Filmmaking duo Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz are teaming up with Disney to make a brand new model of Treasure Island. The duo, who beforehand directed the critically acclaimed movie The Peanut Butter Falcon, have been making a splash in Hollywood not too long ago, and their new movie, Los Frikis, is arriving this Christmas.
Schwartz and Nilson’sTreasure Island venture is presently in growth, so there aren’t many particulars but. The administrators spoke with The Hollywood Reporter to advertise Los Frikis and teased the upcoming collaboration. Nilson stated their pitch “has the patina of the Seventies surf world.” This might trace to a extra fashionable riff on Robert Louis Stevenson’s basic novel. Schwartz additional described their method, saying:
“It’s an Australian surfer model of Treasure Island, and in the event that they [Disney] ever make it, it might be so enjoyable. It has the vibes that we do, and there’s discovered household, brotherhood, drama and outsider vitality,”
Schwartz and Nilson additionally directed 2019’s critically acclaimed indie movie The Peanut Butter Falcon starring Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, and Dakota Johnson. The story follows a younger man with Down syndrome after he runs away from a residential nursing dwelling to pursue his dream of turning into a pro-wrestler, befriending an outlaw who turns into his coach. In some ways, the story is akin to Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Schwartz and Nilson’s work in Peanut Butter Falcon makes them an incredible choose for an additional intriguing method to a basic story.
Treasure Island, initially titled The Sea Cook dinner: A Story for Boys, is a historic journey novel written by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson. That is additionally not the primary time Disney has tailored the story. There was a 1950 movie adaptation starring Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins, a younger boy who finds a map to the coveted treasure of the infamous pirate Captain Flint. There’s additionally Disney’s 2002 animated cult basic Treasure Planet, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Martin Quick, and Emma Thompson voicing the primary forged. Whereas not successful on the time, audiences now love the difference for its distinctive genre-blending method and steampunk aesthetic. The story positioned the swashbuckling journey in a futuristic house setting created utilizing 2D and 3D animation. Treasure Island can be a coming-of-age story with motion, pleasure, hazard, rambunctious characters, buccaneering, buried gold, and extra. It is nonetheless early days for the venture, however here is hoping there aren’t any tough seas forward.
Schwartz and Nilson Refine Their Filmmaking Model in Los Frikis
Schwartz and Nilson have been praised for his or her potential to create ambiance with their movies that characteristic places that really feel untouched and “street journey” tales that really feel vibrant and genuine. Los Frikis particularly showcases a steadiness of youthful optimism with extra critical subject material.
Written and directed by the duo, Los Frikis is impressed by true occasions. The movie tells the story of a gaggle of bandmates and is ready towards the backdrop of the punk rock wave in ’90s Cuba. The unforgettable coming-of-age story facilities round Gustavo, a boy who idolizes his older brother Paco and his punk bandmates. The story follows the group as oppression and excessive poverty push “los Frikis” to determined measures. In an act of defiance, the group deliberately inject themselves with HIV to achieve refuge in a government-run sanatorium. In that darkish place, they handle to carve out their very own sanctuary of neighborhood, pleasure, freedom, and acceptance.
The Miami movie pageant described Los Frikis as being “Anchored by each a palpable sense of dread and a youthful spirit of hope.” Academy-Award successful producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse, The Lego Film) are connected to the movie. The film stars Adria Arjona, Héctor Medina, and introduces Eros de la Puente, with Luis Alberto García and Jorge Perugorría rounding out the primary forged. You’ll be able to learn our overview of the movie by MovieWeb’s Julian Roman right here.
Los Frikis lands in Theaters Dec. 25.
Los Frikis follows Gustavo, who admires his brother Paco and his punk bandmates. Amidst an financial disaster, they select to contract HIV to reside in a authorities therapy dwelling. There, they try to construct their very own utopia, centered round music and freedom.
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Héctor Medina
, Adria Arjona
, Luis Alberto García
, Jorge Perugorría
, Jorge Enrique Caballero
, Alexis Valdés
, Orestes Amador
, Miriam Socarrás
, Omar Patin
, Yasser Michelén
, Alain Mesa
, Reinier Díaz - Producers
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Christopher Miller
, Phil Lord
, Adria Arjona
, Aditya Sood
, Rebecca Karch Tomlinson
, Jordan Fudge - Character(s)
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Paco
, Maria
, Mateo
, Dr. Diaz
, Maximo
, Dr. Renaldo
, Pharmacist
, Abuelita
, Bartender
, Hector
, Looper (voice)
, Uncredited