Look, I know what you're thinking: "'The Last Starfighter 2'? What dried-up, over-the-hill Gen-Xers and Millennials still drunk on '80s nostalgia are clinging to the hope of that ever coming to pass?" Actually, you know what, I apologize, that's a bad faith take. You didn't click on this article just to make fun of "Last Starfighter" fans for grasping at straws. You're here because, unlike those know-it-alls, you're aware that "The Last Starfighter 2" is surprisingly close to becoming a real thing.
For those who are feeling a little like Cousin Greg on "Succession" learning about Nero and Sporus right now, allow me to bring you up to speed. Released in 1984, "The Last Starfighter" centers on Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), a teenager who spends his free time losing himself in video games as a way of countering his disillusionment with his seemingly go-nowhere trailer park existence. However, everything changes when...
For those who are feeling a little like Cousin Greg on "Succession" learning about Nero and Sporus right now, allow me to bring you up to speed. Released in 1984, "The Last Starfighter" centers on Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), a teenager who spends his free time losing himself in video games as a way of countering his disillusionment with his seemingly go-nowhere trailer park existence. However, everything changes when...
- 10/29/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
"You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier." Hollywood screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed a special pitch trailer "sizzle reel" that they created for The Last Starfigher sequel already in development (tentatively) called The Last Starfighters. This trailer features concept art with a score and a tiny bit of dialogue from the original shown at the end. Whitta originally dropped some of the concept on Twitter back in 2018, so we've seen most of this stuff before, but there are a few new images added in this trailer. Plus it's just thrilling to see all the art (by Matt Allsopp) with the music (by Chris Tilton & Craig Safan). Whitta was developing this project with Jonathan Betuel, the same screenwriter on the original cult classic 1984 sci-fi film. The concept for this sequel is said to involve Alex returning again, but no exact plot details have ever been revealed.
- 3/25/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada.”
For those of you who remember seeing director Nick Castle’s sci-fi gem in theaters during the summer of 1984, those words are ingrained in your memory!
The Last Startfighter tells the story Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), an arcade game whizz-kid whose wildest dreams comes true when he finds himself enlisted to fight in an interstellar war. The movie also starred Dan O’Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart and the great Robert Preston as “Centauri”. It’s still a fun, great film to watch!
Now screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed the sizzle reel for The Last Starfighters, the sequel which fans have long been waiting for.
Here’s the sizzle reel for the Last Starfighter sequel I’ve been working on with original creator Jon Betuel. Thanks so much to Matt Allsopp (Rogue...
For those of you who remember seeing director Nick Castle’s sci-fi gem in theaters during the summer of 1984, those words are ingrained in your memory!
The Last Startfighter tells the story Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), an arcade game whizz-kid whose wildest dreams comes true when he finds himself enlisted to fight in an interstellar war. The movie also starred Dan O’Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart and the great Robert Preston as “Centauri”. It’s still a fun, great film to watch!
Now screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed the sizzle reel for The Last Starfighters, the sequel which fans have long been waiting for.
Here’s the sizzle reel for the Last Starfighter sequel I’ve been working on with original creator Jon Betuel. Thanks so much to Matt Allsopp (Rogue...
- 3/25/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Screenwriter Gary Whitta has been working on a sequel to The Last Starfighter for a few years now, and he just revealed a sizzle reel for the potential movie. Using the title The Last Starfighters, the sizzle reel consists of concept art from Matt Allsopp, who worked on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and music by Christ Tilton (Fringe) […]
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- 3/25/2021
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Exclusive: As UK studios and cinemas fill up with mega-budget U.S. superhero movies, here’s a rare David and Goliath story from the other end of the spectrum. Micro-budget UK sci-fi film Invasion Planet Earth, a passion project 20 years in the making, has secured UK distribution.
Lightbulb Film Distribution and Munro Film Services have teamed up to release the debut feature, which follows a couple’s struggle to survive as the UK comes under attack from an alien mothership.
Brit editor Simon Cox, now in his 50s, began working on the script in the ’90s and has been piecing it together for over a decade. His initial plan was to make “the biggest British indie sci-fi movie ever” but over the years a different reality set in. Even then, it has taken most of his adult life to pull it off.
The project, which was previously called Kaleidoscope Man,...
