abandoned Earth for a little exploration and treasure hunting. Longtime TV genre vet Mark Verheiden (“Heroes”, “Battlestar Galactica”) originally wrote the script, which will probably get a polish or two from former “Smallville” writers/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who will also be producing. There are no directors attached yet. Haggard’s “King Solomon...
- 5/14/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
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