HI all

Just read that Michael Mann will be making a movie based on Bernard Cornwell's book Agincourt! I really enjoyed the book and whilst reading it I thought that it would translate to screen well - obviously a film studio did as well.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/18591/michae...n-your-ass

Cheers

Jason

OMG Awesome! I'v been looking forward to this movie for a long time now :D It'll be interesting how it will turn out...just hope he does his research and throws in some historical accurate arms and armour for us history buffs ;)

Oh wow! This could be good! Michael Mann is a director who always goes to great detail in all his movies. His historical films, such as The last of the mohicans and Public enemies really shine in historical accuracy, and his modern tales are usually far above the norm in such things as weapons handling and tactics. I'm reaaally looking forward to this. The book was excellent, and with Mann directing, so could be the film.

"The Last of the Mohicans" is one of my all-time favorites. It'll be intersting what Mann does with "young Hook."

It will also be interesting to see how Mann handles Henry V, a much more complex man than Shakespeare's boy scout. To paraphrase Desmond Seward (not a fan of Henry) his contemporaries admired and feared him, but didn't much like him

Hopefully his Sword fighting scenes will be as good as his gun fighting scenes.

Good news! Cornwell's books are great. Although I have not read Agincourt I'm sure it fantastic.

Not really sure that the article in question implies the movie is being made...only that its being considered. Sounds like it still has a long way to go to get from discussion to screen.

Actually the article said Michael Mann was planning on doing this project, it hasn't gone into production yet. A lot of movies get planned, some of the major hurdles on the road to a movie are 1) getting funding to start production, 2) getting the cast to all be available at the same time, 3) getting distribution from a studio and 4) getting marketing budget for it. It's a long way yet from getting in theaters. What they do have is a director interested in the project and maybe some funding for it. They still need a cast, studio and distributor before it will ever see the light of day.

I sincerely hope the fighting will be realistic. Perhaps someone can let Michael Mann know about folks like Hugh Knight (right there in California), John Clements, and Christian Tobler.

Looking forward to the historical accurate armoured fighting! New Robin Hood is somehow a little disappointing.

I don't want to say I told you so but... :D

"Production company Independent confirms that Michael Mann will direct “Agincourt”. “RKO 281” director Benjamin Ross is currently re-writing the script and the eventual shoot will likely take place in France and the United Kingdom…"

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! YES! Christmas comes early this year! :D

I read it earlier this spring and it's one of the best books I've read. I was actually hoping they'd make a movie out of it.

Next on my wish-list would be for a TV series based on the Uthred books. Too bad certain actors are tied up in other series right now...

This is so weird. Just finished reading it a few days ago after having thought I left it on a plane inbound from Singapura at a time when I was only like twenty pages from finishing it. It was thoroughly engrossing it, and if made a movie I sincerely hope that it is every bit as graphic and realistic as the book achieves.