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Holy crap! Jonathan Nolan scripting INTERSTELLAR for Spielberg?

Just don't forget about the Midichlorians, Jonathan by Pound Sand	Mar 23rd, 2007 08:39:02 AM
And cast Shia LaBeouf as an Avatar.
second, bitches by council estate scumbag	Mar 23rd, 2007 08:40:08 AM
yup!
MEESA FOUNDA WORMHOLE ! by Pound Sand	Mar 23rd, 2007 08:40:30 AM

Lincoln biopic. jerking off motion by CTU Mole	Mar 23rd, 2007 08:41:02 AM
We've had enough Spielberg the history teacher. Get back to doing shit like this.
Get Clive Owen For Lincoln by PotSmokinAlien	Mar 23rd, 2007 08:51:10 AM
starve the mother fucker for 3 months to get him all gaunt, give him a beard halfway through the movie and you basically have built yourself a time machine
So is this what his "The Black Hole" has become? by thelivingdoll	Mar 23rd, 2007 08:51:47 AM
I think I remember him saying he was going to do a remake of the old Disney movie awhile back.
Maybe they can fold them all into one by Franklin T Marmoset	Mar 23rd, 2007 08:52:17 AM
Some asshole (Indy Jones?) goes back in time through a wormhole to prevent the assassination of this Lincoln fellow. They could swing by and pick up little Tommy Cruise along the way (once he's done with kicking Hitler in his filthy anti-scientology face).
Wasn't this going to compete directly with AVATAR? by Tubbs Tattsyrup	Mar 23rd, 2007 09:09:04 AM
I mean, can Spielberg do Indy IV (due summer '08), then do the Lincoln biopic, and then get Interstellar out for summer 09? Then again, he managed to do War of the Worlds and Munich in the same year - so.
Nolan by Cobbio	Mar 23rd, 2007 09:19:42 AM
This is great news. Jonathan and Christopher Nolan have always been two peas in pod, so it's cool Jonathan will have an opportunity to write for someone else. I mean, the guy obviously has a creative mind and a darker temperament (at least about his subjects) than a lot of other screenwriters. He's also hip to scientific research, which is the thing I appreciate most about him, and this is likely why Spielberg hired him for "Interstellar." Nolan's subtle about it, but he's used neural biology ("Memento") and quantum physics ("The Prestige") to heighten the nature of his work. Because, generally speaking, reality is far more glorious and interesting than seat-of-your-pants popcorn fiction. Good choice, Steven. Can't wait for the film.
Note to speilberg... by emeraldboy	Mar 23rd, 2007 09:33:55 AM
You are about ten+ years too late with this film. Why. You might of heard of something called DS9. which was about a starfleet space station next to a wormhole. Star trek also did an episodes involving time travel, In fact you recently did a dog of a movie called the time machine with Guy Pearce and Jeremy Irons. Hope this is one of your better efforts but I doubt it, since the berg is not the great director he once was.
IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL.... by Spandau Belly	Mar 23rd, 2007 09:36:28 AM
David Koepp rewrites it. The new take on "the fat lady sings".
Anyone else sick to death of time travel? by CTU Mole	Mar 23rd, 2007 09:47:11 AM
Maybe I've seen too much Star trek but it's a tired plot device.
Spielberg may be guilty of many things by Franklin T Marmoset	Mar 23rd, 2007 09:50:45 AM
But he was not, as far as I remember, responsible for The Time Machine. You're right about it being a dog, though, emeraldboy. A smelly dog, with three legs and one of those anti-lick cones. Also, one rotting ear and a terrible flea problem. What were you thinking, Guy Pearce and Jeremy Irons? Okay, I know what Irons was thinking: "Mmmmmmm... money."
Difference by Cobbio	Mar 23rd, 2007 10:05:30 AM
The difference between the DS9 wormholes and Jonathan Nolan's likely concept of them is that one was Star Trek (bad popcorn physics), and one will be based on the mind-bending reality of what scientists know (or theorize) about them. I'm not saying Nolan won't take liberties here, but I'm hoping his final script blows people's minds more than DS9 ever blew anyone's mind. I'm sure that's what Nolan will go for. I'm not saying DS9 was bad or anything, since, for what it was, it was the best of the Treks. But the Star Trek mentality needs to be thrown out the fucking window and stomped on before comparing it to "Interstellar." Just saying.
no where do I see Spielberg's name attached by just pillow talk	Mar 23rd, 2007 10:08:48 AM
to the Time Machine. Drop Indy 4 and do this movie instead.
