So aptly, the guy handed the keys to the Tron sequel will also be the guy who directs the new adaptation of The Black Hole, the Disney classic live action sci-fi story. But unlike Tron, this will not be a sequel, but a reimagining – a reboot.
The Black Hole was one of those movies that was just gritty enough to forgive how campy it was. Most people are willing to forget it happened, which makes it ripe for the picking as a remake.
The film won’t be a sequel or a prequel, but it won’t be a shot-for-shot remake, either. It will be a “reimagining” that incorporates modern science and knowledge of black holes, but will keep the iconic and nightmarish elements from the first film. “I saw The Black Hole as a little kid,” said Kosinski. “What sticks out most is the robot Maximilian. The blades and the vicious killing of Anthony Perkins. That freaked me out and that’s definitely going to be an element that will be preserved. The design of the Cygnus ship is one of the most iconic spaceships ever put to film. From a conceptual point of view, we know so much more about black holes now, the crazy things that go on as you approach them due to the intense gravitational pull and the effects on time and space. All that could provide us with some really cool film if we embrace it in a hard science way.”
I like that they are taking this in a hard science thing. It adds realism that our over informed public will be able to cling to.
I just wonder how they are going to make this more gritty is going to adapt those floating V.I.N.CENT egg-bot things.
