ROTTEN TOMATOES: WB Grabs Another Hot Frank Miller Title

WB Grabs Another Hot Frank Miller Title

by Scott Weinberg | May 02, 2007

With "300" in the rear-view mirror, but not before snagging more than $430 million in worldwide box office, Warner Bros. is hungry for another Frank Miller project. And now they have one...

Yep, Miller fans, it looks like the author's "Ronin" is finally going to become a big-screen action flick sooner than later. The studio has hired Sylvain White to direct the movie, a filmmaker you might remember from "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer" or, more likely, "Stomp the Yard."

Sources indicate that the project will be similarly budgeted to "300," and also that it will be lensed pretty much the same way: Hyper-stylized with digitally-constructed backgrounds and such. The story's about a 13th century Samurai who battles all sorts of evil in 21st century New York.

No word yet on who'll be writing the adaptation (or starring in the flick), but this news should be enough to keep the Miller faithful chatting away for quite some time. (And I'm wondering if WB will want a title change, since there's already a movie called "Ronin.")

Source: Variety

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warsaw writes:
on May 02 2007 03:16 AM

WOWWW wtfffffff

im pretty sure theres like 294857298572352 better directors in hollywood.....come on!

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WorldDude writes:
on May 02 2007 03:44 AM

Ronin is my personal favorite Miller book, and they hired that guy to direct it? Oh god...this isn't going to end well.

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WiseGuy writes:
on May 02 2007 04:38 AM

I'm thinking that the studio needs to rethink their choice of director and fast. There's no way it's going to turn out well unless they get someone else.

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Defmonkey writes:
on May 02 2007 06:16 AM

[b]I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer?[/b]
There was 2nd sequel? People watched it? Was it straight to dvd or something?

And Stomp the Yard? Wow, I had a buzz for another Miller adaptation.... But not anymore.

And of course they should keep the Original title!

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frogleg writes:
on May 02 2007 06:57 AM

Ronin is an awesome book, and I've been wondering for awhile when it was going to come out.
I'm not too sure about the director either, though...

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Zen Bullet writes:
on May 02 2007 07:25 AM

I'm not only depressed by the choice in director, but the cynical decision to lens the film the exact same way. Although that explains the need for a hack director . . .

Studios still haven't realized that a unique idea or style is always cool the first time . . .

. . . Not so much the next. This same thing happened with Bullet-time.

As much as I was eager to see 300 for it's visuals(as I was to see "Hero"), I'm more interested in a good, well-written story. I enjoyed Sin City, but the trailers for 300 made it look juvenile(like the meagerly-drawn, poorly-written graphic novel . . . which I guess one could argue is actually a form of integrity to the source material).

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tycox writes:
on May 02 2007 07:48 AM

[b]FRANK MILLER NEEDS TO DIRECT RONIN!!![/b]
I puke on the idea of Ronin directed by maximo jackass Sylvain White! ALL OF US SHOUD BE PREPARED TO BE PISSED!!!

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Matanuki writes:
on May 02 2007 08:16 AM

Yeah, this is easily an abysmally dumb choice of directors. And if they'll make this dumb a decision this early on, imagine what they'll have done by the time it's all packaged and distributed.

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Tollens writes:
on May 02 2007 08:26 AM

In reply to this comment (#863525)
[b]Ronin is not a good story[/b]
This is proof that studios don't read books they just look at the name.
Ronin was a terrible book, I purchased it and gave it 2 or 3 reads really trying to like the book but alas the story itself was poor. While not is worst work (DK2 is his worst!) this book is not movie worthy, if anything I hope that they can change the story to make it better.

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winterchili writes:
on May 02 2007 08:33 AM

[b]noooo[/b]
that is fucking ridiculous. that director is garbage.

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crazy_bull writes:
on May 02 2007 08:46 AM

[b]WTF?[/b]
From the director of "Stomp The Yard"? WB is either fucking around with us fans or they've gone completely insane. I say they should get Zack Snyder to direct "Ronin"...

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the-russian writes:
on May 02 2007 09:23 AM

Doesn't Miller have some kind of say in who gets to direct his movies? WTF. Where's the petition...

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optic_85 writes:
on May 02 2007 10:06 AM

[b]Classic hollywood....[/b]
"Hey, that 300 movie made good money. Lets do the same thing again but spend less money, and hire people who are cheap, and just want to get paid. Then we'll do a bunch of internet marketing, and not screen it for critics. YAY!"

....Ughhh, I hope this turns out better than it sounds.

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AstroZombie138 writes:
on May 02 2007 10:37 AM

In reply to this comment (#863534)
[b]YES PLEASE![/b]
Let Zack Snyder screw up Ronin instead of Watchmen!

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synergyred writes:
on May 02 2007 10:46 AM

A Samurai story?? I couldn't be happier.

But please get another director!

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Ashron writes:
on May 02 2007 10:54 AM

In reply to this comment (#863537)
Elaborate please. Exactly how did he screw up 300? Story additions aside (which were the script's responsibility) I thought he did an exellent job adapting the novel to screen. Not to mention his Dawn of the Dead was one of the better recent remakes.

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arcadefire325 writes:
on May 02 2007 12:09 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! the guy who directed that movie needs to die. right now. i mean now. an "accident" or something.

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Film Fanatic writes:
on May 02 2007 12:12 PM

Cool Movie Voice Over Guy:
From the director who brought you "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Stomp the Yard" brings you Frank Miller's "Ronin".

Ha, ha, ha, ha....

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b_lcky writes:
on May 02 2007 12:23 PM

Okay... somebody stop this. I see this being basically the same movie as 300... An hour and a half of fighting and 20 minutes of story. 300 had the impact that it did because it was unique. While I really enjoyed 300, it severely lacked in the "interesting things happening" department. I just don't think I could sit through another movie with the same formula no matter how good the visual effects are. I happen to think that a lot 300 fans will feel the same way I do and just sit this one out. But who knows? Could be good.

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arcadefire325 writes:
on May 02 2007 12:24 PM

frank miller should kick his ass. i could see him doing that and it would be funny.

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