J. Michael Straczynski, the writer of the Clint Eastwood-directed "Changeling," is penning a long-in-the-works update of sci-fi classic "Forbidden Planet" for Warner Bros. Joel Silver is producing via Silver Pictures.
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I do believe that this is the film that's "near and dear to everyone's" hear he was talking about earlier in the year.
Lensman and now Frobidden Planet. Nice to know they've got somebody who loves and respects the material.
Jan"As empathy spreads, civilization spreads. As empathy contracts, civilization contracts...as we're seeing now.
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Originally posted by Jan View PostI do believe that this is the film that's "near and dear to everyone's" hear he was talking about earlier in the year.
Lensman and now Frobidden Planet. Nice to know they've got somebody who loves and respects the material.
Jan
I'm not that thrilled that they're remaking it, in many ways it is the archetype for much of the science fiction we enjoy to this day. If anybody does it, I feel better with jms and his pen. I wonder how he'll monkey with it?What a wonderful world you live in. -
Yeah, well, the rent is cheap, the pay is decent and I get to make my own hours.
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Originally posted by glindros View PostShouldn't this be considered a rewrite/reimagining?.
I'm not that thrilled that they're remaking it, in many ways it is the archetype for much of the science fiction we enjoy to this day. If anybody does it, I feel better with jms and his pen. I wonder how he'll monkey with it?
Jan"As empathy spreads, civilization spreads. As empathy contracts, civilization contracts...as we're seeing now.
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Originally posted by Jan View PostNot a rewrite, but of course it'll be a reimagining.
It'll be interesting to see. SF aspects aside, I thought the love story was unbelievable in the extreme.
JanWhat a wonderful world you live in. -
Yeah, well, the rent is cheap, the pay is decent and I get to make my own hours.
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Oh, I realized that that sort of 'love at first sight' was standard for back when the movie was made. It just wasn't something I could buy into even back when I was around 13 and saw it for the first time.
I can only imagine how stunning this version will be visually. Wonder what the timeline is for this.
Jan"As empathy spreads, civilization spreads. As empathy contracts, civilization contracts...as we're seeing now.
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Normally, I am dead set against any and all remakes. Does anyone think that the new version of The Day The Earth Stood Still has anything to add to what the original said?
However, we all know that JMS is a fan of the original and I have no qualms whatsoever about his handling the material.
Oddly enough, this is the second remake announced this week that I actually like the idea of. (The other is David Mamet scripting a new version of Kurosawa's High And Low.)Got movies? www.filmbuffonline.com
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I'm like some people here - for the most part I don't like remakes. I have never watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey because the original cartoon is the "be all and end all" for me.
I also love Forbidden Planet and I can watch it over and over. If JMS weren't writing it, I definitely wouldn't go to see it, but with him at the helm my resolve is wavering. I'll see what he says about it - if it doesn't go the way he envisions it, then that's it. If it does, then I'll probably go.Flying around the room under my own power.
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Originally posted by nottenst View PostJust check out his imdb page. There are a lot of impressive production credits there including The Matrix, Veronica Mars, and Die Hard.
Jan"As empathy spreads, civilization spreads. As empathy contracts, civilization contracts...as we're seeing now.
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