Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Sinbad

4/6/09 - Adam Shankman told a press conference that he is developing the latest Sinbad film at Sony, no longer with Keanu Reeves. "My next movie that I direct is either going to be an original musical or it'll be this giant Sinbad swashbuckling thing," Shankman said.  About casting he said,”Nothing's been done. It's an interesting list. The nice thing is, with Sony, and kind of a nice thing with the business now, if you notice that movie stars in and of themselves aren't opening movies anymore. The people need to want to actually see the movies, not just because of who's in them. Amy Pascal's philosophy, and it was with Spider-Man, is Sinbad is the title. That's what is bringing people in, so we don't need to have Will Smith play Sinbad. We don't require that to make this movie, like we did with Spider-Man, because Tobey Maguire became TOBEY MAGUIRE because of Spider-Man. We're looking for the right guy from the part.”  Shankman expects a first script for the $175 million budget film this week.

12/18/08 - Adam Shankman has signed on to helm Bob the Musical at Disney and Sinbad at Sony, Variety reported.  Shankman is in final negotiations to direct and develop a take on classic epic adventure Sinbad. The long-gestating project has attracted a number of helmers over the years, including John Singleton and Rob Cohen.  The story centers on Sinbad and his crew, who are marooned off the coast of China and embark on a quest to find the lamp of Aladdin.

AlienAlmanac.com 2009