A new movie starring Orson Wells? The mastermind behind radio's "War of the Worlds" and the film "Citizen Kane" passed away in 1985. He is known in Las Vegas as having lived here, been a spokesman for Caesar's Palace and for a famous commercial campaign he recorded while living in Nevada, "I will drink no wine before it's time."
The Hollywood Reporter has the story on Well's latest project (link here):
The late Orson Welles is back in the movie business. A rare recording only recently discovered of the filmmaker narrating a children's Christmas novel is being used as the basis for a film. It is being produced by Drac Studios, best known as a special effects and makeup shop for movies like "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" but now moving into full-fledged production.
Drac is in development on "Christmas Tails," a 3D live-action/CG hybrid movie to be directed by Todd Tucker and narrated by Welles, who died in 1985.
"It's a movie about how Santa's dog saves Christmas, but on one level, this a story about the discovery of Orson's lost tapes," Drac president Harvey Lowry said. "This is a substantial find. It's something that a filmmaker dreams of."
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