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UPDATE!!! FORBIDDEN PLANET Story Details Emerge!! Now With James Cameron News!! Not One But Three Movies?? And More!!

First... by Velcron the persistent	Dec 20th, 2008 09:44:06 AM

first by weaponx31	Dec 20th, 2008 09:44:08 AM
ahh!
Cameo by abn3r p3pp3r72	Dec 20th, 2008 09:49:32 AM
For Leslie Nielsen.
danger will robinson.. by firehawk_thexder	Dec 20th, 2008 09:50:25 AM
but will robbie the robot look the same?
I'm OK with it... by Etrigan_	Dec 20th, 2008 09:53:15 AM
Looks like Silver and Straczynski are using the trend in remaking every movie ever made to get a mostly original sci fi movie made. Just depends if they have a good story to tell...I'm withholding judgement
if cameron does this by alice 13	Dec 20th, 2008 09:56:29 AM
kiss the stracz guy's script goodbye. lol.
For the love of God stop the remakes/reboots by Barmat	Dec 20th, 2008 09:56:59 AM
Is Holywwod completely devoid of creativity?
they do this Prequel then.... by j2talk	Dec 20th, 2008 10:09:03 AM
if its successful they will remake the original....
The beginning sounds really cliched. by TVguy4566	Dec 20th, 2008 10:10:06 AM
Why would they use a tired sci-fi plot devise to try not to screw with the original. I don't know if anyone who would be upset with doing a remake, reimagination, sequel, or prequels will be happy that the fimmakers are going to what looks to be silly lengths to not screw with the original. Especially since if this prequel is a huge hit, they are going to remake the original anyway as a sequel to this movie.
Why make it retro? by yodaismyhomie	Dec 20th, 2008 10:19:38 AM
Seriously...perhaps it is to be a prequel....then again...perhaps it's a "prequel" in that if it's not successful they just leave it alone, but if it is successful than can then remake the original as a sequel...I smell new franchise concept here.
Remake movies while they're still warm by Barmat	Dec 20th, 2008 10:20:25 AM
I think Wall needs a live action remake.
Wll the crew of Bellerophon be by kabong	Dec 20th, 2008 10:20:46 AM
TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ENS
I vote retro by Richie_Rich	Dec 20th, 2008 10:31:28 AM
I don't know, I've thought for a long time that a prequel using the same production design as the original would be great. And have a meaningful story to tell (the vanguard of humanities hopes and dreams colliding with our basest instincts). Anyway, I once asked Leslie Nielsen how many scripts for FP remakes he'd seen and he said, "around 4,000".
Okay, that's not as bad as it could've been ! by RobinP	Dec 20th, 2008 10:38:55 AM
There are some films that should never be remade, ever. This is one of them. But if we're talking prequel here - then my recurring nightmare isn't AS bad, and it could well end up being an almost "Aliens"-esque seige movie. I can live with that, because I don't have to live with notions of a re-imagined cruiser C57D or Robby.
Not a story screaming out for a prequel guys... by Drath	Dec 20th, 2008 10:39:08 AM
Make a movie built around a similar theme as the backstory of Forbidden Planet--THAT I could get. But I thought the backstory was there to enhance the atmosphere and suspense of the original movie--not to enable a franchise. And I'm not convinced it lends itself over to that without be so reworked that it might as well be billed as something NEW. At what point will they get hungry for new properties in Hollywood? Did imagination skip a generation of writers, or did vision skip a generation of producers?
Instead of the constant stream of remakes by Kneprock	Dec 20th, 2008 10:51:30 AM
how about adapting some of Peter F Hamilton's works into movies. I think that the Nights Dawn trilogy would make a hell of a franchise.
With a bit of make-up by sean bean	Dec 20th, 2008 10:51:48 AM
Leslie Nielsen could play the same character. OK, a LOT of make-up
what a laugh by haywood	Dec 20th, 2008 10:54:31 AM
Lets expand it even further. Have a film that is just the journey of the second ship before it reaches Altair 4. What a waste of time. The first film has mystery letting your imagination fill in the gaps. Now we have to have all our gaps and holes filled by these Hollywood porn directors who do not have enough imagination to write a new story or their own. A waste of money. I am sure the mysterious Krell will be making a nice big CGI appearance.
If Cameron is looking at work by JMS... by Stroker_Ace	Dec 20th, 2008 10:59:32 AM
he should give Rising Stars a read - especially if he's looking to get involved in some sort of trilogy.
Hey...be stoked!! by Uncle_Pooch	Dec 20th, 2008 11:00:51 AM
Cameron likes...so it will fuck our retinas or something
It's All Very Convoluted, No? by cowboyone	Dec 20th, 2008 11:01:05 AM
I wouldn't see one of these, never mind three. This sounds like dragging the Day the Earth Stood Still out to three films.
