Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.
Well, it's nice to see a little forward movement on this one finally. Tom Hanks was first linked with THE POLAR EXPRESS, a Castle Rock/Warner co-production, over a year ago. This is based on one of Chris Van Allsburg's beautifully illustrated children's books, like JUMANJI was. Here's hoping William Broyles has come up with something more substantial in crafting his treatment of the project.
The news that Robert Zemeckis is considering directing the film makes me very happy. I may not love every Zemeckis movie recently, with particular rancor set aside for GUMP and WHAT LIES BENEATH, but there was a time when I was in open awe of the guy. He's one of the most technically amazing directors of his generation, with only a few guys like George Miller and Steven Spielberg standing equal with him in terms of shooting FX and making them feel real. If he brings the full force of his imagination to bear on this film, we could see a defining Christmas story, one of the key interpretations of Santa so far.
HERE IS THE ORIGINAL STORY THAT VARIETY RAN THIS MORNING!!
"Moriarty" out.
