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If this was the pitch for a movie, it would be turned down on account of being too unbelievable.
by PlunderBunny 3y ago
If this was the pitch for a movie, it would be turned down on account of being too unbelievable.
- svachalek 3y agoI love the last line, “If you doubt that such a man could exist, this monument bears witness”
- koryk 3y agoNeal Stephenson already wrote a few books about it
- hinkley 3y agoWhen I first read Quicksilver I assumed that Newton as Warden of the Coin was one of the speculative fiction parts of the story. Nope, he was indeed involved heavily in improving the state of the art in authentic money. I'm surprised he didn't get more negative attention from counterfeiters. But then once you get one hanged, and drawn and quartered, maybe they realize this cat has claws and they should leave it alone.
- calcsam 3y agoPaging Christopher Nolan.
- calcsam 3y agoAnd John Madden (Shakespeare in Love).
- geophile 3y agoOh hell no, give the story to a director who can actually create a movie with good dialog and character development.
- pmontra 3y agoGenuine question: is that up to the director or to the authors of the script?
- peoplefromibiza 3y agoNolan is a screenwriter too, he usually writes and directs his own movies, often times with the help of his wife Emma Thomas.
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- williamdclt 3y agoAfter « Abraham Lincoln: vampire hunter », the new thriller « Detective Newton: Warden of the Mint »