Land of the Lost (film)
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| Land of the Lost | |
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| Directed by | Brad Silberling |
| Produced by | Marty Krofft Sid Krofft Jimmy Miller |
| Written by | Chris Henchy Dennis McNicholas |
| Starring | Will Ferrell Anna Friel Danny McBride |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
| Cinematography | Dion Beebe |
| Editing by | Peter Teschner |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 17, 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Allmovie profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Land of the Lost is an upcoming American feature film based on the 1974 TV series Land of the Lost. The film is directed by Brad Silberling and stars Will Ferrell. Production of the film began in March 2008, and it is scheduled to be released on July 17, 2009.
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[edit] Cast
- Will Ferrell as Park Ranger Rick Marshall
- Anna Friel
- Danny R. McBride
[edit] Production
Development of a feature film based on the show has been in talks at various studios since 1995.[1][2][3] In 2002, Sony Pictures was working on a movie version,[4] following the 2000 reversion to the Kroffts of adaptation rights previously bought by Disney as early as 1995.[1][5][6] In April 2005, Universal Pictures acquired the adaptation rights and attached director Adam McKay and actor Will Ferrell, who had previously collaborated on Anchorman (2004), to the project.[7][8] In May 2007, director Robert Rodriguez met with Universal to potentially direct the film adaptation of Land of the Lost. Rodriguez had also entered talks with Universal and Warner Bros. to film a live action film adaptation of The Jetsons. The director was uncertain which project he would pursue next, though the latest script draft for The Jetsons by Adam Goldberg was further along in development.[9] In September 2007, director Brad Silberling was announced to be attached to direct the film adaptation, with Ferrell starring.[10] The project was slated to begin production in March 2008 after reducing its budget from $125 million to $100 million, and is under production as of April 28, 2008. The film follows "a disgraced paleontologist, his assistant and a macho tour guide who find themselves in a strange, alternate world inhabited by dinosaurs, monkey people and reptilian Sleestaks".[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Steve Lowery. "Kid TV shows of the past ... Ahhh, what class," The Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA), June 29, 1995, page D3: "Duly inspired, Marty Krofft said he and his brother are working with Disney on a film version of Land of the Lost and are also considering a Pufnstuff film."
- ^ Reed Johnson. "The world of Krofft craft - puppeteer brothers' creations available to highest bidder," Daily News of Los Angeles, August 22, 1998, page L3: "They're also scoping out feature film versions of Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost and the popular '60s sitcom Family Affair that ran on CBS from 1966 to 1971, to which the Kroffts own the rights."
- ^ Tammy C. Carter. "Krofft: 'can't do a little, 'cause he can't do enough'," The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), October 20, 1996, page T4: (quoting Marty Krofft): "'We're not going to make any new television shows, but we're going to take our original titles and make movies out of them.' First up? 'Land of the Lost.'"
- ^ Tim Clodfelter. "Revival: the fantastic worlds of Sid and Marty Krofft are back in vogue again," Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC), August 17, 2000, page E1.
- ^ Kevin Walker. "Masters of puppets - New videos. Movies deals on the table. Suddenly, former Saturday morning television kings Sid and Marty krofft are hot again," The Tampa Tribune, June 18, 1999, Friday Extra! section, page 20.
- ^ Joal Ryan. "Whatever happened to H.R. Pufnstuf?," The Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA), October 26, 1996, page D1: "A big-screen version of ``Land of the Lost is in the script stages at Walt Disney Pictures... ."
- ^ Michael Fleming. "U, Ferrell stake out new 'Land'", Variety, 2005-04-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
- ^ Mike Thomas. "Face time: Q&A with Marty Krofft," Chicago Sun-Times, May 3, 2005, features section, page 45.
- ^ Borys Kit. "Future or past for Rodriguez?", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
- ^ "Strike Memo Reveals Lots of Juicy Info!", ComingSoon.net, 2007-09-13. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ Diane Garrett; Michael Fleming. "Universal OK's 'Land of the Lost'", Variety, 2007-10-09. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
