Legacy appears to be doing to tron, then we could be in for a. Apr 05, 20 you might not remember, but quite a few years ago, director joseph kosinski got attached to direct a remake of disneys 1979 film the black hole. Screenwriter jon spaihts passengers recently provided us with an update on the black hole remake, describing the joseph kosinski project. Tmp mimic much of 2001s vocabulary without grokking the poetic psychedelia at the heart of kubricks vision. In the acting sense, at least, this movie matches 2001. Hans reinhardt, whos the sole human aboard a ship he plans on flying right into a. In the original film, the titular black hole threatens a handful of humans, a few robots and an army of mindless cyborgs. His remake is just spectacle, frequently relying on action over storytelling. The black hole reboot is back on, says disneys president. You wont find any horror scenes in it, and it still has hints of being for children.
If the remake tries to stay faithful to the original film as tron. Joseph kosinski and sean bailey, the director and producer of disney s new tron. The black hole gets a remake, and it may blow your mind. 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. A few years back, a reboot of walt disneys classic scifi flick the black hole was in the works. Nov 10, 2016 disneys the black hole is an often forgotten movie in the studios history. The screenwriter behind passengers, jon spaihts, was.
The black hole is one of those fabulous disasters of a film that could have been so much more but really wasnt meant to be that way. The black hole is a 1979 american space opera film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. A reinvention of the 1979 scifi film the black hole. Thats going to get its own section on this site soon, i swear. The voices of the main robot characters in the film are. Nov 03, 2016 is the black hole remake too dark for disney.
Legacy, and scribe travis beacham are teaming up for what is being labeled a reinvention of the 1979 scifi film, which at the time was the most expensive movie disney had ever produced. Dear disney, please remake the black hole kessel korner. The film had a strong cast, with antony perkins, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, ernest borgnine, and maximillian schell, and the vocal talents of roddy mcdowell and slim pickins. Anyway, the soulless meddlemonkeys at disney are apparently gearing up for a remake of the 1979 minor classic the black hole. I would love to see a well applied remake of the black hole. Back in 20, disneys dark horse entry into earlyeighties scifi, the black hole, was slated for a remake. 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. Why disney isnt making another black hole movie youtube.
As a liveaction science fiction film from the late 1970s the movie was. This is a film from their past catalogue that demands a truly bigbudget remake that matches its great concepts. The black hole remake lands prometheus writer jon spaihts apr 4, 20. And disney has been talking about a remake for quite some time now. It stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins, and ernest borgnine. Some updates on the black hole remake comic book movie. Prometheus screenwriter jon spaihts hired for disneys the. At the time, the black hole was the most expensive movie disney had yet undertaken. The black hole remake may be too dark for disney movie the black hole jon spaihts about 3 years ago by joey paur the team behind tron. In 2016, it was announced that the remake was put on hold because spaihts script was considered too dark for a disney movie. 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. You might not remember, but quite a few years ago, director joseph kosinski got attached to direct a remake of disneys 1979 film the black hole. Jeb rosebrook, screenwriter of the black hole, junior. A shame, since actors like forster, mimieux, schell, perkins and even roddy mcdowell in voice only have all done good deeds on film prior and since.
Jon spaihts to rewrite disneys remake of 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. Prometheus scribe jon spaihts to write the black hole. The black hole is a 1979 science fiction movie directed by gary nelson. She talked with about her work on that film, as well. Apr 27, 2012 at the time, the black hole was the most expensive movie disney had yet undertaken.
Jeb rosebrooks lengthy career includes penning the space epic the black hole and the contemporary western. Talks black hole remake updated director joseph kosinski says the official title for tron 3 will be linked to tron. According to our sources, disney is reportedly looking to remake their. Disneys the black hole remake the superherohype forums. The black hole remake cast tron legacy team to remake disney39s the black hole film hole remake the black cast download image. Joseph kosinski is attached to direct this scifi reboot about a group of space explorers who find a lost ship outside a. The black hole remake is is too dark for disney right now. The black hole will be one of the first projects under rich ross, disneys new studio chief. As a liveaction science fiction film from the late 1970s the movie was an odd choice back then, which made the news. It was very faithful to the original but clever in all the ways in. In november 2009, it was reported that disney had plans to remake the black hole. The black hole is about the crew of a space exploration vessel coming into contact with crazed scientist dr. It was very faithful to the original but clever in all the ways in that first film was silly, i hope.
May 04, 2012 anon, the black hole isnt intended as a horror film. 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. Disneys plan for a remake of their 1979 scifi film the black hole now includes screenwriter jon spaihts prometheus spaihts has been tapped to rewrite the script for director joseph. The black hole is a 1979 american science fiction film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. Director joe kosinskitron legacy talks about the direction the remake of the 70s disney scifi movie will take, and what he hopes to. Legacy, director joseph kosinski and producer sean bailey, started working on a remake of the black hole. A reimagining of the 1979 scifi film about a crew that finds a lost ship inside a black hole. Unknown remains unknown remake of short film the black.