Cameron Loves This Type of "Abyss" Stuff by cowboyone	Dec 20th, 2008 11:02:50 AM
Problem is, no one else really does. (I was going to go for the easy "Abyss-mal" joke but...)
I want Garabaldi and Londo in this by picardsucks	Dec 20th, 2008 11:06:09 AM
Actually sounds pretty fucking cool Throw Garabaldi and Londo a bone
2010 A SPACE ODYSSEY by dr.bulber	Dec 20th, 2008 11:11:06 AM
my god its full of letdown.
Forbidden planet... by emeraldboy	Dec 20th, 2008 11:12:42 AM
was remake of shakespeares the tempest. It was a one off movie. it was never met to be sequlised or prequelised.
Who cares when Avatar will.....bwhahahahaha by Bill Clay	Dec 20th, 2008 11:22:19 AM
Sorry, I couldn't type that without cracking up. The Ava-tards make Trekkies look cool.
Cameron ruled in the 1980s.. by emeraldboy	Dec 20th, 2008 11:33:41 AM
with the Macho/testerone blockbuster movies when arnie and sly and bruce were king. That was when regan was in the oval office. Mctiernan was the second best action director working in Hollywood in the 1990s. Talkbakers hate the director whos name ryhmes with Pay. I hope for camerons sake that Avatar rips apart the box office and is a mega ton smash. I am not sure as I havent seen any footage yet. Cameron should leave the forbidden planet alone. Here is an idea. I think Cameron should set up a new studio. His goal should be to make it a home for original filmmakers. He should first of all set up some sort bursary prize for short story writers. then commission new filmmakers to make these stories and so on. He should get all the best people in the industry to teach these film students things like editing, sound, producion and design. But he should showed them old ways of doing things like his mentors Roger Corman and the late great Stan Winston. First of all though. I think somebody somewhere should honour the memory of Forrest J ackerman. and Oliver Postgate.
This will never happen, by CharyouTree	Dec 20th, 2008 11:45:55 AM
Sounds to intelligent for Hollywood, maybe a T.V series. And as for Avatar, the scriptment I have makes me look forward to it, sorry if that annoys people.
not a bad idea but please don't call it Forbidden Planet by Gorgomel	Dec 20th, 2008 11:46:53 AM
This could lead to a great trilogy of its own. No need to bring back Robby, it would be ridiculous or upset fan of the original (Gort anyone?)
Umm that idea sucks ass!!! by Dark Doom	Dec 20th, 2008 11:54:53 AM
The original big budget sci-fi movie of all time -Forbidden Planet-Was based on "The Tempest", and that was the theme. Robby was the sprite, the Doctor was the Prospero. http://absoluteshakespeare.com /guides/tempest/characters/cha racters.htm The Tempest Characters Study Guides Hamlet Julius Caesar King Henry IV King Lear Macbeth Merchant of Venice Othello Romeo and Juliet The Tempest Twelfth Night Trivia Authorship Bard Facts Bibliography Biography FAQ Films Globe Theatre Pictures Quiz Timeline Visitor Survey Click here! The Tempest Characters guide studies each character's role and motivation in this play. Prospero: The main character of this play, Prospero used to be the legitimate Duke of Milan. Unfortunately his treacherous brother Antonio stole his title and banished Prospero to a Mediterranean island with his daughter Miranda. A great lover of the arts and in particular books, Prospero has harnessed the powers of magic whilst in exile. Miranda: Prospero's daughter. Attractive and young at the tender age of fifteen years, Miranda has lived with her father in exile for twelve years. Aside from her father, she has seen few men in her life, and quickly enchants the shipwrecked Ferdinand. Ariel: An airy spirit, Ariel serves his master Prospero well in his many tasks of magic on Prospero's island. Once enslaved by a witch, Ariel wants his freedom now from Prospero. At the conclusion of this play Ariel is made free. While I have great respect for both Straczynski, and Cameron, this idea or concept is just fucking stupid.
fucking edit fuck by Dark Doom	Dec 20th, 2008 11:56:17 AM
can we have an edit function?
Cameron needs to make Battle Angel first! by Hatter	Dec 20th, 2008 12:05:36 PM
I'm starting to worry. It's bad enough that Cameron wants to direct that diver biopic after AVATAR, but I don't want to see Battle Angel get pushed back any further! He HAS to make that film.
Think about this by Jodet	Dec 20th, 2008 12:13:32 PM
The original Star Trek was about 80% FP rip-off, right down to the sound effects, uniforms and set design. This is an opportunity to re-boot into a 'Star Trek' like Universe that is familiar, but really a blank slate. The spin-offs and sequel and book and comic book and model and action-figure potential here is endless.
The only question that matters... by MetalMickey	Dec 20th, 2008 12:21:02 PM
Will they still be wearing those "Space Caps"?
