Ridley Scott goes 3D - with The Forever War!

[Skybird]

Since I heared first of that he bought the rights for Haldeman's novel, it has been two years, I think, or even three, I am not sure, and I already wondered what happened to it. I also worried about Scott's growing age...

Doing some Goggle-research on it, I found some new info - it seems preparatory work already is under way - finally!

http://sciencefictionworld.com/films...husiastic.html

Inspired by Cameron's techncial approach on Avatar, the movie will be in 3D. Not that I personally give much for it, I am no 3D junkie, but a whole lot of people should go ballistic over this, I could imagine.

And this is said to be the first piece of concept art that became known in public.



He also got an absolute top name onboard for adapting the screenplay, David Peoples! I just say: "Unforgiven", "Blade Runner", "Twelve Monkeys".

I feel it in my bones, this one's gonna become a truly great one! And maybe the last movie Scott is doing. He does not hide his great admiration for the novel, and that he has hunted for the rights for over 20 years. It would be the worthy ending of a great director's career, with his first movie ever being a Science Fiction, and his last one as well - talking of closing circles... Scott is 73. In an interview for additional material in one of the film boxes I have by him, he said that he does not want to make movies until the very end of his life, but want to reserve his final years for private life and painting.

However, I might be wrong:

Scott will start filming The Forever War after he finishes his Robin Hood remake, Nottingham, and The Kind One.
The Forever War, Cameron’s Avatar, and Scott’s other upcoming science fiction project, Brave New World, will make the next couple of years a fantastic time to be a science fiction movie enthusiast.

"Scott's other upcoming science fiction project, Brave New World"...???