De Palma, Wahlberg & Hartnett Making Black Dahlia

De Palma, Wahlberg & Hartnett Making Black Dahlia

Source: Variety Thursday, January 8, 2004

Director Brian De Palma and actors Mark Wahlberg and Josh Hartnett will make The Black Dahlia, an adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel framed around the infamous Hollywood murder of wannabe actress Elizabeth Short.

The film, written by Josh Friedman, is a fictional account of the notorious murder in 1947 of an actress in Los Angeles and the investigation into the case. Based on a notorious, unsolved murder, the mystery begins in the late 1940s when the body of Elizabeth Short is discovered in a vacant lot with evidence she had been tortured for several days before dying.

Like Ellroy's novel, the movie will use the famous murder as a backdrop. The core of the film is the relationship between the partners as they are exposed to corruption and deceit. They also become rivals for the affection of a woman who's a dead ringer for the murdered girl.

oober creepy,thanks for the info Stacey! [img]smile.gif[/img]

This is really good news. I like Marky (this movie is gonna be very hot! [img]graemlins/yummy.gif[/img] ) and the two of them together should make for an interesting pair. I think Natalie Portman will also get cast in this film but thats purely a guess.

hey, this is gr8 news! :cool: thanks for posting!!! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[img]graemlins/crooked.gif[/img] i do not know mark wahlberg's acting ability very well so i won't judge him now. but to me it seems like a good pair. just like you stacey, i am hoping for natalie portman to be a part of this film. this is great news. more hartnett movies [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

another article:
Black Dahlia adaptation gets stars

Originally posted by JHfan:
De Palma, Wahlberg & Hartnett Making Black Dahlia

Source: Variety Thursday, January 8, 2004

Director Brian De Palma and actors Mark Wahlberg and Josh Hartnett will make The Black Dahlia, an adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel framed around the infamous Hollywood murder of wannabe actress Elizabeth Short.

The film, written by Josh Friedman, is a fictional account of the notorious murder in 1947 of an actress in Los Angeles and the investigation into the case. Based on a notorious, unsolved murder, the mystery begins in the late 1940s when the body of Elizabeth Short is discovered in a vacant lot with evidence she had been tortured for several days before dying.

Like Ellroy's novel, the movie will use the famous murder as a backdrop. The core of the film is the relationship between the partners as they are exposed to corruption and deceit. They also become rivals for the affection of a woman who's a dead ringer for the murdered girl.

so it´s confirmed now???
don´t like mark that much but it´s ok....

Hmmm, sounds interesting, thanx 4 the info ;)

[Tcup4jdh]

Originally posted by *Lollipop*:

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Originally posted by JHfan:
De Palma, Wahlberg & Hartnett Making Black Dahlia

Source: Variety Thursday, January 8, 2004

Director Brian De Palma and actors Mark Wahlberg and Josh Hartnett will make The Black Dahlia, an adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel framed around the infamous Hollywood murder of wannabe actress Elizabeth Short.

The film, written by Josh Friedman, is a fictional account of the notorious murder in 1947 of an actress in Los Angeles and the investigation into the case. Based on a notorious, unsolved murder, the mystery begins in the late 1940s when the body of Elizabeth Short is discovered in a vacant lot with evidence she had been tortured for several days before dying.

Like Ellroy's novel, the movie will use the famous murder as a backdrop. The core of the film is the relationship between the partners as they are exposed to corruption and deceit. They also become rivals for the affection of a woman who's a dead ringer for the murdered girl.

so it´s confirmed now???
don´t like mark that much but it´s ok.... [/quote]Confirmed. It was also announced on the news last night here in L.A. :D

oh my god, did they really Tcup? alright, this is so cool. [img]graemlins/crooked.gif[/img]

It stars Mark and Josh and is directed by a high profile auteur.. Its bound to get a lot of press [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

I brought this film up in my film class this afternoon.. just though i'd spread the word. We're all looking very forward to it :D

Originally posted by Tcup4jdh:

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Originally posted by *Lollipop*:

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Originally posted by JHfan:
De Palma, Wahlberg & Hartnett Making Black Dahlia

Source: Variety Thursday, January 8, 2004

Director Brian De Palma and actors Mark Wahlberg and Josh Hartnett will make The Black Dahlia, an adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel framed around the infamous Hollywood murder of wannabe actress Elizabeth Short.

The film, written by Josh Friedman, is a fictional account of the notorious murder in 1947 of an actress in Los Angeles and the investigation into the case. Based on a notorious, unsolved murder, the mystery begins in the late 1940s when the body of Elizabeth Short is discovered in a vacant lot with evidence she had been tortured for several days before dying.

Like Ellroy's novel, the movie will use the famous murder as a backdrop. The core of the film is the relationship between the partners as they are exposed to corruption and deceit. They also become rivals for the affection of a woman who's a dead ringer for the murdered girl.

so it´s confirmed now???
don´t like mark that much but it´s ok.... [/quote]Confirmed. It was also announced on the news last night here in L.A. :D [/quote]really????.. :confused: .. that´s cool...
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[ January 08, 2004, 03:37 PM: Message edited by: *Lollipop* ]

Another article ..basically the same

The story of this movie sounds really good, and it seems like an interesting role for Josh to have chosen..and i'm really looking forward to this coming out i reckon it will be quite a sucsess.But i dont know if i like that Mark bloke..hmm we'll see. [img]smile.gif[/img]

yey! those are great news! :D

thanks for the link Holly [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

[Jocasta]

Great news, indeed! We've been waiting for this to be confirmed.
Has anyone read the book? I probably will when Josh's character is confirmed. He was mentioned for Bucky a while back, I hope he gets it.

Here's a couple of quotes about the character...

"The story is seen through the eyes of Bucky Bleichert, ex-prize fighter and something of a boy wonder on the police force."

"Deeply flawed but not without his own merits, Bucky hides secrets of his own and commits as many bad acts as good ones during the story."

BD is next on my reading list

I liked Mark's performance in Boogie Nights (10/10) but haven't been as impressed with the rest of his films.

[Danny Walker Fan]

Wow this is very good news. Mark and Josh in a movie together, woo hooo. I love Mark. I can't wait for the movie now. Thanks for the info Stacey.

I'm okay with Mark, but I'm really excited about this!! Still shocked, I should have paid more attention when they were talking about the case on tv [img]graemlins/crooked.gif[/img]

Thanks for the news [img]smile.gif[/img]

So it´s been confirmed.Yay I´m so happy!! [img]graemlins/orbit.gif[/img]

wow great news!
I'm ok with Mark too but who cares? This is Josh's new movie!!