Re: Good Omens, the movie!
Spider-Boy, on host 207.10.37.2
Tuesday, December 7, 1999, at 16:21:21
Re: Good Omens, the movie! posted by Liface on Tuesday, December 7, 1999, at 16:09:34:
> > All I can say about the following is YAHOOO! > > > > > > Gilliam Helming 'Omens' > > Neil Gaiman is confirming recent rumors that Terry Gilliam > > (Brazil) will be helming the big screen version of his book > > Good Omens co-authored with Terry Pratchett. While > > talking to the Sci Fi cable channel's website, Gaiman also > > revealed that Gilliam will write the film's script with Tony > > Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas). Peter and > > Marc Samuelson (Arlington Road) with Chuck Roven will > > produce. > > > > When asked how involved he would be with the film, Gaiman > > told the site, "Terry Pratchett and I have elected not to get > > involved--we both got our fingers burned some years ago > > trying to write a Good Omens movie for Sovereign Pictures, > > for producers who bought Good Omens and then > > immediately began trying to turn it into something else. We > > decided that this time around we would give the book to > > people who seemed to understand it and let them make the > > film." > > > > To say the least, Gaiman sounds happy about the deal, > > saying, "We turned down a lot of producers before the > > Samuelsons came along, and they impressed us by > > understanding what the book was about (and not just > > understanding what happened in it and the meaning of > > several of the longer words)... I think Terry Gilliam is the > > perfect director for Good Omens in every way, and I've been > > an enormous fan of his since Jabberwocky." > > > > Spider-Iknowitispopculture,butthisisreallycool-Boy > > What's good Omens? I've never read the book. What is it about?
Think Hitchhickers Guide finds religion. I can say no more my freind.
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