Robert Zemeckis Wants Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr for 'Yellow Submarine' Remake
- Posted on Nov 5th 2009 11:00AM by Saudi Ali, Thursday
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As Hollywood continues to churn out remake after remake, filmmaker Robert Zemeckis is set to recreate the Beatles' animated movie 'Yellow Submarine.' On top of that, Zemeckis -- who's helmed such films as 'Forest Gump,' the 'Back to the Future' series and 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' -- revealed he has approached Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to participate."We haven't gotten the word yet on the two surviving Beatles, whether they're interested in doing it or not," the director, producer and screenwriter told MTV News. But Zemeckis -- a self-professed Beatlemaniac who titled his first ever film 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' some 30 years ago -- wants to move forward with "a 3-D performance-capture adaptation" of the 1968 cartoon movie.
"The Beatles have always been a great source of inspiration for me," said Zemeckis, who is midway through writing the film's script. "I think it's a perfect example of a movie that can be re-envisioned in the digital cinema and be absolutely beyond spectacular. I call it, 'Yellow Submarine: The Digital Trip!'"
While Paul and Ringo are the director's ideal choices for the film, Zemeckis seems hellbent on going forward whether they're in or they are out. Then again, in the original film, actors provided the Beatles' voices, so their lack of participation certainly wouldn't kill the project.
