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Roland Emmerich Slams James Cameron's Fantastic Voyage Script

by Jeff Giles | September 27, 2007

Summary

Roland Emmerich is gearing up to direct his long-planned Fantastic Voyage remake, and even though its screen debut is still in the distance, he recently discussed the project with Empire. Back to Article

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dracus writes:
on Sep 27 2007 08:04 AM

About as necessary a remake as the original Planet of the Apes movies was. You'd swear that there were no writers our there with orginal ideas for movies.

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PeeledLabelZ writes:
on Sep 27 2007 08:19 AM

I don't mind remakes. A remake to me is like seeing the same play twice, but with different actors and directors, each giving their own interpretation of the material. Both very different, but still entertaining.

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photosuperstar writes:
on Sep 27 2007 10:11 AM

Tired of them, from now on I do hereby refuse to waste my time/ money on remakes.

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supersean1984 writes:
on Sep 27 2007 10:12 AM

I'm all for a remake if there's a masterpiece out there long forgotten or outdated. Sometimes that helps bring the original out into the limelight.

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Prosper761 writes:
on Sep 27 2007 10:41 AM

As long as the target audience is 14 year-old boiys who don't know any better, Hollywood numbers crunchers will continue to churn out mindless remakes, inane TV rehashes and dopey sequels. Sad, sad, sad...

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FILMCZY writes:
on Sep 27 2007 11:20 AM

What's a "Fantastic Voyage?" Was that a series on the CW last year?

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dracus writes:
on Sep 27 2007 11:28 AM

In reply to this comment (#1152438)
Fantastic Voyage is an incredible little sci-fi spy movie from the mid 60's starring Donald Pleasance and Raquel Welch. A team of scientists and doctors are put inside a submarine type ship, shrunk to the size of a microbe and inserted into the body of a Russian agent by a needle to perform a life saving surgery. The surgery has to be performed within a time frame before the ship and crew revert to normal size. Great story and even after 40 years, the special effects hold up pretty good.

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Astr0creep writes:
on Sep 27 2007 11:45 AM

"The key is I won't do it unless it's going to be a good movie."

Funniest statement ever, especially coming from him.

"Good" = $$$ and not "Good". I mean come on. Innerspace was the remake.

I hope they at least go inside a ninja or a pirate or a ninja-pirate.

At least!

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Legen-dary writes:
on Sep 27 2007 01:09 PM

Hmm...who do I trust more to make a GOOD movie? James Cameron, who made "Aliens" and (even though I don't really like it, I acknowledge what it's done for filmmaking terms) "Titanic"...or Roland Emmerich, who made such stinkers as "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Godzilla"?
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...gonna have to go with Cameron on this one. Sorry, Roland! :P

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Elixor writes:
on Sep 27 2007 01:32 PM

No kidding. Better yet let's have the people who wrote National Treasure do the rewrite. That movie along with The Day After Tomorrow are shining example of trash movies.

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Young Turk writes:
on Sep 27 2007 02:05 PM

"The key is I won't do it unless it's going to be a good movie."

Yea you won't settle for crap like ID4, Gozilla, The Patriot or Day after Tomorrow will you Emmerich you no talent a ss

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The Great One writes:
on Sep 27 2007 02:13 PM

ughhhhhh...painful memories of Godzilla...and damn Madison Square Garden!!!

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lpbreeze writes:
on Sep 27 2007 02:38 PM

ID4 was good but thats all he's done. Sorry buddy but you haven't proven yourself yet.

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pwnsauce3k writes:
on Sep 27 2007 02:42 PM

And Nick Cannon plays the feisty first officer who falls in love with a white blood cell and decides to stay shrunk. But then the guy's heart asplodes and Ben Affleck has to run away from the asploding blood asplosion toward the camera in slow motion. And then the little kid stowaway has to pilot the ship out of danger because the real pilot got died when he tried to secretly get a tissue sample of the host guy's body because he's like some awesome super soldier, and the terrorists wanted the secret. But then Will Smith killed the spy with a punch to the face and said "Daaaaaaamn." And the smoking hot, 22-year-old actress the producers think they can turn into a Ph.D genius by putting glasses on her is looking through the microscope all worried back in the big world because GUESS WHAT? The stowaway is HER kid! But it's okay because the little kid can pilot the ship because its just like his XBox game and he gets really big eyes and goes "Whooaaaa, raaaaadical!" And all the heroes laugh and high five at the same time. But then they find a tape recorder from Jigsaw telling them it was all a trick/trap and then the ship explodes and you find out you were actually watching Saw 5, brought to you by Carl's Jr! The End.

