SyFy ordered a pilot for a dramatic series based on the Terry Gilliam classic 1995 film 12 Monkeys, contingent on the cast. The screenplay was written on spec by Terry Matalas and Travis Ficket, who wrote Terra Nova. The pilot will be produced by Universal Cable Productions and Atlas Entertainment. Charles Roven from Atlas Entertainment, who made The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Richard Suckle will be executive producers.
12 Monkeys should start shooting in November. It is Syfy’s second straight pilot that comes from an adaptation of a science fiction movie. Last month, SyFy gave the go-ahead to a Dominion pilot, which is based on the movie Legion from 2010 feature Legion. SyFy is also looking at Clandestine, from actor-writer Todd Stashwick and artist Dennis Calero; Proof, from Marti Noxon and M. Night Shyamalan; and Sojourn, from Phil Levens, Jason Blum and Lionsgate.
12 Monkeys was inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film La Jetée about a guy sent from a post-apocalyptic future to find and stop the source of a deadly plague that will eventually wipe out the human race. It starred Bruce Willis as James Cole, Madeleine Stowe as Kathryn Railly, Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines and Christopher Plummer as Dr. Goines. Gilliam originally wanted Nick Nolte to play James Cole and Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey Goines, but Universal, not so much. Brad Pitt got a Best Supporting Actor Nomination and won a Golden Globe for his performance. Twelve Monkeyswon a bunch of Saturn Awards.
SOURCE: DEADLINE
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