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Rizon
10-10-2007, 10:58 PM
Slated for 2009 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498637/)
korme
10-10-2007, 11:09 PM
There's no news on it, am I an idiot, what is so important about '84?
ntndeacon
10-10-2007, 11:11 PM
I assume it is referring to the book 1984 by George Orwell. If so I imagine it could be quite the good movie.
Groundhog
10-10-2007, 11:14 PM
Looking forward to it, though what's the bet that it;

a) is set in the United States, and

b) sucks.

The fact that it's called 1984 will hopefully force them to actually set it in that time period at least.
Neon_Chaos
10-10-2007, 11:21 PM
WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

I love movies based on Orwell's concept of a "one society" (V for Vendetta, Equilibrium). Glad to see a movie is coming out.
Rizon
10-10-2007, 11:25 PM
There's no news on it, am I an idiot, what is so important about '84?

PROLE!
Atocep
10-10-2007, 11:30 PM
I read somewhere (quite awhile back) that Tim Robbins was pushing to make the movie and wanted to direct.
Young Drachma
10-10-2007, 11:49 PM
WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

I love movies based on Orwell's concept of a "one society" (V for Vendetta, Equilibrium). Glad to see a movie is coming out.

No kidding. V for Vendetta had a hell of a 1984 feel to it. They better not screw this up, but I can't imagine how they'll do it right.
st.cronin
10-10-2007, 11:56 PM
Soundtrack provided by: Flock of Seagulls.
MikeVic
10-11-2007, 09:21 AM
The problem could be that we've seen too many of these dystopian movies in the last few years... I know it's only a couple, but still. :)
Passacaglia
10-11-2007, 09:29 AM
Wasn't there already a 1984 movie?
Young Drachma
10-11-2007, 09:31 AM
Wasn't there already a 1984 movie?

Yeah, there was. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(1984_film)) But it wasn't a big budget Hollywood flick. Though reading that, I didn't realize it cost as much as it did back then.
ThunderingHERD
10-11-2007, 09:39 AM
Fahrenheit 451 is also slated for 2009, setting up another one of those thematic logjams that everyone loves.
Passacaglia
10-11-2007, 09:39 AM
Fahrenheit 451 is also slated for 2009, setting up another one of those thematic logjams that everyone loves.

Cool. Who's up for making a Brave New World movie with me? I'm thinking we can release it in....2009.
MikeVic
10-11-2007, 09:46 AM
Cool. Who's up for making a Brave New World movie with me? I'm thinking we can release it in....2009.

I actually read this book, and not 1984, in high school. Although the uh... sex scenes with children might prove difficult to execute.
ThunderingHERD
10-11-2007, 09:47 AM
Roman Polanski is attached.
Passacaglia
10-11-2007, 09:50 AM
Roman Polanski is attached.

So don't worry, Groundhog -- no chance of our movie being set in the United States!