With reference to that which is documented and available to view, this quote is found: "Jim brought it to us," says Maggie Malina, MTV's executive in charge of the production.
"He's the one who suggested we have a look at this book for contemporary treatment."
Steinman, who is also executive producer of "Wuthering Heights," which premieres Sunday, Sept. 14, says he only had one musical directive from MTV.
"They were very specific," he says. "They wanted it to be rock 'n' roll. It was said as, 'This is more important symbolically. This has to represent our commitment away from boy-band pop back to raw rock 'n' roll.'"
The movie, directed by Suri Krishnamma, updates the basic story of "Wuthering Heights" (or at least the first half, before the characters' children all start intermarrying) to the present day and relocates it to the Northern California coast.
"Northern California has a mythical resonance for me," Steinman says. "I thought it was cool to be on the far edge of America. Big Sur was in my mind -- the majesty but also the bleakness."
For budgetary reasons, the film was actually shot in tropical Puerto Rico, where location scouts found both the rocky coast and the historic lighthouse they wanted.
"I was stunned to see the shots from the scouting," Steinman says.
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> Heart" and Patricia Knop (Whistle Down The Wind) co-wrote
> the screenplay with him. The movie we got in 2003 sounds
> nothing at all like Steinman's original vision.
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