Liam Neeson IS Lincoln. by CarmillaVonDoom	Mar 23rd, 2007 10:13:56 AM
Who else even comes close???
Man if Huey Lewis is on for the soundtrack... by purplemonkeydw	Mar 23rd, 2007 10:37:50 AM
then count me in!
too bad by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 23rd, 2007 10:50:20 AM
they couldn't have gotten Nolan to write Indy 4 too instead of Hack Koepp.
2009 by THE KNIGHT	Mar 23rd, 2007 10:58:01 AM
Get this ready for 2009 spielberg so we can battle Cameron!
Huey Lewis by Saluki	Mar 23rd, 2007 11:01:02 AM
Despite what Bender may have to say 1000 years from now, Huey Lewis still holds up today. His concerts are the freakin' best.
Fuck Indy 4 by dirtsandwich	Mar 23rd, 2007 11:43:46 AM
let Hack Koepp keep that dead horse. He fucked us all in the ass with his lame-ass, sugarcoated WOTW BS. I want new shit, not old prehistoric story ideas. All Indy 4 is, is a reunion. The idea to do another film came before an excellent story idea was created for the film. Isn't it better for someone to pen down an awesome idea then, say hey lets do another film? Not let's do another because lets work together again, it'll make a lot of money....Hey Koepp, all the scripts for Indy 4 so far suck throbbing horse cock, write us something you moron.
I'm so glad Koepp isn't touching Interstellar by dirtsandwich	Mar 23rd, 2007 11:49:23 AM
Nolan is smart and has balls. This film will need it. It doesn't need that Hollywood fairy-ass tale crap. SS better strap on an extender and leave out the fluff and flowers.
Why don't they just make "The Forever War" by modlight	Mar 23rd, 2007 12:30:31 PM
Oh, wait, because ultimately I will make that. Give me time.
Kelly tackeled Wormholes by jump4823	Mar 23rd, 2007 12:41:20 PM
Darko gave us anything we needed to know about wormholes
hey speilbergs still around by council estate scumbag	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:00:04 PM
and still going strong. he's probably in the autumn of his career but he still makes popular films with intriguing themes. stop bitching about him. if you lot could do have the shit he does and bring half the magic he brings to the screen you'd be worthy to suck my dead rabbit's rotten knob. and he died in 1984! recognize
stop this spielberg hating by PotSmokinAlien	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:30:43 PM
please people. it's not like the last thing he put out was fucking catch me if you can. have you all even seen two little films called war of the worlds or munich? 2 of the best of dudicand's career were put out IN THE SAME FUCKING YEAR. that's right, get over the fact that tom cruise is in it you babies. you need a tool like cruise to anchor the terrifying shit that goes down in that thing. and anyone who says munich is not good has either not seen it or needs to wake the fuck up and take a look at the world around them.
WOTW sucked man! WTF! by dirtsandwich	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:03:43 PM
But Munich was excellent. WOTW was rushed from the get go. SS had a schedule to up hold and he did. They were also in competition with Timothy Hine's WOTW which turned out to be a turd. So they were in a hurry to dominate on that story for a summer release.
emeraldboy by mr. brownstone	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:16:43 PM
so because the unwatchable DS9 used a wormhole 10 years ago no one can ever make a movie dealing with the subject again? give me a fucking break.
It's only because Nolan is Jewish by Sigmar 25	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:24:47 PM
you know it
Hast La Vista, Abie . . . by Nice Marmot	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:56:13 PM
Unhand me, Yankee!!!
Great but... by CuervoJones	Mar 23rd, 2007 03:29:47 PM
Please keep this movie new-age-quantic-bullshit free
WOTW was a very good movie by CuervoJones	Mar 23rd, 2007 03:31:02 PM
Damn you, Michael Bay
Nolan should have been on WOTW by 'Cholera's Ghost	Mar 23rd, 2007 04:20:09 PM
recognize.
`The Time Machine sucked ass by dirtsandwich	Mar 23rd, 2007 04:41:52 PM
probably because SS wasn't involved in it. Dreamworks is probably his only connection. He probably read the script and ran the other way. Like Guy Pierce, the machine, and the first teaser trailer, but everything else was fucked. Way to go fucking up a potentially awesome franchise. Start and end it with a turd.
