Duncan Jones Wants To Follow ‘Warcraft’ With ‘Mute’
By Angie Han/July 16, 2014 8:54 am EST
Even as he puts the finishing touches on Warcraft, Duncan Jones is already looking ahead to his next project. And though Warcraft represented a step forward for him in some ways (it’s certainly his biggest film in terms of budget) it seems he’s eager to go back to a project he’s been working on for some time already.
Jones has hinted that he wants to take another crack at Mute, a Blade Runner-esque sci-fi project set in Berlin. If that sounds vaguely familiar, that may be because he’s been talking about it on and off for years — since before Moon was even released, in fact. Hit the jump to read Jones’s comments and learn more about his potential next film.
Thinking about what film I want to try and do after Warcraft. May give Mute one more push before I put it on the “Don Quixote” shelf. — Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) July 15, 2014
Jones’s wording makes it clear that nothing is set in stone just yet. That said, post-Warcraft sounds like as good a time as any for Jones to give Mute another shot. Jones struggled mightily to get funding for Mute, even after Source Code turned out to be a hit. But if Warcraft is a success, he’ll have more leverage than ever.
Mute unfolds in a futuristic Berlin, where a silent bartender is looking for his abducted girlfriend. Jones has likened his film to Blade Runner in terms of the look, setting, and tone. Narratively, it has a tenuous link to Jones’s Moon. They’re set in the same universe, and Mute was to feature a cameo by Sam Rockwell’s character Sam Bell. Jones had originally planned Mute as his follow-up to Moon, and then as his follow-up to Source Code, but financing has proved difficult to come by. Last year, he announced that he’d be publishing the story as a graphic novel from Dark Horse, but he clearly hasn’t given up on his dream of making it into a movie.
Duncan Jones Wants To Follow ‘Warcraft’ With ‘Mute’
By Angie Han/July 16, 2014 8:54 am EST
Even as he puts the finishing touches on Warcraft, Duncan Jones is already looking ahead to his next project. And though Warcraft represented a step forward for him in some ways (it’s certainly his biggest film in terms of budget) it seems he’s eager to go back to a project he’s been working on for some time already.
Jones has hinted that he wants to take another crack at Mute, a Blade Runner-esque sci-fi project set in Berlin. If that sounds vaguely familiar, that may be because he’s been talking about it on and off for years — since before Moon was even released, in fact. Hit the jump to read Jones’s comments and learn more about his potential next film.
Thinking about what film I want to try and do after Warcraft. May give Mute one more push before I put it on the “Don Quixote” shelf. — Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) July 15, 2014
Jones’s wording makes it clear that nothing is set in stone just yet. That said, post-Warcraft sounds like as good a time as any for Jones to give Mute another shot. Jones struggled mightily to get funding for Mute, even after Source Code turned out to be a hit. But if Warcraft is a success, he’ll have more leverage than ever.
Mute unfolds in a futuristic Berlin, where a silent bartender is looking for his abducted girlfriend. Jones has likened his film to Blade Runner in terms of the look, setting, and tone. Narratively, it has a tenuous link to Jones’s Moon. They’re set in the same universe, and Mute was to feature a cameo by Sam Rockwell’s character Sam Bell. Jones had originally planned Mute as his follow-up to Moon, and then as his follow-up to Source Code, but financing has proved difficult to come by. Last year, he announced that he’d be publishing the story as a graphic novel from Dark Horse, but he clearly hasn’t given up on his dream of making it into a movie.
Jones has hinted that he wants to take another crack at Mute, a Blade Runner-esque sci-fi project set in Berlin. If that sounds vaguely familiar, that may be because he’s been talking about it on and off for years — since before Moon was even released, in fact. Hit the jump to read Jones’s comments and learn more about his potential next film.
Thinking about what film I want to try and do after Warcraft. May give Mute one more push before I put it on the “Don Quixote” shelf.
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) July 15, 2014
Jones’s wording makes it clear that nothing is set in stone just yet. That said, post-Warcraft sounds like as good a time as any for Jones to give Mute another shot. Jones struggled mightily to get funding for Mute, even after Source Code turned out to be a hit. But if Warcraft is a success, he’ll have more leverage than ever.
Mute unfolds in a futuristic Berlin, where a silent bartender is looking for his abducted girlfriend. Jones has likened his film to Blade Runner in terms of the look, setting, and tone. Narratively, it has a tenuous link to Jones’s Moon. They’re set in the same universe, and Mute was to feature a cameo by Sam Rockwell’s character Sam Bell.
Jones had originally planned Mute as his follow-up to Moon, and then as his follow-up to Source Code, but financing has proved difficult to come by. Last year, he announced that he’d be publishing the story as a graphic novel from Dark Horse, but he clearly hasn’t given up on his dream of making it into a movie.
