Another Version of Homer’s Odysseus Headed to Big Screen
Odysseus Movie — By Nix on April 27, 2009
Last year we heard that George Miller (”Mad Max”) and Brad Pitt were teaming up for a sci-fi retelling of Homer’s “The Odyssey” (no word on where that project is at, or if it’ll even happen now) for Warner Bros., who is apparently so infatuated with the tale that they’re already prepping yet another version, this one more Earth-bound. Warner Bros. has won the bidding war for a spec script called “Odysseus” by Ann Peacock, and has attached Jonathan Liebesman (”The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning”) to direct.
Unlike the original tale by Homer called “The Odyssey”, which spent most of its time on the trials and tribulations of Odysseus and his crew as they make his way back home from the Trojan War, THR says the script by Peacock will be a brutal revenge tale set primarily on Odysseus’ island of Ithaca, which is currently under the brutal occupation of an invading force.
Liebesman is expected to start pre-production on “Odysseus” after wrapping the sci-fi actioner “Battle: Los Angeles” with Aaron Eckhart. Gianni Nunnari will produce via his Hollywood Gang Productions, which also did “300″ for Warner Bros.
Below: Odysseus vs. the home wreckers. Advantage: Odysseus.
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Hmmms. This could be good or bad. I’ve been saying a big screen adaption of The Illiad (Trojan War ) and the Odyssey would be the next Lord of The Rings if done right…however it looks like they’re doing their own thing. A 2 1/2 hour Trojan War flick, with petty Greek Gods and all would be awesome, followed by a 2 1/2-3 hr Odyssey would have been amazing. They’re taking the last half of the story and turning it into a revenge flick, and the story was all about Odysseus over coming his ego and getting home to his family and the adventures had between. I hope this comes out good.
hmmmm i don’t know. brad pitt fot me is a very very good artist for this movie but better is sean bean for this role because he palyed the role of odysseus in troy 2004 and brad pitt achilles and i don’t know what to say but brad pitt must play in odyssey but the role of odyssey not