Exclusive: oscar winner Up composition Michael Giacchino A new reboot of the 1954 sci-fi man-eating monster film will make his big-screen directorial debut. they! and warner bros.
Jacquino is currently meeting with writers in hopes of starting production soon.
In the original Gordon Douglas film, also released by Warner Bros., a giant irradiated ant colony was discovered in the New Mexico desert and two young queen ants and their mates escaped to build a new colony. and become a national threat. The ensuing nationwide search culminates in a fight over a spillway and storm drain in Los Angeles.
“There’s always a movie in my head that I can’t get out of my head,” Giacchino tells Deadline. they! It wasn’t until much later in life that I found out what it was — the nuclear age.
“thing of interest they! That’s exactly what it’s called: they! ,’” he adds.
“Current version of they! It’s about immigration and telling a story on the subject through the lens of this insane sci-fi monster movie.
composers of big franchise films such as Spider-Man: No Way Home, Star Trek, Batman, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Additionally, I have been trying to create my own big event for quite some time. Last year he directed his Marvel Studios/Disney+ special. werewolf of the night It follows a lycanthropic superhero who fights evil using the abilities bestowed on him by a curse brought on by his lineage. monster challenge And an episode of Paramount+ Star Trek: Short Trek.
Giacchino also to score they! the same way he scored night werewolf, monster challenge When Star Trek: Short TrekHe also plans to have his filmmaker brother, Anthony Jacquinoengaged in the production of they!Anthony Giacchino directed a Disney+ documentary about composer-turned-filmmaker brothers. Director by Night. Anthony Giacchino is also an Oscar winner, winning for his 2021 short documentary. collet.
As children, the Jacquino brothers made films in their home in Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey. It was directed by Michael and starred Anthony with friends from the neighborhood. As a teenager, Michael Giacchino worked a side job to save money to buy movie stock. He used a precision knife to scratch his strips of film to create special effects of lasers and sparks. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he studied filmmaking, and then Universal where he got a job in marketing and advertising for Disney.Ultimately, he transitioned to composing for video games, with one highlight being games for the PlayStation Jurassic park: The lost world Steven Spielberg personally hired him.It was through a video game that J.J. alias When lost big pictures too Star Trek Star Trek Into DarknessWhen Mission: Impossible IIIAfter providing music to the highest-grossing films of the pandemic, Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.9 billion), Jackino last year Jurassic World: Dominion, Pixar’s Lightyear, Thor: Love & Thunder When Batman.
“Michael Giacchino is a one-of-a-kind talent. said Jesse Erman, who oversees the Burbank project.Arman caught Jacquino werewolf of the night Blown away with Disney+.
Giacchino is represented by CAA and Gorfaine/Schwartz.