Universal Pictures' upcoming samurai epic 47 Ronin received a lot of attention when it was first announced because it would be the debut feature of director Carl Rinsch. Rinsch had cut his teeth directing commercials as well as the highly-lauded short film "The Gift," but with "Ronin" he'd be taking on a big budget studio movie based on one of Japan's classic historical tales that has been made into countless films and television series. Not only that, but it was also decided to film the movie using 3D technology rather than converting it to 3D later. Now there have been rumors over the last year that Rinsch never finished the movie--rumors we personally can't confirm.but when we spoke to the director during our set visit, he was still very gung-ho about...
- 11/8/2013
- Comingsoon.net
What if your only hope, was your own demise? Batten down the hatches before watching this. There's a sci-fi short film called Keloid (or K3loid) from Jj Palomo that is making its way around Hollywood. THR reports that Roy Lee has already partnered with Iam Entertainment to develop this into a feature, with an "expansive" take on the story we get in this 3-minute short. Set in Russia in the future, it's basically robots against robots and men in mech suits. The effects are by "Big Lazy Robot" VFX and its six-man crew, who worked on Carl Rinsch's short The Gift. This took two years to finish "with the purpose of giving free reign to the creative aspects of production that many times are so much missed." From now on, you are set free. From Vimeo: In a not too distant future, societies of all countries come to...
- 10/3/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
[1] Commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch's big screen debut 47 Ronin won't hit theaters until November 2012, but he somehow found time to shoot a new short film/commercial for Mercedes-Benz during the film's post production period. Rinsch's commercials show an amazing sense of imagination, visual effects artistry and composition. We've profiled his amazing commercials on the site [2], more than once [3]. You might recall that Rinsch was originally tapped [4] to direct a prequel/remake of Alien, before Fox convinced Ridley Scott to helm the project himself. Rinsch's futuristic action thriller short film The Gift [5] quickly spread around the internet, sparking a bidding war to turn the short film into a feature [6]. Before his first film is even finished, Rinsch has become one of the most in demand director's in new Hollywood -- his name seems to appear on every other big tentpole short list these days. "Escape The Map" is set inside the...
- 11/14/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
There’s another update on the new adaptation of Logan’s Run, which has gone through several creative iterations in the past few years but now has a new screenwriter to hopefully get things moving again.
Directors Bryan Singer and John McTeigue kicked the project around for a while and Alex Garland wrote a script for the film, which goes back beyond the Michael York/Jenny Agutter rendition of 1976 straight to the source and the William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson novel. Garland’s script was at one time to put directed by Carl Erik Rinsch, whose futuristic short ‘The Gift’ bode extremely well for the future utopia of Runners and Sandmen. Sadly this was not to be and yet there was another twist in the long gestating tale as Nicolas Winding Refn was announced as the man to direct the film, with his Drive actor and all round man of the moment,...
Directors Bryan Singer and John McTeigue kicked the project around for a while and Alex Garland wrote a script for the film, which goes back beyond the Michael York/Jenny Agutter rendition of 1976 straight to the source and the William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson novel. Garland’s script was at one time to put directed by Carl Erik Rinsch, whose futuristic short ‘The Gift’ bode extremely well for the future utopia of Runners and Sandmen. Sadly this was not to be and yet there was another twist in the long gestating tale as Nicolas Winding Refn was announced as the man to direct the film, with his Drive actor and all round man of the moment,...
- 11/1/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Yet another director has exited Warner Bros' planned remake of Logan's Run.
Based on William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson's 1967 novel, Logan's Run is set in a future society where citizens are killed by agents called Sandmen at a designated age (21 in the novel, 30 in the first film and TV show) to control population. One of the agents ends up going on the run himself.
A previous movie in 1976 starred Michael York, Jenny Agutter (both pictured right) and Farrah Fawcett, and led to a TV series.
Commercials director Carl Rinsch signed on to the project in May, after grabbing Hollywood's attention with his sci-fi short The Gift. He was also a contender to direct X-Men: First Class.
But HeatVision reports that Rinsch has now left and moved on to Universal's 47 Ronin, based on the true story of samurai swordsmen who avenged the death of their master in 18th century Japan.
Based on William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson's 1967 novel, Logan's Run is set in a future society where citizens are killed by agents called Sandmen at a designated age (21 in the novel, 30 in the first film and TV show) to control population. One of the agents ends up going on the run himself.
A previous movie in 1976 starred Michael York, Jenny Agutter (both pictured right) and Farrah Fawcett, and led to a TV series.
Commercials director Carl Rinsch signed on to the project in May, after grabbing Hollywood's attention with his sci-fi short The Gift. He was also a contender to direct X-Men: First Class.
