Allan Quatermain

TheFedora

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Chris Hemsworth being considered for the role of Allan Quatermain

Leading man Chris Hemsworth has possibly found his next franchise, as numerous sources report that the Thor and The Huntsmen star is circling hot spec ALLAN QUATERMAIN. The new take on the classic literary adventurer was scripted by emerging scribe Barnett Brettler. Our sources also report that CAA is working to package the buzzy franchise-starter with an A-lister, with Hemsworth being the prime candidate. With a star like Hemsworth attached, the white hot script, which is already into Sony, would only become that much more enticing.

Plot details are being kept tightly under wraps, though the character of Allan Quatermain is a familiar one, having appeared in several films and series already, played by the likes of Richard Chamberlain and Patrick Swayze. The literary icon debuted in H. Rider Haggard’s 1885 novel King Solomon’s Mines and has appeared in over thirteen sequels, the perfect groundwork for a potential franchise.

Quatermain is a big game hunter and impeccable shot who knows South Africa well, often being recruited for perilous journeys through jungle terrains in search of treasures. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the character served as one of the inspirations for Indiana Jones.

There have been multiple attempts to craft a contemporary version of the character, with the latest version set at DreamWorks with Sam Worthington to star, though that project has been inactive for years. Quatermain notably appeared in Alan Moore’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series, as one of the members of a team of literary icons. In the loosely adapted 2003 film of the same name, the character was portrayed by Sean Connery. For the new iteration, it seems the character will be much younger, with Hemsworth as the prototype.

In recent years, Hemsworth has quickly proven his ability to lead hit franchises with starring roles in the Thor, Avengers, and Snow White and The Huntsman series, the latter of which was even shaped to revolve around Hemsworth’s character. The Snow White sequel, The Huntsman: Winter’s War, features Hemsworth’s titular warrior as the lead. Universal Pictures’ fantasy epic will hit theaters in April of 2016, a few months before Hemsworth appears in Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot.

Hemsworth will next lead Ron Howard’s action/drama In The Heart of the Sea, a true-story period adventure which served as the inspiration for Moby Dick. Out of his entire filmography, In The Heart of the Sea most closely resembles Allan Quatermain, as it showcases the star’s ability to anchor a period adventure.
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Stoo

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TheFedora said:
Chris Hemsworth being considered for the role of Allan Quatermain
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Thanks for the news but there's already a wealth of Allan Quatermain threads where you could've shared the information. Here's just a taste:

Allan Quatermain... The ultimate hero?
Adventurer Allan Quatermain Coming To Television
Sam Worthington is Allen Quartermain
Improve The Allan Quartermain films
King Solomon's Mines

Apart from that, do you have an interest in the topic besides, "Hey, I'm going to post a link at The Raven!"?:confused: You started a thread but said nothing.

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I really hope a new Quatermain movie gets made but the article is a fine example of dunderhead 'journalism', written by a popcorn-munching moron. Stuff like this deserves to be ripped into shreds due to the sheer stupidity and misinformation.
TrackingBoard.com said:
Leading man Chris Hemsworth has possibly found his next franchise,
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The film hasn't even been made yet. It has only a script but this article's writer is already using the 'F' word to describe it.:rolleyes::sick:(n) That's idiotic.
TrackingBoard.com said:
?the character of Allan Quatermain is a familiar one, having appeared in several films and series already,
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No. There has never been a Quatermain film series. While there are 3 movie versions of "King Solomon's Mines" which each have their own sequel, none of those pairs have extended beyond 2 films. What "series" is this person talking about?:confused:
TrackingBoard.com said:
The literary icon debuted in H. Rider Haggard?s 1885 novel King Solomon?s Mines and has appeared in over thirteen sequels,
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No. The novel has only *3* sequels. The other 14 Quatermain stories are all *prequels* (6 of those are short stories). Which "over thirteen sequels" is this person talking about?:confused:
TrackingBoard.com said:
?often being recruited for perilous journeys through jungle terrains in search of treasures.
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NO!!! Complete hogwash and most idiotic statement of them all. This writer clearly has no clue about the character.:rolleyes:

"Jungle terrains"? Quatermain's adventures don't "often" feature a jungle environment. Most of them take place in the grasslands & mountainous areas of modern-day South Africa so what is this person talking about?:confused:

Most importantly:
The one & only time that Quatermain was "recruited" to search for any kind of "treasure" was a quest for a rare flower. Other than that, if he was hired for something, it was to look for a person/animal or (in one case) to protect somebody. The overwhelming majority of Quatermain tales has no treasure at all and, if it does appear, it's not the main objective (even in the famous, "King Solomon's Mines"). What is this person talking about?:confused:

It's obvious that the author of this article has never read ANY of the stories and is, therefore, a pretentious twit.
 
TheFedora

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Nice to see you too Stoo...I do have an interest. I read 'King Solomon's Mines' some time ago, and I really liked it. I am excited to see it potentially adapted as part of this new series of movies.
 
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