Aug 5 2009'Gunsmoke' Movie Coming: Did the Folly of 'Wild Wild West' Teach Us Nothing?
In news that grandpa would really enjoy were his brain not so muddled by dementia, CBS Films is developing a feature length adaptation of the long-running television series Gunsmoke:
The action-adventure will re-imagine Marshal Matt Dillon, the hero of the classic Western, for modern audiences. The story will be set in the same American West as the original but will feature a contemporary look and modern action twists.
I don't know exactly what they mean by all that, but seeing that the film is being written by Gregory Poirier, one of the writers of National Treasure: Book of Secrets, I'll just assume that "contemporary look" refers to the intense look that will be on Nicolas Cage's face as he performs "modern action twists," which probably means shooting dudes in slow motion while giving intense looks.
CBS Films will light up 'Gunsmoke' [Risky Business]
Reader Comments
1. Jimbo - August 5, 2009 2:55 PM
Now no one can say "First!" bitches.
Also, the game.
2. Adam - August 5, 2009 3:35 PM
I kinda liked wild wild west...
3. Tom - August 5, 2009 5:55 PM
I cannot tell you how disappointed that this is not a movie adaptation of Capcom's NES racism-fest, Gun.Smoke.
4. drtyryrt rdtyretyrty - August 5, 2009 6:38 PM
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5. jklope4 - August 6, 2009 3:50 AM
As someone under the age of 90 who has watched a goodish chunk of the show (when my great-grandkid comes to the rest home to turn the TV's crank), I can say this is going to suck. National Treasure? Ugh.
6. Captain - August 6, 2009 4:00 AM
Must See!!
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7. Species 8472 - August 7, 2009 10:15 AM
Featuring Adam Lambert as "Matt Dillon", and Marlon Wayans as "Festus".
@ 3 - Capcoms Gun.Smoke was racist?
8. Stinky - August 11, 2009 11:49 AM
"Modern action twists" eh? Matt Dillon another in a growing list of anachronistic westerners doing inappropriate Yuen Woo-ping wire work and CGI...
9. Stinky - August 11, 2009 12:00 PM
"Modern action twists" eh? Matt Dillon another in a growing list of anachronistic westerners doing inappropriate Yuen Woo-ping wire work and CGI...
10. Donald F Tanner - October 21, 2009 4:21 PM
"modern" look? That means they will totally ruin the wonderful image Gunsmoke gave us. I live here in Dodge City, Kansas and I can tell you that if you "modernize" Gunsmoke, it will be no more than a rated R, extreme violence, lots of sex (Matt and Kitty especially), and TOTALLY RUIN any memory us older people that grew up on Gunsmoke have. You will TOTALLY ALIENATE the real Gunsmoke fans, and ruin the entire series!
PS: Why not have Jim Byrnes write the script? He wrote many of the television episodes, and understands the show in its entirety. Hey, dont forget letting Morgan Woodward have a part in the film, as he holds the record for the most guest appearences on the series. And dont forget Buck Taylor either!
PSS: September 3,4 2010 here in Dodge City, Kansas at the Dodge House........55th anniversery celebration for the show!