De Niro Seeks Science-Oriented Film Scripts

farrellj writes "According to this CBC story it seems that De Niro is looking for the next 'A Beautiful Mind, Memento or Good Will Hunting.' The script must have a scientist, mathematician or engineer as the lead charactor...And a finished script with synopsis and writer's resume must be in by Nov. 1. Submission info in the CBC story above. Now, who is writing the 'Cowboy Neal saves the world' script? "

Comments

CmdrTaco's Beautiful Mind Hunting

[cp4]

I can just see it, DeNiro sitting in some basement in Michigan or wherever and writing some illegible code for an hour and a half...

The romance is there with the infamous Valentine's Day Proposal.

Hemos is the "good buddy"...

This is gold.

Memento? Explain this one.

[Skyshadow]

In what way was Memento a science-oriented film? How does it fit in with Good Will Hunting or A Beautiful Mind (which was good mostly due to Jennifer Connley -- how did she stay so damn good looking?).

Holy slow newsday batman!

[Codex The Sloth]

If this is what is on the frontpage today, I'd hate to see what got rejected.

This sounds like a bad idea...

[Chagatai]

I mean, De Niro as a mathematician? It could take the title of "Analyze This" to a whole new level. But, I suppose if he was in the next Good Will Hunting, he could take Robin Williams' place. That way, instead of just pinning Matt Damon to the wall after talking ill about his dead wife, he'd go all mafioso and have Vinni bust some kneecaps. "That cool with you, chief?"

Re:This sounds like a bad idea...

[Skyshadow]

Note that DeNiro's not necessarily planning to act in the movie. He's looking for a script for his film company to produce.

Personally, I think having a modern-day crime drama about a guy brought in to set up secure computing for the mob might be a winner. Think a mix of DeNiro's gambling specialist character from Casino and Ben Kingsley's character in Sneakers.

"The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little ones and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons." Then Joe Peschi would be beaten severely and buried alive. All movies, even light-hearted comic romances, should have Joe Peschi beaten severely and buried alive.

The Brilliant Amnesiac

[cibrPLUR]

De Niro is looking for the next 'A Beautiful Mind, Memento or Good Will Hunting.' The script must have a scientist, mathematician or engineer as the lead charactor.

I never knew that Leonard was a scientist, mathematician or engineer.

Maybe he just forgot.

the plot thinkens

[deft]

mathematician: do you have the formula?

deniro: you talkin to me?

mathematician: yes, give me the numbers please.

deniro: you must be talking to me, i dont see anyone else.

mathematician: yes, im talking to you, why is this such a problem fo you?

deniro: you got a problem?

mathematician: oh god.

Re:the plot thinkens

[inerte]

Continuing:

deniro: you got a problem?

mathematician: a - 4b * log(x/7) = 0

deniro: oh god

I have a CN script

[Rui del-Negro]

Earth is about to be hit by a huge asteroid and the only way to save mankind it is to use something with a big enough mass to push the asteroid off its course.

That's when CowboyNeal springs into action (powered by the world's largest catapult, naturally).

In a dramatic sequence, he misses the asteroid completely. Humanity prepares to be obliterated (shots of Arafat and Sharon hugging, Bush in bed with Osama, etc.). But the scientists notice that, without CowboyNeal's mass, Earth's orbit has changed slightly, and the asteroid narrowly misses.

The film ends with a shot fo CowboyNeal landing on the moon and eating it.

RMN
~~~

Do the Feynman story

[AxelTorvalds]

I could see De Niro doing a really good Feynman. Feynman was brilliant above and beyond the call of duty, had a fascinating life and was kind of quirky. I could see De Niro doing him pretty well, with that New York accent.

Brazil

[scotch]

Did DeNiro already forget about Brazil? How many truly great science fiction movies does he think one actor deserves to be in? ;) Maybe SF isn't exactly what he is looking for:

DeNiro: I'm looking to get a part in one of those movies like Memento or "A beautiful mind"
Agent: You mean a science related movie?
DeNiro: No, I mean an Oscar winner - it's been a while

Thanks, I'll be here all week.

Turing

[00_NOP]

Next year is the 60th anniversary of the most important battle in human history - Kursk.

At every point in that battle the USSR's armed forces outwitted and out fought the Nazis. Now, that is because of the great skills and abilities of the Red Army and Red Airforce by 1943. But it is also because of the superior intelligence available to the allies as a whole - and one man, Alan Turing, is responsible for that.

Kursk is little known and understood in the west - but it is worth stating this simple fact: it was the first time the Nazi blitzkreig was stopped in summer campaigning weather. It was a seminal event in human history that has been covered up by the cold war for too long.

But better than that, it was the moment when scientific rationality (by which I mean the triumph of intelligence and not soime bizarre Stalinist idea of 'scientific socialism') triumphed over the will to power.

There could be a great, epic, film here and I wish I could write it.

Re:Anyone remember this one?

[Skyshadow]

How about having Hillary Rosen use her nefarious connections to have a young Shawn Fanning-esqe character killed by hitmen, who are blissfully unaware that his father is actually a retired mafia hitman hiding in the witness relo program (played, of course, by DeNiro). Revenge ensues.

The ending where DeNiro reaps death apon the entire RIAA would have an awfully satisfying feel (esp. if it were filmed without special effects). Maybe the sequel could take down the MPAA.

[Pictures Jack Valenti being knifed by DeNiro. Smiles.]

Why not use a proven script?

[joneshenry]

Reuse an idea that everyone in the target audience has seen, something shown on US national TV. Have a spunky child play a major role (Sixth Sense). Show young scientists/inventors who are struggling to convince the establishment of their worth. Have some sort of environmental angle where irresponsible use of nuclear weapons causes a threat to the world, and throw in a friendly AI/robot.

De Niro needs to remake Godzilla vs. Megalon.

C'mon

[_ph1ux_]

I thought there were plenty of Script K1dd13z on Slashdot. There has to be some bash scripter... oh wait. Nevermind.

Alan Turing

[x mani x]

Read this brief summary about Alan Turing's life.

A serious, well written script documenting his incredible, tragic life would make A Beautiful Mind seem about as powerful as Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (not to knock Pee-Wee's Big Adventure - great movie, it's just no tour de force).

Mis-spelling

[GuyMannDude]

All movies, even light-hearted comic romances, should have Joe Peschi beaten severely and buried alive.

You mis-spelled his name. It's P-a-u-l-y S-h-o-r-e.

GMD