Qatari to make $150m ‘Treasure Islnd’ movies?
An unnamed Qatari film producer is in talks to finance a $150m movie trilogy based on children’s classic Treasure Island.
The three film project already has a script and a director attached. Filming is scheduled to begin in November this year and casting is underway, with Robert Downey Jr – star of the blockbusters Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes - top of the filmmakers’ wish list to play villain Long John Silver.
“We have somebody in Qatar at the moment who is a very experienced producer of multi-million dollar pictures and we are involved in setting up a franchise based on Treasure Island, which would be a key picture deal,” Douglas Rae, managing director and executive producer of Ecosse Films, told Arabian Business.
Ecosse, a UK-based independent film producer, is searching for partner to finance the adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale.
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i really like tat..book..eagerly waiting to see it on screens
Now thats a cool idea to drive some tourism here to Qatar. Make it the film capital of the region!? I'd be excited to see it happen.
money... Qatar has lots of it
Thats cool...