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- There isn't a chance "Chinatown," written by Robert Towne and directed by Roman Polanski, would get made as a feature film today. Its detail-dense narrative about water rights in Southern California, intertwined with the vile dealings of incestuous industrialist Noah Cross (John Huston), would likely be expanded into a series or not made at all.
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Aug 10, 2023 · A prequel series to Roman Polanski’s 1974 mystery film ‘Chinatown’ will start filming in Los Angeles, California, in January 2025.
Jun 24, 2024 · Netflix's Chinatown prequel series scripts are completed, bringing a fresh look at Jake Gittes' past with unexpected surprises. Robert Towne and David Fincher collaborate on the project, aiming...
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Jun 23, 2024 · Chinatown writer Robert Towne provides an update on David Fincher's upcoming prequel series of the celebrated 1974 film. Fincher and Towne have been collaborating to create a Netflix prequel series that explores the life of J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) before the events of Chinatown.
Mar 6, 2024 · Jack Nicholson's "Chinatown" sequel "The Two Jakes" was ignored on its initial release — but it's an even better, deeper film than the 1974 classic.
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Fincher, who you likely know best as the legendary director of films like Fight Club and The Social Network, will write the series alongside the original film’s writer Robert Towne, who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film. Towne also returned for 1990’s The Two Jakes, a sequel which saw Jack Nicholson return to the screen as Det...
While the series is being marketed as a prequel, the original film’s story is relatively self-contained. According to Variety, the series will focus on Jake’s early days as a private investigator in Los Angeles. Elements of those cases may cross over with the eventual plot of Chinatown,but for now, it would seem the series will more or less stand o...
As of March 2021, the Chinatown prequel is still in its infancy. Fincher has said that he and Towne are still trying to break the story. The director has been keeping busy the past couple of years, including the Oscar-nominated Mank and a modern take on Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train.
Jun 22, 2024 · The as-yet-unrealized Netflix series wouldn’t be Towne’s first continuation of “Chinatown” though. A sequel, “The Two Jakes,” was penned by the screenwriter and directed by Nicholson ...
Nov 18, 2019 · As per The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming giant’s latest swing for the fences is a prequel to Chinatown, the 1974 neo-noir in which Nicholson played Jake Gittes, a P.I. who uncovers — but...
