Forbidden Planet Remake On The Way from J. Michael Straczynski
Another old school sci-fi flick is about to be prettied up and modernized for today’s hip, young crowd, and producer Joel Silver (The Matrix) is the man making it happen. This time it’s the 1956 Fred M. Wilcox film Forbidden Planet that has been selected for an update; the original starred Leslie Nielsen (yes, that Leslie Nielsen) as the commander of a starship sent to check on a colony of scientists living on another planet. They discover Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter Altaira (Anne Francis), the only remaining survivors after an unknown force wiped out their team. The movie featured Oscar-nominated (at the time) special effects, and is probably best known for the character Robbie the Robot.
Writing the remake will be Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, who also recently wrote Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, The Wachowski Brothers’ Ninja Assassin, and the upcoming Silver Surfer movie. He seems like a decent choice as he certainly knows his sci-fi, although it’s unclear whether this will be done in a campy style like the new Buck Rogers movie we keep hearing about, or something more serious, like The Day The Earth Stood Still remake. No word yet on who will direct, although in the past both James Cameron and David Twohy (Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick) were attached at different studios. Are you interested in a Forbidden Planet remake?
Comments (3)
Forbidden Planet ? What a waste ! What about the “dreamscapesaxis” movie Silver Pictures was producing with the Wachowski Brothers ? I’d rather put my money on the dreamscapesaxis movie than some remake. Quit with the Remakes ! Sheesh are you people so lame you can’t find anything else truly original !?
Posted by Qwindy Apple on October 31st, 2008You know…like two years ago everyone was saying “THE REMAKE TRAIN THAT HOLLYWOOD IS ON IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL”…when you think about NOW as opposed to THEN…the fucking train is derailing, on fire, filled with AIDS infected beavers, and falling off a cliff into a giant ocean of pus flavored zebra jizm.
I mean, if you compile all the newbreaks from all popular filmsites…we are easily averaging 3 or more remakes updates or announcements a day…wow.
Posted by Bob The Slob on October 31st, 2008This will be deplorable. The original is still good.
“the fucking train is derailing, on fire, filled with AIDS infected beavers, and falling off a cliff into a giant ocean of pus flavored zebra jizm”
Ugh…oh no. You’re as bad as I am Bob. The beavers…aghh! They would have to have rabies too so that they bite you instead of run.
Posted by Ryan M. on October 31st, 2008Leave a Reply