The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) with Stephen Hilger

This week we’re jumping from one big adaptation of British literature to another. It’s a movie about a fellowship, but this time, they call it a league. And it’s extraordinary!!

Joining us for this bonus (!!) is returning champion Stephen Hilger of the very great Into the Aether podcast! We’re piecing together one of the strangest movies out there… and still trying to figure out why Sean Connery turned down Gandalf but said yes to Quartermain.

Next week it’s Ridley Scott’s historical epic, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod

References:

• Special Features
  • Assembling the League
  • Attire
  • The Nemomobile
  • Making Mr. Hyde
  • Resurrecting Venice
  • Sinking Venice
• StarLog #312 Production History
• StarLog #313 Production History
• Los Angeles Times on Stephen Norrington
• Box Office Reports on Film Failure
• Film Faces Lawsuit
• Entertainment Weekly On-Set Report
• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Reboot in Works
• Prague Reporter Production History
• X2 Promotes the Film
• TV Reboot in Works
• Stephen Norrington Making The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• Light the Fuse Podcast Dan Lausten Interview Part 2
• Star Chat Stuart Townsend Interview
• Jason Flemying Needs To Go 10-1
• Sean Connery Is Done With Idiots
• Shane West Blackfilm Interview
• Theo van de Sande Turns Down League

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