A bit disturbed by the latest news on the Frank Miller front. He is set to make ‘Trouble is My Business’. That is the good news. The bad news is that he has Clive Owen set to star in the picture. Owen, to this viewers eyes, was by far the worst part of the magical film adaptation that was ‘Sin City’. Maybe Miller saw something in Owen when they teamed up.
Back to ‘Trouble Is My Business’. The film a screen adaption of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 novella of the same name. Chandler was a pioneer in the genre of crime fiction. The film version will be set in 1940’s era LA and is a detective story.
Variety wrote that the film was chosen as a star vehicle for Owen because it will give him the chance to do a voiceover of the hard drinking main character Philip Marlowe. In the Variety article Owen sung the praises of Miller saying:
“Frank Miller knows more about noir than anyone I have ever met, and clearly the writing of Raymond Chandler has been an enormous influence on his life and his work. Miller adapting Chandler seemed like a perfect match.”
With Miller in tow, there is no doubt that the film will be a quality piece of work. I am just hoping that Owen doesn’t mope around the screen too much leaving viewers angry at him ruining a Miller classic.
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richard said
June 20 2007 @ 9:45 am
I liked Owen in Sin City, but, to each his own.
Any news on when this movie will arrive in relation to Miller’s work on The Spirit? Do they know when he’s shooting which picture?
Frank the Movie Guy said
June 20 2007 @ 9:48 am
No concrete details but Miller sure has a lot on his plate now doesn’t he. I was a bit harsh on Clive, but I just don’t know if he has the ability to carry a movie that will be that grand in scale. I guess we shall see….
Richard said
June 20 2007 @ 11:03 am
Well, you’re not going to like this, Frank, but I’m pretty sure the story “A Dame To Kill For”, a Dwight-heavy piece, is the center-point of “Sin City 2″. But I’m pretty sure that movie was pushed back a bit, so my money’s on “The Spirit”. It seems – right now at least – that comic book movies are getting more priority than film noir, but “The Spirit” is both. Still, the only name bigger in noir than Will Eisner is Raymond Chandler, so who knows?
Ben said
June 20 2007 @ 6:15 pm
I think Owen showed is acting chops in Croupier and is more than capable of carrying a movie, especially if it’s playing another brooding type.
Mike D said
July 10 2007 @ 5:03 pm
Have to agree with the assessment as far as the Croupier, as Owen’s character in that movie is a lot closer to the character of Phillip Marlowe than is the Miller creation. Raymond Chandler’s books are incredible, I just hope Frank Miller can be as faithful to the spirit of Chandler as other director’s have been to his works.
Kris said
September 25 2009 @ 2:39 pm
Miller + Owen + Chandler = Noir Gold. Please proceed.