Editorial Staff
Timur Bekmambetov has signed a five-movie deal with Universal Pictures to develop and produce five films using Screenlife tech, which is the same storytelling format Bekmambetov-produced flicks like “Unfriended” and “Searching” used.
Surprisingly, one of those films might be a sequel to the aforesaid “Wanted”, which starred Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. While the original was shot more traditionally, the new film could use various screen formats like webpages and cellphone screens to tell it’s story.
“I cannot imagine an assassin in today’s world would run with a gun. Why? He will use drones, he will use computer technology, probably. You don’t need to bend bullets anymore. You need to bend ideas.”
If he does “Wanted 2” as part of the deal with Uni, then the filmmaker said he’s not allowed to do another action-thriller as part of his Screenlife commitments.
“We agreed it will be five Screenlife movies in different genres, and of course I will discuss with them the cast and the directors, but they trust me,” Bekmambetov said. “Because every Screenlife movie we’ve made was successful in different ways, some creatively and some commercially, and because it’s a new language. We know there will be romantic comedies, sci-fi, horror, fantasy and detective stories like ‘Searching.’ These will be very relatable to audiences that absolutely understand this language, because it’s how we live.”
Via ‘Deadline‘
