#Ian Frazier

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

A Marathon Reading of Martha Graham

Over the course of seven hours, sixteen dancers and former dancers read the legendary choreographer’s memoir from start to finish.

By Ian Frazier

August 15, 2016

Aman sat in a chair in the café on the first floor of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, at Lincoln Center, for almost seven hours and listened to sixteen dancers and former dancers read “Blood Memory,” the autobiography of Martha Graham, one reader after the other, all the way through from beginning to end. Graham wrote that a dancer is “an athlete of God” and quoted Lincoln Kirstein’s remark that dance is “glorified human behavior.” Sitting with a glorified seatedness that came from deep within himself, the man, who can’t dance a lick, felt grateful just to be in the bleachers.

“There is a fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep.” Though Graham wrote that early in her book, the man did not fear such a possibility. His chair was perfectly O.K. The sun moved overhead and the shadows crossed the nearby buildings visible out the café windows in a downtown direction, toward Forty-eighth Street, where Graham had performed for the first time with her own group of dancers exactly ninety years before, to the day. The marathon reading marked that anniversary. Janet Eilber, the artistic director of the Martha Graham Dance Company, read first. “Movement never lies. . . . The body is a sacred garment. . . . Every dance is a kind of fever chart. . . . The beauty of the heel as it is used to carry one forward into life.” Next came Tiler Peck, a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, who, her shoulders bare, wore her dark hair up, bright-red lipstick, and dangling earrings. She took the young Graham through early childhood, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh), where her father was a strict Presbyterian and an “alienist,” or psychiatrist, and coal soot covered everybody. Martha went around veiled.

Behind the readers, in a window of the building across the street, a man or woman sat and organized papers, holding them in both hands and tapping them downward to make them even. Sonya Tayeh, a two-time Emmy nominee for her choreography for “So You Think You Can Dance?,” arrived in an ankle-length black garment and platform shoes. Her black hair was long on top and shaved close on the sides. She read the part that included Graham’s family’s move to Santa Barbara and the fright Graham gave her mother when she skipped rope while standing on a branch of an olive tree.

“I have based everything that I have done on the pulsation of life. . . . I am sure that levitation is possible.” Virginia Johnson, a founding member and artistic director of Dance Theatre of Harlem, read about Graham’s achievements in high school—her editorship of the school newspaper, her playing on the basketball team—and the death of her father. That misfortune threw the family into poverty. Meanwhile, Graham grew up, studied with the Denishawn Dance Troupe, in Los Angeles, moved to New York, unwillingly became a dancer with a musical revue to support her family, refused to wear cheesy costumes, quit the musical revue, began to put together her own company, knocked everybody out with a one-night performance of her work on April 18, 1926, in a theatre she had rented with money borrowed from the owner of the old Gotham Book Mart, appeared all over the country, inspired Fanny Brice to parody her, danced for Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House, danced for eight U.S. Presidents, won worldwide fame.

The sun’s angle became more aslant. In the room across the street, someone lowered the blinds. Most readers, when they finished, sat through the next reader or two, then tiptoed out. The tactful steps of dancers trying not to disturb were small and beguiling choreographies in themselves. A soft step-step-step-step, head down, with torso bent; then longer quiet strides in the open, toward the elevator up ahead. “I don’t work from counts. I have a very physical memory. I work from body phrase.”

Published in the print edition of the August 22, 2016, issue, with the headline “Body Phrases.”

Ian Frazier, a staff writer at The New Yorker, is the author of “Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York’s Greatest Borough.”

[judgingbooksbycovers]

Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough

By Ian Frazier.

Design by Thomas Colligan.

[blocodeespantamentos]

But wait, there's more...

They made a Coyote Vs. Acme movie based on a classic NYer piece where the Coyote sues Acme and WB shelved it! “If great stories with beloved characters and A-list stars are getting shelved for tax write offs, why are studios even in the movie business.”

[baseballjerseynumbers]

Spring Training:

Travis Jankowski assigned 16

Ian Kennedy assigned 21

Danny Duffy assigned 24

Elier Hernández assigned 38

Yoshi Tsutsugo assigned 39

Joe McCarthy assigned 41

Reyes Moronta assigned 56

Kyle Cody assigned 62

Clint Frazier assigned 77

[nocturnalazure]

A-Z Challenge: List your sims in order, trying to complete the alphabet (1)

Thanks for tagging me, @wannabecatwriter!

