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Posts Tagged ‘Flight of the Navigator’


The Flickcast – Episode 9: Rise of the Machines

by Joe Gillis, May 27 2009 // 7:00 AM

buffy_the_vampire_slayer_movie1Last week on The Flickcast, Chris, Matt and Christina discussed, debated, dissed and did time with topics such as the exciting new Fox TV schedule, the renewal of some their favorite shows like Dollhouse, Fringe and Chuck and how many of these shows will have reduced budgets and casting conflicts next season. The team also talked cool casting news from the worlds of Thor, Red Dawn, the A-Team and a whole lot more!

This week, its a whole new show and the team is back in action. This time around, your intrepid threesome take on topics like a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie without Joss Whedon, the reboot of Flight of the Navigator, the merits of the Land of the Lost, Terminator: Rise of the Machines, Fame and the fact that Hollywood seems to have run completely out of original ideas.

Plus, Chris, Matt and Christina make some cool picks for you to watch and enjoy. This week Chris picks a movie written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) called The Way of the Gun, Matt picks a tv show called The Venture Bros. and Christina adds Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law to her list of picks. Be sure to check them all out.

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Posted in: Action · Box Office · Comedy · Disney · Drama · Movies · Podcasts · Reboots and Remakes · Sci-Fi
Tagged: Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Episode 9, Flight of the Navigator, Harvey Birdman, Hollywood, Land of the Lost, Terminator: Rise of the Machines, The Venture Brothers, The Way of the Gun


Disney Remaking ‘Flight of the Navigator’

by Chris Ullrich, May 26 2009 // 6:30 AM

flightofthenavigatorFor some reason it seems Hollywood has gone a bit farther into the deep end of lameness in the last couple days than it normally does. First, we brought you news of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie being made without Joss Whedon or any of the original characters. Now comes word, via The Hollywood Reporter, that Disney is planning a remake of one of the best coming of age stories involving a young boy who learns to fly a spaceship. I’m talking about, of course, Flight of the Navigator.

In case you’re not familiar (and my description didn’t jog your memory) the original 1986 film concerned a 12-year-old who is abducted by an alien spacecraft in 1978 and reappears eight years later, still the same age but with no memory of what happened. NASA scientists discover a connection between the boy and a crashed spacecraft and, in true evil scientist fashion, try to exploit him. Fortunately, the boy ultimately escapes with the ship and attempts to reunite with his family.

Brad Copeland is writing the remake, which is being produced by Mandeville partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman — who have a few films coming up including The Proposal, with Ryan reynolds and Sandra Bullock and The Surrogates with Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell. They’re also in pre-production on The Fighter, a boxing film directed by David O. Russell and starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg.

Mmmm, Christian Bale and David O. Russell. That should be an interesting set. No word yet on a script, cast or a release date for the Flight of the Navigator remake. But when there is, we’ll bring it to you — even if we don’t like the idea of a remake.

Posted in: Disney · Drama · Movies · News · Reboots and Remakes · Sci-Fi
Tagged: Aliens, Flight of the Navigator, Kids, Space




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