Simon Brew Nov 7, 2016
Disney seemed to abandon its plan to remake The Black Hole. Now we've got an idea as to why.
Off the back of the success of Tron: Legacy, director Joseph Kosinski was quickly linked with a remake of another Disney project, the 1979 sci-fi movie The Black Hole. This is the one where a space crew encounters Dr Hans Reinhardt on their travels. A man who plans to fly his ship directing into a black hole.
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The remake seemed to be in gestation for a while (Kosinki going on to make Oblivion his second film in the end), but ultimately stumbled. And now we have an idea as to why.
Jon Spaihts was one of the writers who worked on the project, and more recently, he’s co-written the screenplay for Marvel’s Doctor Strange movie.
Disney seemed to abandon its plan to remake The Black Hole. Now we've got an idea as to why.
Off the back of the success of Tron: Legacy, director Joseph Kosinski was quickly linked with a remake of another Disney project, the 1979 sci-fi movie The Black Hole. This is the one where a space crew encounters Dr Hans Reinhardt on their travels. A man who plans to fly his ship directing into a black hole.
See related Netflix's Stranger Things: Shawn Levy interview Netflix's Stranger Things: spotting the movie references
The remake seemed to be in gestation for a while (Kosinki going on to make Oblivion his second film in the end), but ultimately stumbled. And now we have an idea as to why.
Jon Spaihts was one of the writers who worked on the project, and more recently, he’s co-written the screenplay for Marvel’s Doctor Strange movie.
- 11/7/2016
- Den of Geek
The AP is reporting that Austrian-born actor Maximilian Schell, a fugitive from Adolf Hitler who became a Hollywood favorite and won an Oscar for his role as a defense attorney in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” has died. He was 83.
Schell’s agent, Patricia Baumbauer, said Saturday he died overnight at a hospital in the Austrian city of Innsbruck following a “sudden illness.”
It was only his second Hollywood role, as defense attorney Hans Rolfe in Stanley Kramer’s classic “Judgment at Nuremberg,” that earned him wide international acclaim. Schell’s impassioned but unsuccessful defense of four Nazi judges on trial for sentencing innocent victims to death won him the 1961 Academy Award for best actor. Schell had first played Rolfe in a 1959 episode of the television program “Playhouse 90.”
Despite being type-cast for numerous Nazi-era films, Schell’s acting performances in the mid-1970s also won him renewed popular acclaim, earning him...
Schell’s agent, Patricia Baumbauer, said Saturday he died overnight at a hospital in the Austrian city of Innsbruck following a “sudden illness.”
It was only his second Hollywood role, as defense attorney Hans Rolfe in Stanley Kramer’s classic “Judgment at Nuremberg,” that earned him wide international acclaim. Schell’s impassioned but unsuccessful defense of four Nazi judges on trial for sentencing innocent victims to death won him the 1961 Academy Award for best actor. Schell had first played Rolfe in a 1959 episode of the television program “Playhouse 90.”
Despite being type-cast for numerous Nazi-era films, Schell’s acting performances in the mid-1970s also won him renewed popular acclaim, earning him...
- 2/1/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Oscar-winning actor Maximilian Schell has died at the age of 83.
The actor and director passed away overnight at a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria following a "sudden and serious illness", his agent Patricia Baumbauer confirmed to the Austria Press Agency.
Schell - who was a fugitive from Adolf Hitler - won an Oscar for his performance in Judgment at Nuremberg, in which he played a defence attorney. The 1961 film was only his second role in Hollywood.
He also starred as Dr Hans Reinhardt in Disney's The Black Hole in 1979, and scored two further Oscar nominations for his roles in The Man in the Glass Booth and Julia.
As well as acting and directing, Schell was a highly successful concert pianist and conductor, performing with orchestras in Berlin and Vienna.
Schell is survived by his daughter Nastassja Schell, from his 20-year marriage to Natalya Andreychenko.
Watch Maximilian Schell win an Academy Award...
The actor and director passed away overnight at a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria following a "sudden and serious illness", his agent Patricia Baumbauer confirmed to the Austria Press Agency.
Schell - who was a fugitive from Adolf Hitler - won an Oscar for his performance in Judgment at Nuremberg, in which he played a defence attorney. The 1961 film was only his second role in Hollywood.
He also starred as Dr Hans Reinhardt in Disney's The Black Hole in 1979, and scored two further Oscar nominations for his roles in The Man in the Glass Booth and Julia.
As well as acting and directing, Schell was a highly successful concert pianist and conductor, performing with orchestras in Berlin and Vienna.
