Because his presence worked so well for the Blade, Wolverine, and Green Lantern franchises, Ryan Reynolds may be the next Highlander in Lionsgate’s reboot of the original 1986 film, despite the fact that the actor has failed to bring much longevity to any franchise he becomes attached to (see also: Deadpool).
Back in 2009, talk of a rebooted version of the fantasy film series Highlander began to rear its ugly head. We weren’t surprised by Hollywood’s surge in interest because it’s such a well established property. Not only were multiple films produced but several TV shows as well. According to THR, a serious move has been made on the development front. Summit Entertainment has hired a writer to pen the film’s script and it’s Melissa Rosenberg from Twilight!
Want to get the real juice on a film? Talk to the writer! Especially a writer who been so close to the series for the entire run and is currently writing the two films of one of the most anticipated adaptations of all time, Breaking Dawn. In our one on one video interview with the lovely Melissa Rosenberg she talked to us a great deal about building the sexual tension between the characters, finishing up “Dexter“, writing the characters with the actors in mind, how she’s going to make Breaking Dawn a PG-13 film and much more. We posted our “blood and sex” part of the interview earlier but here’s the whole thing as well as some extra juicy quotes we got from her after all the recorders and camera were turned off after the video…
***Update: Watch the full interview now***
Not long ago Krystal posted a story on ScreenCrave about the writer of the Twilight and “Dexter” TV series Melissa Rosenberg talking to the LA Times about toning down The Twilight Saga: Break Dawn for the big screen and a PG-13 rating. While reading the tiny quote I remembered that during my one on one interview with Rosenberg over the weekend, she talked much more in detail about her decision to cut the blood and sex from Breaking Dawn and why she thinks it will make it a better film.
Check out the interview below where we talk about why she’s sticking to PG-13 despite the fact that fans think that the only make to make the film is with an R-rating…
