Entertainment News
2007-05-04
Two Harvey Milk
films in the making
Directors Bryan
Singer and Gus Van Sant are each eyeing two separate
projects about the first openly gay elected official in the
Directors Bryan
Singer and Gus Van Sant are each eyeing two separate
projects about the first openly gay elected official in the
United States. The Mayor of Castro Street—based on the book by Randy Shiltz about
Harvey Milk, the San Francisco supervisor who along
with Mayor George Moscone was assassinated in
1978—has endured 15 years in film development with
Warner Independent Productions. According to Variety,
Warner and Singer are nearing a deal to start
production. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are slated to produce
the film. Despite Singer’s obligations to
direct Valkyie and a Superman Returns
sequel, he hopes to release the Milk film in 2009.
Van Sant, who was
at one time on board to direct The Mayor of Castro
Street, has attached himself to an untitled script
about Milk by Dustin Lance Black. (The Advocate)
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