The Shadow (2012)

[James Trimm]

New movie currently slated for 2012

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0915750/

[Joseph Booth]

I'll believe it when I see it. I would love to see the movie be completely based on the pulps, with only a hint of his origins. Think of how they drug out the Bourne series with clues leading to (in my opinion) a less than satisfying ending. But you get my drift, plan for a series but make the movies stand on their own.

[Melvin Creston Williams]

Yes, apparently Sam Raimi is quite busy with other projects right, pity. Oh, I must say that I agree with agent Joseph Booth.

[Melody]

Here's the latest news I could find:

"F.G. DeSanto spoke about the current Shadow feature he has in development with Michael Uslan and Sam Raimi, and that they're currently working on the second draft. It will be a period piece, and they're aiming to maintain a tonal consistency with the original material - it will not be an origin story and it will stay away from the previous movie.

Oh, and the Shadow may not be Lamont Cranston..."

Source: http://d2dvd.blogspot.com/2009/02/pulp-report-from-nycc-2009-tollin...

[Joseph Booth]

I had not seen that interview with F.J. DeSanto. Great find, Melody. For anyone interested here is the link

http://www.batman-on-film.com/interviews_fjdesanto_nycc09_2-22-09.html

Hopefully they will take it in that direction.

[Joseph Booth]

I'm curious how people feel about the new film (hopefully) following a bit of the chronology of the pulps. Specifically not having Margo appear until the end (or the sequel). Also, would you like to see the death of Claude Fellows and the introduction of Rutledge Mann? I like the idea of one of the Shadow's agents coming to an untimely end, showing the dangers that are faced by the men and women the Shadow employs.

[Melody]

I did always like the way The Shadow reacted so strongly to the death of Claude Fellows, plus Gangland's Doom is one of my favorites.

Joseph Booth said:

I'm curious how people feel about the new film (hopefully) following a bit of the chronology of the pulps. Specifically not having Margo appear until the end (or the sequel). Also, would you like to see the death of Claude Fellows and the introduction of Rutledge Mann? I like the idea of one of the Shadow's agents coming to an untimely end, showing the dangers that are faced by the men and women the Shadow employs.

[Joseph Booth]

How many have seen "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp? I ask because I really thought the movie caught the era so very well. There was even a scene in the woods as Agent Pervis and the G-men sought to capture Dillinger that I felt could have been straight out of one of Gibson's stories. It took very little to envision the Shadow gliding through the darkness towards the gang's hideout.
I could also see Fritz in the scene where Dillinger brazenly toured the "Dillinger Squad" room. Granted he wasn't an old janitor, but the mood and the sense that the law had been penetrated for information really makes me think of what the new movie could be like.
I may be in the minority, but I would love to see "The Shadow" filmed with less of a campy feel (which played okay for the Baldwin vehicle) and more of a feeling that the scourge of the underworld actually existed in the days of Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd. With the upcoming "Sherlock Holmes" film about to debut I fear that Hollywood will only be able to see our beloved characters as early superheroes with a need to rely heavily on sfx. I realize that The Shadow will require some fx, but not to the level of Spiderman, GI Joe or even the aforementioned Baldwin film. More like Batman Begins & The Dark Knight. Anyhow, I just got a feeling of what could be as I watched "Public Enemies".

[Melvin Creston Williams]

I agree that The Shadow could, and should, be done as serious drama. Sam(Raimi) has a talent for suspense and a feeling for 'darkness'. Drama, with a touch of horror and suspense, could work well. The Shadow is, after all, described as,from the crook's point of view, a chilling and frightful character. Criminals react to him with abject 'terror'. There's nothing amusing about The Shadow. Hopefully, as Sam is a die-hard fan, the film's subject matter will be taken seriously. For my own view, the film should done in the fashion of a serious horror film.

Joseph Booth said:

How many have seen "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp? I ask because I really thought the movie caught the era so very well. There was even a scene in the woods as Agent Pervis and the G-men sought to capture Dillinger that I felt could have been straight out of one of Gibson's stories. It took very little to envision the Shadow gliding through the darkness towards the gang's hideout.
I could also see Fritz in the scene where Dillinger brazenly toured the "Dillinger Squad" room. Granted he wasn't an old janitor, but the mood and the sense that the law had been penetrated for information really makes me think of what the new movie could be like.
I may be in the minority, but I would love to see "The Shadow" filmed with less of a campy feel (which played okay for the Baldwin vehicle) and more of a feeling that the scourge of the underworld actually existed in the days of Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd. With the upcoming "Sherlock Holmes" film about to debut I fear that Hollywood will only be able to see our beloved characters as early superheroes with a need to rely heavily on sfx. I realize that The Shadow will require some fx, but not to the level of Spiderman, GI Joe or even the aforementioned Baldwin film. More like Batman Begins & The Dark Knight. Anyhow, I just got a feeling of what could be as I watched "Public Enemies".