A few years back, a reboot of walt disneys classic scifi flick the black hole was in the works. With all the wisdom of teeagers in a slasher movie, these stalwart adventurers decide to nudge around the edge of a black holes event horizon in a ship no bigger than my apartment building. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins and ernest borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both uncredited. Screenwriter and director emily carmichael has been hired to tackle disneys new reboot. Walt disney studios motion pictures the black hole remake. Disneys the black hole finally being released on blu. The black hole 1979 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Apocalypse 2004, the pianist 2002, u571 2000, in enemy hands 2004, etc. As a liveaction science fiction film from the late 1970s the movie was an odd choice back then, which made the news. Horror movie remake 8 looking at oneself in a mirror 8 paranoia 8 pistol 8 police 8 race against time 8 shot in the chest 8 shot to death 8 slow motion scene 8 superhero 8 sword 8 tattoo 8 attempted murder 7 bar 7 based on comic 7 blood splatter 7 brawl 7 cell phone 7 dancing 7 disarming someone 7 father daughter relationship 7. The black hole reboot is back on, says disneys president of motion. It was to be written by jon spaihts prometheus and directed by joe kosinski oblivion click here for the original article. Maximilian schell as dr hans reinhardt in disneys the black hole. The black hole reboot is back on, says disneys president.
Seen on the 2022 remake of the black hole this logo is the same as the beuna vista logo on original movie btw. Pacific rim uprising, disneys the black hole remake, and jurassic. Back in 20, disneys dark horse entry into earlyeighties scifi, the black hole, was slated for a remake. Both have a lot of scope, imagination and potentialas long as the remakes are done properly. Hence, earlier this week, we received an update on the status of tron 3 which is developing under the code name tr3n in the shape of. Moving on, the black hole is a disney scifi family movie set in space. With malcolm mcdowell, dean cain, izzie steele, natalie distler. The music for the movie was composed by john barry. A reimagining of the 1979 scifi film about a crew that finds a lost ship inside a black hole. The black hole remake is is too dark for disney right now. The black hole is a 1979 american space opera film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. Why the black hole remake hasnt been made yet, according to. He has three children, nicolas, stella and sascha with. Disney plans the black hole remake with tron legacy team.
Of all the movies getting a remake now, the black hole is definitely one of the better candidates for a redo. As a liveaction science fiction film from the late 1970s the movie was. Movie the black hole jon spaihts about 3 years ago by joey paur view fullsize the team behind tron. The black hole as far as remakes go, there are few films that would benefit from it as much as disneys 1979 scifi epic, the black hole. Legacy director joseph kosinski has been working the press junket circuit to promote his scifi project oblivion starring tom cruise, which begins its theatrical run later this month. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown. The black hole reboot is back on, says disneys president of motion picture. Emily carmichael on pacific rim, jurassic and the black hole. That was one of those movies i was stuck on until i cracked the beginning, and suddenly it just started to.
As a liveaction science fiction film from the late 1970s the movie was an odd choice back then, which made the news that disney wanted to remake it also a bit bizarre. Of course, a remake of the movie has been batted around by disney for the past. Screenwriter jon spaihts passengers recently provided us with an update on the black hole remake, describing the joseph kosinski project. Disneys reinvention of its 1979 scifi movie the black hole is getting a new engine prometheus cowriter jon spaihts has been hired to kickstart the project, which has joe kosinski the. Its a little more of an adult kind of movie, said robert forster, who. And the entire time last night when i was watching this with my wife, who hadnt seen it, im thinking in mike nelsons voice, now see, this. The black hole sent a generation of scifi fans to hell. The black hole remake lands prometheus writer youtube.
A reinvention of the 1979 scifi film the black hole. Legacy, director joseph kosinski and producer sean bailey, started working on a remake of the black hole. Later, after kate learns the truth about the crew of the cygnus, she tells reinhardt that if there is any justice at all, the black hole will be his grave. Released back in 1979, scifi epic the black hole was notable for being disneys very first film released with a pg rating, and it was also at the time the most expensive film that disney had. Of course, a remake of the movie has been batted around by disney for the past decade, but nothing has ever seriously materialized. Why disney isnt making another black hole movie youtube. The black hole remake is is too dark for disney slash film. Joseph kosinskis remake of disneys scifi classic the black hole will keep the dark elements and advance the science, the tron. Spaihts script was considered too dark for a disney movie. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole the vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. He has acted in several popular american movies, such as resident evil. The film stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins, and ernest borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both unbilled.
We know who the new writer for the black hole remake is. Palomino is returning to earth after a fruitless 18month search for extra. The black hole is a 1979 american science fiction film directed by gary nelson and produced by walt disney productions. The screenwriter behind passengers, jon spaihts, was.
Why the black hole remake hasnt been made yet, according. Joseph kosinski is attached to direct this scifi reboot about a group of space explorers who find a lost ship outside a. A scifithriller centered on a high school violinist who witnesses the collapse of space and time. Revisiting the black hole, disneys nightmare star wars film. While rewatching the black hole, the thing that blew me away in 1979 now simply blew. A high school musician experiences visual and auditory hallucinations as she starts to witness the collapse of space and time, leading her through a portal to another universe. This is a film from their past catalogue that demands a truly bigbudget remake that matches its great concepts. The good news is that, while disney is working on a remake, they have been doing so since 2009. Up to that point, the movie moves along at a sluggish clip, but at least it makes sense.
This is a remake that will be good no copyright infringement intended this is a fair. Fabulous movie, both tron and the black hole were unfairly treated by critics at the time. The people behind the tron legacy sequel plans to remake the 1979 walt disney science fiction movie, the black hole in the original film the crew of the spaceship palamino stumbles across the lost ship uss cygnus hovering on the edge of an immense black hole. The black hole is a 1979 science fiction movie directed by gary nelson. Legacy director reveals, speaking exclusively to scifinow the original film, which starred maximilian schell, robert forster and anthony perkins, told the story of a group of a deep space. Dear disney, please remake the black hole kessel korner. The black hole remake lands prometheus writer jon spaihts apr 4, 20.
The black hole gets a remake, and it may blow your mind. It stars maximilian schell, robert forster, joseph bottoms, yvette mimieux, anthony perkins, and ernest borgnine. Legacy director joseph kosinski and producer sean bailey have been working on a remake of the classic 1979 scifi film the black hole since 2009. The black hole remake 2019 a pictures of hole 2018. An earth exploratory ship, the uss palomino, discovers a black hole with a lost ship, the uss cygnus, just outside its event horizon. A story of robots and humanoids, human genius and madness, and a spectacular descent into natures ultimate mystery the black hole. Released in 1979, the black hole was disneys big foray into science fiction, followed soon after by tron.
Disneys the black hole is an often forgotten movie in the studios history. Page 3 of 3 jon spaihts passengers recently provided us with an update on the black hole remake, describing the joseph kosinski project as a dark epic. In the 70s, walts soninlaw ron miller took over has head of walt disney productions, and set out to expand the scope of disney movies to. In terms of the black hole in particular being blasted by the critics well, their opinion of course, but the criticsm was way over the top and the movie was. The voices of the main robot characters in the film are provided by roddy mcdowall and slim pickens both uncredited.
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