'Fantastic Voyage' remake - James Cameron producing
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I vote for Jessica Biel as the token babe (the Raquel Welch role) aboard the Proteus.
EDIT: Forget Biel. She did similar work in Stealth. Give me Anne Hathaway.
EDIT: Forget Biel. She did similar work in Stealth. Give me Anne Hathaway.
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The last time Cameron produced a science fiction remake that another person directed we got Solaris. I really, really liked how that film turned out, so I'm moderately excited about this project. Plus, this version could smooth over all the scientific silliness in the original film. Perhaps they could look to the novelization, which I hear has harder science?
I'm not a big fan of the original, so I'm neither cut up nor excited about a remake, but I guess there's potential there. Definitely, as an opportunity for an SFX reel the film has an ideal premise, which is as true of the original as it would be of the remake.
Cool. That makes three named films capitalising on the Avatar tech - Fantastic Voyage, John Carter of Mars (I believe, anyway, am I wrong there?) and Battle Angel.
Quite true. Let's remember to get the ship out this time.
Or the Martin Short version?
So the movie should be released in 2020?
Hah. Or not at all if Avatar tanks (as Watchmen proved, good advance word of mouth does not always mean box office success).
Unlike other remakes I could name (Tron, anyone?) I can actually see how updating Fantastic Voyage is feasible and could make for a half-decent movie. Lots of people are really into nanotechnology these days, so if the storyline ties in with that, with perhaps even an element of the "avatar" idea (especially if Avatar is a hit), it could make for a good film. Just as long as they play it straight as we already had a comedy remake (InnerSpace).
Alex
Doesn't matter. It's based on a 25-year-out-of-date premise. No one was interested in the original Tron for it's scintillating story. They went to see it for the ground breaking, never-before-attempted CGI effects, and its appeal today is from a nostalgia point of view, primarily of audience members who remember how big a deal it was when the Apple II became capable of high-resolution graphics. Unless they plan to out-Avatar Avatar in some way not revealed in the photos and trailer released to date, it's going to look as out of date as someone attempting to make a silent movie with hand-crank cameras.
Alex
Poor Lance. He deserves better.
I never heard of ANTIBODY until this thread went up. Does the film have a single redeeming quality? Is there even a cool submarine in it?
There's no reason those effects can't be updated. I don't expect it to work--I saw the original for the first time last week and it's incredibly dated. The making of documentary was more interesting to me than the actual film. But Jeff Bridges' performance remains completely charming, and the way the film uses two-dimensional animation is still innovative. If a sequel capitalizes on those two elements, and seriously updates the computer effects (and, let's face it, hires actual writers) it might have more value than a nostalgia trip.
I never heard of ANTIBODY until this thread went up. Does the film have a single redeeming quality? Is there even a cool submarine in it?
It's really cheap, I caught it on a recent bout of insomnia so it was fresh in my mind. The sub is OK for a cheap film I guess but it's pretty much Sci-Fi Channel territory.