This is the second time he's circled "planet"--after Titanic-he was attached to the project which never got off the ground. He went on to other things.
Now that writer J. Michael Straczynski's take on the classic 50's feature has the attention of the studio suits...
They want Cameron to call the shots. A 2010 release date has been loosely targeted.
The site also says Straczynski's premise is not a remake so much as it is a prequel.
Straczynski told MTV a few weeks ago:
"It’s not a remake. It’s not a reimagining. It’s not exactly a prequel. You’ll have to see it. It’s something that no one has thought of when it comes to this storyline"
He got producer Joel Silver jazzed saying "this is how you do ‘Forbidden Planet’ without pissing on the original that no one has ever thought of. When I told [the idea] to him, his eyes lit up."
"People that went to see that film saw things they had never seen before. What we have to do now is have this one be as innovative now as the original was then..The goal is to put things in there you’ve never seen before."
As my regular visitors know remakes usually make me shudder but if Cameron comes aboard--The possibilities...
-Tonight The Chicago Bears try to keep their playoff hopes alive with a win over division rivals Green Bay Packers.... and after getting playoff help--the boys just may see the post season.
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