Here is the veeeery long list of all of my Sims (318 in total). Keep in mind that I've started playing the game in 2009, and that the story has properly started in 2012. I've got the whole alphabet. ;)

It's so long that Tumblr refused to save my post and I have to do it in 2 parts...

This is A to L.

Abigail (Abby) Golzine Adam Jamsheed Adeline Moya Adonis Golzine Adrian Savigny Agnès Sorel Aiden Fangmann Alain Sedat Alan Blake Aleksander Pedersen Alesha Drudge Alex Cooper Amber Fangmann Amelia Leneuf Amina Nagi Andrew Lee Ange Golzine Anh Wong Anna Daumillier Annabelle Duval Annette Babin Araime Nugtyub Ashley Blake Aymen Chaumier Babeth Lauper Bao Hei Basil Lazlo Beau Merrick Belinda Angelista Benedict Murdoch Benjamin Duval Béranger Golzine Bindweed Startree Bjorn Carlsen Blaise Collinson Bonehilda Bouchra Zayat Brianna Drudge Buttercup Icewitch Cain Simson Candice Hamming Carmen Benavides Caroline Duval Cash Cedric Corcoran Céleste Duval Charlene Scott Charlie Chester Crewe Chikage Umeda Chloe Savigny Chris Daumillier Christine Crastaing Claire Jamsheed Clara Randall Clemence Blake Cordelia Savigny Daisy Fleury Daniel Simson Darrick Bohn Deirdre Macmullen Devon Lucas Devon Murray Dorothea Heilmann Dot Dounia Zayat Drake Striker Ebenezer Clavier Ed Grant Edwin Macmullen Elaine West Eleanore Ngoyta Elias Alverstoke Elie Abebah Elizabeth Ellingford Ella Macmullen Elliott Granger Eloise Simson Elsie Elvira Slayer Emilia Ferguson Emily Golzine Emmy Sedat Enrico Pinero Erik Zay Esther Atkins Eton Jamsheed Eugene Dodds Eva Drudge Eve Fangmann Evelyn Parsons Evelyne Cornel Ezra Murray Faith Blake Fanglin Wong Feather Willowglitter Fei Wong Felipe Benavides Fidget Peppertree Filiberto Moya Finn Lucas Frank Parsons Frederick Golzine Gabriel Leneuf Georgia Pastorini Gilles De Rais Gina Ashford Giselle Blake Gladys Moon Evendale Gloria Deville Grace Moya Hasan Badr Al-Din Hector Parsons Hector Zayat Helena Wong Henry Cornel Henry Tartleton Holly Huey Huaixin Wong Hugo de Lalaing Ian Strickland Irma Parsons Ivy Brooks Jacob Golzine James Parsons Jamie Steel Jeong Sen Myung Jeremy Simson Jessica Lazlo Jessie Cooper Jezebel Jie Lan Jim Parsons Joakim Ferguson Johan Blake Jonathan (Jay) Leneuf José Luis Simson Joshua Deville Juan Salas Julia Layton Julian Blake Juliet Striker Juniper Catfrost Karen Ferguson Karl Leneuf Karolina Drudge Katelyn Missoni Katherine Golzine Keith Blake Kelly Frazier Ken Takemura Kendra Deville Khadija Rkha Khari Simson Kheops Zayat Kojub Iowal Kyle Delmott Kylian Lazlo Lance Terrell Laura Leneuf Lauren Nettles Lawrence (Laurie) Golzine Layla Lazlo Lea Daumillier Leona Ferguson Leonard Heilmann Li Wong Liang Wong Lilian Drudge Lilith Ellingford Lisa Simson Liu Lu Logan Jones Louis Simson Louise Heilmann-Cooper Luca Pastorini Lucas Blake Lucille Daumilllier Lucy Blake Ludo Golzine Luisa Guerrini Lulu Dia Luna Golzine

[tootern2345]

Hey ya’ll

I know live action/animation hybrids are… polarizing. But this is important

The Coyote Vs. Acme movie. Based on a 1990 NYT article by Ian Frazier, is in risk of being 100% shelved. Written off for tax reasons on the 23rd.

