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JMS to update "Forbidden Planet"

Jan

Jan

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From the Hollywood Reporter:

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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Looks like this is the project he couldn't discuss yet at a convention earlier in the year which he said was "near and dear to the heart of everyone in the room".

The nice thing about his writing "Lensman" and "Forbidden Planet" is that he loves and respects the source material.

Jan
 
Funny thing is, when I first saw the Great Machine in that overhead shot on the bridge, first thing I thought of was "Forbidden Planet".
 
its about time! they have been talking about doing this film for nearly nine years now! i just hope they do it justice. its hard to top perfection!
 
Tulin said:
Funny thing is, when I first saw the Great Machine in that overhead shot on the bridge, first thing I thought of was "Forbidden Planet".
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The movie's production designer should hide an Easter egg somewhere among the artifacts of Altair IV's machine... a reference to a Zathras, or maybe to Draal. :p

I get nervous when I hear about remakes, but if anyone can do an FP remake justice, it's JMS.
 
I don't think there are many people that I'd trust with a task of this magnitude. Remaking an absolute classic whilst not devaluing the narrative seems to be a talent that's in very short supply in Hollywood. That being said, Joe's one of the few people that I'd say IS up to the task of pulling it off though. :techman:
 
KryHavoc said:
They should get Leslie Nielsen as The President of Space or something. :D
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Shirley, you can't be serious!

Yeah, yeah. I know. I really ought to resist the obvious ones.

I suppose like STXI, we'll be in for a couple of years of Nielsen bitchin' about how JMS never returned his calls. :lol:
 
I've been underwhelmed by much of jms' previous work and downright disappointed by "Babylon5," which had a lot of promise in its first season (and perhaps, into its second).

That said, his particular perspective is probably about as well-matched to this project as any writer's could be. Hopefully "Changeling" will have given him the industry cred to exert real influence over the project beyond turning in a script for Silver to chew up.

Cautiously optimistic about this. "Forbidden Planet" is my favorite sf film.
 
Before we all get too excited about this, remember that JMS is only writing a script. No matter how good it is, it still has to survive contact with a director. Joel Silver's name makes me somewhat apprehensive he tends to produce rather mindless action films.
 
Bring Back Enterprise said:
KryHavoc said:
They should get Leslie Nielsen as The President of Space or something. :D
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Shirley, you can't be serious!

Yeah, yeah. I know. I really ought to resist the obvious ones.

I suppose like STXI, we'll be in for a couple of years of Nielsen bitchin' about how JMS never returned his calls. :lol:
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I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.

(We're sorry to bother you at a time like this, Dr. Morbius...we would have come earlier, but the Krell weren't dead then.)
 
Changeling Jan said:
From the Hollywood Reporter:

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.
Click to expand...

Looks like this is the project he couldn't discuss yet at a convention earlier in the year which he said was "near and dear to the heart of everyone in the room".

The nice thing about his writing "Lensman" and "Forbidden Planet" is that he loves and respects the source material.
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That won't restrain some fans from going apeshit over this. Remakes are baaaaaaadddd! :mad:
 
If anyone can pull this off, it's JMS. He really has the feel for pulp-era sci-fi, both on screen and in print, much moreso than most writers out there.

He'll also fight to keep his vision of the film intact. Which is a good thing in the sense that he'll be there defending the integrity of the source material, but he could also storm off and tank the project if he thinks there's too much interference.
 
CaptJimboJones said:
He'll also fight to keep his vision of the film intact...but he could also storm off and tank the project if he thinks there's too much interference.
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No, he couldn't. The screenwriter has not been born who can tank a Hollywood movie the producer and studio want to make. Any writer on any project can be replaced, and generally no one in management loses an hour's sleep over that.
 
Changeling Jan said:
From the Hollywood Reporter:

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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Looks like this is the project he couldn't discuss yet at a convention earlier in the year which he said was "near and dear to the heart of everyone in the room".

The nice thing about his writing "Lensman" and "Forbidden Planet" is that he loves and respects the source material.

Jan
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As long as he uses Syd Mead's designs from the last FP project I will be happy.
 
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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No, thanks.
 
Saul's Eye said:
Why make silver out of Gold?
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Right on. Let's see Hollywood remake forgotten movies that had interesting concepts but didn't work as well as they should. That way the term 're-make' might have a meaning besides 'superfluous'. The more they regurgitate these so-called updates, the more I am drawn to the original works.
 
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