Lightbulb Film Distribution and Munro Film Services have teamed up to release the debut feature, which follows a couple’s struggle to survive as the UK comes under attack from an alien mothership.
Brit editor Simon Cox, now in his 50s, began working on the script in the ’90s and has been piecing it together for over a decade. His initial plan was to make “the biggest British indie sci-fi movie ever” but over the years a different reality set in. Even then, it has taken most of his adult life to pull it off.
The project, which was previously called Kaleidoscope Man,...
- 9/30/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Last year Star Wars: Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta revealed that that he was developing a reboot of the classic 1984 sci-fi film The Last Starfighter. Well, the writer has confirmed that he’s still developing the project and that it would be a sequel.
He released some concept art and said that he’s developing the film with the original writer of The Last Starfighter, Jonathan Betuel. The art, which you can see again below was created by Rogue One concept artist Matt Allsopp.
Whitta has been asked a lot about this project by people that didn’t know he was working on it, so he offered a little update and confirmed that it’s still happening. Here are a series of tweets that the writer has shared regarding the project.
Lots of people reacting like they had no idea I’ve been working on a sequel to The Last Starfighter.
He released some concept art and said that he’s developing the film with the original writer of The Last Starfighter, Jonathan Betuel. The art, which you can see again below was created by Rogue One concept artist Matt Allsopp.
Whitta has been asked a lot about this project by people that didn’t know he was working on it, so he offered a little update and confirmed that it’s still happening. Here are a series of tweets that the writer has shared regarding the project.
Lots of people reacting like they had no idea I’ve been working on a sequel to The Last Starfighter.
- 7/15/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Rogue One scribe Gary Whitta has taken to social media to share concept art for a reboot of Nick Castle’s 1984 sci-fi film The Last Starfighter, announcing he is working on the project with co-writer Jonathan Betuel.
Whitta stated on the post via twitter: “You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp for creating these images for us.” He was also asked if it was a reboot or a sequel to which he only responded: “Forgot to cc @Sethrogen since I know he’s a fan :)… Okay, back to work… might have a bit more for you later”
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Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel. You might recognize the ships.
Whitta stated on the post via twitter: “You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp for creating these images for us.” He was also asked if it was a reboot or a sequel to which he only responded: “Forgot to cc @Sethrogen since I know he’s a fan :)… Okay, back to work… might have a bit more for you later”
Also in the news – Scarlett Johansson in final talks to star in Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit
Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel. You might recognize the ships.
- 4/5/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta has announced that he is developing a reboot of the classic 1984 sci-fi film The Last Starfighter. Before you roll your eyes, you might be interested to know that he is developing the film with the original writer of The Last Starfighter, Jonathan Betuel, and he even shared some concept art on Twitter. The cool art, which you can see below, was created by Rogue One concept artist Matt Allsopp and they show off the iconic ships from the original film.
Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel. You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp (lead concept artist on Rogue One) for creating these images for us. pic.twitter.com/CIobLYYRHk
— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) April 4, 2018
io9 has a chance to talk to Whitta about...
Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel. You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp (lead concept artist on Rogue One) for creating these images for us. pic.twitter.com/CIobLYYRHk
— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) April 4, 2018
io9 has a chance to talk to Whitta about...
- 4/4/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Are fans going back to the Frontier?
On Wednesday, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta shared concept art for a Last Starfighter project.
"Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel," Whitta wrote. "You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp (lead concept artist on Rogue One) for creating these images for us."
Along with the post were four concept art pictures that were unmistakable to any fan of the 1984 space-opera film directed by Nick Castle.
As fans were losing their minds from the...
On Wednesday, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta shared concept art for a Last Starfighter project.
"Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel," Whitta wrote. "You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp (lead concept artist on Rogue One) for creating these images for us."
Along with the post were four concept art pictures that were unmistakable to any fan of the 1984 space-opera film directed by Nick Castle.
As fans were losing their minds from the...
- 4/4/2018
- by Ryan Parker
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Are fans going back to the Frontier?
On Wednesday, <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</em> screenwriter Gary Whitta shared concept art for a <em>Last Starfighter</em> project.
"Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel," Whitta wrote. "You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp (lead concept artist on Rogue One) for creating these images for us."
Along with the post were four concept art pictures that were unmistakable to any fan of the 1984 space opera film ...
