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Maria_Romanov_fan

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The Testament(Formerly Crown of Blood)
« on: November 23, 2004, 08:41:19 PM »
I heard on an Anastasia site that they were making a movie about the tsarvitch Alexie (excuse my spelling) called "Crown of Blood" Anyone hear of that movie?

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Re: The Testament(Formerly Crown of Blood)
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2004, 09:52:33 PM »
Yeah, 6 years ago.
I heard that it was in "production" around 1998. And that was the last that I've heard of that.
There wasn't even a result on imdb.com, and that's a bad sign, if it's not on there, it's non-existant.
My "mystery" movie Fatal Frame is even on there, and they haven't even got a cast/director/writer or anything and it's still listed on IMDB.
The only blurb I have found on it is this:
From: http://members.tripod.com/~Pharaoh30/index-3.html

Upcoming Romanov Movie!

Yes! There's going to be an upcoming movie on the Romanovs! My webpartner M.S. spoke with Aaron Glaeser. The company is Dynasty Productions. They are currently working on their first motion picture along with Freshman Motion Pictures(New Line) and Kennedy/Marshall Productions(Paramount). The film is called "Crown of Blood". It will be filming in May, 1999. Mr. Glaeser is the writer/star/associate producer of the film. It's about the life of Alexei, told through the eyes of his tutor, Pierre Gilliard. Should be out in theatres, Spring 2000. You can visit Mr. Glaeser's wonderful Alexei Romanov site (best I've seen)!

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« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2004, 12:05:55 AM »
Aaron Glaeser is an old and dear friend of mine. He wrote "Crown of Blood" about 7 years ago. It was optioned for a time by the producer mentioned by the website in question. I thought and still think COB an excellent script.

However, of all the screenplays written, few get optioned. Of those that get optioned, fewer still actually get made into films. Such was the case of "Crown". It was listed on the imdb site for a time, however, as it is no longer in development, it is not appropritate to have it listed there. It's not a matter of it "looking bad", it's just that films not in development don't belong there.

Aaron has updated COB and it is now called "The Testament".

He's not a daily visitor here, but he is a member.

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Re: The Testament(Formerly Crown of Blood)
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2004, 12:20:08 AM »
Does he plan on putting this in production?  :-/

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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2004, 04:12:08 PM »
Wow...
Where have I been?

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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2004, 10:07:54 PM »
I'm sure Aaron would put the project in production if he could. However, it's not that simple. Even the simplest film costs many millions of dollars to shoot and an equal amount to market it. Aaron would need to find a producer or studio who could put the money up and then hope to God that Paris Hilton didn't end up playing Olga. We've been through many different deals over the years. At this point, I'm sure he would welcome another option or development deal, but even these don't guarantee the film would get made.

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« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2004, 12:23:43 AM »
Oh man, i remember reading about this movie a loooooooong time ago -- probably from that very same website! Too bad it didn't get picked up and then released. We need a good Romanov movie.

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« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2004, 10:29:18 AM »
As fate would have it, I heard from Aaron last night while out to dinner with friends. Apparently our favorite producer, Mark, is once again interested in the script. It's way too soon to get excited, but it's interesting, isn't it, that Aaron heard from this producer within days of this particular discussion starting? I'm amazed. I also let Aaron know people were asking about the script and hope he will stop by here to tell us himself what's up with this project.

