Anyone in the world can say they want so and so for their upcoming project (see: The Hunger Games director shortlist or any early possible casting surrounding Michael Fassbender), so when producers have a wishlist, it should be taken with a large grain of salt. The latest comes from Roger Friedman, who lets us know a tip about a project that is now gearing up for talent.
The film is an adaptation of Adam Penneberg’s Tragic Indifference: One Man’s Battle with the Auto Industry over the Dangers of SUVs, which may or may not be titled the simpler Bloody Highways. WB first had the project with Michael Douglas attached as the lead role of attorney Tab Turner, who fought for the victims of Ford Explorer accidents, where the truck’s Firestone tires exploded.
Now, the hope is to get Josh Brolin playing the lead role, alongside a meaty lead actress role,...
The film is an adaptation of Adam Penneberg’s Tragic Indifference: One Man’s Battle with the Auto Industry over the Dangers of SUVs, which may or may not be titled the simpler Bloody Highways. WB first had the project with Michael Douglas attached as the lead role of attorney Tab Turner, who fought for the victims of Ford Explorer accidents, where the truck’s Firestone tires exploded.
Now, the hope is to get Josh Brolin playing the lead role, alongside a meaty lead actress role,...
- 5/15/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Fast Company's Adam L. Penenberg tweets the breaking news about a verdict against Ford in the death of rising Mets star Brian Cole. As reporters lagged behind on the story, Penenberg discovered a new media use for the 140-character format.
When a rural Mississippi jury awarded $131 million to the family of a star New York Mets prospect killed when his Ford Explorer rolled over in 2001, there were no reporters present, no bloggers, TV crews or radio stringers. In this age of instantaneous media, when being first is celebrated more than being right, and wire services like Bloomberg trumpet beating the competition by nanoseconds, there are still those rare moments when a major story breaks and no one is there to report it.
And this was a major story. It involved a top New York Mets prospect, Brian Cole, who former Mets General Manager Jim Duquette predicted would become a major league star,...
When a rural Mississippi jury awarded $131 million to the family of a star New York Mets prospect killed when his Ford Explorer rolled over in 2001, there were no reporters present, no bloggers, TV crews or radio stringers. In this age of instantaneous media, when being first is celebrated more than being right, and wire services like Bloomberg trumpet beating the competition by nanoseconds, there are still those rare moments when a major story breaks and no one is there to report it.
And this was a major story. It involved a top New York Mets prospect, Brian Cole, who former Mets General Manager Jim Duquette predicted would become a major league star,...
- 9/3/2010
- by Adam Penenberg
- Fast Company
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