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War of the Worlds Remake

Posted by michael on from the mission-implausible dept.

subtropolis writes "The Guardian has an article about a remake of the classic. Spielberg directing, T. Cruise acting. The guy who did Jurassic Park I & II did the screenplay. Anyone else think Bruce Sterling would've been a good choice for that? Quoth the article: 'While HG Wells was an enthusiastic supporter of many of the film adaptations of his work, the likely attitude that Orson Welles might have had to another director taking one of the works with which he became most closely associated, can only be a matter of conjecture.'"

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  1. Re:Hollywood declares war on a classic by dsci · · Score: 3, Informative

    In 2002, radio host Glenn Beck did a War of the Worlds radio broadcast on Halloween. I only heard exerpts, but it was pretty cool. At one time, you could listen to the two hour show online from the web site.

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  2. Welles no do 'War of the Worlds' movie by ph43thon · · Score: 4, Informative

    Welles never did a 'War of the Worlds' movie.. he did the fun radio address that scared people. Here is the first movie done after the radio address.

    p

  3. Re:Hollywood declares war on a classic by germanbird · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have to agree with you on Spielberg. He seems to be hit and miss. On the one hand, I think of all the groundbreaking films he has produced (Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, E. T., etc.). However, I also cringe when I remember the hours wasted watching A.I. and the not-as-terrible-at-least-until-they-got-to-the-mai nland sequel to Jurassic Park.

    As far as Tom Cruise goes, though, I have to disagree. I think Cruise has a good chance at doing justice to this movie. Look at his excellent performance in The Last Samuri. If he can pull that off again, we may be in for a treat.

    I think we will just have to wait and see on this one.

  4. Re:Hang on there Mr Half-Glass-Empty! by stateofmind · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm afraid the same with happen to Enders Game once it reaches the screen. But like you said, hopefully some will go read the excellent book.

    I don't know how many know this, but Ender's Game is on the Marine Commandant's List of Recommended Reading. After reading it, I see why. :)

    Josh

  5. Welles didn't direct War of the Worlds... by applef00 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm sure somebody else already pointed this out, but be nice to me. I'm "tired." Orson Welles directed the "Mercury Theatre" radio adaptation of War of the Worlds but he had nothing to do with the 1953 film version. Byron Haskin was the director of that.