Hi everyone, heres a pseudo movie trailer about the famous novel by arthur c. After an uncatalogued giant asteroid is discovered approaching earth, scientists soon realize that it. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called rama, disappears. Clarke, rendezvous with rama, which i think i have better strengthened the mysterious and condensed aspect of. Temperature changes bring the possibility of sudden hurricaneforce. Lethal weapon 5 wont be made, as colead mel gibson turned down the script here. The water ice they sample is full of complex carbon molecules and metal salts. For those of you that have read the rama series or in the least the first book, rendezvous with rama this is a stunning piece of visualization. Last week it was revealed that david fincher wont be directing a big screen adaptation of rendezvous with rama after all. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. As a recap, rendezvous with rama is a book written by scifi. This movie trailer was directed by philip mahoney and visual artist aaron ross.
Acclaimed director david fincher zodiac believes his longgestating adaptation of rendezvous with rama will never get made here. Suddenly, from the depths of deep space, comes an artifact called rama. Morgan freeman reveals his plans to film the genre piece rendezvous with rama. Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the solar system, a perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long. Rendezvous with rama a bbc radio scifi drama youtube.
Theyre cerebral fiction full of ideas and lots of talking, and it would be very difficultif not impossibleto make them work unless they grossly distort the storyline into a shoot em up action piece like they did with i, robot. Rama series book series 6 books all formats kindle edition. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. In the hands of fincher, this promises to be an absolutely amazing scifi picture, one that will live up to fans of clarkes novel as well as audiences who dont know who the hell he is. Maybe well never see ramas wonders on film, but if we do, one talented film student has come up with a visualization of how it might look on. Clarkes novel won both the hugo and nebula awards upon its release, and coming hard on the heels of 2001. While his interview will be published in a few days, we were anxious to find out any updates on his rendezvous with rama project. Rama was a vast artifact flung out between the stars spending thousands or more likely millions of years in the cold, dark, interstellar void only coming close to stars to tap them for energy to make course adjustments. The rendezvous with rama fan made movie trailer has premiered. David fincher has been trying to get rendezvous with rama off the. Still approaching the sun rapidly, rama warms up from the outside to the inside.
What is the secret at the heart of the space object known as rama. Double full moon night a bantam spectra book go to book. Good hard science fiction for the physics and math junkiesit is the year 2153. Two centuries from now, scientists detect a 10 trillion ton object, nicknamed. Another favorite book is going to be a movie arthur c. Clarkes classic science fiction novel rendezvous with rama. Rendezvous with rama vancouver film school vfs youtube. Everything you need to know about rendezvous with rama movie. This is a beautifully rendered tease for a movie i used to dream would be made a reality. Director david fincher and actor morgan freeman have been trying to develop the film since early 2000s.
David finchers rendezvous with rama officially dead. Clarkes classic novel rendezvous with rama that looked for years as if it was actually going to happenimdb once had a posted release date of 2009but now seems dead. David finchers rendezvous with rama is not happening film. For questions about rendezvous with rama, a hard science fiction novel by arthur c. It seems brett ratner the rush hour films will direct the new conan movie here. A thirtymilelong cylindrical starship is detected traveling on a course to pass through our solar system. As captain of the ship, your task is to dock with and explore rama, a huge alien vessel complete with large cities and strange mechanical inhabitants. Id long given up on the likelihood of it happening. As of right now, the film adaptation of rendezvous with rama has been put on hold. It would make an awesome, intriguing and aweinspiring scifi. Two centuries from now, scientists detect a 10 trillion ton object, nicknamed rama, hurtling through earths solar system at an. Rendezvous with rama fan made movie trailer filmbook. Directed and animated by aaron ross, tisch school of the arts, nyu in 2001. At that time, i decided to write about it, but never seemed to get around.
None of that has come to pass and for fans of the series. An unofficial film adaptation based on the arthur c. Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the solar system, a perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long, spinning rapidly, racing through space, rama is a technological marvel, a mysterious and deeply enigmatic alien artifact. David fincher was supposed to be working on a rama film version. In 2011, del torro was ready to film but universal refused to. Clarkes 1974 hugo winner into a movie, but no ones done it. Clarkes books rendezvous with rama and rama ii, the player is part of a science team that must investigate the giant mysterious cylindrical spaceship dubbed rama that has entered the solar system. A jewishamerican doctor stana katic and a muslim state department employee raza jaffrey find themselves in the center of a strange conspiracy that could bring about the end of days. Rendezvous with rama is one of those books i would be afraid of if they turned it into a mini series or film.
Whats stopped this film from being made so far is the. The story of clarkes 1973 novel, rendezvous with rama centers on a group of space. Mass market paperback order in the next 60 hours 35 minutes and get it by wednesday, february 26. Rendezvous with rama 2015 read online free book by. Its being produced by revelations entertainment with david fincher directing fight club, seven, alien 3 and morgan freeman as part. A space odessey, rendezvous with rama is widely regarded as one of clarkes best works, and. And why, years after the event, has commander william norton. Rendezvous with rama is a very interesting story of a group of astronauts who are sent to dock with an enormous cylinder that has appeared in the sky and which also appears to be on a direct collision course with the sun, giving them a short period of time to explore this strange object. Clarke novel of the same name, was still very much alive, and that he wanted it to be a 3d movie. Humans now inhabit the moon, mars, mercury, and the moons of jupiter, saturn, and neptune. Rendezvous with rama cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. So just as with last summers amateur green lantern trailer, it was up to the fans to show the big guns how it was done were talking about the movie adaptation of arthur c. Morgan freeman on producing rendezvous with rama youtube. Rendezvous with rama is not in active development starring morgan freeman.
The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. About 4 days ago, i finished rereading a favorite book that id read many years ago. Newest rendezvouswithrama questions science fiction. Rendezvous with rama is a disappointing game based on arthur c. Clarke novel, produced by the cinema group four film ensemble. Clarke rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. Watch stunning fanmade rendezvous with rama movie trailer. Clarke, rendezvous with rama, which i think i have better. Clarkes rendezvous with rama envisioned as a movie. Clarkes wonderful novel, rendezvous with rama, hasnt been made into a movie yet. If they make a full length film, i will most certainly watch. Rendezvous with rama book description new edition of this science fiction novel the only ever to win all the major science.
It is mankinds first visitor from the stars and must be investigated. Rendezvous with rama book cover picture from science fiction. A space odessey, rendezvous with rama is widely regarded as one of clarkes best works, and is often cited as a quintessential example of hard science fiction. Were still hoping that someday someone will turn rama into a fulllength movie, but in the meantime, well take what we can get. Morgan freeman expressed his desire to produce a film based on rendezvous with rama. Should that change, here are some thoughts on how a rendezvous with rama screenplay should. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50kilometre 31 mile cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. An alltime science fiction classic, rendezvous with rama is also one of clarkes best novelsit won the campbell, hugo, jupiter, and nebula awards.
The whole series is data, information, knowledge, wisdom, foresight. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50by20kilometre 31 by 12 mi cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. Rendezvous with rama the movie promises to be a hard science fiction film filled with tension, action, thrills and above all else, a profound sense of wonder. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. Clarke first published in by arthur c clarke language.
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