More info on the Serenity from Universal. Including an awesome description of Serenity!

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OUTLANDER

Thursday, March 4, 2004 2:11 AM

http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=3750

Universal Gives Serenity the Green Light

Source: Universal Pictures

Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Joss Whedon - the Oscar and Emmy-nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel - is set to make his feature film directorial debut with the futuristic action-adventure Serenity, it was announced today by Mary Parent and Scott Stuber, vice chairmen, production, Universal Pictures.

Based on Whedon's cult hit television series Firefly (which has taken on a second life following its December 9, 2003, DVD release, winning new fans and critical praise worldwide), Serenity will continue and expand upon the adventures of the memorable characters launched in the series, who will be joined by new characters created expressly for the motion picture adaptation. Whedon will act as both screenwriter and director, with Barry Mendel (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and the upcoming Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic) producing and Chris Buchanan (president of Whedon's Mutant Enemy production company) and Alisa Tager (of Barry Mendel Productions) serving as executive producers. The Serenity cast will include such returning "Firefly" cast members as Nathan Fillion as Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds, Gina Torres as Zoe Warren, Morena Baccarin as Inara Serra, Jewel Staite as Kaylee Frye, Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb, Sean Maher as Dr. Simon Tam and Summer Glau as River Tam.

"We have wanted to be in business with Joss Whedon for a long time and we're incredibly excited to be working with him on his feature film directorial debut," stated Parent and Stuber. "Joss is a true creator, whose talent crosses all mediums. His mythic worlds are inhabited with rich, detailed and very human characters. 'Serenity' will provide him with a great opportunity to paint another larger-than-life canvas with very identifiable, real characters at the heart of the story."

Whedon - whose compelling use of character, place and dramatic development helped "Buffy" and Angel to break down genre walls and cross over into global hit mainstream territory - now applies his trademark compassion and wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future. The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, "Serenity." He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family -- squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.

When Mal takes on two new passengers - a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister - he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from the coalition dominating the universe, who will stop at nothing to reclaim the girl. The crew that was once used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed find themselves caught between the unstoppable military force of the Universal Alliance and the horrific, cannibalistic fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space. Hunted by vastly different enemies, they begin to discover that the greatest danger to them may be on board "Serenity" herself.

FIREFLYWILDCARD1

Thursday, March 4, 2004 2:15 AM

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Hunted by vastly different enemies, they begin to discover that the greatest danger to them may be on board "Serenity" herself.

Damn. I wonder if this means that River turns on the crew? That would be scary. I so can't wait to see the movie!

SUCCATASH

Thursday, March 4, 2004 2:20 AM

Interesting to know who the new characters "created expressly for the motion picture adaptation" will be.

TRASK43

Thursday, March 4, 2004 2:48 AM

I dont really like the sound of mal takes on new passengers (simon and river) it makes it sound like there going to re-introduce the characters which doesnt really fit with the six months on story that we've been reading. Although it does fit with the whole making it accessible to new people as everyone else in the crew are reasonably self explanatary but it would be hard for a newcomer to grasp the simon/river story without having to go over there history which I dont think Joss wants do.

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JRC

Thursday, March 4, 2004 2:54 AM

Uh-oh. Once again, no mention of Wash or Shephard. Don't tell me they're not going to be on board Serenity..........

SUCCATASH

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:03 AM

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Uh-oh. Once again, no mention of Wash or Shephard. Don't tell me they're not going to be on board Serenity..........

I wonder if the reason is simply pay. Before Wash and Book became such popular characters, Alan and Ron probably signed up for a minor role/minor pay deal initially with Fox.

Universal may want to treat them the same way, minor role=minor pay, and the actors feel they deserve more money.

Just my guess.

GRRARGG

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:05 AM

Two thoughts:

A) It's very early in the pre-production phase, so it's no big deal that we don't have our beloved Book and Wash just yet. I'm honestly surprised they have so many signed on this soon! I mean, I'm glad, but these are all busy, working people (even if you can't just tune in and see some of them on some other show right now). So, don't get too worried about our two MIA crewmembers just yet. I betcha they'll turn up soon.

B) I wonder what Big Name Star they'll get to pad the film's overall casting. I can't see Joss getting everyone on board -- I mean the executives -- with just the relative unknowns of the television cast. Hell, Dame Judi is doing Riddick, so maybe we'll see Mal's father played by Harrison Ford or something....

WERZBOWSKI

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:09 AM

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Uh-oh. Once again, no mention of Wash or Shephard. Don't tell me they're not going to be on board Serenity..........

Yah... I'm starting to get a little worried myself that Book & Wash keep getting left out of the character roster.

What's up with that? I will be less than impressed if they're not in the movie.

"Wherever you go, there you are."
- Dr. B. Banzai

SUCCATASH

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:38 AM

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these are all busy, working people

Yeah, but this sort of thing is handled by agents, I think.

BLUESUNCORPORATEGOON

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:50 AM

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Uh-oh. Once again, no mention of Wash or Shephard. Don't tell me they're not going to be on board Serenity..........

now i was looking back at the older threads and remember coming upon one that was something akin to 'Firefly movie hits stumbling block despite Universal's support'

which got me thinking,what if the inablility to get Wash and Book to sign on the dotted line was the aforementioned stumbling block,be it money or availability,that may be it.

food for thought...BSCG

I'll be in my bunk.-Jayne

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