3:10 to Yuma (remake)

[Brian in Mesa]

Mangold Directing 3:10 to Yuma Next
Source: Variety
February 21, 2006

Walk the Line director James Mangold and his wife, producer Cathy Konrad, have set the Columbia Pictures remake 3:10 to Yuma as the next film he'll direct. Variety says the film will shoot in the summer.

Mangold and Konrad boarded "Yuma" after getting a new draft from Collateral screenwriter Stuart Beattie, who rewrote scripts from Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.

The original 1957 Western, starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin, is about a sheriff determined to bring a captured desperado to justice. Elmore Leonard wrote the short story on which it was based.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Will Tom Cruise Go for 3:10 to Yuma?
Source: Variety
February 23, 2006

Tom Cruise, who stars in and produces the J.J. Abrams-directed Mission: Impossible: III for Paramount, is eyeing several high-profile studio features for his next film, reports Variety. He's expected to make a decision within the next two weeks.

The lead horse is the new take on the 1957 Western 3:10 to Yuma, which James Mangold (Walk the Line) will direct this summer, with Cathy Konrad producing for Columbia Pictures.

Cruise became interested in the film after Stuart Beattie, who wrote the Cruise-Jamie Foxx starrer Collateral, turned in a rewrite of the script by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas. Word is that Cruise is interested in playing the villain, who is being brought to justice by a lone lawman.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Lionsgate Boards 3:10 to Yuma
Source: Variety
September 2006

Lionsgate has boarded Russell Crowe and Christian Bale-starrer 3:10 to Yuma, signing a deal to distribute the film in the U.S. The movie is a remake of the 1957 Western toplining Glenn Ford. It is set to start shooting next month.

Lionsgate struck the high-profile deal with Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media, which decided to finance the $70 million film after Sony put the project into turnaround earlier in the summer, forcing director James Mangold and producing partner (and wife) Cathy Konrad to look elsewhere for money.

Lionsgate will spend a minimum of $30 million on prints and advertising. Generally speaking, the indie studio only spends $15 million-$20 million on wide releases.

Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt and Derek Haas wrote the script. The storyline revolves around a desperado who is caught by a sheriff determined to bring the outlaw in. Sheriff's plans go awry when the desperado's accomplices stage an ambush.

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Glad Cruise won't be in this. It'd be nice to see some decent Westerns again, even if they're remakes.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Coming out on September 7th I think...looks good.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/310_to_yuma/

 

[Mulli]

First movie was pretty good.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Coming out on September 7th I think...looks good.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/310_to_yuma/

I agree...the trailer looks really good. Will have to see this one.

BTW: I'm glad it doesn't have TC in it.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Cool poster...

 

[Mulli]

I really recommend the original as well. Glenn Ford as a bad guy is excellent. Anyone know who is the bad guy in this. I am guessing Bale.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Anyone know who is the bad guy in this? I am guessing Bale.

Crowe.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

3:10 to Yuma

Release Date: September 7, 2007
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: James Mangold
Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and some language)
Website: 3:10 to Yuma

Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Tudyk, Luce Rains, Gretchen Mol

Plot Summary: "3:10 to Yuma" stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Peter Fonda in a modern take on the classic western by Elmore Leonard from producing/writing/directing team Cathy Konrad and James Mangold ("Walk the Line").

In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.

 

[Mulli]

Crowe as the bad guy show be interesting. Here is a concern of mine: most of the original took place in a hotel room. Will they try to pull this off in this new version? Can they do it?

 

[Folster]

I can't wait.

 

[Mulli]

Commericials look good.

 

[schutd]

Posters are popping up all over the subways. man, those posters SCREAM AT ME to go see this movie. That and my man crush on Christian Bale...

 

[Bada0Bing]

I was passing by the DVD section of the library the other day and the original version of this film was staring right at me. I took it as an omen and checked it out.

 

[Mulli]

I was passing by the DVD section of the library the other day and the original version of this film was staring right at me. I took it as an omen and checked it out.

Original is pretty good.

 

[Pariah]

Just saw a trailer for this. Looks awesome. I love westerns.

 

[Zeno]

I saw this yesterday. I love most westerns and this one was very good. I've never seen the original so I have no idea how they compare but IMO this is the best western since Unforgiven.

Its supposed to have taken place outside of Bisbee and made its way to Contention, AZ(ghost town now). The landscape didn't even come close to matching Bisbee but most people probably wouldn't notice that.

 

[Stout]

This movie was inCREDible. Definitely one of the greats, and possibly the best modern western. Highly recommended.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

Excellent movie....

 

[Renz]

It's supposed to have taken place outside of Bisbee and made its way to Contention, AZ (ghost town now). The landscape didn't even come close to matching Bisbee, but most people probably wouldn't notice that.

It was filmed in New Mexico.

 

[Zeno]

It was filmed in New Mexico.

I knew that, I was just saying that the location didn't come close to matching the real Bisbee, my only real critique of the film. Most probably wouldn't even know that since most people have been fortunate enough to avoid that hole of a town.

 

[AZZenny]

I LOVE Westerns!! Glad to hear this is recommended -- I will make time for it ASAP.

 

[Renz]

Great movie! Bale and Crowe are outstanding, as is Peter Fonda and the other supporting actors. I didn't anticipate the ending, which is always enjoyable.

 

[Chaplin]

Terrific, terrific movie. That last 30 minutes or so was some of the best I've seen this year.