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Ryan_Dillon writes:
on Sep 27 2007 03:00 PM

^^^ That was awesome

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Holly Jolly writes:
on Sep 27 2007 03:05 PM

I can't imagine this remake unless it deals with the magic school bus.

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Daniel Aaron writes:
on Sep 27 2007 03:12 PM

there are Good writers they just arent allowed in becuase of Union's and the "buddy" system it's a joke and we all suffer for it some one needs to open a non- union film company then you will see how many talented people are really out there but didnt want to sell there soul, until that happens we will continue to live in the wonderful world of the emperor's new clothes

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pgriffin writes:
on Sep 27 2007 04:23 PM

I'll watch remakes as long as it's remade into a Family Guy episode.

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taran72 writes:
on Sep 27 2007 05:34 PM

Roland Emmerich worrying about a script? What's next, dogs and cats living together?

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damvbat writes:
on Sep 27 2007 07:21 PM

help me im stuck in the 60S

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LEAVES writes:
on Sep 27 2007 08:59 PM

There is no way that this movie will be better than the Coolio version.

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Impavido writes:
on Sep 28 2007 12:56 AM

Emmerich wouldnt know a good script if it landed on his crotch and set itself on fire.

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Impavido writes:
on Sep 28 2007 01:01 AM

Come to think of it...I place good odds on the script ending with a doctor stabbing the tumor with the American flag.

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zgberg writes:
on Sep 28 2007 09:04 AM

After The Patriot, Godzilla and Day after Tomorrow, Roland has no cred, at all.
ID4 was great, at the time, but its dated and not as good

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farleydave3 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 12:00 PM

I actually got to see Roland Emmerichs most recent pile of sh... I mean, movie. It's called 10,000 B.C. and is a total fabrication that seems to be based on very little facts about the time period, it's watered down for a PG-13 rating which means "bloodless" fight scenes and cheesy comedy/sidekicks, and so on. If this, added to the last few Emmerich films is any indication, Voyage will suck harder than Britney Spears on the VMA's!

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Sprizmo writes:
on Sep 28 2007 12:37 PM

Why won't James Cameron just do what he was meant to do and that's give us a decent Aliens sequel. I'm talking the Earth should be crawling with those things. Weaver seems to be needing something like that.

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HFGIII writes:
on Sep 28 2007 12:44 PM

I refuse to see this movie unless there is a role for an animatronic Racquel Welsh poured into a transparent wet suit. The movie must feature periodic close-ups of her pink-LED nipples blinking under the wet suit. These demands should not be taken lightly.

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Sprizmo writes:
on Sep 28 2007 12:56 PM

Why won't James Cameron just do what he was meant to do and that's give us a decent Aliens sequel. I'm talking the Earth should be crawling with those things. Weaver seems to be needing something like that.

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renodc writes:
on Oct 02 2007 09:11 AM

Roland Emmerich's success has been mostly attributed to his films' larger than life special effects. If you close your eyes and just listen to the story and dialogue you would say, "Oh my God, this is horrible".
Roland Emmerich slamming James Cameron's writing is like Jessica Simpson coming out saying that Jodie Foster can't act.

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Lukemitch25 writes:
on Oct 06 2007 03:55 AM

Roland is one of those bigger fools in Hollywood. To completely throw away James Cameron's version of Fantastic Voyage? And, not even giving it a chance? That's so stupid. James Cameron, the man who made Aliens, T2 and Titanic? That's simply foolish.

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dashRENDAAR writes:
on Dec 11 2007 08:39 AM

Personally I am looking forward to a remake of "Fantastic Voyage". It was on my list of Sci-Fi films I would love to see remade. "Forbidden Planet" Being another. I'm a nobody, however those are actually two film scripts I have written for my own amusement. They are both not completely done; But just to show my enthusiam towards this project. "Moby Dick" would be great remake too. DONE RIGHT!!! that is. Yeah I am a huge James Cameron fan as well, and having him do "Fantastic Voyage" would have been better. Long live the M.D.F. (Miniaturized Deterrent Forces)

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