![]() ![]() On the way home from that meeting Rosenberg began conjuring his cast of unique characters. Even in their initial story meeting, they agreed that the threat to Memphis' brother had to effectuate the rest of the story. Stealing was a circumstance and not really who he was."īruckheimer, Rosenberg and producer Mike Stenson attempted several different scenarios before settling on the idea of using a kid brother as the catalyst for Memphis' change. He could have spent his life in prison, but he decided to leave. Eventually these joyrides turned into a business and that business turned bad. Driving out to Palm Springs on a joyride was a blast, but he couldn't afford to buy the car. Jumping into a brand new Corvette made him feel good. "He had a passion for cars even before he could drive. "Memphis is a character who was living on the edge for quite a while," Bruckheimer says of the main character. Jerry understands that big things take time and he was behind us one hundred percent." "There is a great group of characters," he explains. Nic was the first actor we went to and we just chased him until he finally said yes."Ī noted car collector, Cage was drawn to the film not only because of the auto appeal, but also because of the dynamic new script. "Scott had Nic in mind when he wrote the piece. ![]() "We chased Nic from the beginning," he says. In the original film there was a 40-minute chase and the film focused on the chase, but this film focuses more on the relationships - there's more motivation - I have to steal 50 cars within a couple of days to save my brother's life."īruckheimer never wavered in his desire to see Nicolas Cage portray Memphis Raines. "I was surprised how many people had seen it. "The original was the inspiration for this film," he says. It's a movie about making choices set against a backdrop of incredible cars."Īctor Nicolas Cage agrees. "It's an exciting drama about a man who wants desperately to do the right and honorable thing in life but gets drawn back into a former existence, one of crime and fear. "This movie is not just for people who love cars," Bruckheimer notes. Jerry Bruckheimer and I started discussing it when we were doing ' Con Air (1997)' and agreed that because the hero is no longer a criminal, we had to develop a strong reason for him to be drawn back into the life he's fought so hard to leave." "'They have to steal 50 cars in one night.' I thought that was the coolest idea in the world. "Michael described it in one sentence," says Rosenberg. Writer Scott Rosenberg first learned about the original film four years ago from The Walt Disney Studio's then-chief of production, Michael Linton. We also added some characters and reworked the plot while maintaining elements which fans who remember and love in the original will enjoy seeing again." "But we've enlarged the scope of the story, and more clearly defined the characters. "When we decided to go ahead with this project, it was important to everyone that the spirit of the original film stay intact," he says. Audiences will no doubt recognize the title "Gone in 60 Seconds" from its '70s predecessor, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer is quick to point out the film is not simply a remake, but a complete rebuild of the popular original. ![]()
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