Schell is survived by his daughter Nastassja Schell, from his 20-year marriage to Natalya Andreychenko.
Watch Maximilian Schell win an Academy Award...
- 2/1/2014
- Digital Spy
Disney has hired a writer from Prometheus to work on The Black Hole.
Jon Spaihts will take the reins from Pacific Rim's Travis Beacham, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Beacham began work on the remake of the classic 1979 several years ago.
Oblivion and Tron: Legacy's Joseph Kosinski is attached to direct the film.
The original movie centred around the USS Palomino, a spaceship returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for alien life.
The crew stumble upon a black hole and the mad plot of Dr Hans Reinhardt, and find themselves being drawn inescapably into a terrifying new world.
It is unknown how closely the new film will follow the plot of the original movie, which was the most expensive ever made at the time.
The Black Hole is yet to announce any casting decisions or a release date.
Jon Spaihts will take the reins from Pacific Rim's Travis Beacham, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Beacham began work on the remake of the classic 1979 several years ago.
Oblivion and Tron: Legacy's Joseph Kosinski is attached to direct the film.
The original movie centred around the USS Palomino, a spaceship returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for alien life.
The crew stumble upon a black hole and the mad plot of Dr Hans Reinhardt, and find themselves being drawn inescapably into a terrifying new world.
It is unknown how closely the new film will follow the plot of the original movie, which was the most expensive ever made at the time.
The Black Hole is yet to announce any casting decisions or a release date.
- 4/5/2013
- Digital Spy
Walt Disney Pictures has hired screenwriter Jon Spaihts to rewrite their upcoming remake of 1979's The Black Hole . The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the Prometheus scribe will take the reins from Pacific Rim 's Travis Beacham, who began working on the screenplay a few years back. The original film followed the explorer craft U.S.S. Palomino on its return to Earth following a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the magnificent U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, Maximillian. But the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they...
- 4/4/2013
- Comingsoon.net
It was Disney’s earliest attempt to replicate the success of Star Wars. Here’s our look back at the rather weird sci-fi odyssey, The Black Hole...
Before The Black Hole, Disney’s live-action output consisted of breezy stuff like Freaky Friday, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo - the kind of flicks you could take your grandma to see without fear of scaring her to death. The arrival of Star Wars in 1977, with its motion-control special effects, colourful characters and sprawling universe, suddenly made Disney’s family fantasies look somewhat quaint.
Released a little over two years after Star Wars, The Black Hole was Disney’s attempt to try something new; it was an epic space opera which rode the crest of George Lucas’ astral wave. In the final analysis, though, The Black Hole is a strange fusion of 2001: A Space Odyssey’s metaphysical ponderings and cute robots,...
Before The Black Hole, Disney’s live-action output consisted of breezy stuff like Freaky Friday, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo - the kind of flicks you could take your grandma to see without fear of scaring her to death. The arrival of Star Wars in 1977, with its motion-control special effects, colourful characters and sprawling universe, suddenly made Disney’s family fantasies look somewhat quaint.
Released a little over two years after Star Wars, The Black Hole was Disney’s attempt to try something new; it was an epic space opera which rode the crest of George Lucas’ astral wave. In the final analysis, though, The Black Hole is a strange fusion of 2001: A Space Odyssey’s metaphysical ponderings and cute robots,...
- 4/27/2012
- Den of Geek
Something that has become a subtle poison over the years among the Disney fan community is the idea that we know what Walt Disney would have wanted. Most of the truly dedicated fans are predominantly obsessed with the Disney theme parks; thus, when an attraction opens and they don’t like it, some fall onto the old saw: “Walt wouldn’t have done this. He’s spinning in his grave right now.” It gets even worse when the Disney executives and Imagineers choose to update an old favorite or, in the case of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Walt Disney World, remove it altogether. The fans would want well enough left alone, but the Imagineers and executives would advocate change.
Now, it’s well documented that Walt Disney said that Disneyland—the only theme park with his name on it that he was actually alive to see open—would never be finished,...
Now, it’s well documented that Walt Disney said that Disneyland—the only theme park with his name on it that he was actually alive to see open—would never be finished,...
- 1/6/2012
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski talked to MTV about his upcoming reimagining of Disney's The Black Hole . In the original, the explorer craft U.S.S. Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the magnificent U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, Maximillian. But the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans, which involve turning his former crew into robots and flying through the hole. "For me, it would be taking ideas and iconic elements that struck me as timeless and...
- 2/9/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Sitting down with MTV, Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski spoke about his upcoming reimagining of Disney's 1979 film The Black Hole. You may recall that back in January, Kosinski enthused about the project, saying, "We've got a really strong idea and concept for the film. The title alone has a tremendous amount of potential."