Who Cares... by Jaws Wayne	Dec 20th, 2008 12:27:49 PM
When some A.I.C.N. talkbacker will tell us again no one cares about this but Avatar will screw our eyeballs ? Can someone shoot that kid for me ? It would make my Christmas a good one, thanks.
Thanks AICN..... by Snarky2	Dec 20th, 2008 12:37:10 PM
It sounds like it could be a good idea if done right. I like the prequel idea, especially if they can be truly imaginative when it comes to the Krell. On the bonus side, if they do make a three-movie deal, I now know the ending of the third movie before they even decide to start #1. Thanks AICN, I can always count on you to fuck up what I might want to see.
Cameron's head grows 3 sizes! by Orionsangels	Dec 20th, 2008 01:00:31 PM

Cowboyone by kwisatzhaderach	Dec 20th, 2008 01:12:00 PM
The Abyss is a magnificent piece of filmmaking. If you can't see that you really are blind.
Cameron's 2001 by The_Myhand	Dec 20th, 2008 01:25:00 PM
Sounds like Cameron will be venturing into 2001 territory with this...I can't wait...as for Battle Angel...he can leave the anime alone for all I care...maybe just because I hate anime
Remake it? Fine. Make a prequel? Okay. But a TRILOGY? by Nosferatu Jones	Dec 20th, 2008 01:25:22 PM
I love the original FORBIDDEN PLANET, and am, of course, wary of any type of remake, but Jesus Christ, who the HELL was asking for a new TRILOGY based on FP? There's just no call for it, and leave it to Hollywood to want to fill in all the mysterious "blanks" from the original. God forbid we use our imaginations.
NICE! by SkidMarkedUndies	Dec 20th, 2008 01:33:23 PM
SOUNDS GREAT!
The silver dress in the original created my fetish problem by Stormwatcher	Dec 20th, 2008 01:39:23 PM
for silver dresses. Christ that chick was hot. I remember wanting to nail her
A PREQUEL before a SEQUEL? That's CRAZY!!! by Missing Dink	Dec 20th, 2008 01:43:03 PM
And let's not judge the quality of a story nobody has even read yet. The first two movies could be great and stand completely on their own as so many other movies do.
This sounds amazing, stop complaining by bullet3	Dec 20th, 2008 01:49:22 PM
There is a criminal lack of good sci-fi movies being made these days (the genre has seriously almost died out), and here we have the master of sci-fi planning to give us not one, but THREE movies. I trust Cameron, and if he's stoked over the script, then that means its gonna be good. This is fantastic news guys.
SPOILER alert, fellas by Vern	Dec 20th, 2008 01:56:51 PM
Hopefully I will forget that I know the ending of part 3 when it comes out in 46 years. But who cares when DIE HARD REVOLUTIONS 2 VS. BLADE is fucking our implants in 2054?
Bring back Leslie Nielsen, and i'm on board with this. by Ironhelix	Dec 20th, 2008 01:57:15 PM

Writers somehow think "trilogy" = important/classic by Bob Cryptonight	Dec 20th, 2008 01:59:54 PM
Very few trilogies are ever required by the source material.
Are they kidding?! by Skyway Moaters	Dec 20th, 2008 01:59:56 PM
The original, excellently made "Forbidden Planet" was a fairly accurate and quite brilliant in many ways, adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest". All this crap about Diana's "godlike powers" and Morbius "sacrificing himself" is a complete abomination of the source material, and obviously a shameless attempt at establishing a derivative "cash cow" franchise. Absolutely disgusting.
i guess i dont have to see part 3 by alice 13	Dec 20th, 2008 02:01:11 PM
BECAUSE NOW I KNOW HOW IT ENDS.
C'mon, Jim. --Do that thing with our eyeballs. by JDanielP	Dec 20th, 2008 02:06:10 PM
If James Cameron is interested, then I'm interested.
If Cameron's on board... by photoboy	Dec 20th, 2008 02:08:49 PM
Then so am I.
But will JohnDough and his "friends" laugh? by liljuniorbrown	Dec 20th, 2008 02:14:00 PM
I'm dying to know if they will be doing some of there famous mst3k commentary while watching this. We have to know what he thinks about this.
If Cameron proceeds with what ... by Skyway Moaters	Dec 20th, 2008 02:14:13 PM
...is rumored in this TB report, he is a shameless profit seeking HACK. Half of his existing body of work already indicates that he is, but his would irrevocably 'seal the deal'.
This by Skyway Moaters	Dec 20th, 2008 02:15:03 PM

Avatar! Fucking Cameron's reputation in 2009! by IAmMrMonkey!	Dec 20th, 2008 02:15:40 PM
Possibly. Possibly not.
This? by IAmMrMonkey!	Dec 20th, 2008 02:16:02 PM

Watch what Cameron will do in 2 days by SomaShine	Dec 20th, 2008 02:32:58 PM
Cameron will issue AICN a letter saying this was all bullshit.