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Mar 23rd, 2007 06:04:35 PM
Damn you Michael Bay
Liam Neeson is Fidel Castro by Ray Gamma	Mar 23rd, 2007 07:21:21 PM
JUST LOOK AT HIM!
Worm Hole by Bronx Cheer	Mar 23rd, 2007 08:54:14 PM
That's funny.
How long will the camera focus on the inevitable by kabong	Mar 23rd, 2007 10:26:49 PM
little kid? Maybe just the opening 15 minutes, huh, Steve?
the idea of blackholes being used for time travel... by BendersShinyAss	Mar 24th, 2007 01:20:17 AM
... is so fucking tired. I've yet to see any theoretical data that stretches any further than simple science fiction.
Black Holes / Wormholes by Son of Hades	Mar 24th, 2007 05:34:56 AM
Learn to tell the difference, Bender my man, else CHEESE IT.
i like it by AllieJamison	Mar 24th, 2007 06:52:06 AM
while he's at it he could take a look at the indy IV script too... there's still some time for script rewritings until june. just kidding. actually this project, especially with talent like that attached to it, sends me back to the AI anticipation level. let's see if it postpones Lincoln another year and gives liam neeson some more time to continue his superbig lincoln research project.
"BACK TO THE FUTURE", ...the future being 2010. by JDanielP	Mar 24th, 2007 09:23:35 AM
Sounds like the concept has infinite possibilities.
No one's mentioned TIMECOP yet?!? by TMW	Mar 24th, 2007 08:34:05 PM
Van Damme gotta eat...
quantum wormhole timetravel's been done by Maniaq	Mar 25th, 2007 07:37:10 AM
Michael Crichton. Timeline. Straight-to-video. Actually Arthur C. Clarke had the most interested take (usually does) on wormholes and time with "The Light of Other Days" which is all about these little polished discs which are "wormcams" that can see any point in space - and time - and the fun that ensues when all the world's unanswered questions get some perspective... Now THAT would make a decent.. er.. telemovie? btw somebody mentioned Stephen Baxter? Wrote the official sequel to one little known work of H.G. Wells called The Time Machine - maybe you heard of it? Picks up where Wells' story left off... Personally my favourite time travel story remains to this day 12 Monkeys - time travel without copping out to some multiple timelines/universes crap. Can someone remind me who wrote that one? I think it was a husband/wife team?
Here's some 12 monkeys info from IMDB by dirtsandwich	Mar 25th, 2007 02:28:59 PM
Writing credits (WGA) Chris Marker (film La Jetée) David Webb Peoples (screenplay) (as David Peoples) & Janet Peoples (screenplay)
"The Light of Other Days" spoilers ahead by dirtsandwich	Mar 25th, 2007 02:46:49 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ The_Light_of_Other_Days>>>> Plot summary--- Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.--- First pure information is sent via gamma rays, then a development allows light waves to travel. The media corporation who develops this advance can spy on anyone anywhere it chooses. A logical development from the laws of space-time allows light waves to be detected from the past. This enhances the wormhole technology into a "time viewer" where anyone opening a wormhole can view events and people from any point throughout time and space. When the technology is released to the general public, it effectively destroys all secrecy and privacy. The novel looks at the philosophical issues that arise from the world's population (increasingly suffering from ecological and political disturbances) being aware that they could be under constant observation by anyone, or that they could observe anyone without their knowledge. Anyone is able to observe the true past events of their families and their heroes. An underground forms which attempts to escape this observation; corruption and crime are drastically reduced; nations discover the true causes and outcomes of international conflicts; and religions worldwide are forced to reevaluate their divine histories. As the underground movement grows, it utilizes a direct neural interface coupled with the unlimited communication provided by the wormhole technology to develop a group mind. One of the central themes of the novel is that history is biased towards viewpoints of the person who wrote it. Hence many great "historical" events often did not occur as they now are collectively remembered. For example during the book's progression; the time viewer technology shows that Jesus was the illegitimate son of a Roman Centurion and that Moses was based on a collection of stories rather than the actions of a real person. In a climactic time-viewing experiment at the end of the novel, a time hole is opened to the beginning of life on Earth and it is discovered that all existing life is descended from a biological sample placed by intelligent beings (labeled Sisyphans) who inhabited the Earth over three billion years ago, trying to preserve genetic samples when geological and climatic changes threatened an extinction level event.

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