Kosinski remains enthused, and hopes to retain as many of the elements from the original film as possible, though cautions that this is a reimagination, and not a sequel. More on that in a moment.
In the original film, the exploration vessel U.S.S. Palomino is returning to Earth after an 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life, when it encounters a ship long thought lost, the U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt (played by Maximilian Schell) and his hulking red robot, Maximillian. But the initial wonderment...
Kosinski remains enthused, and hopes to retain as many of the elements from the original film as possible, though cautions that this is a reimagination, and not a sequel. More on that in a moment.
In the original film, the exploration vessel U.S.S. Palomino is returning to Earth after an 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life, when it encounters a ship long thought lost, the U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt (played by Maximilian Schell) and his hulking red robot, Maximillian. But the initial wonderment...
- 2/9/2010
- CinemaSpy
Disney is set to remake their 1979 sci-fi film .The Black Hole..According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, the director and producer of Disney.s upcoming .Tron: Legacy,. and writer Travis Beacham would be collaborating on the film. The original followed a group of space explorers aboard the USS Palomino who come across a lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering outside a black hole. After boarding the Cygnus, the explorers meet the commander of the ship, Doctor Hans Reinhardt. Reinhardt lords over an army of faceless robots, and explains that his crew deserted him as he planned to go through the black hole. The crew from the Palomino soon discover that the robots are what remain of the...
- 12/2/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Hold on to your sci-fi hats...apparently Disney's 1979 film, "The Black Hole" is being remade and by the same team that's putting together the sequel to "Tron."
According to Heat Vision, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, the director and producer of "Tron Legacy," are helming the project about an Earth-bound ship encountering a supposedly lost ship hovering near a black hole.
No details released as of yet, except that more science will be included this time around. One can only hope Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, Maximillian, are as ominous as they were in the original. Anyone can have a helper robot, but one with spinning blades as hands? That's priceless.
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According to Heat Vision, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, the director and producer of "Tron Legacy," are helming the project about an Earth-bound ship encountering a supposedly lost ship hovering near a black hole.
No details released as of yet, except that more science will be included this time around. One can only hope Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, Maximillian, are as ominous as they were in the original. Anyone can have a helper robot, but one with spinning blades as hands? That's priceless.
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Related:
The CGI sequel will take on a superhero in December
'Tron Legacy' preview from Comic-Con
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- 12/1/2009
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Disney are going back to the eighties with a reinvention of the sci-fi classic The Black Hole. The remake has a top team behind it with direction from Tron Legacy's Joseph Kosinski and screenplay coutesy of Travis Beacham who penned Clash of the Titans. They have also have producer Sean Bailey involved on the potentially 3D project.
The original, directed by Gary Nelson, at the time was the most costly Disney film ever made, and saw the longest computer graphics shot at that point in history leaving it with nominations for cinematography and visual effects at the Academy Awards that year.
The remake will recount in much more detail, the story of spaceship Palamino discovering the presumed dead Dr. Hans Reinhardt in a lost, robot controlled ship hovering over a black hole. Reinhardt, even after twenty years, remains to determind to find what lies beyond the hole - be that immortality or oblivion.
The original, directed by Gary Nelson, at the time was the most costly Disney film ever made, and saw the longest computer graphics shot at that point in history leaving it with nominations for cinematography and visual effects at the Academy Awards that year.
The remake will recount in much more detail, the story of spaceship Palamino discovering the presumed dead Dr. Hans Reinhardt in a lost, robot controlled ship hovering over a black hole. Reinhardt, even after twenty years, remains to determind to find what lies beyond the hole - be that immortality or oblivion.
- 12/1/2009
- Screenrush
The brain trust behind the upcoming “Tron” sequel, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey will followup their hopefully awesome light cycle shenanigans with a reboot of Disney’s 1979 classic “The Black Hole”. For those not familiar with the Hole, let me assist you with a kind summary. The crew of the spaceship Palamino stumbles across the ”lost” ship U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering on the edge of an immense black hole. Once aboard, they find the ship is manned by robots – it’s only human inhabitant, one Dr. Hans Reinhardt; an eminent scientist, missing for the past twenty years. His plan – to enter the Black Hole . . . Whether Dr. Reinhardt is a genius or a mad-man, one thing is for sure, he will not be denied his life’s dream. What lies beyond the Black Hole? Immortality . . . or, Oblivion . . . ? This was Disneys answer to that whole “Star Wars” movie thing you might have read about.
- 12/1/2009
- by endymi0n
- SciFiCool.com
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