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The greatest sci-fi movies never made (2001)

door David Hughes

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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’s Watchmen have been like, and how did Darren Aronofsky almost end up directing the movie? Why was Nicolas Cage paid $20 million for not playing Superman? Also covered are Steven Spielberg’s Night Skies, Stanley Kubrick’s Childhood’s End, Philip Kaufman’s Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, Kevin Smith’s Six Million Dollar Man, Tim Burton’s Superman Lives and James Cameron’s Alien 5!… (meer)
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As a longtime film fan, one of the things that has always intrigued me is the uncompleted film project, the idea that for some reason stalls out and never makes it to fruition. This fascination is what made David Hughes’s book such an interesting read for me. Using a mixture of firsthand interviews and exploitation of fan and film literature he chronicles numerous projects, drafts, and proposals for science fiction movies. While many of the projects he chronicles never saw the silver screen, he also describes some of the abandoned drafts and visions for some of the most enduring franchises of the genre, such as the Star Trek and “Alien” series.

Some of his chapters will be heart-breaking for fans of the novels and franchises that underwent the process, yet reading the book offers insight into the convoluted process of film making. Reading it can often be saddening, as Hughes often succeeds in firing the imagination with description of unrealized projects that could have been breathtaking. Though true fans of these various franchises may be familiar with many of details Hughes describes, the book serves as a good overall account of Hollywood’s often awkward relationship with the genre and a nice gift for the sci-fi film fan in your life. ( )
  MacDad | Mar 27, 2020 |
A few years ago I've read a SF short story about a shop where you can rent strange movies. Movies somehow familiar but like from a parallel universe. Hughes' book is about these movies. Science fiction that could have been great..... Imagine Clarke's Childhood's End directed by Stanley Kubrick or Superman Lives by Tim Burton. A bit depressing but interesting tales about the development hell where not always the quality decides.... ( )
  TheCrow2 | Aug 29, 2013 |
A fascinating book which charts the non-development of several sci-fi movies which either never got made or eventually got made but not with the original actors, writers or directors involved. An insightful look at the developmental process and a great view of how and why Hollywood fails to bring quality films out regularly from sci-fi properties. As William Goldman so eloquently put it when discussing the movie business - "Nobody Knows Anything".... ( )
  andy475uk | Apr 24, 2012 |
If there was any doubt in your mind that making movies is an ugly proposition, if there was any doubt that egos drive movies more than talent, if there was any doubt that movies by committee lead to disaster, if there was any doubt that producers and directors and (sad to say) writers inject themselves in a detrimental way, if there was any doubt that writers are held in absolutely no esteem, if there was any doubt…well, if there was any doubt that, in far too many instances, the final movie you see pales in comparison to what might have been, then this book will quell those doubts.

In scenario after scenario, Hughes outlines what went right and (far more often) wrong in the development of science fiction movies throughout history. Some are movies that never made it to the screen (Clarke’s Childhood’s End, Burroughs’s John Carter of Mars, The Bionic Man, and a complete unknown – The Tourist). Others are movies that, in their final incarnations, should not have made it (Dune, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Thunderbirds, and The Island of Dr. Moreau). And others are ones that may have hit or may have missed, but their journeys are fascinating (Watchmen, The Fantastic Four, Superman, and all the Star Trek movies).

After a while, the stories start to get redundant as Hughes explores rewrite after rewrite, and crushed dream after crushed dream. Yet it is all intriguing – the names that surface, the tales that die, and, to repeat it, the things that might have been. So read this if you want a taste of how bad Hollywood can be. And read it if you love alternate universes (Tim Burton’s Superman?) Just read it knowing that you will be entertained and depressed. ( )
  figre | Dec 20, 2010 |
Not only an enjoyable read this book gives the reader insight as to how and why movies are made and not made. ( )
  mmyoung | Oct 13, 2010 |
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This isn't a book for everyone, but if you have an interest in media, and how Hollywood works, you won't be able to put it down.
 
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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’s Watchmen have been like, and how did Darren Aronofsky almost end up directing the movie? Why was Nicolas Cage paid $20 million for not playing Superman? Also covered are Steven Spielberg’s Night Skies, Stanley Kubrick’s Childhood’s End, Philip Kaufman’s Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, Kevin Smith’s Six Million Dollar Man, Tim Burton’s Superman Lives and James Cameron’s Alien 5!

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