Moore Helming Capricorn One Remake

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=45690

Source: Variety
June 4, 2008


John Moore will direct a remake of the 1978 conspiracy thriller Capricorn One for New Regency, reports Variety.

Peter Buchman, who wrote Steven Soderbergh's two-part Che Guevara biopic, penned the screenplay, which is described as an updated, reimagining of the story that revolves around a group of astronauts of an aborted mission to Mars.

Elliot Gould and James Brolin starred in the original, which was written and directed by Peter Hyams. O.J. Simpson played a supporting role.

Ive never seen the original but the plot sounds pretty good.

 

[X-Maniac]

The original is good - and it doesn't really need remaking. As if there aren't enough great space stories out there that could be movies. Check the sci-fi section of any large bookstore for novels that should be filmed.

This remake ain't necessary. And the scriptwriter did Eragon and Jurassic Park 3. Great.

I did a blog here with more info than that flimsy Variety report...

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2008/06/director-signs-on-for-remake-o.html