Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Upcoming Film Based On Arthur C. Clarke Story

Posted by Zonk on from the should-have-taken-the-skyhook dept.

SoyChemist writes "The Wired Science blog has production stills and a story about a side project that several Industrial Light and Magic employees have been working on. They are producing the short story Maelstrom II as an independent film. The entire thing was shot in front of a bluescreen, so all of the sets and props will be CGI. The lone actor, Chuck Marra, plays a guy that hitches a ride on an electromagnetically launched freight capsule from the moon to earth. When the nuclear reactor that powers the catapult fails, he is thrown into space, but not far enough to escape lunar gravity — leading to an Apollo 13 style rescue mission. The original story was written by Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey."

4 of 131 comments (clear)

  1. Who? by glwtta · · Score: 5, Funny

    The original story was written by Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

    Oh, that Arthur C. Clarke.

    --
    sic transit gloria mundi
    1. Re:Who? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 5, Funny

      The original story was written by Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

      Oh, that Arthur C. Clarke.

      Remember, any sufficiently advanced sarcasm is indistinguishable from offtopic.
      --
      No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  2. lol by Dunbal · · Score: 5, Funny

    The entire thing was shot in front of a bluescreen

          As if I really care which OS they used...

          oh, wait...

    --
    Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
    1. Re:lol by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm used to it. It's the puppies. I get a lot less mod points since I got the sig about the puppies. I guess I'll have to bump it up to eight.

      --
      Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.