Nobody in the gaming industry has an original idea either...

Speaking from (near) the inside, the big studios just won't finance risks anymore; the current economy is only a small part of the reason. Reboots of long-loved stories will fill seats and make the studios lotsa monehs; new ideas with clever story-telling are extraordinarily difficult to finance for production, unless there's a prior model where they've performed well (movies based on video games, books) or there's someone attached to the film (actor, director) who has a strong record of drawing large audiences.

Watch out for snakes! :D



Seriously, though, is nobody coming up with actual new ideas any more? I mean, I know there are only so many stories that are "satisfying" to the human psyche, they just get told over and over again in different and (one hopes) uniquely compelling ways... but does EVERYTHING have to be a sequel, a prequel, a remake or a reboot?

Anyway - I always was kinda 'meh' about Blade Runner, even the sooper dooper mega special director's cut didn't quite do it for me. I don't dislike it, I just couldn't quite see what all the hoopla was about.

As Prometheus' release draws near, I need something new to spam you with,
so here's some news about the BR sequel.

http://sciencefictionworld.com/films...n-fancher.html

(May 22, 2012)

I hope not. BR is so good as it is, you can only ruin it by messing with it.

I'm not even certain that I will watch Prometheus. Alien and Aliens - that's it for that franchise to me.

I also wonder what has become of his plan to turn his favourite SF book "The Forever War" into a film. He has secured the rights years ago now. I did not want him to do Prometheus or Blade Runner II. I want him to do Forever War. He is not becoming younger.

Director Ridley Scott Describes a Scene from the BLADE RUNNER Sequel

http://collider.com/ridley-scott-bla...erview/170633/

Just finished working on a flm here in SA, and one of the art directors ( a British chap,no names:)) told me he has already been in talks for BR.

We had a loooong discussion about how he will have to take me on to do damage control (keeping it faithful to the original.)

Was a good discussion.... so we will see, lol.
(here's hoping as BR was an all time favourite of mine, and if i had my way they would leave a masterpiece alone)

Don'T want no damn sequel or prequel to what is an almost perfect movie. The risk is too high, me thinks. It is asking for dissappointment.

I want him coming to terms with "The Forever War", damn it. He chased the rights for 15 years or so, and when he finally got them, he just shelved it? Since how many years now?

We know, you've said that three times already. :O:

Tell me when it is time for a fourth run. :salute:

Can only hope its better than Prometheus. Not that Prom was bad, just not as satisfying as I'd hoped for.

Been listening to the audiobook, I'm at the point where they go on their second attack (Mandela & Porter). Very much like it!

Tho, I doubt it would work as a movie. 2-3 part movie like LOTR maybe, or a miniseries ala Generation Kill, but not as a 2-3hr movie, too much important stuff
that really need to be in it.

Prometheus from what I can make out has divided the Alien fans into two camps. One camp goes along with the ending of Prometheus insight into the Alien background while others hate it and feel betrayed.

Blade Runner could do the same thing, Prometheus storyline of the Space Jockeys/Engineers was interesting but even I feel some...Hmmm, the Alien aspect could have been better. As for Blade Runner we have a great film that stands out on its own merit and dose it really need a pre or sequel? :hmmm:

When it comes to Prometheus, there are only two kinds of ALIEN fans:
Those who realise, like Ridley Scott said many times, that it is NOT a prequel
and those who are idiots and think it is a prequel.

I'm curious. It should work well now during this wave of dark movies.