WOW!!! Really cooooool news from the frozen plains of Finland. Ol' Father Geek here thinks this is one of Bradbury's stories that may have been adapted in the early 1950's EC comicbook WEIRD SCIENCE, or WEIRD SCIENCE-FANASY by either Frank Frazetta or Al Williamson. Hell, it might have been one they did as a team; probably the GREATEST illustrative team to ever work in the medium. I destinctly remember a great story drawn by one, or both of those guys that dealt with using time travel for big game hunting in the dinosaur era and I think it was one of 25 or so that Ray wrote for the comic company (The Best Ever) between 1950 and 54.
If I'm right, DON'T go read this story some where, DON'T!!! It has surprizes in it's plotline that are well worth the wait! DON'T GO READ THIS SHORT STORY!!! You'll be sorry. Don't go pay $500 bucks for the comic on E-bay. It's worth it, (Great cover art, too) but don't do it. Well, at least leave it sealed in it's protective bag till after you see the motion picture. Man, I'm excited about this one!
Renny Harlin came to Finland to spend Christmas with his family, and in a brief newspaper article mentioned his next project after Driven. The film is to be called "A Sound of Thunder", starring Pierce Brosnan who plays a hunter travelling back in time to hunt for dinosaurs. According to Harlin the film is in pre-production and shooting is to begin in March 2001, with a release date aimed towards the end of 2001.
The film is quite apparently based on a Ray Bradbury short story ("A Sound of Thunder," in R is for Rocket, (New York: Doubleday, 1952). You'll find it here (among several other places) if you want to read it: Just Click Here !
Regards,
- Mika
