According to todays hollywood reporter, dreamworks has optioned the remake rights to the 1956 scifi classic forbidden planet. Though its a generalization, its definitely fair to say that originality, and creativity is lacking in hollywood nowadays. Science fiction was a hot film category back in the 1950s, yielding a slew of bad movies ed woods plan nine from outer space stands alone. Return of the jedi empire strikes back, tried to remake the 1950s science fiction classic forbidden planet. Part of what made it such a good scifi movie is that it was built.
For the most part, forbidden planet is a slowburning film. See concept art from the forbidden planet remake that. Jms to update forbidden planet page 2 the trek bbs. All of our stores are closed but our web store is still active. Davids forbidden planet computers, technology, scifi and.
Wilcox, that stars walter pidgeon, anne francis, and leslie nielsen. The original 1956 film is a classic and the first film to portray humans travelling together in a space ship assume you mean a large group of people as there are any number of movies prior to forbidden planet featuring rocket crews and space travel going all the way back to a trip to the moon in 1902. A reimagining of mgms classic scifi film, forbidden planet. Michael straczynski babylon 5, changeling, sense8 is a great writer, and his description of his plan for remaking forbidden planet as a trilogy sounded irresistibly good. I just watched forbidden planet 1956 and was quite amazed how entire film felt like science fiction movie, instead of it being a horror or action movie with science fiction aspects, like i. Some have flirted with the possibility of a forbidden planet remake, but. Warner brothers and joel silver have picked up writer j.
Michael straczynski writing forbidden planet remake. Produced for the abandoned 1993 remake of the classic science fiction film, forbidden planet. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet s colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Forbidden planet is one of those incredible scifi films that changed. Everything you need to know about forbidden planet movie. A riff on shakespeares tempest, forbidden planet is a technicolour feast that has translated beautifully to bluray. I hear this film remake has long been in development. Michael straczynski is now set to write the new version. See more ideas about syd mead, concept art and concept. Echoing the story of the tempest, it envisions an abandoned planet, its inhabitants far advanced beyond humanity and apparently extinguished in. Based on the friendship of harry houdini and arthur conan doyle, the story follows their parting over doyles belief that houdini possessed paranormal powers, and a murder investigation led by a medium who may or may not be the real thing. May 12, 2010 more than that, hes laid the groundwork for a whole franchise of forbidden planet movies which could eventually lead to a remake of the 1956 film down the road, but not until theyve told at. I hope someone in hollywood will decide to go ahead with the production. As the name suggests, forbidden planet is based on the classic 1956 science fiction movie of the same name.
But among altair4s many wonders, none is greater or more deadly than the human mind. Oct 31, 2008 the classic 1956 scifi film forbidden planet is next to be remade. How to survive alone in the wilderness for 1 week eastern woodlands duration. The 1956 original followed a space expeditions trek to altair4, a remote. I normally dont post straight news stories but this ones special. Richard saperstein and lindsay dunlap are currently set as producers. Theres little to no action, and any scene of injury or consequence often happens offscreen. Michael straczynski was writing a remake of the classic 1956 scifi film the forbidden planet, the response was highly negative.
Forbidden planet is a 1956 american science fiction film, produced by nicholas nayfack, directed by fred m. A few years ago, there was news about new line cinema working on a remake of forbidden planet. It borrows heavily from shakespeares the tempest, and throws in a lot of freudianism into the mix for good measure too. Forbidden planet full frame, subtitled, dubbed, eco amaray. Check out forbidden planet 1995 concept art and storyboards by ralph mcquarrie. Straczynski promises his forbidden planet remake will be. Forbidden planet 1956 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. I just watched forbidden planet 1956 and was reddit. Sure, it has its quirks, but it has understandably endured for decades because it plays things seriously.
Jan, 2015 the original 1956 film is a classic and the first film to portray humans travelling together in a space ship assume you mean a large group of people as there are any number of movies prior to forbidden planet featuring rocket crews and space travel going all the way back to a trip to the moon in 1902. Last i read the forbidden planet remake was in development hell. The classic 1956 scifi film forbidden planet is next to be remade. And though its not necessarily a bad thing, it definitely become tiresome. For a film that is decades older, forbidden planet has succeeded as a genre essential. Well, its not a remake but an entirely separate original movie inspired by forbidden planet on the shoulders of giants is a modern retro science fiction film that i kd barker was privileged to writer, direct and produce. The joke is of course that when one thinks about it, forbidden planet has already been remade several times, namely as event horizon in 1997 and solaris in 1972 and 2002. Michael straczynski posted by sean on october 31st, 2008 filed under. Sep 06, 2001 according to todays hollywood reporter, dreamworks has optioned the remake rights to the 1956 scifi classic forbidden planet. There is a remake of forbidden planet in the works. Michael straczynski heads up the forbidden planet remake for warner bros. After what seemed like forever without much news on the onagainoffagain remake of forbidden planet, the hollywoodreporter noted today that j. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets. Till now most have assumed this would be a remake cinemablend.