Loely Theramin work. That's enough, normal view. by G100	Dec 20th, 2008 02:38:12 PM
normal view, Normal View, NORMAAAL VIEEEEWWW!!!! heh. There's some lovely (for the time) effects shots of the saucer landing in the original but though I can see how this could be done as a Trilogy I'm not entirely sure the Krell Backstory really merits it TBH. Oh and a Big Screen Clangers Movie ? Hell yeah!
I give up, I've been beaten down by remakes by I Dunno	Dec 20th, 2008 02:43:11 PM
I accept that there will always be remakes, that 1 out of 10 movies will be original so they might as well make good remakes and this is a pretty good choice for a remake, I suppose. I mean it's pretty much the precursor to Star Trek and they're remaking Star Trek so what the hell.
Lovely Theramin work. heh by G100	Dec 20th, 2008 02:43:45 PM

in 2009... by emeraldboy	Dec 20th, 2008 03:00:16 PM
it will be a decade since cameron made a movie. I know Kubrick made only a handful of films. BUt a decade. that is ridiculous. I know cameron is a perfectionist and that studio execs get his back up. If 2009 comes and goes and there is no images, no posters or no trailers for this film. ill call BS on avatar.
Forbidden Planet trilogy fucking Cameron in the ass in 2009 by reflecto	Dec 20th, 2008 03:13:42 PM
This will not work.
Retro is intriguing but this sounds like shit. by Wonderthump	Dec 20th, 2008 03:19:51 PM
A bizillion othe sci-fi TV movies rehashed. Unless it has a cool 50s vibe, just do something original.
But what about Hyperion? by kafka07	Dec 20th, 2008 03:32:40 PM
Now that would have made a better trilogy of films.
Morbius's daughter was hot by Rupee88	Dec 20th, 2008 03:36:19 PM
I know I should remember the name of the actress but she was sure in her prime.
NewsFlash by Crow3711	Dec 20th, 2008 03:38:45 PM
This just in...The JonDough posts got old the day after that happened. You pathetic, pathetic losers. You have inside jokes for a website about one review for an awful movie. Seriously, that is the definition of get a life. Posting "But what will JonDough think?" Do you think you are funny?
"Straczynski has repeatedly indicated... by Jaka	Dec 20th, 2008 03:44:00 PM
...the new FP will not appear "retro". But, given that it's set a significant while before the original FORBIDDEN PLANET, wouldn't some level of "retro" seem mandated?" Have you seen SW Episodes I-III? Sorry, couldn't resist.
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Dec 20th, 2008 03:47:37 PM
Damn You Michael Bay
Dubious idea at best...dont call it FB by quantize	Dec 20th, 2008 03:55:57 PM
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G100...its spelt THEREMIN dummy... by quantize	Dec 20th, 2008 03:57:00 PM
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Robby will be dubbed by Drew Carey-- by thegreatwhatzit	Dec 20th, 2008 04:05:48 PM
That's what I heard, take it or leave it. Jesus, the original has suvived intact; the next abortion is likely to be a CITIZEN KANE remake (starring--and directed by--Sean Penn or Ryan Seacrest).
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet by Gorgomel	Dec 20th, 2008 04:06:22 PM
Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh At the late night, double feature, picture show. I knew Leo G. Carrol Was over a barrel When Tarantula took to the hills. And I really got hot When I saw Jeanette Scott Fight a triffid that spits poison and kills. Dana Andrews said Prunes Gave him the runes And passing them used lots of skills. But When Worlds Collide, Said George Pal to his bride, "I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills," Like a... Science fiction, double feature Doctor X will build a creature. See androids fighting Brad and Janet Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh At the late night, double feature, picture show. I wanna go Wuh oh o-o-oh To the late night, double feature, picture show. By RKO, Wuh oh o-o-o To the late night, double feature, picture show. In the back row, Oh oh o-o-oh To the late night, double feature, picture show!
Nobody can get anything made unless by kabong	Dec 20th, 2008 04:34:14 PM
it's attached to something already made. That's just the way Hollyweird slimes.
Doesn't Cameron have a history of flipping for scripts? by Xiphos_2	Dec 20th, 2008 04:37:15 PM
Then not doing them? I thought I've read that before here on these very talkbacks. Plus the sexual violation of my eyeballs in 2009 does not sound to promising nor even probably at this point since we haven't seen asecond of film to make that judgement. Eyeball fucking is just plain unhygenic.
Avatar not making back production cost in 2009! by Xiphos_2	Dec 20th, 2008 04:39:19 PM

Avatar the emperor has no clothes in 2009! by Xiphos_2	Dec 20th, 2008 04:40:15 PM

That "in her prime" actress was... by Skyway Moaters	Dec 20th, 2008 04:42:25 PM
Anne Francis. And come to think of it, where are they getting "Diana" from? The daughter's name in the original "Forbidden Planet" was 'Altaira'.
