ROTTEN TOMATOES: Darabont Still Hung Up on "Fahrenheit 451"

Darabont Still Hung Up on "Fahrenheit 451"

by Fred Topel | July 03, 2007

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Frank Darabont has been working on a remake of "Fahrenheit 451" since before he wrote an unused draft of "Indiana Jones IV." He's wanted to make a movie more faithful to the Ray Bradbury book than the Francois Truffaut film. Unfortunately, according to producer Neil Meron, Darabont’s version won't be coming soon.

"It's still a ways away," said Meron. "It's a difficult nut to crack. It's another classic piece of material and all the elements have to be right before you get into something like that. They're still lining up and Frank is still working away and we're still dedicated to making it.”

Darabont is finishing his latest Stephen King movie, "The Mist." Producer Craig Zadan isn't rushing him. "He's just done another movie so we're waiting until he finishes his other film and we'll get back into it again," said Zadan.

Knowing Darabont's focused, determined process, "Fahrenheit" could still be his next no matter how long it takes. "It may be next for him," said Meron. "You never know. The artistic process is a funny process."

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Crenshaw writes:
on Jul 03 2007 11:29 AM

Yes, let's all try to improve on Truffaut, shall we? Because a director could never make something better than the original.

...cough..The Shinging...cough...speaking of Stephen King...cough....

C'mon, Truffaut? Even Hitchcock thought he was a god.

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bribios writes:
on Jul 03 2007 11:45 AM

Look at the sentence again. He isn't saying he is trying to improve on Truffauts version. All he is trying to do is make a version that's a little more loyal to the book.

Doesn't necessarily mean it will be better. Fans of the book just might want something that sticks closer to the story.

If he pulls it off, it would be great news for high school students who don't want to read the book. That old version of "Wuthering Heights" really screwed me over.

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Karthik Selvakumar writes:
on Jul 03 2007 12:06 PM

"Fahrenheit 451" was an amazing book. I made a couple parodies for my high school English class, F-451 being one of them. It was definitely fun. Best of luck to Darabont. I'm excited to see the final product regardless of the fact that might it take another decade to complete.

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Ash84 writes:
on Jul 03 2007 12:09 PM

I need to read that book. I need to see The Mist first, though!

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lpbreeze writes:
on Jul 04 2007 02:14 AM

I would love to see the remake. There are a lot of people who don't know about it other than the book. They dont need to remake the Warriors or horror films from the 70's but this one can be.

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Bob* writes:
on Jul 04 2007 01:24 PM

I love that book and I thought that Truffaut version wasn't that bad. Different yes, but interesting. I'll waiit for this version too.

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