Morbius, and his daughter, both of whom have managed to survive an unseen monster roaming the planet. More than that, hes laid the groundwork for a whole franchise of forbidden planet movies which could eventually lead to a remake of the 1956 film down the road, but not until theyve told at. Right now, things look uncertain for a near term fp recreation. Responding to a distress beacon launched from the first movie, it is set now 25 year later. The crew of starship c57d land on a planet inhabited only by doctor morbius, his daughter altaira, and their robot, the. Jul 03, 2014 check out forbidden planet 1995 concept art and storyboards by ralph mcquarrie. Mar 15, 2016 forbidden planet made its lovable bucket of bolts a star, and throughout his career robby racked up more than two dozen film and tv credits, including the invisible boy, the thin man tv series. Concept art for the forbidden planet remake that never was. Forbidden planet is based on the classic 1956 science fiction movie of the same name. Of course forbidden planet itself is a remake of sorts. I cant wait to see what jms does with forbidden planet, its a great film and im sure he will do a great remake.
Remakes, scifi another old school scifi flick is about to be prettied up and modernized for todays hip, young crowd, and producer joel silver the matrix is the man making it happen. Forbidden planet is the granddaddy of tomorrow, a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be reverseengineered into many cinematic space voyages to come. Rescue mission the second film takes up with a crew on a rescue mission for the craft lost in the altair system. Parents need to know that forbidden planet is a classic bmovie scifi film originally released in 1956. Forbidden planet was rereleased to film theaters during 1972 as one of mgms kiddie matinee features. Forbidden planet 1956 is one of the more influential, classic and groundbreaking sciencefiction spaceopera adventures ever made it was the first sciencefiction film in color and cinemascope. Michael straczynski, one of the starters of babylon 5 and writer of. An underground lair offers evidence of an advanced civilization. Michael straczynski is writing a remake of the fifties classic forbidden planet, which will be produced by joel silver. As soon as the spaceship lands the audience via the ships human crew travels through an intelligent and sometimes terrifying adventure. The film ends with morbius and his now teenage daughter constructing a robot and living in harmony on the planet. In october, we told you that babylon 5 creator an changeling scribe j. A riff on shakespeares tempest, forbidden planet is a technicolour.
Forbidden planet back in 2011 and still navigating the waters of having the highest grossing picture of all time with avatar, titanic director james cameron announced he was actively involved in a remake of the 1956 scifi classic, forbidden planet. Forbidden planet remake and scene breakdown on vimeo. For more than 50 years, science fiction films have been among the most important and successful. Jul 08, 2014 forbidden planet is the granddaddy of tomorrow, a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be reverseengineered into many cinematic space voyages to come. At the time it looked like they were planning to do a serious film. The studio promptly snatched up the property from ember. Straczynski explained that the original had been his favorite science fiction film, and it. Scifi forbidden planet remake franchise alien soup. He was at one time attached to it posttitanic, but nothing came of it. Michael straczynski was hired by warner bros to pen a remake of forbidden planet. Forbidden planet is the grandaddy of tomorrow,a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be reverseengineered into many cinematic space voyages to come. After viewings of sequel after sequel, and remake after remake, its refreshing to see a film like forbidden planet.
In 1995 he assembled a dream team of artists including ralph mcquarrie, john eaves, mark crash mccreery, syd mead and special effects master stan winson. They find two members, a man who has found alien technology that doubled his intellect, dr. The 1956 film forbidden planet is one of the most influential scifi films of all time. With walter pidgeon, anne francis, leslie nielsen, warren stevens. Whats the story an expedition is sent from earth to check on a colony of scientists on a faroff planet.
Search, discover and share your favorite forbidden planet gifs. Classic sci fi version of the tempest and a major influence on gene roddenberry and star trek. Years ago director irvin kershner, who directed star wars. For all its futuristic speculation on mankinds adventures in outer space in the early 24th century, the attitudes and gender roles are rooted in the eisenhower era. See concept art from the forbidden planet remake that never. Ill try and track relevant news and rumors stories as i find them. It borrows heavily from shakespeares the tempest, and throws in a lot of freudianism into the mix for good.
A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Forbidden planet is a classic science fiction film that comes across pretty well for its age. Michael straczynski has signed on to write a remake of the 1956 classic scifi film the forbidden planet. Otsog stars sarah wood, warwick st john and adam lee. While the source limited what could be done in the high definition format, the bluray shouldnt have major detractors. Dont remake these 21 movies, film these books instead. Perhaps i shouldnt be given the remake of the day the earth stood still is about to make its premiere next month. Forbidden planet made its lovable bucket of bolts a star, and throughout his career robby racked up more than two dozen film and tv credits, including the invisible boy, the thin man tv series. Now iesb claims that james cameron is once again eyeing the project.