Avatar repossessing king of the world status in 2009! by Xiphos_2	Dec 20th, 2008 04:43:16 PM

DOH! Gorgomel! by Skyway Moaters	Dec 20th, 2008 04:47:56 PM
I thought about doing the same thing! Sorry for the redundancy. Right on with the RHPS print out.
spoiler box? by BadMrWonka	Dec 20th, 2008 04:57:56 PM
wouldn't be hard to add one fellas...that's what it's for.
Twenty-Oh-Nine: Year of The Remakes by Arcangel2020	Dec 20th, 2008 04:58:39 PM
Yayyyyyyy!! A "Reimagining"/It's not a Rebooting-Sequel-Trashing of yet another Classic Sci Fi Movie!! (Said with much sarcasim and dripping with much vitriol) Wow! You mean that it wasn't enough for "The Day Earth Stood Still" to be ruined or the host of other Remakes/Rebooting Pieces of shit to have been foisted on US the Sci-Fi/Horror Fans who don't fucking deserve this shit!! Oh noooooo, we've had to suffer through shitty remake after shitty remake with...get this...more remakes in the pipeline and being made ready to shove down out collective throats too! Let's see here...a "remake" of The Crow, Friday The Thirteenth, Nightmare on Elm Street, Footloose..now there is talk of Forbidden Planet getting re-done? Fucking give me a break...I don't care if Strazynski and Cameron are being mentioned
Ironhelix is Right by Diagnostic	Dec 20th, 2008 05:45:24 PM
If they can stick stoopid Arnold in T-4: Franchise Salvation, I want Leslie Nielsen back.
It IS TherEmin, you win the spelling of obscure electronic instr by G100	Dec 20th, 2008 06:27:54 PM
You win the Spelling of Obscure Electronic instruments Prize. In fact you win the whole of the internets AND a rather handsome and hefty leather bound Dictionary to place where it will do most good. :)
yeah...but who really cares when... by The Amazing G	Dec 20th, 2008 06:41:35 PM
Battle Angel Alita will be fucking our eyeballs in 20XX?
and of course who really cares when... by The Amazing G	Dec 20th, 2008 06:42:14 PM
MY movies will...eventually be fucking your eyeballs in 20xx?
How does James Cameron get the time? by hallmitchell	Dec 20th, 2008 07:05:34 PM
To read scripts right now. He must be up to his eyeballs in work with AVATAR. He's got a family. This guy must have 29 hours in the day.
Promises promises by Trazadone	Dec 20th, 2008 07:24:17 PM
Has anyone noticed that every once in a while there's a flurry of posts about James Cameron being involved in some potential project yet nothing ever emerges? Wasn't his last real film Titanic? Unless Forbidden Planet is going to be set underwater I doubt this is ever going to happen. Damn, what the hell happened to the king of the world?
If this TB report is accurate... by Skyway Moaters	Dec 20th, 2008 07:39:36 PM
I personally don't want it to happen! Shall we all just rape Shakespeare and then laugh all the way to the bank? I say NO! Fuck you James Cameron!
Straczynski's script for the aborted B5 movie. by Yoda's Ball Sack	Dec 20th, 2008 08:01:44 PM
Is looking much better than this crap.
GREAT! CAN'T WAIT TO ENJOY ANOTHER JAMES CAMERON MOVIE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 20th, 2008 09:25:20 PM
12 years from now.
finally by aabiohazard1972	Dec 20th, 2008 11:44:32 PM
DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY! someone had to say it
Theremin about as obscure as the guitar... by quantize	Dec 21st, 2008 12:11:40 AM
everything from hip hop to Radiohead?, not to mention the gzillion movies using it. I would not call that 'obscure'..Maybe to someone too dumb to know the difference between a guitar and bass guitar it is
can't get enough of your love babe... by deanbarry	Dec 21st, 2008 01:26:38 AM
that shit get me hard....
Yeah I should have checked my copy of Theremin Monthly by G100	Dec 21st, 2008 01:27:50 AM
As well known as the Guitar! Jeeeesus Christ what a loon. And you were calling ME a dummy ?!?!? Either tell me how about the THOUSANDS of TherEmin Stores you've been in lately or the plethora of TherEmin magazines or no doubt scores "how to play the TherEmin DVD's" you've seen lately or shut the Fuck up Dickhead. And in case you didn't get it before, you're supposed to shove that Dictionary up your anal little tightass Douchebag.
Activision release "TherEmin Hero" on 360 due to mass appeal by G100	Dec 21st, 2008 01:42:21 AM
Seeing as it's "about as obscure as the guitar..." Activision have siezed on the mass audience ready for Hot TherEmin Solo VideoGame action. Jack Black is also clearly now poised to wield a TherEmin in "School of Rock 2: America Rocks with a TherEmin" as there is clearly HUGE Box Office appeal to the HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of people who ALL must now know what a TherEmin is if they know what a Guitar is since a TherEmin is now officially "about as obscure as the guitar..."
