Inconceivable!
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The Princess Bride writer William Goldman says he's been trying to write a sequel
By Jamie Frevele at 10:14 am Wednesday, Oct 3
Before you start worrying that some unworthy person is going to try writing a sequel to The Princess Bride, let it be known that the man who wrote the original, screenwriter William Goldman (who also wrote the original novel), has actually been trying to write one himself for years. What's stopping him? He's having trouble coming up with a good story. Last night at the New York Film Festival, Goldman made it sound like this has been floating around in his head for years:
"I'm desperate to make it and write it and I don't know how... I would love to make it, more than anything else I've not written."
It's reassuring that any story about a sequel to The Princess Bride is a story about Mr. Goldman and not some other writer preparing big-budget fan fiction that everyone will probably protest with fire and rage. Goldman, who also wrote the screenplays for All the President's Men and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, is the only person who is allowed to talk about writing a Princess Bride sequel as far as I'm concerned. Such a beloved and delicately crafted kingdom of characters should only come from its creator, at least in this case. So if the mood ever strikes Goldman and he does come up with a new adventure for Westley and Buttercup, I'm sure I'm not the only person who will think it was worth the wait.
One thing is for certain, though: Even a great sequel written by Goldman that will "bwing evewyone togethah" won't have Andre the Giant, Peter Cook, or Peter Falk in it. And that is a pretty big bummer.
Quote"I'm desperate to make it and write it and I don't know how...
At least he realizes it. Some writers don't, and continue anyway, destroying their own greatest creation. YOU KNOW WHO IM TALKING ABOUT GEORGE
Unless I'm mistaken, he has been at work on the idea for years. My old copy of the book has hints in it about a sequel.
he needs to hire more Sicilians.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 03, 2012, 07:18:59 PM
At least he realizes it. Some writers don't, and continue anyway, destroying their own greatest creation. YOU KNOW WHO IM TALKING ABOUT GEORGE
George? Goerge who? :P
I cant believe this is 25 years old.
Will there be sex and nudity.
I'd rather not see a nude scene if it's featuring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 04, 2012, 04:51:21 PM
I'd rather not see a nude scene if it's featuring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright.
Neither one of them incidentally has had promising careers since. The beauty of Princess Bride was its supporting cast, inconceivable as that may be.
Eh, they've been successful enough. That movie was probably the highlight of the career of everyone involved, with exception of Billy Crystal(not that he's been in better movies, just more prominent roles in them).
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 04, 2012, 05:56:01 PM
That movie was probably the highlight of the career of everyone involved, with exception of Billy Crystal(not that he's been in better movies, just more prominent roles in them).
:lol: I think Mandy Patinkin's Emmys, Golden Globes and Tony Awards are just going to have to be satisfied with
The Princess Bride being the highlight of his career.
But the Giant is dead. There is not even anyone to take his place...
CGI!
RIP Andre. :cry:
...and Cary Elwes was in Glory. :sleep:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 04, 2012, 07:32:46 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 04, 2012, 05:56:01 PM
That movie was probably the highlight of the career of everyone involved, with exception of Billy Crystal(not that he's been in better movies, just more prominent roles in them).
:lol: I think Mandy Patinkin's Emmys, Golden Globes and Tony Awards are just going to have to be satisfied with The Princess Bride being the highlight of his career.
Princess Bride >>>>>>>>>>> Chicago Hope and anything that's ever played on Broadway. And the sword fight between Elwes and Patinkin was probably the best part of the film. Besides, any acting award not named Oscar is about as good as the People's Choice/MTV/Kid's Choice awards he would have gotten if they'd been around back then.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 04, 2012, 08:33:12 PM
Princess Bride >>>>>>>>>>> Chicago Hope and anything that's ever played on Broadway. And the sword fight between Elwes and Patinkin was probably the best part of the film. Besides, any acting award not named Oscar is about as good as the People's Choice/MTV/Kid's Choice awards he would have gotten if they'd been around back then.
And you wonder why people refer to where you live as Dumfuckistan.
Only dumb fucks do that.
Quote from: Josephus on October 04, 2012, 05:35:29 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 04, 2012, 04:51:21 PM
I'd rather not see a nude scene if it's featuring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright.
Neither one of them incidentally has had promising careers since. The beauty of Princess Bride was its supporting cast, inconceivable as that may be.
:huh:
Cary Elwes has been in dozens of TV shows and movies since this, some of which were awesome. How could you possibly forget Robin Hood: Men in Tights?!
The problem with Cary is that he's so damn good at being a chameleon that it's easy not to know it's him until you see the credits role. I'd probably seen Liar, Liar a half-dozen times before I realized that it was Cary playing the mom's boyfriend.
Quote from: merithyn on October 04, 2012, 10:28:08 PM
Quote from: Josephus on October 04, 2012, 05:35:29 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 04, 2012, 04:51:21 PM
I'd rather not see a nude scene if it's featuring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright.
Neither one of them incidentally has had promising careers since. The beauty of Princess Bride was its supporting cast, inconceivable as that may be.
:huh:
Cary Elwes has been in dozens of TV shows and movies since this, some of which were awesome. How could you possibly forget Robin Hood: Men in Tights?!
The problem with Cary is that he's so damn good at being a chameleon that it's easy not to know it's him until you see the credits role. I'd probably seen Liar, Liar a half-dozen times before I realized that it was Cary playing the mom's boyfriend.
I was probably half way through Saw before I figured out who the actor was.
Just because you people can't figure it out :rolleyes:
I did recognize him in Saw and I liked his role on the Xfiles.
I didn't imply that they quit showbiz alltogether, but just that Princess Bride was the highlight of their respective careers. No one talks about Liar Liar as much as Princess Bride. I'm convinced.
I mean look, here's Cary's resume:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000144/
Not earth shattering stuff.
Robin's is slightly better in that she did the Gump girlfriend thing...but then kinda faltered off:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000705/