Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.
Hats off on this one, Garth. Hell of a catch. I've been as curious about AI as anyone, but I'm also sort of not that interested in spoiling the film for myself. This is one script I wouldn't read even if I had it here in the apartment. I don't want to know. I just want to see the film, see how it all washes over me. I'm fascinated by the idea of Spielberg fleshing out Kubrick's ideas. One of my favorite fantasy novels is THE TALISMAN, and it's because of the potent combination of Peter Straub and Stephen King, two authors who have strong, recognizable voices on their own. Here they are, doing something where they simply vanish as individual voices, their styles mingling to really special effect. I hope that's what we see with this film. Here's the poster:
Thanks to DARK HORIZONS for posting the first link!
Simple. Classic. Memorable. And it certainly sounds like "Supertoys Last All Summer Long." Nice to see Brian Aldriss credited on the poster. Screenplay by Steven Spielberg from a screen story by Ian Watson, eh? Sounds like they've already finalized the credit with the Writer's Guild. Spielberg's first script credit since CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. I like that the film is an Amblin'/Stanley Kubrick production. Shows you just how long this has been in the works if it still falls under the old Amblin' deal.
I know many of you have already decided to hate this film, already decided that it can't be any good, that Spielberg isn't "fit" to make it. Hogwash, I say. The idea of a sci-fi PINOCCHIO intrigues me, and the source material is a strong place to jump off from. The cast is great, with Jude Law, Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson, and even William Hurt representing a nice cross section of actors, not movie stars. And I really do love the ad line, the poster design, the simplicity of it all. There's already a tone that's been suggested here, and I'm ready to take the ride next summer.
Now bring on the teaser trailer and make my jaw drop, please. I'm ready and waiting...
"Moriarty" out.
