"Universal is on board with movie, the current stumbling block is elsewhere"

POSTED BY: outlander
UPDATED: Friday, February 6, 2004 00:01
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ENTERPRISENCC1701E

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 2:45 AM

One of the thoughts that I had with Universal is on board is that Maybe they want to replace the cast with big name actors. There is an earler report that says Joss Whedon left a remark that it isn't looking too promising for a green light. But again when ever the producer make a remark things do look promising. Personally I would just be happy to know that the movie is in production or at least to know it has got the green light. We need to know what happens next. Right?

Thanks

KERNELM

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 3:02 AM

A poster on alt.tv.firefly said they had inside information that it is indeed distribution that's the hangup right now. Who knows... we'll see.

HERO

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 5:44 AM

Who really knows what the holdup is? We'll know when they tell us.

But here's my 2 cents:

Maybe I'm just a cynical old bastard who plans to hold a particular grudge for at least a decade...but I smell FOX. Thats right FOX. Some screwup over the rights to the movie or some such nonsense.

Lets face it, every problem we've ever had with Firefly begins and ends with that sorry excuse for a network.

Now I'm not frustrated, I'm not angry. But I hold a grudge a long time. And if someday I have me a little bit a power in this world, things are gonna be hard on little old FOX. Yup. Someday...

...and I got a problem with professional basketball too. FOX and professional basketball, someday it'll all come around.

H

TOM

Thursday, February 5, 2004 4:20 AM

if something goes wrong i think i will cry and lock myself in a dark room for a few weeks

PHOENIXSHIP

Thursday, February 5, 2004 7:43 PM

I hope this isn't some battle over so-called big-name casting. How bad could Hollywood screw up the project by shoehorning some big star? Let's cast Madonna as Saffron's sister. Or how about John Travolta as an Evil Alliance Officer who can dance really cool.

Say it ain't so...

"Why're you arguin' what's already been decided?"
Mal to Jayne, "Jaynestown"

DESANGRO

Thursday, February 5, 2004 8:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Phoenixship:
I hope this isn't some battle over so-called big-name casting.... how about John Travolta as an Evil Alliance Officer who can dance really cool.

Say it ain't so...

"Why're you arguin' what's already been decided?"
Mal to Jayne, "Jaynestown"

I just had a vision of Terl from Battlefield Earth stuffed into a grey Alliance suit.

It wasn't a pretty sight.

SPIKESPIEGEL

Thursday, February 5, 2004 8:23 PM

From what I've heard, Battlefield Earth is one long unpretty sight ...

(and on the browser/fireflymovie.com thing, the ever-brilliant Opera works jus' fine ...)

"Bang."

DESANGRO

Friday, February 6, 2004 12:01 AM

Yeah, you're definitely right about that; it ain't a pretty picture. The sad thing is that Battlefield Earth actually had a lot of talented actors in it: Forrest Whitaker, John Travolta, Barry Pepper. I've heard that the novel 'pon which the turkey is based is actually a fun read; haven't read it, so I can't say.

Veering back onto the current topic, *ahem* I do think that re-casting the characters would be a disaster. I can't see any other actors in the places of the Serenity crew, and frankly I can't imagine Badger or Niska being re-cast, either. I mean it. Heck, I even want the actors who played the Blue Hands guys to come back on board for the film! Won't that give us fans a chill in the theatres!

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