Michael Mann in Talks to Direct Cop Thriller ‘The Big Stone Grid’
After directing such classics as The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and Heat, Michael Mann has been in somewhat of a funk as of late, with 2006′s Miami Vice and 2009′s Public Enemies being tepidly received both critically and box office-wise. The director is looking to get back into form by adding the cop thriller The Big Stone Grind to his rapidly growing slate of projects. Deadline reports that he is now in negotiations to helm the movie for Sony Pictures.
S. Craig Zahler’s screenplay is said to be a mix of Seven and Marathon Man and revolves around two New York City detectives uncovering an extortion ring. Michael De Luca (Moneyball) will produce and Mann will likely rewrite the script to his liking, possibly relocating the premise to Los Angeles.
Don’t expect this project to get underway right away as Mann has the racing drama Go Like Hell for Fox, scheduled to start shooting next. The movie will depict the 1960s struggle between Ford and Ferrari when an American car won the famous Le Mans race for the first time in history. The filmmaker also previously lined up the historical epic Agincourt, the prospecting drama Gold, the gangster pic Big Tuna and the biopic Capa on his ever-growing slate of projects. He is currently acting as executive producer on HBO’s Luck which was recently renewed for a second season.
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“…his ever-growing slate of projects.” This is the problem. Michael Mann is far and away my #1 favorite director but seriously, the dude just needs to pick something and go with it. No more “Michael Mann In Talks” headlines! We need a “Michael Mann Finishes Project” headline!
Well put. The man’s definitely been spreading himself too thin.
He’s like Ridley Scott, adding tons of projects to work on and hoping that one or two eventually get made
At least he’s still younger than Ridley. The guy’s got stuff lined up all the way until he’s 250 years old!!
Anyway, I generally like Michael Mann’s work though Public Enemies was disappointing. I hope this is more like Heat.
Public Enemies and Ali are the two most disappointing Mann films in my view.
It’s the curse of the biopic!
I know the author of the book well. You would think he would have more info than sites like yours. There is no word from the top one way or the other that GLH is at the head of the pack. Trust me we wish we could agree with you! Just interested to know where you get your “facts”. Even deadline said “likely” but wasn’t as sure as your article implies.
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