Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless are the writers developing the potential Netflix reboot of CBS’ 1960s space opera “Lost In Space,” which followed a family of scientists who couldn’t figure out how to get back to Earth.
Sazama and Sharpless’ big-screen writing credits include last year’s “Dracula Untold” (which garnered positive reviews from 22% of critics polled by the Rotten Tomatoes website), this year’s “The Last Witch Hunter” (15%) and next year’s “Gods of Egypt” (no score yet).
This is by no means the first attempt to revive Irwin Allen’s iconic Space Family Robinson franchise.
A slightly underrated 1998 movie version starred Gary Oldman as Dr. Zachary Smith and William Hurt as Dr. John Robinson.
NBC had toyed with a TV sequel, though that idea died with the 2002 loss of the great Jonathan Harris, who was to reprise the role of Dr. Smith.
The perfectly terrible 2003 “The Robinsons: Lost in Space” reboot pilot was directed by John Woo (“The Killer,” “Mission Impossible II”) for The WB, but failed to snag a series order despite having been scripted by Doug Petrie, who did much better work for “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and now serves as showrunner on Netflix’s “Daredevil.”
