The idea that it will be more like the original is indeed interestuing... if, however, some thing can be accepted by a modern day audience:
1. A story called War of the 'Worlds' axctually concerns an invasion of the UK
2. Aliens of such apparent intelligence are defeated by something that seems freaking obvious to modern day minds
3. It is not so much a valiant sturggle as a travelogue during the apparent end of civlisation, with a few morals thrown in.
If Tom Cruise is indeed in and is indeed the journalist hero of the story, it is hard to see him taking so much of a passive role- all the Journalist does in the story is run like hell, try and find his fiance, and then go a bit mad at the end before he finds out everything is ok.
On the other hand... and this might just be because I just read the second volume oif League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which was most entertaining with its take on the Martians... if they can get the visuals right this could be astounding.
"If Tom Cruise is indeed in and is indeed the journalist hero of the story, it is hard to see him taking so much of a passive role- all the Journalist does in the story is run like hell, try and find his fiance, and then go a bit mad at the end before he finds out everything is ok."
Heh, that was pretty much all he did in Minority Report, just run away!
Well, the 1955 movie had them in flying machines instead... but that actually kinda detracted from the style of it.
And if they are not in walking machines then there is a lot of stuff you have to lose out on; chasing the journalist through the Thames, and the battle with the Thunderchild in the Estuary...
It all depends on how faithful they want to keep it, but these are all fantastic things to film if they get it right.
Originally posted by BackFire
"If Tom Cruise is indeed in and is indeed the journalist hero of the story, it is hard to see him taking so much of a passive role- all the Journalist does in the story is run like hell, try and find his fiance, and then go a bit mad at the end before he finds out everything is ok."Heh, that was pretty much all he did in Minority Report, just run away!
Agreed Tom Cruise Isn't much of an actor in most of his films other than Rainman. But then again this isn't much of a part.
it is just you
A take on the actual original storyline interests me greatlyme too, ohhh a new make. goes loking for Jeff Waynes CD "War Of The Worlds" Im gonna sit down and listen to tunes like "Eve Of The War" and "Forever Autumn"............ smooooooooooooth. I hope they will make a remake of the original
Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise, have joined forces to make a new film version of the HG Wells novel. The film, to be shot next year, will star Cruise while Spielberg will direct. Both will alsobe producers. With the backing of the two studios Dreamworks and Paramount, the film is sure to be one of the "big movies" of 2006, and is further evidence of Hollywood's obsession with adapting novels. The script will be written by David Koepp, who wrote the first two Jurassic Park scripts for Spielberg as well as the more recent Spider-Man adaptation.