{"id":591,"date":"2008-10-16T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-16T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2008\/10\/brad-pitt-a-space-odysseus\/"},"modified":"2013-01-15T11:49:18","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T19:49:18","slug":"brad-pitt-a-space-odysseus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2008\/10\/brad-pitt-a-space-odysseus.html","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt: a space Odysseus."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Four years ago, Brad Pitt starred in a little movie called Troy<\/a><\/i> (my review<\/a>), which was based on Homer\u2019s Iliad<\/a><\/i>. As I recall, my friend Magnus and I were not all that impressed by Pitt\u2019s performance as Achilles, but we did<\/i> like Sean Bean\u2019s portrayal of Odysseus, and we kind of hoped that someone would make a sequel, based on Homer\u2019s Odyssey<\/i>, in which Bean could reprise the role.<\/span><\/p>\n

So imagine my surprise when I read tonight that Pitt himself is thinking of starring in an adaptation of The Odyssey<\/i>. And imagine my further surprise when I read that this adaptation might take place not in the distant past, but rather, in the distant future.<\/p>\n

Reports Variety<\/a><\/i>:<\/p>\n

After turning Homer\u2019s epic poem \u201cThe Iliad\u201d into the 2004 film \u201cTroy,\u201d Warner Bros. and Brad Pitt are teaming with George Miller to adapt the Greek poet\u2019s other masterwork, \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their intention is to transfer the tale to a futuristic setting in outer space. . . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The mind boggles.<\/p>\n

At any rate, it looks like we can add this to the list of movies currently in development that are based, however loosely, on ancient Greek myth and history. I would link to my earlier posts on those films, but there are too many to mention these days.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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