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Will the 'Forbidden Planet' Remake Cram Too Much Plot into One Film?
The Sci-Fi Block - Sci-fi Film Reviews and More —
... Sci Fi Wire recently spoke with writer J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5), who is currently working on a screenplay for the remake of the 1956 classic ...
Forbidden Planet Reboot Could Become a Franchise [Forbidden Planet]
io9 —
... While this new concept calls for more action than we saw in the original, Straczynski says the script's basis on The Tempest is first and foremost in his mind. But the big news that, if Straczynski's movie takes off, we may be seeing more Forbidden Planet. Says Straczynski: "Warners is very excited about it, thinks it's a big franchise for them and a huge budget, so they're very much oriented toward getting it done." Babylon 5 creator reboots a sci-fi classic ... and a sequel? [SCI FI Wire]
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Daily Scan for 11.24.09 - The Crow Remake Is Casting, Spielberg Adapts King's Dome
SciFi Scanner —
... of a remake, and io9 has an exclusive about their casting.
• The New Moon director previously directed The Golden Compass, which should have been a new speculative fiction cinematic masterpiece. Instead it was a dud, and the director tells us what went wrong.
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• J. Michael Straczynski talks to SciFi Wire about his remake of Forbidden Planet.
• Variety reports that Stephen ...
Forbidden Planet Remake… And Sequels? Possibly, says Straczynski
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[image] Warner Bros is considering sequels to its remake of classic ’50s SF movie Forbidden Planet, according to the movie’s scriptwriter J Michael Straczynski. He hinted as much at a group interview on Saturday in Hollywood, highlights of which can be found over at Sci Fi Wire : “Warners is very excited about it, thinks it's a big franchise for them and a huge budget, so they're very much oriented toward getting it done." As for the script for the remake, he revealed, “We've actually decided to show more of the first ship when it first arrived 20 years earlier to sort of ...
Updates: The Goon Script is Finished; First Hobbit Script Done, Too; Forbidden Planet Could Be a Franchise
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... He does say that while there’s a bit more action, “it’s still a strong character piece, because it’s based on The Tempest and the idea of a father whose daughter is being courted by, in the original play, sailors that are washed up on shore.” [SciFi Wire] ...
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