But HeatVision reports that Rinsch has now left and moved on to Universal's 47 Ronin, based on the true story of samurai swordsmen who avenged the death of their master in 18th century Japan.
- 11/16/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
We first heard of Carl Rinsch when his short film The Gift debuted online to rave reviews, quickly being touted as the next District 9. From there Rinsch was offered the helm of the upcoming Alien prequel, as well as for an updated adaptation of the sci-fi classic Logan.s Run. Well, it didn.t take long for Ridley Scott to push Rinsch off of Alien for the chance to direct it himself, and now, THR is reporting that he.s no longer involved with Logan.s Run. He isn.t the first director bumped from the spot; others include Bryan Singer, Robert Schwentke, and Tron: Legacy helmer Joe Kosinski. This makes two sci-fi classics that he.s become part of then had to walk away, and even though in this case he's got another project in his back pocket, you can.t help but feel bad for the little guy.
- 11/15/2010
- cinemablend.com
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Some film productions just can't catch a break. The long gestating remake of 'Logan's Run' is one of those productions.
Heat Vision reports that Carl Rinsch, best known for his short film 'The Gift,' has left the project to direct '47 Ronin', joining Bryan Singer ('X-Men'), Robert Schwentke ('Red') and Joseph Kosinski ('Tron Legacy') on the ever-expanding list of filmmakers who have abandoned the film. Originally a 1967 novel followed by a kitschy but endearing 1976 film, 'Logan's Run' is the classic science fiction story of a "perfect" society where everyone lives in luxury and comfort -- until they're systematically killed at the age of 30. As the title implies, our hero is Logan, who decides that ritualistic termination is not his cup of tea and literally flees for his life.
It was a strong premise forty years ago and...
Some film productions just can't catch a break. The long gestating remake of 'Logan's Run' is one of those productions.
Heat Vision reports that Carl Rinsch, best known for his short film 'The Gift,' has left the project to direct '47 Ronin', joining Bryan Singer ('X-Men'), Robert Schwentke ('Red') and Joseph Kosinski ('Tron Legacy') on the ever-expanding list of filmmakers who have abandoned the film. Originally a 1967 novel followed by a kitschy but endearing 1976 film, 'Logan's Run' is the classic science fiction story of a "perfect" society where everyone lives in luxury and comfort -- until they're systematically killed at the age of 30. As the title implies, our hero is Logan, who decides that ritualistic termination is not his cup of tea and literally flees for his life.
It was a strong premise forty years ago and...
- 11/15/2010
- by Jacob Hall
- Cinematical
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Some film productions just can't catch a break. The long gestating remake of 'Logan's Run' is one of those productions.
Heat Vision reports that Carl Rinsch, best known for his short film 'The Gift,' has left the project to direct '47 Ronin', joining Bryan Singer ('X-Men'), Robert Schwentke ('Red') and Joseph Kosinski ('Tron Legacy') on the ever-expanding list of filmmakers who have abandoned the film. Originally a 1967 novel followed by a kitschy but endearing 1976 film, 'Logan's Run' is the classic science fiction story of a "perfect" society where everyone lives in luxury and comfort -- until they're systematically killed at the age of 30. As the title implies, our hero is Logan, who decides that ritualistic termination is not his cup of tea and literally flees for his life.
It was a strong premise forty years ago and...
Some film productions just can't catch a break. The long gestating remake of 'Logan's Run' is one of those productions.
Heat Vision reports that Carl Rinsch, best known for his short film 'The Gift,' has left the project to direct '47 Ronin', joining Bryan Singer ('X-Men'), Robert Schwentke ('Red') and Joseph Kosinski ('Tron Legacy') on the ever-expanding list of filmmakers who have abandoned the film. Originally a 1967 novel followed by a kitschy but endearing 1976 film, 'Logan's Run' is the classic science fiction story of a "perfect" society where everyone lives in luxury and comfort -- until they're systematically killed at the age of 30. As the title implies, our hero is Logan, who decides that ritualistic termination is not his cup of tea and literally flees for his life.
It was a strong premise forty years ago and...
- 11/15/2010
- by Jacob Hall
- Moviefone
Bradford Animation Festival
The UK's largest and longest-running animation festival brings the usual cornucopia of creativity – but this being a competition, instead of swamping us with everything out there, they've mercifully sorted it into categorised shortlists, each the size of a single screening (ie: student, music, children). There are features, too: Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal's Chico And Rita harks back to 1950s Cuba, while Vincent Gallo and Juliette Lewis-voiced Metropia fast-forwards to an Orwellian 2020s Sweden. Plus a gaming-oriented offshoot and guests including the visual effects supervisor from Inception and Pixar veteran Paul Mendoza.