David Zaslav and WB Discovery are both asshats and a talented crew worked on this film so speak up, petition, do anything, spread the word of this movie so it won’t get cancelled. This is a part of film history and to stick it to the man, do your part! Wouldn’t be surprised if someone ends up leaking the film or some shit like that. It’s the internet now but still, still. Speak up against this corporate ballyhoo politic crap. Support the film and animation crew. Do anything in your power to get this tax write off decision revoked. We can’t let the hard work of everyone involved be all for naught. We can’t let the rich bitch win!!!

#ReleaseCoyoteVsAcme #LeakCoyoteVsAcme #SaveCoyoteVsAcme #FireDavidZaslav

[jeannereames]

Hello again, Dr. Reames. This post about the hero's journey across world cultures but especially in Ancient Greece has been going viral on tumblr. As both a writer of fiction set in the ancient world and an academic, do you think the hero's journey holds any merit? Especially in regards to the Illiad?

So first, thank you for that link and sorry for the delayed reply. I enjoyed reading the post, and agree with her for the most part, but there is a very useful comment (I’m not sure I’d quite call it a rebutting) from Ian Robinson in the notes. His reply offers several useful points about, et al., masterplots and correctives to her take on Campbell, which is a bit narrow, although the Frazier/Campbell/Jung approach to myth has long been recognized as problematic, beginning with Levi-Strauss. So I’d suggest that those who read her post also read his comment, as he gives some good additional bibliography. There are some other good comments, but I’d specifically point to that one. Unless I really misremember Campbell, I don’t think he’s suggesting the Hero’s Journey is the only sort of myth out there. That would be oversimplifying him and creating a stick-man argument, which is where I might ding her analysis.

Walter Burkert (and his students, et al.) have noted that similarity in myths may owe more than a bit to some basic similarities in human experience due to human biology. So, we get a goodly number of coming-of-age stories/myths and accompanying rites of passage. Similarly, marriage is another commonality. There’s only one culture that doesn’t have marriage (if my anthro class memories serves); but what “marriage” entails, and who may marry whom, varies quite a lot over cultures. Death and funerals/mourning are another commonality strongly hedged by culture-specific details, along with birth and fertility rites. We can include also anniversary and commemorative rites, feasting and fasting, even water rituals. These all cross the globe in myth and religion. Thus, our very humanness produces similarities of experience, although details are shaped by culture.

Additionally, throughout history, human beings have tended to look for points of commonality when facing difference—a purchase to grab onto, if you like. We’ve been doing this for millennia, right down to: “Your god seems like my god, just with a different name.” Difference is occluded to focus on the similarity.

I don’t think that’s a bad thing. It promotes connection…and empathy. It’s only problematic when difference is not just ignored but erased and replaced. That happens too. The Greeks (and later Romans) were notorious for ignoring other people’s names and categories in favor of their own… but so were the Egyptians, and the Chinese. This is not simply a white Western/European fault. It’s a Center-Periphery phenomenon. And it may be the height of white Western/European privilege to assume they’re the only ones guilty of doing it!

All that said, we do find some common … themes? ... across myths. Trickster figures, for instance—perhaps because they make us laugh. But a culture that doesn’t have one isn’t “lacking,” nor do all tricksters look/act the same. Humor can be a very cultural thing. That’s just one example of a “semi-universal” mythical motif.

So, in short, I don’t see a problem with utilizing the Hero’s Journey as a useful frame in storytelling. But I would say that we may need to learn new stories too, as writers.

My current WIP (work-in-progress) is a 6-volume epic fantasy that turns the conquest narrative on its head. One (of the two) main characters transforms from “Master of Battles” to “Mother of Peace.”

Writing it has presented me with some narrative-arc struggles, most notably writing “battles that aren’t.” E.g., an expected battle that doesn’t come to pass/is short-circuited in some way. I mean to challenge the notion that “glorious conflict/combat” is a necessary conclusion for a story arc. Yet that runs the risk of annoying readers who complain of bait-and-switch. Nonetheless, the point IS that a peaceful solution may be the true victory. How to do that involves maintaining enough narrative TENSION even if battle isn’t the resolution of that tension.

That’s a different sort of story, and entails bucking millennia of narrative expectations. Of course there are other forms of story (metaplots) that don’t even involve a (big) battle at all, but I’m specifically trying to subvert that one. That means I must rethink dramatic tension. (Hopefully successfully.)

