Louis Leterrier Unsure About Y: The Last Man

Louis Leterrier Unsure About Y: The Last Man

At the premiere for his latest movie, Clash of the Titans, director Louis Leterrier was asked about the status of his involvement with the Yorick Brown adaptation.

By multipurposeponi - Apr 02, 2010 12:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Y: The Last Man
Source: THR



The story of Y: The Last Man covers the five years immediately following a plague that killed every male creature on Earth (except two). Over the course of their journey, Yorick Brown (an amateur escape artist who happens to be the last man on Earth) and his friends watch society cope and re-stabilize in the absence of men. However, many of the women they encounter have ulterior motives in regard to Yorick and his future.

The Incredible Hulk and Clash of the Titans director Louis Leterrier has been recently linked to the comic series' silver screen adaptation. When asked where he currently stands in terms of the film with the studio, Leterrier seemed very unsure if Y: The Last Man will even make it into production,

"I love 'Y,' and I'm talking to the producers and the studio, and Brian Vaughan has been my friend for a very long time. I haven't done a movie like that before, and I know fans are like, "F*ck you Louis Leterrier, you're an action guy." I want to tell them, "No guys, can't you see what I'm trying to do with Hulk, with 'Clash'? I'm trying to tell a story! Please forgive me for 'Transporter 2!'

"I don't know if you can crack in one movie, if you can even crack it in cinematic terms. Maybe it's a TV show. Bit it's such as great story.

"Sometimes I go to the producers of 'Y,' I go see (producer) Michelle Manning about 'The Dirt,' the Motley Crue movie, just to say, "Me, as an audience member, I want to see this movie." It doesn't mean give it to me as a director; it's what can we do to get it to someone amazing and get on screen?

"'Y' I love. The same with 'Avengers.' I love Marvel, I love talking to them about it, but until it's mine, it's not mine. I see people like Francis Lawrence with a gazillion projects (in development). I can't do that. 'Cause when I'm doing a movie, I'm doing that one movie."






Information courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter


MPP - I'm a big fan of the Y comics, but I've always said that this series deserves a TV series (similar to Fables or The Sandman). There's just too much that will be lost in translation when trying to cram the story into a two hour film.
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SolidSnake
SolidSnake - 4/2/2010, 1:20 AM
Anyone else attach if Louis is not doing it? I really hope this gets off the ground

As for the film I think they going down the route of a trilogy, depends on how the first one goes.

TV series would be pretty good if they did it like lost using the flashback for the fillers and such.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/2/2010, 1:42 AM
SolidSnake @ Knowing HOLLYWOOD, their pick EVANS or [frick]ing RYAN REYNOLDS lol! : P

SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 4/2/2010, 2:07 AM
Just saw Clash of the Titans at Midnight. I actually cringed when that part that CBM made famous by throwing that Clash of the Titans promo ad down our throats. You guys know the one....LOL

Other than that the movie was awesome!!!!!!!!!
YorickBrown355
YorickBrown355 - 4/2/2010, 3:04 AM
Hey thats me!
YorickBrown355
YorickBrown355 - 4/2/2010, 3:05 AM
Oh and I'm still about Shia. As long as Michael McDonald does the soundtrack, could be the greatest movie ever. I heard it through the grapevine.
YorickBrown355
YorickBrown355 - 4/2/2010, 3:10 AM
Oh and my cast.
Yorick - Shia
355 - Alicia Keyes
Mann - ?
& - the best monkey ever? Michael Mcdonald maybe?
Beth - Emma Stone
Hero - Julia Stiles?

I really could care less. This needs to be made into an epic movie. mostly
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/2/2010, 3:48 AM
YorickBrown For Y The Last Man!!! ; D

Yeah, i h8 SHIA in INDY 4 etc, an hate him for any cbm role but Y MAN fits!!

Shaman171 @ Awesome!!! Hey you fancy doing a review??
theironspider125
theironspider125 - 4/2/2010, 4:05 AM
if anyone is interested and has never seen the original captain america movie, it is playing on hulu right now. didnt want to start a whole new message, just passing it on.
Miltoc
Miltoc - 4/2/2010, 4:10 AM
@LEEE777 i like your choices but i prefer the one and only
Val Kilmer:
Philip (Alexander)
Montgomery (The Island of Dr. Moreau)
Bruce Wayne (Batman Forever)
Doc Holliday (Tombstone)
Jim Morrison (The Doors)
Simon Templar (The Saint)
:)
P862010
P862010 - 4/2/2010, 4:37 AM
cram it into a 2 hour movie?

really because when dj was doing it he was planning it as a trilogy
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/2/2010, 6:51 AM
Miltoc @ I like your pick too man!!

Though he has played a DC character but its all rebooted now, so cool! : P

GRIFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF @ Get your A$$ down a few articles and go in my HUMAN TARGET fella!!!

I need comments, any comments, (this is what happens when its stuck in the news section for 10 hours lol).

IT's a NEW VID!!!



vvvvvv


BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 4/2/2010, 10:11 AM
Man am I bored of this guy.

"'F*ck you Louis Leterrier, you're an action guy.' I want to tell them, 'No guys, can't you see what I'm trying to do with Hulk...I'm trying to tell a story!'"

If the Incredible Hulk is your idea of story telling, then F*ck you Louis Leterrier. Stick with blowing shit up.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/2/2010, 10:28 AM
is their no comic film this bloke don't want to direct.ryan reynolds for the lead role.
crazyray
crazyray - 4/2/2010, 10:48 AM
Im with Billy Black... the biggest comic book movie of all time and you're going to hire THIS guy??? what the hell are they smoking at Marvel? You get Kenneth Branagh for Thor and then... the Transporter 2 guy for The Avengers???? I dont know why so many are hyping this guy. Sucks IMHO.
McLovin
McLovin - 4/2/2010, 2:46 PM
IMO, in order for them not to sacrifice too many good scenes being left out of the movie, they would either have to make it a trilogy (LOTR style), or make it a TV show. I may even lean towards a TV show if its handled by a major network who could afford to spend the necessary amount of money to make this a top notch production. I think if they are not concerned with "fitting" only what they deem necessary, we could actually get a representation that is much closer to the source material.

p.s. the above comments also hold true if they ever make a Preacher movie/TV show.
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 4/2/2010, 3:04 PM
crazyray

Amen brother. I'm not impressed.
Miltoc
Miltoc - 4/3/2010, 4:04 PM
No LaBeouf please
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