Will Forbidden Planet be remade?

Harry Knowles at Ain’t it Cool News provided his site with additional information regarding the just-announced remake of Forbidden Planet. The movie, to be written by J. Michael Straczynski and produced by Joel Silver will be more a sequel than remake.

Is Forbidden Planet worth watching?

Forbidden Planet is Still the King of Classic Sci-fi. Whether it is the superb production value or the simple fact that it is a complex story told in a fun and challenging way, Forbidden Planet remains a pinnacle of 1950’s science fiction that still has quite a bit of luster.

Is Forbidden Planet in public domain?

Movies like Forbidden Planet and Around the World in 80 Days were examples of works built on the public domain, but which themselves remain completely locked up. It’s very sad if you support culture. And, of course, this only covers works that were kept under copyright for the full 56 years.

Did Forbidden Planet inspire Star Trek?

If it wasn’t for the influential 1956 film Forbidden Planet, we might never have had Star Trek. If you examine Forbidden Planet closely, you’ll see the creative aspects that inspired Gene Roddenberry while he was creating his TV masterpiece, which debuted in 1966.

Who owns Robbie the Robot?

Bill Malone
“He’s so beautifully thought out,” said Robby’s owner, Bill Malone, 70, of Studio City, Calif. “’Forbidden Planet’ would not have worked had Robby been a boiler-pot robot from the 1940s.”

What was the budget for Forbidden Planet?

1.9 million USD
1.968 million USD
Forbidden Planet/Budget

Is Forbidden Planet scary?

Wilcox, that stars Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, and Leslie Nielsen. Shot in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope, it is considered one of the great science fiction films of the 1950s, a precursor of contemporary science fiction cinema….

Was Forbidden Planet colorized?

Forbidden Planet (1956) is one of the more influential, classic and ground-breaking science-fiction space-opera adventures ever made – it was the first science-fiction film in color and CinemaScope.

Who is streaming Forbidden Planet?

You are able to stream Forbidden Planet by renting or purchasing on Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Instant Video, and iTunes.

Is Godzilla 1954 public domain?

According to this blog post, Godzilla (1954) will enter the public domain in the U.S. in 2049. In Japan, it’s a bit less clear: So, for Godzilla and every other Godzilla film until Godzilla vs. Godzilla films were usually more collaborative works than Kurosawa’s films.

What happened to the Krell?

Morbius has discovered that in a single day and night, over 200,000 years past, the entire Krell race disappeared and in the time since all above-ground evidence of their civilization had disappeared.

Is Anne Francis dead?

Deceased (1930–2011)Anne Francis / Living or Deceased

Will there ever be a Forbidden Planet remake?

Indeed, the film questioned the nature of our very psyche and the dark dangers that lurk within it. Some have flirted with the possibility of a Forbidden Planet remake, but so far the slate remains in mothballs. If fans were in charge of casting, they’d choose these fantastic actors to fill in the characters of Forbidden Planet.

When was the first Forbidden Planet?

Released in 1956 Forbidden Planetwas a rarity: a science fiction movie with a big budget and state-of-the-art effects (back then most Hollywood science fiction were mostly relegated to cheap B-movies).

Who designed Anne Francis’ costumes in Forbidden Planet?

The costumes worn by Anne Francis were designed by Helen Rose. Her miniskirts were the first ever seen in a Hollywood film (not counting those seen in 1937’s On the Avenue), and resulted in Forbidden Planet being banned in Spain; it was not shown there until 1967. Other costumes were designed by Walter Plunkett.

Who composed the music for Forbidden Planet?

Forbidden Planet ‘ s innovative electronic music score, credited as “electronic tonalities”, partly to avoid having to pay any of the film industry music guild fees, was composed by Bebe and Louis Barron.