Rock was long in 1994, its practically interminable now. Movies that were canceled for stupid reasons screenrant. Hes in the hollywood pantheon, with maria shriver at his side and a rich family life. Rock and easy company in the midst of a devastating battle, be it world war ii or another war, but the big question is whether those. Arnold schwarzenegger was the lead, john mctiernan was set to direct, joel silver to produce and the script was written by steven e. Despite making an effective us soldier in commando and predator, arnold is simply not the allamerican sgt. Rock, which star arnold schwarzenegger and producer joel silver had long attempted to make into a movie. Arnold schwarzenegger s blueprint training program duration. Rock in production, and thats why the comics were onset, so he could read them. Rock, the flash gordon movie you may never see, and much more. This stuff will make you a goddamn sexual tyrannosaurs, just like me. Rock, bulldozer, ice cream soldier, jackie johnson, little sure shot, wildman. Rock movie starring the governator was an allbutsure. Arnold schwarzenegger was allegedly attached to star in a previous incarnation of the.
Francis lawrence i am legend, constantine is set to direct. One actually had arnold schwarzenegger signed for the title role. When i first got hired at dc comics back in the early 1990s, a sgt. We print the highest quality arnold schwarzenegger kids tshirts on the internet. Joel silver, who has spent 20 years trying to make a sgt. Screenwriter jeph loeb had written for comics and gave sgt. Schwarzenegger, we suggest changing the title from t2 3d. Rock movie which had someone elses script attached. In the dvd commentary, john mctiernan notes that at the time, arnold schwarzenegger had an adaptation of sgt. He says that there are 15 films on the table a few include new terminator, running man and predator movies. Quite possibly the most arnold schwarzenegger movie that arnold schwarzenegger never made, the austrian giant was, throughout the 1980s, attached to play comicbook character sgt.
Rock movie has been trying to get off the ground for some time now, joel silver has been trying to get it going for almost 20 years. The project was the comic book adaptation of sgt rock, being. Its possible a reason wonder woman is set during wwi and not wwii to allow some wiggleroom for sgt. Ad sgt rock is, however, still in development, and. Rock to the big screen for almost 20 years now, with the script undergoing a ton of rewrites and people like arnold schwarzenegger and bruce willis once under consideration to star. Producer joel silver has been struggling to bring wwii comic book hero sgt. With a powerful new series, patrick schwarzenegger joins. The comic book hawkins is seen reading in the closing credits and possibly the helicopter scene is sgt. Arnold schwarzenegger is no longer attached to the project, and. A quote can be a single line from one character or a. Rock movie gets a new director and a new time period.
For a period of time in the late 1980s early 1990s, arnold schwarzenegger was attached to the role, despite the seeming incongruity of an austrian actor playing an american g. In addition to the semiregular comic, several digests were sold, under the dc special blue ribbon digest banner, reprinting stories from our army at war or sgt. Hopefully, this new film will be the shot in the arm that the franchise has been needing for a long time. Sergeant rock is a tough noncommissioned officer nco, usually serving in a position of leadership.
Its a true story that gives schwarzenegger, who plays sgt. What it would be like if arnold schwarzenegger played dc comics sgt. This hard as nails noncommissioned infantry officer led the illustrious easy company in the european theater. Schwarzenegger, who will be 41 on july 30, must be the most disciplined of movie stars. It required the most commitment of any role ive done, he says, but it. Ad sgt rock is, however, still in development, and recently was linked to bruce willis. At one point arnold schwarzenegger was attached to play the lead role. Frank rock the leader of infantry unit, easy company.
Rock film, but until marchapril, its anyones guess. Rock film will be less saving private ryan and more starship troopers. Arguably the most interesting movie on arnold schwarzeneggers nevermade. Turning 50 next month, arnold schwarzenegger has little left to prove. My wag is that any moreorless realistic wwii europeantheater movie could be a sgt. Indeed, cameron and schwarzenegger have already made a version of the popular franchise in 3d, with the 12 minute short that was done as part of a universal studiosflorida themepark ride. Rock of easy company made into a movie must be set in its original context. Rock bulldozer ice cream soldier jackie johnson little sure shot wildman, sgt. Schwarzenegger was attached, but we suspect it was the budget that ultimately kyboshed the idea. The only problem is the damn movie isnt going to take place in world war ii.
Rock has been in the works for years, with big names arnold schwarzenegger and bruce willis even being attached at times. This hard as nails noncommissioned infantry officer led the. No doubt the legends of tomorrow crew will encounter sgt. For a period of time in the late 1980s and early 1990s, arnold schwarzenegger was attached to the role, despite the seeming. Rock in production, which is why the comics were on set. The character is a world war ii veteran who served as an infantry noncommissioned officer.
Arnold schwarzenegger eyeing return to classic franchises. Rock was created by robert kanigher and joe kubert as an iconic war comic hero. Arnold schwarzenegger as sgt rock movie promo button d. Rock movies have perished in preproduction several times. It also was a film fraught with problems, resignations and firings.
This week it looks like he has finally managed to convince warner brothers to back the movie, although he may be. One of the greatest action film writers of all time gives us insight on his career, and. Rock leads a special army of commandos against a nazi secret research base. Winston had previously designed schwarzenegger s famous robot skeleton in the terminator. For a period of time in the late 1980s early 1990s, arnold schwarzenegger was attached. Rock steadily gained popularity, until, in 1977, the name of the comic was changed to sgt. Didnt they offer the role to arnold schwarzenegger years ago. During the closing credits, shane black is seen prominently displaying a copy of sgt. Arnold schwarzenegger is no longer attached to the project, and the new script wasnt written with any specific actor in mind 71207.
He described the scene where dutch schwarzenegger walks up to billy sonny landham, who senses the predators presence out in the bush, as a sgt. After a long period of uncertainty, john conan milius will be directing sgt. In the dvd commentary, director john mctiernan notes that at the time, dutch actor arnold schwarzenegger had an adaptation of sgt. Since rock and easy company dont look to be in the dceus plans for the moment plus there is already a pretty sweet dc showcase short, a fulllength animated movie could show what rock. Arnold schwarzenegger personally tapped effects wizard stan winston to revamp the predator design. Even arnold schwarzenegger was rumoured to play rock for a long time, and virtually every action writer in hollywood has. Rock s first name franklin to general kirby, and his middle name john to matrix. Commando and starring arnold schwarzenegger, the character being. Based on dcs nazipunching war hero, there was a point where sgt.
A movie based on the war comic sgt rock is finally happening. With karl urban, keith ferguson, william salyers, audrey wasilewski. I never read rock s dialogue with an austrian accent when perusing the comics, but i digress. Franklin john rock is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Just after recovering from losing his entire unit in battle, sgt. He was created robert kanigher and joe kubert in 1959, and is. Until now, rock has retained its world war ii setting, with silver and the studio trying to make a bigbudget action adventure movie that was a throwback to. He halted production on the entire movie so it could be redesigned. Aicn has picked up on some quotes from arnold schwarzenegger himself on his possible film prospects. Rock was going to star in his own big screen adventure. The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.
Because contemporary audiences have gotten way too much of world war ii, the longaborning sgt. Thats not the only dc comics movie hes had some discussion about, quentin revealed that he kickedaround the idea of making warner bros sgt. Nothing has been announced regarding the film as of 2010 suggesting the production has halted. Shop arnold schwarzenegger kids tshirts created by independent artists from around the globe. Murmurs from the sidelines point to joel silvers longgesting, futuristic sgt. Rock is the leader of easy company during world war ii in the dc universe.
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