David Koepp, the screenwriter behind films including Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, has revealed his original plans for the Sam Raimi trilogy of Spider-Man films. While Koepp was enlisted to write the screenplay for Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man (2002), in an interview with Collider, the screenwriter discussed his […]
David Koepp reveals why he is no longer writing Indiana Jones 5
Earlier this year, it was announced that director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp had departed the long-planned fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise with Ford v Ferrari and Logan helmer James Mangold taking over directorial duties. Now, in a recent interview with Collider, Koepp, who previously penned Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, has explained why […]
Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star in trailer for Blumhouse’s You Should Have Left
With over a week to go until its VOD release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for Blumhouse’s psychological thriller You Should Have Left. The film reteams Kevin Bacon with Stir of Echoes director David Koepp and sees Bacon as a man desperately trying to save his wife and daughter (Amanda Seyfried and Avery […]
Original writer David Koepp is working on Indiana Jones 5 once again
Having been replaced on the script for Indiana Jones 5 by Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer Jonathan Kasdan last summer, Spider-Man screenwriter David Koepp has revealed to Den of Geek that he’s now back working on the sequel. “I actually am again,” said Koepp when asked by the site about his involvement on Indy’s […]
David Koepp to pen the script for Bride of Frankenstein remake
Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures’ Monster universe has taken another step forward, with David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Spider-Man) signing on to pen the script for the studio’s planned Bride of Frankenstein remake. While plot details on the film are being kept under wraps, the site states that Bride of Frankenstein will be […]
Universal Monsters: The Next Big Cinematic Franchise?
Tony Black on whether the Universal Monsters will deliver the next big cinematic franchise… You all remember The Mummy, right? Brendan Fraser doing his best Harrison Ford impression while Arnold Vosloo pranced around in a gold nappy trying to hide his broad South African brogue. Rather good, wasn’t it? You may be surprised to learn […]
David Koepp to write Indiana Jones 5 for Disney
After the big announcement this week that Indiana Jones will be returning in a fifth movie, we have more news on the project today as Disney has announced the screenwriter to take charge of the newest entry in the franchise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, regular Steven Spielberg collaborator David Koepp has been tapped to write the […]
It’s official: George Lucas will have no involvement with Indiana Jones 5
When it was announced a few months back, director Steven Spielberg had said that co-creator George Lucas would be involved in Indiana Jones 5, but that now appears to be completely untrue. “He’s not [involved], to my knowledge,” screenwriter David Koepp told Collider. “I’ve had no contact with him.” Ever since Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney, his […]
Spider-Man writer David Koepp gives his thoughts on saving the Spider-Man franchise
Back in 2002, comic book movies were not as common place as they are today. 20th Century Fox had just released Bryan Singer’s X-Men two years earlier and Sony had just launched the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man to much critical acclaim. Original writer David Koepp (Jurassic Park) would not return for its sequels Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, but […]
Second Opinion – Mortdecai (2015)
Mortdecai, 2015. Directed by David Koepp. Starring Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Olivia Munn and Jeff Goldblum. SYNOPSIS: Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumoured to contain a code that leads to lost […]