Palomino is returning to earth after a fruitless 18month search for extra. Released in 1979, the black hole was disneys big foray into science fiction, followed soon after by tron. Spoilers in trailer but if you have not seen it by know, then im surprised. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown. Tron team to remake the black hole dec 04, 2009 1979s the black hole was an ambitious attempt at fairly serious outer space science fiction, but the film is hindered by the technical limitations of the time. Black hole remake will be just as dark, weird and violent. In the original film the crew of the spaceship palamino stumbles across the lost. Maximilian schell as dr hans reinhardt in disneys the black hole.
The best comparison is probably to the exorcist rather than a slasher film. The music for the movie was composed by john barry. Jon spaihts to rewrite disneys remake of the black hole for. Some, myself included, would go so far as to say that the black hole is a cult classic. Jeb rosebrooks lengthy career includes penning the space epic the. Emily carmichael on pacific rim, jurassic and 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.
Louis, missouri unleashing not only a big black hole, but also a creature from beyond that feeds on electricity through the streets of. 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. Dec 02, 2016 an atomic research experiment goes awry in st. I still love the original, but id like to see what can be done with a better storytelling. 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. The black hole remake may be too dark for disney geektyrant. This isnt to say that the black hole was a bad movie. But in the end, you see a movie like the black hole for the story itself. Apr 17, 2019 this is a film from their past catalogue that demands a truly bigbudget remake that matches its great concepts. Aug 08, 2009 spoilers in trailer but if you have not seen it by know, then im surprised. Anon, the black hole isnt intended as a horror film. I confess, ive never seen it, but from what i can tell, those that have remember it somewhat fondly. The remake will reunite joseph kosinski and sean bailey, the director and producer of disneys upcoming tron.
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. The black hole remake may be too dark for disney movie the black hole jon spaihts about 3 years ago by joey paur. Legacy team mount a black hole remake disney is preparing another expedition into the black hole. Why the black hole remake hasnt been made yet, according. The voices of the main robot characters in the film are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both uncredited.
Disneys notorious scifi odyssey the black hole is a dark and cerebral film. It was to be written by jon spaihts prometheus and directed by joe kosinski oblivion click here for the original article. The good news is that, while disney is working on a remake, they have been doing so since 2009. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole the vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. The black hole sent a generation of scifi fans to hell film. Joseph kosinskis remake of disneys scifi classic the black hole will keep the dark elements and advance the science, the tron.
According to our sources, disney is reportedly looking to remake their 1979 space opera film the black hole some time soon. But it is a solid film though a remake would be excellent. According to a new report, screenwriter jon spaihts has been hired to rewrite the film, picking up where screenwriter travis beachem left off. Beacham also worked on the clash of the titans remake.
One more to file under it was only a matter of time. An earth exploratory ship, the uss palomino, discovers a black hole with a lost ship, the uss cygnus, just outside its event horizon. The black hole remake might be too dark for the colorful world of disney right now posted on thursday, november 3rd, 2016 by jack giroux seven years ago the team behind tron. 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 story follows a research ship that encounters a mysterious vessel whose captain is obsessed with discovering the. Those who can appreciate the film for what it is should dig the great new transfer on this dvd as well as the interesting featurette in the extras. Juris matuzelis, agnese sunepa, art academy of latvia this video is a remake of short film the black hole. A childhood memory i can clearly recall is sneaking out of the inert star trek. The black hole remake cast tron legacy team to remake. Disney is preparing another expedition into the black hole. As far as remakes go, there are few films that would benefit from it as much as disneys 1979 scifi epic, the black hole.
Disneys the black hole is an often forgotten movie in the studios history. Joseph kosinski and sean bailey, the director and producer of disneys new tron. The black hole remake is is too dark for disney right now film. Why the black hole remake hasnt been made yet, according to. Nov 30, 2009 the black hole gets a remake, and it may blow your mind. Prometheus screenwriter jon spaihts hired for disneys. Yesterday, director joseph kosinski teased that disney would be releasing some big news about the remake of its 1979 scifi film the black hole.
The people behind the tron legacy sequel plans to remake the 1979 walt disney science fiction movie, the black hole. Unknown remains unknown remake of short film the black hole. It is notable for two reasons, being the first disney film to be rated pg and one of the first disney films to feature cgi. Pacific rim uprising, disneys the black hole remake, and jurassic. The first draft was written by travis beecham pacific rim then rewritten. Insteadduring the black holes climactic sequence when everyone gets sucked through the black holenelson zooms in on a silly puttystretched eyeball and passes it off as profound.
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