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« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2004, 04:16:54 PM »
Greetings to all.  I would first like to thank you for your interest in The Testament.  I also would like to thank all of you who sent such kind words of praise and well a few other words that were not so kind(Don’t worry I have a very open mind.) about my essay on Alexei in the biography section of this excellent website.  A website that is both artistically and professionally produced by the wonderful, Bob Atchison(From here on out noted as, ‘Da Man’)  Only someone of his dedication to this story, which each of us hold dear to our hearts, could have planted the seed that would grow into such a wonderful icon to the memory of the Last Imperial Russian Family.  Of all of the screenplays I have written this is the one that is dearest to my heart.  Since 1997 when I took the first step on what is becoming a lifelong project I have learned much about life, death, faith, hope and love.  I know that had I not endeavored to tell such a story that life itself would teach me these lessons, but working on this has quickened my attainment of this knowledge.  As a few have said before, getting a film made is quite an arduous process.  Especially when trying to balance that with a full time job.  However for the past few years I have managed to stay the course.  We’ve had our ups and downs.  At this point, I am proud to say that we are on an up slope.  However, I’ve been on an up slope before and in those moments I have learned not to give up hope as well as not to count my chickens before they’ve hatched.  As much as I would love to share this wonderful work with each one of you I must refrain myself.  At this point the script is a private thing between myself, those who wish to see and have the ability to get this story put on the big screen . . . and of course a few select others.  Thus, I have not written this post to explain myself or the story I have written.  It was solely to offer my thanks for your interest.  If anyone here has the financial means to support such a project such as this, I invite you to send such inquiries to AaronGlaeser@yahoo.com or AaronGlaeser@aol.com.  I will then forward to Mark Headley, as he is busy in production on a motion picture in Romania.  In fact during our last conversation he was so excited when he said, ‘Aaron I’m in Romania . . . another step closer to Russia.’  Both myself and Mr. Headley(PRODUCER) are professionals and ask that only serious  inquiries are submitted.  We both share a vision of putting this story out for all to see and for the first time, telling this story the right way.  I would also like to thank a few other people at this time.  First would be Rob for putting forth the endless effort to host such effort through this medium.  Second would be to Mrs. Davidson who made me aware of this thread.  I’ve not been here for months but occasionally I stop by just to see what others are saying but have not said anything here until now.  

Okay, I can’t leave without giving something away about the story.  I tried, but I can’t.  So here you go.  Why would someone title a story about Alexei Nicholaevich Romanov, ‘The Testament’?

Hebrews, Chapter 9:16-17, 'Where there is a Testament, it is necessary that the death of the testator be confirmed.  For a Testament comes into force only in the case of death; it has no force while the testator liveth.'

I don’t know about you all, but this worked for me.

Warmest Regards,

Aaron P. Glaeser

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Re: The Testament(Formerly Crown of Blood)
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2004, 07:23:04 AM »
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.......and then hope to God that Paris Hilton didn't end up playing Olga.


I think I'm going to have nightmares.
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Re: The Testament(Formerly Crown of Blood)
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2004, 08:16:08 PM »
Dear Mr. Glaeser --

I can only applaud your championship of the Tsarevich, and wish I could help you myself.  May God bless you and may your artistic vision soon be realized.

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« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2004, 02:56:31 PM »
I have previously posted along this topic regarding my screenplay, 'The Testament'.  As it is currently another state of limbo, I recogize that this story continues to remain untold.  Thus, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say, 'What the hell . . .'  Every Wednesday I will post a different scene from the current draft.  There is no better audience to these wonderfull scenes and this wonderfull story than the individuals who are active participants in this medium.  On this Discussion Board you are all my peers and I greatly respect your input.

Just a few statements prior to the posting of the first, 'Scene of the Week'.  I'm not going to re-type each scene in order to follow proper WGA Formating Guidelines.  I'm just going to copy and paste from Microsoft Word, thus it will not be in the proper format.  If you all can bear with me through this, then there should not be any initial difficult.  In addition it must be noted that these scenes are part of 'The Testament' a motion picture screenplay which is currently copyrighted by Aaron P. Glaeser.  It is also registered with the Writers Guild of America under the registration number of: 1017446.  With the exception of the initial post by myself I request that the intillectual property belonging to myself not be duplicated by any means to include: Copied for References on Rebuttal Posts; included in any original works; etc.  These are just a few examples.  BASICALLY do not reproduce anything contained in the script or produce it in conjunction with anything you would fabricate.  These are simple rules to follow and if you choose to ignore these requests I have substantial documentation proving the authenticity and personal ownership of my work.

OKAY, now that we're done with the borring suff, lets get to the cool stuff.

The Testament is unique in the film world with regards to stories which depict the last few years of Nicholas II and his family.  As if you don't know yet.  The Testament tells the story of the life of Alexei Nicholaevich Romanov as told through the eyes of his tutor.  So the next thread will be call The Testament: Weekly Scene 1.

WARNING:  If you feel unable to adhere to these rules then do not view this or following threads.

Warmest of Regards,

Aaron P. Glaeser
Screenwriter: The Testament

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Re: The Testament(Formerly Crown of Blood)
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2006, 08:46:26 PM »
 What has become of this project? Lisa any ideas

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