Ron Howard to make movie about the Alamo? OH NO!

KXAN ^

[chance33_98]

I bet they will make Davy Crockett Gay and show the US as the evil agressor :)

[goldstategop]

The original 1960 John Wayne classic will forever be remembered as THE MOVIE.

[antaresequity]

I think Howard is trying to cast off his image of making "Safe" movies. Howard isn't gay btw...[previous post]

[roachie]

No doubt. That would be very sad. :(

[Free the USA]

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[jonascord]

"Whether that's going to be satisfactory to everyone. I doubt it.

Translation: As long as it is politically correct, what does truth have to do with it?

[Thud]

I'd rather have Howard as producer and Oliver Stone as director. Stone is better with a camera, and the result would be more of a hoot. And the screenplay should be by the guys who did Pearl Harbor.

I'd love to see Monica Lewinsky as the love interest. Gotta have a love interest.

I invite my fellow Freepers to post other casting ideas such as Martin Short as Davy Crockett, Dennis Quaid as Santa Ana, etc.

[chance33_98]

Jesse Ventura has to be in there somewhere!

[Euro-American Scum]

I bet they will make Davy Crockett Gay and show the US as the evil agressor :)

With Santa Ana leading a joint Gay and Lesbian task force to liberate the oppressed masses from the hate-filled homophobic Texas bigots.

[dougherty]

Will there be a spot for Alec Baldwin in this production?

[jlogajan]

The ultimate Alamo film was part of PeeWee's Big Adventure -- wherein the viewer is shocked to learn that the Alamo has no basement.

But they do rent a dang fine car.

[Nita Nupress]

Whaddya think?

[Thud]

Will there be a spot for Alec Baldwin in this production?

Jim Bowie. Hmm, nah, make him Travis or Houston. Have _David_ Bowie as Jim Bowie.

[mystery-ak]

I think Russell Crowe should play Davey Crockett....LOL.....well, there has to be a part in this somewhere.

[Arkie2]

Ron Howard has a better grasp on reality than most in Hollyweird. He did a great job on Apollo 13 and I would give him the benefit of the doubt. Not to mention, if he screws it up he'll never be able to set foot in Texas again!

[boris]

Gosh, I thought Apollo 13 was pretty good...

--Boris

[TD911]

"And the screenplay should be by the guys who did Pearl Harbor."

This guy also wrote BRAVEHEART and WE WERE SOLDIERS(which he also directed).

As for Ron Howard, I like his movies. There is no HATE AMERICA in his movies.

Some of his better movies :
Night Shift
Cocoon
Willow
Backdraft
Apollo 13
Ransom
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A Beautiful Mind

Let's give him a shot, even though I love the Duke's version (The extended version, not the crap version that's available on DVD).

[strela]

"Our intention would be to work with as many people as possible I had very good experiences working that way when I was making television movies here," Howard said, "I'm not giving away the story."

Too late, Ron ... the Mexicans won the battle, big guy.

[chance33_98]

Not so much a lack of faith in Ron Howard per se, as with anything Hollywood in general touches.

[mlibertarianj]

Gotta have Susan Sarandon, in there somewhere, but be forewarned, don't have the large tub of popcorn, when watching this movie. It will make life misarble for the theatre people! :-)