We posted back on 16 September that Idol’s Eye may be resurrected.  And I stress that it’s more than likely not going to be the same cast, but who knows with Robert – he may really want to do this film.  Fingers crossed as I really need moustached 70s Robert in my life.  Here’s an extract from Daniel Kasman’s interview with Oliver Assayas at NYFF:

NOTEBOOK: I must ask: Is there any chance for this American burglary film to be reborn?

ASSAYAS: We’re trying. We got the rights back. We never really lost them, but the problem was that we had a crazy financier who spent a lot of money and then pulled the plug for reasons unknown. He basically blocked the project for almost two years and is now going bankrupt. So he needs whatever money back he can, so finally he’s ready to let us go ahead. The problem is the strings that are attached. Now, making the film involves (a) making it on a lower budget—because we spent a lot of money already—basically for nothing; and (b) returning him some money. That means we have to make the movie for much less money, so we’re trying to figure out if we can do it. It’s something that will happen—or not—in the next few weeks, really, because we need winter. It’s a winter film. We will be shooting in January or late January. Either it’s happening right now, or not at all. Which is not the nice part of filmmaking! It’s really exciting, you know? [laughs]