Hollywood is full of "what if" legends. This one may have delivered a movie as great as the one we got, but still very different. When a book becomes a bestseller, every movie studio in the world will probably bid on it. It'll also get the attention of huge filmmakers. Well, for almost a decade, Michael Crichton was writing those books. His stories mix elements of adventure and science fiction, and the general public loved them. Turns out, so did Steven Spielberg and James Cameron. When Crichton's landmark book Jurassic Park came out, it was an extremely hot property. And both of those filmmakers were racing to secure the rights to make the movie. This week, at the opening of a Titanic Museum in Belfast, Cameron told an audience that "I tried to buy the book rights, and he beat me to it by a few hours." The "he" here refers to Spielberg, whose film Jurassic Park is an all-time classic. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 15 June, 2021