Disney plans the black hole remake with tron legacy team. Black hole is classic science fiction with robots and mad scientists and questions about the meaning of life. It stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins, and ernest borgnine. Palomino is returning to earth after a fruitless 18month search for extra. A few years back, a reboot of walt disneys classic scifi flick the black hole was in the works. The movie was slammed by critics but it did turn a profit and also pioneered some interesting special effects at the time. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins and ernest borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both uncredited. The first draft was written by travis beecham pacific rim then rewritten. The black hole remake may be too dark for disney movie the black hole jon spaihts about 3 years ago by joey paur. Pacific rim uprising, disneys the black hole remake, and jurassic. Some of the dialogue is cringeworthy, and the ending tries to outweird 2001. Legacy director reveals, speaking exclusively to scifinow the original film, which starred maximilian schell, robert forster and anthony perkins, told the story of a group of a deep space.
Disney is preparing another expedition into the black hole. Disneys black hole remake lands writer exclusive april 04, 20 12. The black hole reboot is back on, says disneys president. The black hole remake is is too dark for disney right now film. Of course, a remake of the movie has been batted around by disney for the past decade, but nothing has ever seriously materialized.
Why disney isnt making another black hole movie youtube. Jeb rosebrook, screenwriter of the black hole, junior. The black hole gets a remake, and it may blow your mind. I confess, ive never seen it, but from what i can tell, those that have remember it somewhat fondly. Disney is reportedly thinking about a black hole remake. Disneys reinvention of its 1979 scifi movie the black hole is getting a new engine. The good news is that, while disney is working on a remake, they have been doing so since 2009. The black hole remake is is too dark for disney right now. The music for the movie was composed by john barry. A reimagining of the 1979 scifi film about a crew that finds a lost ship inside a black hole.
Emily carmichael on pacific rim, jurassic and the black hole. The movie was disneys sciencefiction event the black hole. Legacy director joseph kosinski and producer sean bailey have been working on a remake of the classic 1979 scifi film the black hole since 2009. Poster for the black hole the black hole is a 1979 american science fiction film directed by gary nelson for walt disney productions. The black hole sent a generation of scifi fans to hell. Joseph kosinski and sean bailey, the director and producer of disney s new tron. I watched it the week it was releasedchristmas week, because i guess god thinks hes funnyand i left that matinee shaken and bewildered, my brain squirming with. That was one of those movies i was stuck on until i cracked the beginning, and suddenly it just started to. A reinvention of the 1979 scifi film the black hole. Disneys the black hole is an often forgotten movie in the studios history. About genre scifi summary this is a planned remake of disneys the black hole, a sciencefiction story about explorers on the edge of an incredible interstellar phenomenon. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown. A mad scientist wants to pilot his ship into the black hole in search of immortality.
Maximilian schell as dr hans reinhardt in disneys the black hole. Michelle obama hilariously breaks down why melania trumps inauguration gift exchange appeared so awkward this yearold cheerleader serving some serious sassy face is. The black hole 1979 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Disneys the black hole and paul andersons event horizon dont seem to have much in common. The screenwriter behind passengers, jon spaihts, was. Moving on, the black hole is a disney scifi family movie set in space. Spaihts script was considered too dark for a disney movie.
The people behind the tron legacy sequel plans to remake the 1979 walt disney science fiction movie, the black hole in the original film the crew of the spaceship palamino stumbles across the lost ship uss cygnus hovering on the edge of an immense black hole. Released in 1979, the black hole was disneys big foray into science fiction, followed soon after by tron. He has acted in several popular american movies, such as resident evil. Black hole remake will be just as dark, weird and violent. Screenwriter jon spaihts passengers recently provided us with an update on the black hole remake, describing the joseph kosinski project. As a liveaction science fiction film from the late 1970s the movie was. Behold the beauty of the black holes uss cygnus behold. Why the black hole remake hasnt been made yet, according.
