Sylvester Stallone to film adaptation of '40 days of Musa Dagh'

[Kharpert]

http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=20467

Well, like the title says, it appears that Sylvester Stallone going to actually make a movie on The Forty Days of Musa Dagh. Of course, he's already incurred the wrath of the Turkish community, which is trying to pressure him into not making the movie.

What are your thoughts on this movie? How do you think it will turn out?

[Joseph]

http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=20467

Well, like the title says, it appears that Sylvester Stallone going to actually make a movie on The Forty Days of Musa Dagh. Of course, he's already incurred the wrath of the Turkish community, which is trying to pressure him into not making the movie.

What are your thoughts on this movie? How do you think it will turn out?

I imagine the more the Turkish community pressures him, the chances for him making the movie increase exponentially.

[Hovik]

I imagine the more the Turkish community pressures him, the chances for him making the movie increase exponentially.

I agree. Also, as far as the quality of it... I haven't seen every movie that ever had Stallone in it. However, of the ones I have seen, none of them have been flops. In fact all of them were blockbusters. As he's grown and matured as an actor / director his product has been all that much better. I think anything he makes is going to kick ass. I also think it'll be to a much wider audience than the "Ararat" or "Screamers" that are shown only in major cities. This should be a in-every-theater hit...

At the same time the Armenian in me fears that the content or story could be watered down, and / or not include ESSENTIAL details in the story. I trust Stallone to consult with the Genocide as well as Musa Ler experts to really make it a phenominal film.

[Joseph]

I agree. Also, as far as the quality of it... I haven't seen every movie that ever had Stallone in it. However, of the ones I have seen, none of them have been flops. In fact all of them were blockbusters. As he's grown and matured as an actor / director his product has been all that much better. I think anything he makes is going to kick ass. I also think it'll be to a much wider audience than the "Ararat" or "Screamers" that are shown only in major cities. This should be a in-every-theater hit...

At the same time the Armenian in me fears that the content or story could be watered down, and / or not include ESSENTIAL details in the story. I trust Stallone to consult with the Genocide as well as Musa Ler experts to really make it a phenominal film.

The fact that he has read the book and thought about it for years gives me some optimism. I don't imagine he'll back down due to Turkish pressure. He has already acknowledged what happend to in the 1930's when the Turkish Ambassador personally intervened and this will probably fuel his desire. I think funding will be the major issue. If he is planning a blockbuster or epic proportions, it may not happen because the dynamics of Hollywood are changing in the financial department. But we'll see.

[1.5 million]

I wouldn't worry. If this movie ever gets made it will be disaster for Turkish denial - it will be the turning point with no going back - nothing could be bigger for Armenians and for justice - the jig will truly be up for Turkey's denialist policies. (and their making a movie to counter this movie - which they will do - will only dig their hole deeper!) If you are looking for the Armenian genocide movie which will be Ararat and much more (hard factual telling the story of what happened in the context of a thrilling somewhat Hollywood style [political - action - intrigue] film)...then you will have to wait for my movie...(which will have a much better chance of ever being made of course if Stallone's Musah Dagh is both a hit and is done well).

[Kharpert]

So apparently Rambo IV is due to come out in 2008 (though they're calling it John Rambo, I don't know why). Here's the trailer:

http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/05/19/john-rambo-iv-feature-trailer/

So apparently the storyline is John Rambo slaughters an army of genocidal maniacs. If this is his idea of an adaptation of the 40 days of Musa Dagh...

[Steph]

So apparently Rambo IV is due to come out in 2008 (though they're calling it John Rambo, I don't know why). Here's the trailer:

http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/05/19/john-rambo-iv-feature-trailer/

So apparently the storyline is John Rambo slaughters an army of genocidal maniacs. If this is his idea of an adaptation of the 40 days of Musa Dagh...

Oh dear.

[Gavur]

Steroid head gypsy.