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1 day ago · The book chronicles Blade Runner ' s evolution, focusing on film-set politics, especially the British director's experiences with his first American film crew; of which producer Alan Ladd, Jr. has said, "Harrison wouldn't speak to Ridley and Ridley wouldn't speak to Harrison. By the end of the shoot Ford was 'ready to kill Ridley', said one ...
4 days ago · Producer Saul Zaentz first tried to make this film in 1965. He discovered that MGM owned the rights to Peter Matthiessen's novel. Zaentz continued to try to buy the property every time there was a top executive change at MGM until 1989, when the new studio heads Jay Kanter and Alan Ladd, Jr. decided that MGM would not make the film.
3 days ago · Lucas took it to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), which was headed by Alan Ladd Jr. Ladd and Lucas shared a relationship as far back as the mid-1970s, when Ladd, running 20th Century Fox, greenlit Lucas's idea for Star Wars. However, in 1986, MGM was facing financial troubles, and major investment in a fantasy film was perceived as a risk.
1 day ago · Bestselling Scottish author Alistair MacLean may no longer be a household name these days, but his influence is still felt far and wide. That’s not just true of the publishing world, but the filmmaking world as well. While there’s an abundance of cinematic adaptations of his work, he had a clear influence on other thrillers like Juggernaut and ffolkes (aka North Sea Hijack). While he’s often associated with World War II and cold war stories like The Guns of Navarone, Where Eagles Dare ...
2 days ago · Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr., and Bruce Davey: Apollo 13: Brian Grazer: Babe: Bill Miller, George Miller, and Doug Mitchell: The Postman (Il Postino) Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and Gaetano Daniele: Sense and Sensibility: Lindsay Doran: 1996; The English Patient: Saul Zaentz: Fargo: Ethan Coen: Jerry Maguire
2 days ago · Studio president Alan Ladd Jr. was supportive of the project but left Fox to found the Ladd Company, and his replacement, Norman Levy, was concerned about the cost of producing an Alien II. Brandywine co-founder David Giler said Levy believed a sequel would be a "disaster".
4 days ago · Portrait Of Actor Alan Ladd Standing Beside A Horse Print by Alfred Eisenstaedt View other Limited Edition Art Prints by Alfred Eisenstaedt Estimated Market Price*: Between $165.00 and $344.00