From James Cameron, director of ALIENS and T2... by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 21st, 2008 03:27:51 AM
...comes the next step in total fucking destruction: A V A T A R - Fucking your theatres in 2009!!!
Theremin Hero! by Toonol	Dec 21st, 2008 03:44:58 AM
They're counting on it to bring the PS3 back from distant 3rd.
And I'm not as clever or fast by Toonol	Dec 21st, 2008 03:45:51 AM
...as G100.
The director of To Kill a Mockingbird just died by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 21st, 2008 07:18:12 AM
Now that was a great movie about a great book. They don't make them like that anymore. They can't, it has a white person using the word nigger. Spike Lee says he owns the word.
Burn After reading.... WTF!? by MurderMostFowl	Dec 21st, 2008 08:27:56 AM
Did that thing go straight to video or what?
They will try and remake To kill a mocking bird. by emeraldboy	Dec 21st, 2008 09:19:23 AM
only this time its whitey who gets executed. There will be gospel numbers. There will be an obama character in the white house. Whitey will learn a moral lesson about forgiveness and get pardoned. or something like that.
All this talk from cameron can be summed by Roger waters... by emeraldboy	Dec 21st, 2008 10:31:57 AM
in his song time. "plans that always come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines". Even Tranatino is filiming his long in gestation World War two Epic, INglorious basterds. Hey, wait a minute. I think I know what camerons is doing. He getting this film ready for Cannes. Prepare for this trailer to be unleashed at CANNES.
The verse is by emeraldboy	Dec 21st, 2008 10:37:38 AM
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time. Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines. The above summes up cameron and all this talk....
Cameron is an old school filmaker in one way.. by emeraldboy	Dec 21st, 2008 10:58:37 AM
that he obviously hates the way the net is used by hollywood to ruin how movies or sold to the public. Studios will put half the film into trailers. they will create websites and Put up BTS bits do superbowl ads, net ads. Cameron doesnt play that game. He makes movies his way. He will take all the time in the world to push things. However, Australia looks like being one of the biggest fox bombs of the year. Critics are saying its a snoresfest. So privately, even though he bagged fox 11 oscars. There must be some concerns about Avatar. It is being released in 2009. so why hasnt the campaign started already. where are the posters and the trailers and so forth.
come on Cameron! by darthwaz1	Dec 21st, 2008 11:22:01 AM
Make Battle Angel already!!! Please!!
"GENESIS allowed is not! Is PLANET FORBIDDEN!" by YackBacker	Dec 21st, 2008 12:11:02 PM
Hehehe, I loved that scene from STAR TREK III.
according to the fox movies... by emeraldboy	Dec 21st, 2008 12:17:20 PM
the official release date for Avatar is 12/18/2009. Which is odd because it is the first cameron film to be released in the winter. Cameron is usually the king of the summer blockbusters.
emeraldboy by Merrick	Dec 21st, 2008 12:59:03 PM
TITANIC was released 19 December, 1997. AVATAR's release date parallels that closely.
Merrick.... by emeraldboy	Dec 21st, 2008 01:50:59 PM
Knowing how long He takes to make films. I am taking that release date with a pinch of salt. But maybe that is one of the greatest strengths of CGI. Is that movies come in on time. and on budget. This is film will be unleashed at cannes. Which is why fox is holding back untill then.
But the big movie will be... by emeraldboy	Dec 21st, 2008 01:53:33 PM
QUENTIN TARANTINOS INGLORIOUS BASTERDS.
No theremins here by NNNOOO!!!	Dec 21st, 2008 02:52:51 PM
The Barrons built circuits and tape loops to create the "electronic tonalities" for 'Forbidden Planet'. You want theremin music, check out the original 'Day the Earth Stood Still'.
IDEA: If you filmed Leslie Nielsen NOW you could... by Big Dumb Ape	Dec 21st, 2008 03:42:21 PM
Nice going, Aces, openly revealing the end of the third movie and thus spoiling what the whole trilogy would be building up to. And I don't mean that Morbius sacrifices himself and dies and destroys the planet and all the Krell technology (Walter Pigeon does that in the original), but that the "new" and "improved" story hook/plot twist this time around by JMS will be that Altera (played by Anne Francis in the original) will gain sentient powers from being born on the planet and go power crazy (which frankly sounds like a shitty idea), so that she'll die now too. As you spoiled and said, Morbius will sacrafice her too to stop her from being unleashed on the galaxy. Well, if that's the idea they're going for and IF the whole point of this trilogy is to go from the events of the original expedition and by the third movie THEN become an a remake (or a reimagining) of FORBIDDEN PLANET as we know it... and since Altera is going to go all alien and evil and power crazy and ultimately die (and thus we don't get the happy ending of FORBIDDEN PLANET where Captain Adams (Leslie Neilsen) and Altera end up together) -- I mean, since this trilogy will apparently have dark endings all around, why not have some sort of framing sequence where Captain Adams, years later, is finally revealing the story of what happened at which point you could have old Leslie Neilsen laying and dying in bed or something? And we get to see HIM being the one telling us what happened? But frankly, the whole "Alera" goes Dark Phoenix and bad story angle sounds like utter SHIT. Someone above said it best. STAR TREK did this story in "Where no man has gone before" and managed to cover it in freakin' 45 minutes and didn't need 3 fucking movies to do it.
