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I'm very interested in snagging a PDF of Peter Morgan's Hereafter, if anyone has access. This is the now-shooting Clint Eastwood film, of course -- a reportedly supernatural piece about three characters "touched by death in different ways," etc.

Hereafter costars Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Marthe Keller (Marathon Man, Bobby Deerfield, Black Sunday -- U.S. theatrical career seemingly killed by Fedora and The Formula), Mylene Jampanoi and Thierry Neuvic.

I'm forming an idea that whatever Invictus may or may not be, Hereafter may settle in and really touch home. It would be seen, of course, as a contemplation of realms beyond by a director obviously edging a bit closer to the take-off point as the years fall away, etc. We're all going there sooner or later so what does it matter how soon or far off? Quality, not quantity.

Eastwood began shooting Hereafter last month in Paris, and then went to London. Filming in San Francisco and Hawaii is next. Eastwood, Kathleen Kennedy and Robert Lorenz are producing. Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Tim Moore and Morgan are exec producing. Warner Bros. will open Hereafter in December 2010.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 10, 2009 at 6:11 AM

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Ryan Adams says ...

If you like James Van Prague you'll adore Hereafter. That's the extent of the supernatural element.

"There's somebody important in your life whose name starts with J, am I right?"... "I'm sensing someone close to you has recently died, someone you loved very much."

I'm paraphrasing, but not much. The story hinges on 3 or 4 coincidences in 3 countries that result in Matt Damon meeting his "soul mate" -- in the final 3 minutes of the movie, You see this coming 7000 miles away, so I'm not giving anything away. As in most underpopulated Eastwood movies, there are not enough characters for it to work out any other way. The only surprise is that the male and female leads only exchange about 5 lines with each other, in one single scene. It's a love story where we're asked to assume all the love stuff happens after the credits roll.

The events contrived to bring the two principles together are horrific tragedies. So basically, the message of the movie is that multiple disasters must occur in synchronicity before Matt Damon can get laid. It's a masochistic O''Henry story.

It's not a supernatural thriller, unless you think coincidences are supernatural and there are no thrills. There will be a massive special effects recreation of a famous global disaster in the opening sequence. It promises to be gut-wrenching to watch, but it's going to leave a very nasty taste in your mouth when you discover that 200,000 people had to die just so Matt Damon can find the silver lining.

Jeff says, "I'm forming an idea that... Hereafter may settle in and really touch home.. as a contemplation of realms beyond by a director obviously edging a bit closer to the take-off point..."

Form any ideas you like. That's a lot more ambitious than what Peter Morgan has written.

I'm just saying, I wouldn't get my hopes up for The Sixth Sense meets The Seventh Seal.

Posted by Ryan Adams at November 10, 2009 7:24 AM

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Jeffrey Wells says ...

Wells to Ryan Adams: "Multiple disasters must occur in synchronicity before Matt Damon can get laid" -- that's hilarious. I just got a copy sent to me so we'll see.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells at November 10, 2009 7:34 AM

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Josh Massey says ...

If Eastwood is shooting now, it'll be out in January 2010, not December.

Posted by Josh Massey at November 10, 2009 8:41 AM

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Scriptshadow says ...

Quick breakdown of the script: http://scriptshadow.blogspot.com/2009/02/hereafter.html

Posted by Scriptshadow at November 10, 2009 10:02 AM

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The Hoyk says ...

Almost sounds like a darker version of Claude Lelouch's AND NOW MY LOVE.

Posted by The Hoyk at November 10, 2009 10:51 AM

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Ryan Adams says ...

^
"darker" as in "dimmer" maybe.

Posted by Ryan Adams at November 10, 2009 11:39 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

Massey has a point. He started filming last month, are we sure he can't have it in theaters before the end of the year?

Posted by BurmaShave at November 10, 2009 1:50 PM

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The Hoyk says ...

All I know is it would make this movie way cooler if, for the inevitable "title as a line of dialogue" moment, they used a clip of Arte Johnson as the Dirty Old Man from "LAUGH-IN" saying, "Do you believe in the hereafter? Then you know what I'm here after."

Posted by The Hoyk at November 10, 2009 2:01 PM

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