In any case, I offer it as an example of the struggle any storyteller faces when swimming against the current of reader/listener/viewer expectations. Especially when those expectations are formed by the freight of human storytelling tradition. We are “programmed,” if you will, to expect certain things out of any given plot arc. One ignores that—or in my case, deliberately flaunts it—to one’s peril.

[doloresdisparue]

have you read Lolita In The Afterlife? i got a copy of it from my local bookstore but i haven’t read it yet

I have! Very mixed opinions.. a few of the essays I really like and some i genuinely hated. If you go a little further back in my blog there are definitely excerpts from when I was reading it, both parts I shared because I loved them and some I made fun of. I did cite it in my thesis several times (specifically the essays by Bindu Bansinath, Christina Baker Kline, Kate Elizabeth Russell and Ian Frazier).

I suppose that's in the spirit of the collection, presenting many different viewpoints on the books legacy and I do commend that but I also think a handful of the essays make such outrageous, offensive or dangerous claims that leaving them in there uncommented is a little questionable ("Humbert should be played by an ugly actor because rape and rapists are ugly" comes to mind). But again, I understand the impulse to want to present a collection of different viewpoints and let the reader make up their minds. More in the spirit of Nabokov too, I would think.

I also have a personal grudge against the book for not including Emily Maltbys submission (which I was lucky enough to read) but that's just me caping for the musical again.

EDIT: Also my god that cover is ATROCIOUSLY ugly. Like, I might have actually bought the book myself for my little Lo-library but that cover is giving self-published on Wattpad. Love and light, nothing to do with the content but I hate that cover.

[koholint]

today playlist. i am not even going to attempt transliterating some of these sorry

Thanasis Papakonstantinou - Όταν χαράζει

Eiko Shimamiya - cross my heart

Parliament - (You're a Fish and I'm a) Water Sign

Nyongky Welvaart - Kilank Ba

Steely Dan - The Second Arrangement

Khaled al Sheikh - نعم نعم

The Brothers Johnson - Do It For Love

Salma Agha & Bappi Lahiri - Jeena Bhi Kya Hai Jeena

Frazier Chorus - Wide Awake

Ian Van Dahl - Be Mine

Mighty Sparrow - Memories

May Sweet - အသည်းနှလုံးကိုချမ်းသာပေးပါ

thanks for listening!

[angelo-tiger-woods]

(26 Jan. 2025) - A tour of the Bronx

Comedian and actress Susie Essman was a kid from the Bronx, and maintains a devotion to this monumental, magical and, at times, maligned slice of the Big Apple. She takes "Sunday Morning" viewers on a tour, joined by such Bronx luminaries as writer and humorist Ian Frazier, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, actor and playwright Chazz Palminteri, rapper and entrepreneur Fat Joe, and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson.

"CBS News Sunday Morning" features stories on the arts, music, nature, entertainment, sports, history, science and Americana, and highlights unique human accomplishments and achievements. Check local listings for "CBS News Sunday Morning" broadcast times.

[annethunderstorms]

My Year in Books 2024:

10,046 pages read

30 books read

Things I Learned from Falling by Claire Nelson

- nonfiction, memoir, survival, mental health

- set in US (Joshua Tree NT) and UK (London)

Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

- fiction, magical realism, time travel, loss

- set in Japan

- main characters: Kazu Tokita, Nagare Tokita, Sachi

Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

- fiction, magical realism, time travel, loss

- set in Japan

- main characters: Kazu Tokita, Nagare Tokita

Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic by Jennifer Niven

- nonfiction, biography, survival, history

- set on Wrangel Island (Russia), Nome (Alaska) in 1920s

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

- nonfiction, history, crime, indigenous

- set in Osage County (Oklahoma) in 1920s

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Eliott

- nonfiction, biography, race, mental health, indigenous

- set in Canada (Ontario)

Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

- historical fiction, war, discrimination

- set in Vietnam in 1969 en 2016

- main characters: Trang, Quỳnh Phong, Dan

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

- fiction, sci-fi, dystopia, survival

- set in Toronto, Great Lakes Region

- main characters: Kirsten Raymonde, Arthur Leander, Miranda Carroll

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

- fiction, writing, thriller, racism

- set in US (Washington, D.C.)