Odd? the TherEmin is as popular as a guitar by G100	Dec 21st, 2008 03:46:56 PM
And on a gzillion movies, but yeah the bloops, bips and electronic echoes are incredibly effective on the soundtrack. Though I thought there was a little Theremin work in the intro of this myself I'm glad to be corrected by someone who has the decency and civility not to jump down my fucking throat for a typo or some other imaginary "crime" against anality.
Altaira's innocence was pretty heavily played in original by G100	Dec 21st, 2008 04:06:06 PM
Much "what is this earth love" type shenanigans going on. (Kirk had to deal with this every other planet) Though she did lose some of it with her lust for Nielson (who then had to hilariously Zapp her Tiger) and that fed into the Altaira cannot stay theme too. You have to wonder exactly how much of the originals Krell mythos would be kept anyway as they were rather wide and oddly shaped creatures who we know were a super advanced society that goes bugshit with their Id's killing everybody in a night. (an off switch would have been handy at that point) I suspect there is some OTHER science fiction Movie idea at play here (maybe even two) that the Producers or writers have folded into the Forbidden Planet mythology perhaps. Otherwise it does all seem rather pointless and stretched very thin over three Movies.
YACKBACKAZ by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 04:41:10 PM
LOL that line from Yoda's cousin. Weeeeeee!!!
JAMES CAMERON IS KING OF THE WORLD by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 04:43:06 PM
Co-Starring Linda Hamilton as the artist formerly known as Queen.
IS PLANET FORBIDDEN!!!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 04:49:43 PM
How can you not hear me ... with ears like that?!?!
LEO HAS MADE 12 MOVIES SINCE TITANIC by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 04:53:00 PM
James Cameron is Snail of the World!!!!
AVAISHTAR by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 04:55:22 PM
Oops I said something taboo for Jim Cameron.
Remake "Forbidden World" by kabong	Dec 21st, 2008 04:56:59 PM
or "Android" or "Creation of the Humanoids" . . .
WATCHED MAMMA MIA LAST NIGHT AND ENJOYED IT MORE THAN INCREDIBLE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 05:03:39 PM
If you haven't seen it, don't be ashamed to check it out. It really is a fun movie and you get to see Amanda Seyfried's cleavage. The only sucking part is Pierce Brosnan singing. Oh he is horrible.
... INCREDIBLE HULK by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 05:03:59 PM
woops
RETIREE DIES AFTER RETIREMENT PARTY HIJINKS by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 05:11:23 PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – A 60-year-old man who was thrown into the air in celebration at his retirement party died after his colleagues failed to catch him and he fell to the floor, a Japanese newspaper reported on Tuesday. The case came to light after the man's wife filed a police complaint against colleagues who threw the man up into the air, accusing them of gross negligence, the Mainichi paper reported on its website. The man died in September, 10 months after the party attended by around 40 people at an unnamed transport company at an inn in Ritto, near the ancient capital of Kyoto in central Japan. The fall damaged his neck and backbone, leaving him paralyzed, and he eventually died of blood poisoning, the paper said. "He worked until the retirement age. We had been looking forward to going to various places as a couple and were excited that we would be able to spend a relaxing time together," the paper quoted the man's wife as saying. "No matter what I say he won't come back, but I want to find out why this happened." (Reporting by Rodney Joyce; Editing by Jerry Norton)
Cameron should remake "' by kabong	Dec 21st, 2008 05:16:31 PM

Take 2: Cameron should remake "Cyborg 2087" by kabong	Dec 21st, 2008 05:18:04 PM
since he "homaged" it in "Terminator."
Talk about milking a storyline by DarthJedi	Dec 21st, 2008 07:09:15 PM
I was hoping for a remake updating the effects and look, but keeping the actual story. But, if anyone can pull this off, it's Cameron. He IS the guy that made me like a chick flick after all. The premise sounds interesting enough. Not sure if it'll hold as a trilogy though. And whatever they do, I doubt they'll capture the feel that the original gives when watching it. Definitely one of the classics.