A childhood memory i can clearly recall is sneaking out of the inert star trek. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins, and ernest borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both unbilled. As a liveaction science fiction film from the late 1970s the movie was an odd choice back then, which made the news. With all the wisdom of teeagers in a slasher movie, these stalwart adventurers decide to nudge around the edge of a black holes event horizon in a ship no bigger than my apartment building. Jeb rosebrooks lengthy career includes penning the space epic the. Of all the movies getting a remake now, the black hole is definitely one of the better candidates for a redo. The voices of the main robot characters in the film are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both uncredited.
But the movie is still an underrated film nonetheless. Legacy, director joseph kosinski and producer sean bailey, started working on a remake of the black hole. The black hole remake lands prometheus writer jon spaihts apr 4, 20. Joseph kosinskis remake of disneys scifi classic the black hole will keep the dark elements and advance the science, the tron. Louis, missouri unleashing not only a big black hole, but also a creature from beyond that feeds on electricity through the streets of this midwest city. Legacy in 2010, where a remake of the black hole was teased with subtly placed props in the background, it seems that sean bailey, president of motion picture production at disney, has not given up on the idea of bringing the crews of the u. The black hole is a 1979 american science fiction film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. As far as remakes go, there are few films that would benefit from it as much as disneys 1979 scifi epic, the black hole. Whether thats because its a genuinely good movie or out of sheer nostalgia is up for debate. All spacescenes from the movie are cut in full length together. Joseph kosinski is attached to direct this scifi reboot about a group of space explorers who find a lost ship outside a. Why the black hole remake hasnt been made yet, according to.
Dear disney, please remake the black hole kessel korner. But its a story that could easily get reworked into a remake with a distinctly different vision, such as a dark epic which isnt how most people would describe the original disney film, although it does have some dark ideas. The simulations of freefall were quite good, and it was the first media depiction of a black hole to include an accretion disk although it really shouldnt have had an accretion disk since it wasnt part of a binary star system and didnt have anything to accrete, and every screen black hole ever since has repeated the same mistake. The black hole in 2020 disney movie posters, disney. Anyway, the soulless meddlemonkeys at disney are apparently gearing up for a remake of the 1979 minor classic the black hole. Unfortunately, thats all weve got to report on for now, but while we wait to learn more, tell us, are you excited for a remake of the black hole, or do you think this is a flick that should. Black remakes of white films black movies celebrities. And the entire time last night when i was watching this with my wife, who hadnt seen it, im thinking in mike nelsons voice, now see, this. The black hole is a 1979 science fiction movie directed by gary nelson.
Ive always had the impression that this was just disney rushing to get in on the sf movie boom of the time and not a lot else. In the original film the crew of the spaceship palamino stumbles across the lost. Its a little more of an adult kind of movie, said robert forster, who. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole the vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. This is a film from their past catalogue that demands a truly bigbudget remake that matches its great concepts. A remake of david cronenbergs 1983 horrorthriller about a tv channel executive whose new show, with its graphic depiction of torture and murder, attracts huge ratings. The black hole is a 1979 american space opera film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. Of course, a remake of the movie has been batted around by disney for the past. The black hole, disneys risky venture into a darkerthemed scifi adventure in 1979 didnt exactly ignite the box office, but over the years its share of dedicated admirers has grown exponentially. Talks black hole remake updated director joseph kosinski says the official title for tron 3 will be linked to tron. This weeks ketchup include news of plans to remake the amityville horror again and disneys the black hole, a new project for acclaimed director paul thomas anderson and new roles for johnny depp, leonardo dicaprio, gwyneth paltrow and one of the stars of the twilight saga. The black hole is a movie that reached cult status at one point and is still regarded by several people as one of the more intriguing movies that disney put out, but it was also seen as. The best thing about the night i saw the black hole in the theater was the trailer for the empire strikes back that preceeded it. The black hole is a movie that reached cult status at one point and is still regarded by several people as one of the more intriguing movies that disney put out.
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