Jon Gabriel wrote on George A's comments:
> >I just read the "News" portion of scifiweekly.com #308. Interesting info > >on > >SF movies. > > > >- A script is complete for Asimov's "Foundation"; to focus on "The Mule" > >story arc. > > Now that would be interesting. I vote for John Leguizamo to play the Mule. :) I would love to see it, but not sure about your choice. > Personally, I think that the Prelude to Foundation books would make better > movies, though. (Besides, then Dr. Brin could have another book optioned.) I presume you mean the "Second Foundation Trilogy" by the Killer B's. "Prelude to Foundation" was written by the Good Doctor himself. The Killer B's books were more or less parallel to the original Trilogy. > </ducking/> > Perhaps Kevin Costner would be available to play Hari Seldon!! > </ducking/> Duck low and fast ;-) > Speaking of name-dropping, I saw Isaac Asimov at a book signing when I was > quite young (under 10, i think) and have a couple of autographed copies of a > couple of his non-fiction 'how do we know about' books on my shelf. > > I wonder how he would have liked the screen adaptation of Bicentennial > Man.... I rather enjoyed the movie. You? <snip> > >- Morgan Freeman is still pushing to do Clarke's "Rendezvous With Rama." > > I would really REALLY love to see a big studio do this. Freeman seems a > little old to be playing an astronaut, though. Maybe a reworked Takagishi > (sp) character? Me too! > > > >I wonder if we'll ever see these on the screen? SIGH! > > > > You never know. They redid the Time Machine, after all. :) And your point is. I think the original was much better. George A _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
