Logan's Run Remake Details
Source: Edward Douglas, Variety
July 16, 2005
During his Superman Returns panel at Comic-Con International, director Bryan Singer answered a question from the audience about his remake of the '70s sci-fi film Logan's Run, which he will proceed to after finishing Superman Returns next year.
Apparently, the film is already in the design phase, and he said that his movie will be a mix of the book, the original film as well as his own stuff and confirmed that the palm crystals and the concept of "Renewal" will remain in his version.
Singer will direct a remake of Logan's Run for Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver. The sci-fi action film about a man trying to escape a mandatory death sentence on his 21st birthday.
"I was drawn to X-Men" because of its universal issues of tolerance," Singer tells Variety. "This deals with a utopian society, but also with the obsession of youth and mortality. I've already started working with my 'X2' production designer, Guy Dyas, to create a visual world we've never seen before."
"The novel contains a great idea for a film, and Bryan has found a way to go back to it and use his technical abilities to make a huge sci-fi adventure film," added Silver.
Ethan Gross and Paul Todisco, with Singer, are writing the script. No stars have been cast as of yet.
The 1976 original, released by MGM, starred Michael York as a man who tries to outrun cops who kill everyone who reaches 30 to alleviate overpopulation. Singer and Silver are lowering that age to 21, as it was in the William Nolan novel, which means a showy role for a young actor.
Source: Edward Douglas, Variety
July 16, 2005
During his Superman Returns panel at Comic-Con International, director Bryan Singer answered a question from the audience about his remake of the '70s sci-fi film Logan's Run, which he will proceed to after finishing Superman Returns next year.
Apparently, the film is already in the design phase, and he said that his movie will be a mix of the book, the original film as well as his own stuff and confirmed that the palm crystals and the concept of "Renewal" will remain in his version.
Singer will direct a remake of Logan's Run for Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver. The sci-fi action film about a man trying to escape a mandatory death sentence on his 21st birthday.
"I was drawn to X-Men" because of its universal issues of tolerance," Singer tells Variety. "This deals with a utopian society, but also with the obsession of youth and mortality. I've already started working with my 'X2' production designer, Guy Dyas, to create a visual world we've never seen before."
"The novel contains a great idea for a film, and Bryan has found a way to go back to it and use his technical abilities to make a huge sci-fi adventure film," added Silver.
Ethan Gross and Paul Todisco, with Singer, are writing the script. No stars have been cast as of yet.
The 1976 original, released by MGM, starred Michael York as a man who tries to outrun cops who kill everyone who reaches 30 to alleviate overpopulation. Singer and Silver are lowering that age to 21, as it was in the William Nolan novel, which means a showy role for a young actor.
