Scorsese & DiCaprio to tackle the sci-fi epic series HYPERION?!?!?!?

[Khephra]

Dan Simmons spoke at the University Bookstore in Seattle a few nights ago. Among a bunch of great stuff, he told us that the screen rights for the Hyperion saga have been sold to a major studio -- and that a major star and major director are in talks for a trilogy of movies based on the Hyperion saga. He pointed out that this is the movie business and anything can happen; nothing is definite. He told us that he's not allowed to announce who it is.

But he is allowed to give hints. And he gave us a pretty solid goddamn hint.

He said the director and star did a movie together very recently. He said something about it being a movie with an extravagant budget. And then he said, and I'm attempting to quote him from memory, it was a movie "about some gangs in some city somewhere."

Is Martin Scorsese directing Leonardo DiCaprio in a fucking trilogy of movies based on the Hyperion saga?

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http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=15798

[Enraged_Ape]

1. Will Leo play the Shrike?

I can't think of any characters in the first two books (which, as far as I'm concerned, were the only ones of the series worth reading) for which he'd really be appropriate. Maybe one of the little bald eunuch cruciform people.

[Khephra]

2. from the rest of the article;

The aforementioned big star wants to play Raul.

[Enraged_Ape]

3. Oh, good grief n/t

[Character Assassin]

4. Too complex. It would have to be at least 4 hours long.

Scorsese has about as much chance of pulling this off as would John Hughes.

[Khephra]

5. The article states that they want to make it as three films

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