{"id":1093,"date":"2017-04-23T18:50:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T18:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/04\/23\/gemini-man-ang-lee-might-direct-game-of-thrones-showrunner-david-benioffs-sci-fi-script\/"},"modified":"2017-04-23T18:50:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T18:50:53","slug":"gemini-man-ang-lee-might-direct-game-of-thrones-showrunner-david-benioffs-sci-fi-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/04\/23\/gemini-man-ang-lee-might-direct-game-of-thrones-showrunner-david-benioffs-sci-fi-script\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gemini Man\u2019: Ang Lee Might Direct \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 Showrunner David Benioff\u2019s Sci-Fi Script"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a pairing that probably never occurred to you: Ang Lee<\/a> and David Benioff<\/a>. Variety reports that the two-time Best Director winner is in talks to direct the sci-fi-action film “Gemini Man<\/a>,” which has been in one stage of development or another for a full 20 years. The most recent iteration would have seen “L.A. Confidential” director Curtis Hanson working with a script from Benioff, the co-creator and -showrunner of “Game of Thrones.”<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: \u2018Billy Lynn\u2019s Long Halftime Walk\u2019: How Ang Lee and Cinematographer John Toll Changed the Way We Look at Movies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lee, who won the Academy Award for Best Director for both “Brokeback Mountain” and “Life of Pi,” most recently directed “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.” “Gemini Man” follows an aging NSA agent whose retirement plans aren’t received well \u2014 he ends up being targeted by an assassin who just so happens to be a younger clone of himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019: Showrunners Confirm Final Season Episode Count and Tease Which Family Wins the Iron Throne \u2014 SXSW 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Benioff previously wrote “The 25th Hour,” later adapting his novel for Spike Lee’s celebrated film version starring Edward Norton. Negotiations for “Gemini Man” \u2014 which, back in 1997, was to be directed by the late Tony Scott \u2014 are said to be in the early stages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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