- main characters: Athena Liu, Juniper "June" Hayward

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

- fiction, mental health, romance

- set in Japan in 1969-1970

- main character: Toru Watanabe

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

- fiction, thriller, mystery, indigenous

- set in US (upper Michigan)

- main character: Daunis Fontaine

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

- nonfiction, self help, personal development, creativity

Great Plains by Ian Frazier

- nonfiction, travel, history, nature, American West

- set in US

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

- fiction, sci-fi, dystopia, speculative

- set in US (California)

- main character: Lauren Olamina

Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende

- historical fiction, colonialism, romance

- set in Spain, Peru, Chile in 1500s

- main characters: Inés Suárez, Pedro de Valdivia

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

- historical fiction, nature, survival, colonialism

- set in US (Virginia) in 1610

- main character: servant girl

Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie

- fiction, coming-of-age, family, friendship, discrimination

- set in Ghana, US

- main characters: Akorfa, Selasi

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

- fiction, drama, mystery, motherhood

- set in US (Ohio)

- main characters: Mia Warren, Pearl Warren, Richardson family

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

- historical fiction, family saga, discrimination

- set in Korea, Japan from 1910-1989

- main characters: Sunja Kim, Koh Hansu, Noa Baek, Mosazu Baek, Solomon Baek

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

- fiction, indigenous, coming-of-age, magical realism

- set in Canada (Nunavut) in 1970s

Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips

- fiction, mystery, crime, womanhood

- set in Russia (Kamchatka)

- main characters: Marina Alexandrovna, Alyona & Sophia Golosovskaya

LaRose by Louise Erdrich

- fiction, family, grief, indigenous

- set in US (North Dakota)

- main characters: LaRose Iron, Landreaux Iron, Nola Ravich, Maggie Ravich, Romeo Puyat

Instructions for Traveling West: Poems by Joy Sullivan

- nonfiction, poetry, memoir

Stoner by John Williams

- historical fiction, classic, academia

- set in US (Missouri) from 1910s-1950s

- main character: William Stoner

Dream Wheels by Richard Wagamese

- fiction, western, rodeo, healing

- set in Canada or US (Alberta or Montana)

main characters: Joe Willie Wolfchild, Aiden Hartley, Claire Hartley

Sisters under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris

- historical fiction, World Word II, women, survival

- set in Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia) between 1942-1945

- main characters: Nesta James, Norah Chambers

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

- historical fiction, magical realism, family, loneliness

- set in US (Alaska) in 1920s

- main characters: Jack, Mabel, Faina, Benson family

Go as a River by Shelley Read

- historical fiction, coming-of-age, family, survival, loss

- set in US (Colorado) from 1944-1971

- main character: Victoria Nash

To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey

- historical fiction, adventure, nature, magical realism

- set in US (Alaska) in 1880s

- main characters: Allen Forrester, Sophie Forrester

Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa by Dipo Faloyin

- nonfiction, colonialism, history, politics

- set in Africa

[gnatswatting]

• The past bleeds through layers of accumulation like graffiti through whitewash. The truth of a place often is not hidden but can be seen in plain sight. —Ian Frazier

Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough

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The Bronx Cheers—Mostly—for <b>Trump</b> | The New Yorker

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The Bronx Cheers—Mostly—for Trump | The New Yorker

Biden’s a pedophile; Trump’s a fascist; the MAGA Hasidim have to get their act together. Ian Frazier reports on these and other sentiments spewed …

[naturesshowcase]

Light Painting at Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, California © Ian S. Frazier

[gameforestdach]

