![]() ![]() “Across the Universe” stars Evan Rachel Wood as Lucy, an American teenager, and Jim Sturgess as Jude, a British import, who fall in love during the turbulent 1960s. She’s worked long and hard, and made a wonderful movie.”Ī spokesman for Sony Pictures Entertainment declined to comment, saying the project was developed by Revolution. “If you work off her hysteria, that will do the film an injustice,” he said. No one is uncomfortable in this process, other than Julie.”Īnd he warned that the conflict could hurt the movie. It’s different if you’re making a $12-million film, or a $45-million film. ![]() Her reaction through her representatives might be. This process is not anything out of the ordinary. ![]() Taymor was overreacting to a normal Hollywood process of testing different versions of a movie, something he has done many times before, including with Michael Mann’s “Last of the Mohicans.” He called his version of “Across the Universe” “an experiment.” Roth, a former Disney studio chief who proclaimed his ’60’s-influenced, artist-friendly ethos in 2000 by naming his new company Revolution Studios, is himself a director, of films like “Christmas With the Kranks,” “Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise” and “Freedomland.” “Sometimes at this stage of the Hollywood process differences of opinion arise, but in order to protect the film, I am not getting into details at this time.” Taymor declined to be interviewed, but issued a carefully worded statement: “My creative team and I are extremely happy about our cut and the response to it,” she wrote. Taymor, who does not have final cut, one that could embarrass the studio and hurt the movie’s chances for a successful release in September. Disavowing a film is the most radical step available to a director like Ms. Taymor feeling helpless and considering taking her name off the movie, according to an individual close to the movie who would not be named because of the sensitivity of the situation. Roth tested his cut of the film, which is about a half-hour shorter than Ms. Taymor delivered the movie to Joe Roth, the film executive whose production company, Revolution Studios, based at Sony, is making the Beatles musical, he created his own version without her agreement. Such is the case - for the moment - with “Across the Universe,” a $45-million psychedelic love story set to the music of the Beatles, directed by Julie Taymor, the stage and screen talent whose innovative interpretation of the Disney animated film “The Lion King” is one of the most successful modern stage musicals.Īfter Ms. But rarely do those battles escalate so much that a studio takes a movie away from an award-winning director. Even if you dig musical movies, you can find way better options than Across the Universe.LOS ANGELES, March 19 - In Hollywood creative differences among moviemakers often make for more interesting results on the screen. With a run-time of over 2 hours, this movie drags on and on until finally ending with the cheese being applied heavily. Across the Universe's soundtrack is full of unjustified remakes performed by forgettable actors in an overall forgettable movie. As one who appreciates music, I'm not opposed to covers of famous songs, but, like an old movie being remade, there has to be something new brought to the table to justify its existence. This movie reminded me a lot of Rock of Ages, though it isn't nearly as big of a disaster. I'm sorry, but a dramatic cover of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" doesn't hold a candle to the original. As interesting as it might sound, Across the Universe is a pretty run-of-the-mill story covered up by poppy versions of familiar hits. There really isn't much to say about this except that it just didn't work for me. Across the Universe is directed by Julie Taymor and is a love story structured around a soundtrack of songs from the Beatles. ![]()
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