The Last Starfighter 2 On The Way?
On a recent podcast I remember discussing briefly the fact that although we have plenty of video games being adapted for the big screen nowadays, we hardly ever see movies anymore about people getting sucked into video games or actually playing them. I guess in a way it makes sense because movies like Tron seem pretty cheesy 25 years later, but you’d think that the idea of immersing yourself in a virtual world is now more relevant than ever before. Anyway, it looks like one of these classic 80’s video game movies is about to get sequel-ized!
The Last Starfighter tells the story of Alex, a teenager who lives in a trailer park and spends most of his time playing an arcade game called Starfighter. When he beats the game one day, a strange man shows up and introduces himself as the creator of the game. The thing is, he’s actually an alien from another universe, and he is there to recruit Alex to become a real-life Starfighter! Despite the fact that it feels like a low budget version of Star Wars, the movie is still a lot of fun, and anyone who grew up in the 80’s will probably remember it fondly. But is the world ready for a sequel? According to Cinema Blend, director Nick Castle, writer Jonathan Betuel and star Lance Guest are all on board for The Last Starfighter 2, which would be based on a “Son of the Starfighter”-type storyline. The movie is supposedly being produced by George Paige and Associates, and starts shooting next month. Can it work? Will anyone see it? I have my doubts, but at the same time, I think my curiosity outweighs them.
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With the success of ‘Rambo’ and ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ and the undoubtedly huge success ‘Indy’ will be i’m noticing this as a clever new trend. I for one am all for ‘Starfighter 2′ because with a solid story resurrecting iconic movies from the 80’s can be incredibly interesting and entertaining. I’d rather see continuations rather than remakes of classic movies.
Posted by bob on February 28th, 2008I’d love this as a sequel rather than a remake or a prequel.
Posted by Paul on February 28th, 2008hey on the subject of video games being the subject of movie plots did any one mention war games and the wizard with Fred savage?
Posted by paulie on February 29th, 2008As long as “Son of” isn’t in the title I’ll check it out. That cliche brings karma to any movie.
Posted by TC on March 6th, 2008It should go more along the lines of ‘Return of The Last Starfighter’, considering we never see him return to ‘Rylos’ in the movie. Would peak more interest in the film for people into movies, sci-fi, and video games.
Posted by tC on August 12th, 2008It should have Alexs’ brother in it as well, who eventually beats the Starfighter game. Becomes a Starfighter and mentors Alex and Maggies’ son or daughter to become a Starfighter as well.
Posted by Scott on October 13th, 2008I agree with Scott on this topic. To have Alexs’ little brother play a majoir roll in the new movie would be a really good idea. It has been over 20 years and his brother would be at a good age to have become a Starfighter and be a trainer by now. I really hope to see this Starfighter 2 movie made and done well
Posted by Benji on October 27th, 2008Leave a Reply