Die Vorfreude brodelt in der Gaming-Community, denn EAs Motive Studio gewährt Einblicke in den Fortschritt seines mit Spannung erwarteten Iron Man-Videospiels. Dieses Projekt, ein Gemeinschaftswerk zwischen Marvel Entertainment und Motive Studio, entwickelt sich zu einem actiongeladenen, Single-Player-Abenteuer, das die Spieler auf eine Weise in die Welt von Tony Stark eintauchen lässt, wie nie zuvor. Entwicklung unter der Leitung von Olivier Proulx, mit dem Ziel, eine authentische Iron Man-Erfahrung zu liefern. Das Spiel verspricht eine originale Erzählung, die in Tony Starks reiches Erbe eintaucht. Einsatz der Unreal Engine 5, um unübertroffene Realitätstreue im Spiel zu erzielen. Olivier Proulx, zusammen mit erfahrenen Profis wie Ian Frazier, Maëlenn Lumineau und JF Poirier, steht an der Spitze des Projekts und sorgt dafür, dass das Spiel dem Wesen von Iron Man treu bleibt. Ihre Mission ist es, eine originale Geschichte zu schaffen, die den Charme und Erfindungsgeist von Stark widerspiegelt und es den Spielern ermöglicht, die Begeisterung zu erleben, Iron Man zu sein. Diese Hingabe an Authentizität und Qualität wird von Bill Rosemann, VP und Kreativdirektor bei Marvel Games, widergespiegelt, der seine Begeisterung über die Zusammenarbeit mit Motive Studio zum Ausdruck brachte. Die Wahl von Unreal Engine 5 für die Entwicklung unterstreicht den Ehrgeiz des Teams, Spitzentechnologie zu nutzen, um ein immersives Erlebnis zu schaffen. Dieser Schritt, zusammen mit der Strategie des Studios, Feedback von einem speziellen Community Council von Marvel-Fans zu integrieren, deutet auf ein Spiel hin, das sowohl technologisch fortschrittlich als auch zutiefst respektvoll gegenüber der Iron Man-Überlieferung ist. Patrick Klaus, der General Manager von Motive, unterstrich die Bedeutung dieses fangetriebenen Ansatzes bei der Gestaltung des Entwicklungsverlaufs des Spiels. Für detailliertere Einblicke in dieses aufblühende Meisterwerk, besuche GamesRadar. In verwandten Nachrichten verabschiedet sich die Gaming-Welt von einer Ära, da Nintendo die Einstellung der Online-Dienste für die 3DS- und Wii U-Plattformen ankündigt. Diese Entscheidung markiert das Ende eines bedeutenden Kapitels in der Gaming-Geschichte und hebt die ständige Evolution der Branche hervor. Für mehr Informationen zu dieser Entwicklung, lese Das Ende einer Ära: Nintendo stellt Online-Dienste für 3DS und Wii U ein. Ausblick: Die Zukunft von Iron Man und Superhelden-Gaming Während EAs Motive Studio mit seinem Iron Man-Projekt weiterhin Neuland betritt, steht die Gaming-Industrie am Anfang einer neuen Ära in Sachen Superhelden-Spiele. Mit Technologie und Fan-Engagement im Herzen verspricht die Zukunft des Gamings, unsere Lieblingshelden auf Weisen zum Leben zu erwecken, die wir noch nie zuvor gesehen haben.

[jcmarchi]

Motive Studio To Work On Battlefield As Iron Man Game Hits 'Major Internal Milestone'

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Motive Studio To Work On Battlefield As Iron Man Game Hits 'Major Internal Milestone'

Motive Studio, the EA team behind last year’s Dead Space remake and its in-development Iron Man game, has revealed it is forming a new internal team to support the Battlefield franchise. Motive will help develop future Battlefield experiences as it continues to work on its Iron Man game with Marvel, which it says has hit a “major internal milestone.” 

This news comes from a new blog post by Motive’s general manager, Patrick Klaus, where he also reveals the directors behind the studio’s Dead Space remake – executive producer Philippe Ducharme and creative director Roman Campos-Oriola – will build a new team to work alongside EA’s Battlefield studios. 

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“Their proven expertise in storytelling, immersive battles, and developing on the Frostbite engine uniquely positions them to help advance the vision for Battlefield, led by Vince Zampella (EVP, group general manager for Respawn and Battlefield) and Byron Beede (SVP, general manager for Battlefield). 

“In parallel, development continues to move forward on our Iron Man project, led by Olivier Proulx (executive producer) and Ian Frazier (creative director). The team made excellent progress this year, hitting a major internal milestone and laying a robust foundation for the journey ahead. Iron Man is an important priority for Motive, and I’m very proud of the work we’ve accomplished so far.” 

Motive will work with other EA studios like Criterion, DICE, and Ripple Effect to further expand the company’s Battlefield franchise, which saw its last entry, Battlefield 2042, released in 2021. In 2022, we learned the next Battlefield game had entered pre-production with plans to take “valuable lessons” learned from Battlefield 2042 into the game’s development. 

What do you hope to see in the future for the Battlefield franchise? Let us know in the comments below!