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steven_stuart 03:04 pm UTC 10/17/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Bela Lugosi Is Dead - The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 12:11 am UTC 10/16/10 |
| > Lugosi did indeed play dracula on stage, the play deviated > a lot from the novel and when it came to making the movie > they based the screenplay on the script from the play, > ironically, Lugosi would actually reprise the character on > stage during the late 1940's when his career was on its > last legs, it was a touring productions and Lugosi had > hoped that it would spawn a west end run and catapult him > back into the public eye, sadly, it didn't work. Oh right. I knew that he played Dracula on Broadway before the movie but I didn't know that the movie was based on the play and that the play was different from the novel. I am ashamed to say that I haven't read the novel. Is it a good read? What a shame that the stage version in the late 1940's didn't work out. Did he go from that to working with Ed Wood? I think he died during one of Ed Wood's films (can't remember which one) and they finished the film with someone dressed up as Lugosi constantly covering their face with a cape. Such a sad end for someone who was once a genuine film star (and he must have had something going for him or he wouldn't have such a cult following). Although I suppose that Ed Wood also has a cult following and he is meant to be the worst director of all time. If Ed had just been mediocre, he would now be forgotten. But he was a genius at being awful. Have you ever seen "Plan Nine From Outer Space"? Its so terrible that its a classic piece of film making. Ed Wood did have a brilliant idea when he tried to get the broken down Lugosi to appear in his films. Whenever the Lugosi story is told, one has to talk about Wood. Lugosi fans have to watch those films. > As for Beattie's script idea's, cant say I was too > impressed, his one about the biker returning to his > hometown as a famous pop star just seemed a little to > "80's" and actually reminded me a little bit streets of > fire and Bat out of hell is a timeless album, it should > have a movie that is also timeless. This is true. I couldn't really get into the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" films but they are the most successful film franchise of all time. I expected something a bit more exciting from the person who developed the character of Captain Jack (there were three writers and that was Stuart's main contribution). Jim's "Peter Pan" story is literally "timeless" and I just have to hope that it turns out be the story that "BOOH" needs. As you know, he has been working on this story for forty years. It would be terrible if it went up in the West End and didn't work. I shouldn't even think that way. I think that Stuart is a brilliant screenwriter but as far as I know he has never written a play or the book for a musical. > The other idea seems > to deviate too far away from the tone of the album. They > should really just to stick with Jim's original idea, > maybe even get to write the screenplay if the musical > does well enough to spawn a movie. Stuart doesn't want to do "Neverland", which is a great shame because I thought that "Neverland" and "Pirates Of The Caribbean" would fit neatly together. Especially for publicity and advertising purposes. Maybe he will change his mind and write a screenplay based on Jim's story after the show is up and running. > I will definitely listen to the song you sent the link > for, sounds interesting, and Gothic rock seems the right > genre of music to write a song about Bela Lugosi. Bela Lugosi was the perfect subject matter for a Bauhaus song. > You mentioned Ed wood, I haven't seen it yet but as my > interest in him increases I think I'll have to see it > soon, one criticism I've heard is that Lugosi is very foul > mouthed in the film, which he never really seemed the type > to use profanity Maybe Burton was trying to show how far he had fallen when Ed Wood got involved with him. I'm not sure. > I've been thinkg more about the story for a Bat Movie, > might post a treatment on here in the coming weeks if > anyone is interested I think we would all be interested. | |
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