Forbidden Future

Writer J. Michael Straczynski (Changeling) will pen a long-in-the-works update of 1956 sci-fi classic "Forbidden Planet" says The Hollywood Reporter.



The original was a sci-fi take on William Shakespeare's The Tempest as a deep space expedition sent from Earth has the job of checking on a colony of scientists on a far-off planet. They crew arrive to discover two members survived, a man who has found alien technology that doubled his intellect, Dr. Morbius, and his daughter. All of this as an unseen monster roams the planet..

Straczynski seems to be the right guy for this as the creative force behind the hugely popular "Babylon 5"