National Media Museum, Tue to 13 Nov
Bath Film Festival
Despite the city's refined status, there's nothing snobbish about this festival. Yes, it gives you previews of forthcoming big hitters such as Never Let Me Go and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, but it's not above rounding up decent films released earlier...
The UK's largest and longest-running animation festival brings the usual cornucopia of creativity – but this being a competition, instead of swamping us with everything out there, they've mercifully sorted it into categorised shortlists, each the size of a single screening (ie: student, music, children). There are features, too: Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal's Chico And Rita harks back to 1950s Cuba, while Vincent Gallo and Juliette Lewis-voiced Metropia fast-forwards to an Orwellian 2020s Sweden. Plus a gaming-oriented offshoot and guests including the visual effects supervisor from Inception and Pixar veteran Paul Mendoza.
National Media Museum, Tue to 13 Nov
Bath Film Festival
Despite the city's refined status, there's nothing snobbish about this festival. Yes, it gives you previews of forthcoming big hitters such as Never Let Me Go and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, but it's not above rounding up decent films released earlier...
- 11/6/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Deadpool, the spinoff movie to Fox’s X-Men spinoff, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, may well have found it’s director! It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride for the film, first announced after the release of 20th Century Fox’s Wolverine back in 2009. With the star of the show, Ryan Reynolds hooking up with the competition for DC Entertainments Green Lantern and Predators producer, Robert Rodriguez dropping out from directing duties after being announced as a contender earlier this year, fans have been scratching their heads as to when – if ever, the film might get off of the ground.
Enter Adam Berg. The Swedish music video director has been put front and centre for directing duties thanks to The La Times who broke the story earlier today, and while nothing at this point is confirmed (in other words rumour), they seem pretty confident in their source:
Berg has never directed a feature before,...
Enter Adam Berg. The Swedish music video director has been put front and centre for directing duties thanks to The La Times who broke the story earlier today, and while nothing at this point is confirmed (in other words rumour), they seem pretty confident in their source:
Berg has never directed a feature before,...
- 10/27/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
A highlight of the first half of 2010 was the culmination of Ridley Scott Associates’ collaboration with Philips to create five short films whose only connection were the six lines of dialogue to be used.
The Parallel Lines premiere played host to the five films and you can see those films, and read our report of the event here. Carl Erik Rinsch, whose short The Gift impressed the audience and would have had no small part in the decision to seek him out to direct the remake of Logan’s Run, before (hopefully) working on bring a feature length version of The Gift to the screen.
Philips today issued a press release detailing the continuation of the Parallel Lines initiative with news of an extra dimension to the next short film, which will be directed by Rsa’s Barney Cokeliss. An accomplished director of adverts Cokeliss is currently working on a...
The Parallel Lines premiere played host to the five films and you can see those films, and read our report of the event here. Carl Erik Rinsch, whose short The Gift impressed the audience and would have had no small part in the decision to seek him out to direct the remake of Logan’s Run, before (hopefully) working on bring a feature length version of The Gift to the screen.
Philips today issued a press release detailing the continuation of the Parallel Lines initiative with news of an extra dimension to the next short film, which will be directed by Rsa’s Barney Cokeliss. An accomplished director of adverts Cokeliss is currently working on a...
- 7/28/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The New Commandments of Hollywood, Number Four: “Rip up your business cards, for that is old-school like American Psycho. Grab thee instead a camera and find a shit-hot effects studio. Then make thee a short that will set the internet aflame.” Following from Federico Alvarez’ Panic Attack and Carl Rinsch’s The Gift, there’s now news on Ricardo de Montreuil’s The Raven, which is getting the feature treatment.
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- 7/19/2010
- by KingoftheMods
- indiemoviesonline
In April, Philips released their collaboration between five filmmakers from Ridley Scott Associates, called Parallel Lines. Scott's commercial division Rsa was asked to create a series of short films in a genre of their choice, using "the same unifying theme." Rsa directors submitted forty-five treatments and Philips selected five it believed were most ground-breaking: Jake Scott, Greg Fay, Johnny Hardstaff, Carl Erik Rinsch, and Hi-Sim. Carl Erik Rinsch's futuristic action thriller short film The Gift was the leader of the pack, spawning a bidding war between several big Hollywood movie studios to turn the short film into a feature. We even broke more information about the project, titled Small, and posted some leaked concept renderings. News broke over the weekend that Rinsch's The Gift has won the inaugural Gold Film Craft Lion at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in Cannes. Parallel Lines also received a Grand Prix for Direction,...
- 6/28/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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