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Overview
What if I Am Legend had been directed by Ridley Scott, and had starred Arnold Schwarzenegger? What if James Cameron had directed Spider-Man?
This groundbreaking book, now fully updated and revised, tells the story of legendary unmade films. What would Terry Gilliam鈥檚 Watchmen have been like, and how did Darren Aronofsky almost end up directing the movie? Why was Nicolas Cage paid million for not playing Superman?
Also covered are Steven Spielberg鈥檚 Night Skies, Stanley Kubrick鈥檚 Childhood鈥檚 End, Philip Kaufman鈥檚 Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, Kevin Smith鈥檚 Six Million Dollar Man, Tim Burton鈥檚 Superman Lives and James Cameron鈥檚 Alien 5!
April 17th, 2011 on 2:51 pm
Another brilliant book by David Hughes,
Well, Hughes has done it again. He has written a book that appeals to students of science fiction (of all types, not just films), movies, history, economics, you name it – and has made it completely entertaining and utterly un-putdownable at the same time. Fans of his earlier book on David Lynch will appreciate the chapter on Lynch’s two “lost” movies, Ronnie Rocket and One Saliva Bubble.
Also, even though this book is only a couple of years old, it is interesting to see what has happened with some of these projects. For instance, Spider Man and Terminator 3 have already been released, Thunderbirds and Alien vs Predator are being filmed right now (Jan 2004), and apparently I Am Legend and The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy are being cast and actually being made (for sure this time!). I think this proves how fascinating this book is – with any other writing the fact that you are reading about Terminator 3 as a “dead” or “possible future” product would ruin the reading experience. With this book, though, it is still just as fascinating to see why the projects took so long to come to fruition.
So if you have any interest in films, art history, behind the scenes Hollywood gossip, or just a fascinating read, pick up this book NOW. Then go on to read his David Lynch bio, and everything else this man has written. I GUARANTEE you won’t be disappointed.
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|April 17th, 2011 on 3:12 pm
This isn’t a bad book, but…,
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This isn’t a bad book, but it’s namesake _The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made_ does a far better job at similar material. There is almost no overlap between the two books, despite the fact that the former book does cover a good deal of science fiction.
Where I think this book fails most is its approach. It’s spends a lot of time dealing with production notes on the movies that were made instead (for example, Alien3), instead of the movie that wasn’t made (Aliens vs. Predator). Furthermore, it never gets to the key issue — why would this particular unmade movie have been great?
So, I’d recommend this book only as a follow-on if you’ve already read the “original”.
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|April 17th, 2011 on 3:17 pm
How Hollywood keeps on failing to make a good Sci – Fi movie,
A must for all Sci-Fi and film fans (like myself!). I’d always wondered why some of the greatest Sci-Fi stories had never made it to the silver screen and why the one that had were often very disappointing; after reading this book, I now know why!!!
Not only due to you get all the facts and figure regarding the featured “never made” movies, this book lets inside the hearts and mind of the people that tried their hardest to make these movies happen and the studio management idiots that stopped them!
Like movies? Like Sci-Fi books? Want to know why your favourite stories never made it to celluloid? Read this book and find out!
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