sabotai
10-15-2008, 03:03 PM
Awhile back, there was a thread on what books would people like turned into movies (Book you would like to see made into a movie - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=33010)). Some people mentioned The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. Looks like that wish has finally come true.
Ridley Scott takes on 'Forever War' - Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Media - Variety (http://www.variety.com/VR1117993856.html)
Fox 2000 has acquired rights to Joe Haldeman’s 1974 novel "The Forever War," and Ridley Scott is planning to make it into his first science fiction film since he delivered back-to-back classics with "Blade Runner" and "Alien."
Scott intended to follow those films with "The Forever War," but rights complications delayed his plans for more than two decades.
Ridley Scott takes on 'Forever War' - Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Media - Variety (http://www.variety.com/VR1117993856.html)
Fox 2000 has acquired rights to Joe Haldeman’s 1974 novel "The Forever War," and Ridley Scott is planning to make it into his first science fiction film since he delivered back-to-back classics with "Blade Runner" and "Alien."
Scott intended to follow those films with "The Forever War," but rights complications delayed his plans for more than two decades.