Universal and Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner have
tapped Kevin Macdonald to direct "Bobby Fischer Goes to War." The
drama about the upstart chess whiz's triumph over Boris Spassky in the
World Chess Championship in 1972 is scripted by Shawn Slovo, based on
the book by David Edmonds and John Eidinow.....


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RookHouse wrote:
The drama about the upstart chess whiz's triumph over Boris Spassky
in the World Chess Championship in 1972 is scripted by Shawn Slovo

Aaaaaaagh. I read that as ``... scripted by Sam Sloan.''

My mind is going. I can feel it,


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On Jan 31, 9:28*am, RookHouse wrote:
Universal and Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner have
tapped Kevin Macdonald to direct "Bobby Fischer Goes to War." *The
drama about the upstart chess whiz's triumph over Boris Spassky in the
World Chess Championship in 1972 is scripted by Shawn Slovo, based on
the book by David Edmonds and John Eidinow.....

Click here to view entire article:http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=13&cs=1

Very interesting. I wonder who will play Fischer and Spassky? And
how much history will be rewritten for the sake of drama?

Taylor Kingston wrote:
Very interesting. I wonder who will play Fischer and Spassky? And
how much history will be rewritten for the sake of drama?

Well, they *always* change the ending. So Spassky's gonna win.


Dave.

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ITS NOT A DONE DEAL UNTIL IT'S DONE

Books are optioned for films all the time, and the films are never
made.

For example, Peter Falk optioned the rights to BOBBY FISCHER VS. THE
REST OF THE WORLD by Brad Darrach. Milos Forman was slated to direct.
In his autobiography, Forman said that he wanted Fischer and Spassky
to play themselves. At the time Forman was filming the musical "HAIR"
and describes his meetings with Bobby -- which convinced him not to
make the film.

David Richerby wrote:
Taylor Kingston wrote:
Very interesting. I wonder who will play Fischer and Spassky? And
how much history will be rewritten for the sake of drama?

Well, they *always* change the ending. So Spassky's gonna win.


Dave.

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On Feb 1, 8:12*am, " wrote:
ITS NOT A DONE DEAL UNTIL IT'S DONE

Books are optioned for films all the time, and the films are never
made.

For example, Peter Falk optioned the rights to BOBBY FISCHER VS. THE
REST OF THE WORLD by Brad Darrach. Milos Forman was slated to direct.
In his autobiography, Forman said that he wanted Fischer and Spassky
to play themselves. At the time Forman was filming the musical "HAIR"
and describes his meetings with Bobby *-- which convinced him not to
make the film.

I can imagine few people harder to direct than Fischer. The most
temperamental diva would have been putty by comparison. He would have
been like Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) in the early scenes of
"Tootsie," only much more so. At least they won't have that problem if
this one goes to production.

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 05:37:48 -0800 (PST), Taylor Kingston
wrote:

I can imagine few people harder to direct than Fischer. The most
temperamental diva would have been putty by comparison. He would have
been like Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) in the early scenes of
"Tootsie," only much more so. At least they won't have that problem if
this one goes to production.

John Turturro would be a natural as Fischer. Of course, getting
typecast as a tortured chess genius might be a career risk...

On Feb 1, 10:34*am, Mike Murray wrote:
On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 05:37:48 -0800 (PST), Taylor Kingston

wrote:
*I can imagine few people harder to direct than Fischer. The most
temperamental diva would have been putty by comparison. He would have
been like Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) in the early scenes of
"Tootsie," only much more so. At least they won't have that problem if
this one goes to production.

John Turturro would be a natural as Fischer. *Of course, getting
typecast as a tortured chess genius might be a career risk...

Good one! Turturro's a bit old now, though, to play the Fischer of
1972. A few off-the-top-of-my-head suggestions:

Fischer -- Nicholas Cage
Spassky -- Johnny Depp, Kiefer Sutherland, or Stellan Skarsgård
Max Euwe -- Frank Langella
Ed Edmonson -- Jack Nicholson
Nikolai Krogius -- Danny DeVito
Leonid Brezhnev -- Joss Ackland

"Taylor Kingston" wrote in message
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On Feb 1, 8:12 am, " wrote:
ITS NOT A DONE DEAL UNTIL IT'S DONE

Books are optioned for films all the time, and the films are never
made.

For example, Peter Falk optioned the rights to BOBBY FISCHER VS. THE
REST OF THE WORLD by Brad Darrach. Milos Forman was slated to direct.
In his autobiography, Forman said that he wanted Fischer and Spassky
to play themselves. At the time Forman was filming the musical "HAIR"
and describes his meetings with Bobby -- which convinced him not to
make the film.

I can imagine few people harder to direct than Fischer.

**That's the truth. Just a couple years ago with a potential match
situation, he wanted to know the parentage and grand-parentage of the film
crew, in case they were J**s. That is when I told Saemi P, I about had
enough. Phil Innes

The most
temperamental diva would have been putty by comparison. He would have
been like Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) in the early scenes of
"Tootsie," only much more so. At least they won't have that problem if
this one goes to production.

On Feb 1, 11:58*am, wrote:
On Feb 1, 10:34*am, Mike Murray wrote:

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 05:37:48 -0800 (PST), Taylor Kingston

wrote:
*I can imagine few people harder to direct than Fischer. The most
temperamental diva would have been putty by comparison. He would have
been like Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) in the early scenes of
"Tootsie," only much more so. At least they won't have that problem if
this one goes to production.

John Turturro would be a natural as Fischer. *Of course, getting
typecast as a tortured chess genius might be a career risk...

* Good one! Turturro's a bit old now, though, to play the Fischer of
1972. A few off-the-top-of-my-head suggestions:

* Fischer -- Nicholas Cage
* Spassky -- Johnny Depp, Kiefer Sutherland, or Stellan Skarsgård
* Max Euwe -- Frank Langella
* Ed Edmonson -- Jack Nicholson
* Nikolai Krogius -- Danny DeVito
* Leonid Brezhnev -- Joss Ackland

I like it. I was thinking it would be a nice touch to cast Jeroen
Krabbe as Euwe. Tim Krabbe, the novelist and collector of chess
curiosities, is his brother. And Jeroen is after all a tall Dutchman
with a certain gravitas.

In the Fischer role, I'd like to see Christopher Walken playing it for
laughs. Just a thought...

LT