Jul 24 2009'Asteroids' Update: Shooting Asteroids Now Has "Really Strong, Deep Mythology"
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, on why Asteroids: The Movie is somehow not one of our stupidest ideas for a movie:
"It's funny because people say there's nothing in the game, but that's not entirely right" he explained. "I was attracted to Asteroids, plain and simple, because I think what it tells you is that there's going to be this big thing in space.""We've crafted a really strong, deep mythology for the thing. Without divulging too much about it, it's two lead characters - two brothers - who have to go through a seminal experience to figure out their relationship, against this huge backdrop."
Yeah, Lorenzo, that's funny how people say there's nothing in the game, when there's obviously the vague concept of "this big thing in space." How silly people are! Only you had the vision to realize the dormant potential within Asteroids to become The Darjeeling Limited in space, with asteroids.
Reader Comments
1. Nick - July 24, 2009 4:42 PM
It's not a vague concept. It's a big rock in space.
2. wotty - July 25, 2009 3:56 AM
Yeah, it's not "exactly right". It's only 99.9999999999% right. Fuck you, Lorenzo, and your desperate grasping at straws.
3. Photoshop Police - July 25, 2009 2:29 PM
ba....dum.......ba....dum...... ba.....dum... PEW!!! PEWW!!! PEW!!!! BOOOM CRASH POW!!!! ba....dum.......ba....dum...... ba.....dum... PEW! PEW! pewpewpewpewpew KA BLAM!!!
yeah. that's right. i just did that.
4. Pat - July 25, 2009 3:28 PM
So, this is going to be, like, "Star Wars 7"?
5. Captain - July 26, 2009 3:07 AM
Must See!!
http://tinyurl.com/qk8gdb
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6. Briane Pagel - July 26, 2009 6:02 PM
You can say it's a stupid idea, but I've always liked it -- especially since I first proposed this exact movie over a year ago:
http://www.troublewithroy.com/2008/06/best-classic-arcade-game_12.html
7. jonny - July 27, 2009 5:29 AM
I hear john leguizamo is going to play that little green space ship that flies in and tries to shoot you.
8. jumpin_j - July 27, 2009 10:54 PM
To #3, Photoshop Police: You sure that wasn't your impression of Space Invaders? And that was my quarter on the machine! I had next!!!
9. TommyP - July 31, 2009 4:03 PM
Oh, so it's like A River Runs Through it - without a River, or Brad Pitt
Oh, so it's like Twins - with out twins or the Governator and Danny DeVito
Oh, so it's like Legends of the Fall - without Brad Pitt or a third brother
Oh, so it's like Frasier - with out Kelsey Grammer and an effeminate society snob
Oh, so it's like Everybody Loves Raymond - without the sportswriting and jokes
A brother movie, that's never been done before!
p.s. Don't look up Brad Pitt on the db site - too many movies in development