2015年4月25日

Fox Scraps Christian Bale's 'Deep Blue Goodbye' Due to Knee Injury (Exclusive)

Source: The Hollywood Reporter, EW, Variety

Fox has put Deep Blue Goodbye, its adaptation of the John D. MacDonald mystery-adventure book series that was to have starred Christian Bale, in dry dock.

Bale, who was to have starred in the project as a freewheeling ex-soldier living on a house boat and acting as a self-proclaimed "salvage consultant,” tore his ACL just before his shoot for Paramount’s financial drama The Big Short. But the knee ligament injury will prevent him from filming Goodbye, which was to have been a far more physically intensive shoot. The climax, for example, was an intense action sequence on boats.

James Mangold was set to direct the thriller, which also had Peter Dinklage and Nicola Peltz on board to co-star. The planned May start of production in Florida and Puerto Rico has been deep-sixed.

The fate of Goodbye is unclear. While some say the project is dead, other sources believe the movie could be postponed rather than totally scrubbed. But if it is delayed, Fox might need to find a new star. Bale remains one of the most in-demand actors in the industry, with several projects scheduled for the next year. Teaming him with Mangold and the same players will not be easy. Mangold, who directed The Wolverine for Fox, also could end up on Wolverine 3 earlier than expected for the studio.

The Deep Blue Goodbye project has been in development since the late 1990s, with Oliver Stone and Paul Greengrass among those slated to direct. Leonardo DiCaprio was at one point set to star and is one of the producers. With years of development invested, Fox is not likely to bid adieu to Goodbye for good.

Sources say the studio and producers at Chernin Entertainment as well as Appian Way tried to salvage the project by quickly finding another lead. Brad Pitt was among those approached but could not do it, thus leading to the painful decision to cut bait.

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福斯影業已經將 Christian Bale 主演, John D. MacDonald 原著的冒險故事系列 "Deep Blue Goodbye" 冷凍起來。

Bale 飾演的是是一名敏捷的退伍士兵,他在船鄔中過日子,自稱是救援顧問。在開拍派拉蒙的 "The Big Short" 之前,他就拉傷了 ACL(我不知道這是啥)。"The Deep Blue Goodbye" 因為需要許多動作戲的關係,膝蓋的韌帶傷讓他無法進行拍攝工作。電影的高潮戲,就是一場在船上的驚險動作。

James Mongold(註:3:10 to Yuma 的導演)是這部電影的導演,其他還有 Peter Dinklage 與 Nicola Peltz 同台演出。原先是計畫在今年五月實在佛羅里達與波多黎各開始進行拍攝,看來以只能延期。

本作的未來難以預測。有人說這部電影已經不行了,但也有人說這部電影會被延期還沒真的毀掉。但如果延期,Fox 可能得找一個新的演員。Bale 仍是個炙手可熱的演員,而且明年也有幾部片進行,要湊合他同 Mangold 與其他演員並不是件容易的事情。Mangold 也負責『金剛狼』系列作品,因為這個原因,可能會讓『金剛狼』比預計提早完成。

"Deep Blue Goodbye" 在 1990 年代後期就已經在進展,曾找過 Oliver Stone 與 Paul Greengrass 執導。Leonardo DiCaprio 曾是本片主演,現在是製作人之一。因為這部作品已經培養了許久,所以福斯應該不太可能會因此放棄。

消息來源說福斯與 Chernin Entertainment 與 Appian Way 製作人試著找其他的演員主演,Brad Pitt 是人選之一,但他並無法參與。在這面臨主演危機時刻,是該做出決定的時候。
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前幾天看到一篇文章,是有關演員的各種狀況會讓好萊塢卻步甚至因此不敢使用演員的文章。現在希望 Bale 膝蓋快點好的心情,除了希望他身體健康之外,也希望他不要因此被冷凍啊。T_T

那篇文章在此:你知道保羅沃克驟逝多出來的15億成本誰來付嗎?─從《玩命關頭7》看好萊塢的電影保險內幕

5 則留言:

發條橘子汁 提到...

ACL是十字韌帶, TORE ACL是十字韌帶撕裂傷,對籃球員來說是足以整季報銷的大傷

看外電看不出來Bale的膝蓋傷勢到何種程度,不過長期的休養是必要的

這邊可以看到ACL受傷的相關資訊
http://www.3352066.com/press/press-phy-11.htm

希望Bale拍完The Big Short後能好好養傷~

Jasmine 提到...

这应该是他第二次因为受伤而影响拍摄了,第一次是American Hustle
看了保險內幕的那个文章,真是有点担心他,你都知道他有拍batman危险镜头时瞒着保险公司不用替身的前科...

Marco 提到...

橘子汁,
謝謝 ACL 的說明~
那也是漫畫中最常用來傷害主角讓主角上不了場的身體部位啊!

我現在比較怕的是他被換掉啊。


Jasmine,
他在拍 Exodus 騎馬戲時也一直在忍受著腰痛。
我覺得應該是因為他胖胖瘦瘦,骨頭多少因此被拉扯到。加上越野機車受傷,所以造成這些問題啊。

不年輕了,要好好保養身體啊。T_T

wow 提到...

天!韌帶撕裂要很久才會好耶!辛苦他了!老婆大人也辛苦照顧了!祝福Bale!

Marco 提到...

wow,
我比較怕的是,以後沒人找他拍片啊。
動作片可能之後不好接?!