The news from Coming Soon is that the classic The Man who Fell to Earth starring David Bowie is to be remade:
Warner Independent Pictures and Cherry Road Films are remaking The Man Who Fell to Earth, with screenwriter Oren Moverman set to adapt, reports Variety….
…The story is about an alien who comes to Earth disguised as a businessman to procure water for his parched planet. Along the way, he becomes the head of a powerful international conglomerate and discovers just how greedy mankind is, falling into a metaphysical crisis.
It’s not clear if the remake is from the novel or the movie of the novel (with Bowie) but they have both been optioned. I actually wouldn’t mind this remake more than the rest because the story is even more relevant in todays society than back then. I really think that this could make for a good, insightful and quite reflective story of our times.