AMANDA SEYFRIED IS MY NEW CRUSH!!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 07:44:53 PM
Honey honey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =akOe1ogo9wo
Yackbacker and BringingSexyBack by attackpatterndelta	Dec 21st, 2008 07:57:13 PM
Haven't been in here in a while, you guys gave me a good laugh with those Star Trek III lines! I'm for James Cameron being attached to ANY project right now, just because of his track record.
FORGET STAR TREK III OR AVATAR! IT'S ALL ABOUT MAMMA MIA! !!!!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 21st, 2008 08:03:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =n9cdfQWDCWA
BSB! Attackpatterndelta by YackBacker	Dec 21st, 2008 08:37:45 PM
What's up, homies? I ALMOST picked up MAMMA MIA the other day, I'm not gonna lie. I didn't, but got TRANSSIBERIAN instead. Very cool movie, Woody Harrelson is excellent. Check it out when you can. Any of you guys see SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE yet? I'm going to see it this week down at the AMC 25.
YACKBACKA by BringingSexyBack	Dec 22nd, 2008 06:28:23 AM
You have GOT to get Mamma Mia! I'm not fucking around. It'll have you making aisles in your living room and dancing in them!
Hehe, I like that recommendation by YackBacker	Dec 22nd, 2008 07:47:00 AM
I'm going to take you up on this, you crazy bastard.
Hey, here's an idea, Cameron... by Roguewriter	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:52:11 AM
How about instead of yammering on about all the things you're GONNA do eventually, FUCKING MAKE A MOVIE. I cannot believe how self-important and ultimately useless to the geek legions the genius director of THE TERMINATOR and ALIENS has become... GET BACK TO WORK, JIMMY!
quantize by FleshMachine	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:00:11 AM
he who points out spelling errors on internet forums...loses.
What the hell is a theremin? by The Eskimo	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:54:33 PM

Yackbacker by NoHubris	Dec 22nd, 2008 01:18:46 PM
Long time no TB. SLUMDOG is great! It's got humor, drama, crime-thriller elements, romance, as well as a surprise at the end credits so make sure you stick around for it.
A Theremin is a musical instrument. by emeraldboy	Dec 22nd, 2008 01:35:45 PM
Which is played without physical contact. it was created in 1919 in Russia by Lev Sergeivich Termen (known in the West as Léon Theremin). The theremin is unique among musical instruments in that it is played without physical contact. The musician (occasionally referred to as a thereminist) stands in front of the instrument and moves his or her hands in the proximity of two metal antennas. The distance from one antenna determines frequency (pitch), and the distance from the other controls amplitude (volume). Most frequently, the right hand controls the pitch and the left controls the volume, although some performers reverse this arrangement. Some low cost theremins use a conventional, knob operated volume control and have only the pitch antenna.
by Chupacabra555	Dec 22nd, 2008 01:52:11 PM
Funny thing; I remember Harlan Ellison once mentioning Forbidden Planet in a talk he was giving about writing, and one of the things he mentioned was "Who were the Krell? What did they look like?" While I believe the idea of a prequel is good, I hope they don't re-write the Krell to be a diabolical race who created their "Machine" to conquer the universe; the best thing about the original was that all the horror was unintended (it was a just a device of convenience that accidentally unleashed the "Monsters of the Id"). Also, hurry up! I too want to see Leslie Neilson have some role in the remake (preferrably ad Dr. Morbius [which would be his first serious role again in years ^_^]), but how old is he and how is his health?
Pitching my "reimagining" of "Forbidden Planet" by kabong	Dec 22nd, 2008 04:40:28 PM
Prequel to the prequel. Krell TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENS
Yackbacker... by attackpatterndelta	Dec 22nd, 2008 08:13:27 PM
Yackbacker, I haven't seen Slumdog Millionaire, as for Mama Mia, never really crossed my radar, but thanks for reminding me of the funny Star Trek quote!
All this idea is missing is.... by Snarky2	Dec 22nd, 2008 09:32:12 PM
The Krell trying to cause global warming on all the other planets, or Dr. Morbeus killing the rest of the expedition so he can get in touch with nature alone (preferably in an icy Northern location). Who wants to take a bet on what idiotic Liberal belief will get crammed into this to make it more "relevant".
Did anyone read the paperback version? by zinc_chameleon	Dec 23rd, 2008 09:06:17 AM
Albeit, it came out in the early sixties, but...Diana was Morbius's wife, and a linguist. By his own admission she was the brighter and more noble of the two. It was she who deciphered the Krell script; Morbius is a plodder, not a natural genius. Even the movie makes that clear. Diana was the first to take the brain boost, and I believe she was pregnant at the time. Altaira is 19 when the United Planets forces land. So conceivably, the Krell treatment can alter one at the cellular level. Even with today's neuroscience, the same problem would occur: God-like power to a creature with an 'ape's brain' is a sure disaster. I like that idea that Morbius' wife bites the Krell apple first, and then he is lumbering on behind her. It makes his protectiveness, and his powerlessness over Altaira more likely.

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