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That's right folks, according to The Hollywood Reporter (which may or may-not be reliable, I do not know), there's the initial rumblings of Arthur C. Clarke's second(?) most well-known navel-gazey, spacey, floaty, series coming to the silver screen. Previously, it seems none other than Morgan Freeman owned the rights for such a thing, and now it seems to have been picked-up and be getting produced (maybe? What little is here looks very early) by 'Alcon Entertainment'--who didn't ring any bells for me off the top of my head, but whose logo I recognized upon lookup:
The big news the Hollywood Reporter breaks being that the slated director for the movie is none other than DenisVillainovue Villanovu Villinoveaux Vielainoveuaoux...The same director who did Dune and Blade Runner 2049...So we can at least be assured that the Ramans will have produced a cylinder ship full of brutalist architecture and bare concrete...Even if that might not make much sense with all the biology they integrated into their technology...
Anyone have any thoughts?
It has, admittedly, been many years since I read the Rama series (or...most of it), and I mostly remember one of the sequels that featured bird-aliens and direct human-alien interaction. So I might not be best for commenting on how they can adapt the book when I only vaguely recall it. Still, seems like it'd be a challenge. Though one I'd be curious of, because the nature of the story alone would force any film to be done very...differently. Even in 'Space Odyssey' there was HAL to present a threat and antagonist (book and movie), I remember being pretty bored with 'Rendezvous with Rama' when I was younger because there wasn't much for that kind of conflict and everything was more the Clarke-adored introspective descriptions and mental monologues on some piece of alien design or the like.
Going to the wiki...I guess there IS an attempted nuking of the cylinder by humans who are afeared of alien business, so I suppose that would get used. But I must admit I do not recall that being anything like a major focus of the book.
I would be concerned anyone could pull it off. 2001: A Space Odyssey would be the closest comparison. Can DenisVillainovue Villanovu Villinoveaux Vielainoveuaoux that guy match directorial chops with Stanley Kubrick?
For that matter, will he? This is early enough that it seems quite possible there'll be director changes and whatnot in the long production process...Unless Morgan Freeman has had it as a quiet passion-project I assume there's not even a script or anything like that yet. So this is all pretty early, up-in-the-air stuff.
Still...I find the idea interesting at least. Even if the execution is questionable. I know it was really cool to see friends I have who aren't into sci-fi really get their curiosity piques by Dune, and if a film of Rendezvous with Rama could do that and garner that same interest in Clarke's writing...Well, it'd be an accomplishment.
The big news the Hollywood Reporter breaks being that the slated director for the movie is none other than Denis
Denis Villeneuve Tackling Adaptation of Sci-Fi Classic ‘Rendezvous With Rama’ (Exclusive)
Alcon Entertainment and Morgan Freeman's Revelations Entertainment are behind the feature.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Anyone have any thoughts?
It has, admittedly, been many years since I read the Rama series (or...most of it), and I mostly remember one of the sequels that featured bird-aliens and direct human-alien interaction. So I might not be best for commenting on how they can adapt the book when I only vaguely recall it. Still, seems like it'd be a challenge. Though one I'd be curious of, because the nature of the story alone would force any film to be done very...differently. Even in 'Space Odyssey' there was HAL to present a threat and antagonist (book and movie), I remember being pretty bored with 'Rendezvous with Rama' when I was younger because there wasn't much for that kind of conflict and everything was more the Clarke-adored introspective descriptions and mental monologues on some piece of alien design or the like.
Going to the wiki...I guess there IS an attempted nuking of the cylinder by humans who are afeared of alien business, so I suppose that would get used. But I must admit I do not recall that being anything like a major focus of the book.
I would be concerned anyone could pull it off. 2001: A Space Odyssey would be the closest comparison. Can Denis
For that matter, will he? This is early enough that it seems quite possible there'll be director changes and whatnot in the long production process...Unless Morgan Freeman has had it as a quiet passion-project I assume there's not even a script or anything like that yet. So this is all pretty early, up-in-the-air stuff.
Still...I find the idea interesting at least. Even if the execution is questionable. I know it was really cool to see friends I have who aren't into sci-fi really get their curiosity piques by Dune, and if a film of Rendezvous with Rama could do that and garner that same interest in Clarke's writing...Well, it'd be an accomplishment.