On Wednesday, <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</em> screenwriter Gary Whitta shared concept art for a <em>Last Starfighter</em> project.
"Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel," Whitta wrote. "You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp (lead concept artist on Rogue One) for creating these images for us."
Along with the post were four concept art pictures that were unmistakable to any fan of the 1984 space opera film ...
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Perhaps more so than any other genre in the business, science fiction movies tend to produce some truly spectacular pieces of concept art. Depending on the film in question, that artwork could depict otherworldly vistas that didn’t make the cut or, in the case of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a rebellion built on hope.
Ever since the Gareth Edwards-directed anthology movie blasted into theaters late last year, Matt Allsopp’s personal Instagram feed (via Comic Book) has transformed into a hive of activity. Allsopp worked as Rogue One‘s lead concept artist and, judging by his collection of work, was heavily involved in Disney and Lucasfilm’s wildly successful spinoff from the word go. Embedded above, you’ll find a full batch of Matt Allsopp’s renderings, which feature everything from At-ATs storming the beaches of Scarif to K-2So and Cassian Andor preparing for liftoff.
Perhaps more so than any other genre in the business, science fiction movies tend to produce some truly spectacular pieces of concept art. Depending on the film in question, that artwork could depict otherworldly vistas that didn’t make the cut or, in the case of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a rebellion built on hope.
Ever since the Gareth Edwards-directed anthology movie blasted into theaters late last year, Matt Allsopp’s personal Instagram feed (via Comic Book) has transformed into a hive of activity. Allsopp worked as Rogue One‘s lead concept artist and, judging by his collection of work, was heavily involved in Disney and Lucasfilm’s wildly successful spinoff from the word go. Embedded above, you’ll find a full batch of Matt Allsopp’s renderings, which feature everything from At-ATs storming the beaches of Scarif to K-2So and Cassian Andor preparing for liftoff.
- 2/6/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Concept Art by Andree Wallin Concept Art by Ryan Church Concept Art by Matt Allsopp Awesome early conceptual maquette for #Godzilla! Sculpt by @harcesculpture. See more here: http://t.co/O9cXohR9Ev pic.twitter.com/DN0nGrlrEm— Legendary (@Legendary) May 29, 2014 In Summer 2014, the world’s most revered monster is reborn as Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures unleash the epic action adventure “Godzilla.” From visionary new director Gareth Edwards (“Monsters”) comes a powerful story of human courage and reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to restore balance as humanity stands defenseless. Gareth Edwards directs “Godzilla,” which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Kick-Ass”), Oscar® nominee Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai,” “Inception”), Elizabeth Olsen (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”), Oscar® winner Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient,” “Cosmopolis”), and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), with Oscar® nominee David Strathairn (“Good Night, and Good Luck.,” “The Bourne Legacy”) and Bryan Cranston (“Argo,...
- 5/29/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
With Godzilla: The Art Of Destruction out now, we celebrate the geeky goodness found in the best "art of" movie books...
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According to the biographer Giorgio Vasari, the sculptor and painter Michelangelo burned the majority of his preparatory sketches. This was, the writer said, "so that no one should see the labours he endured and the ways he tested his genius, and lest he should appear less than perfect."
Fortunately, the legion artists and designers behind such movies as, say, Pixar's Brave, Frankenweenie or Pacific Rim are less coy about their creative processes. Before a frame of film is shot, the average movie goes through months of pre-production work - costumes, sets, props and prosthetics all have to be planned, approved and built, while each sequence is planned and storyboarded.
It's often said in reviews that a film's budget is all there to be seen on the big screen,...
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According to the biographer Giorgio Vasari, the sculptor and painter Michelangelo burned the majority of his preparatory sketches. This was, the writer said, "so that no one should see the labours he endured and the ways he tested his genius, and lest he should appear less than perfect."
Fortunately, the legion artists and designers behind such movies as, say, Pixar's Brave, Frankenweenie or Pacific Rim are less coy about their creative processes. Before a frame of film is shot, the average movie goes through months of pre-production work - costumes, sets, props and prosthetics all have to be planned, approved and built, while each sequence is planned and storyboarded.
It's often said in reviews that a film's budget is all there to be seen on the big screen,...
- 5/16/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Ahead of the "Godzilla" reboot hitting cinemas next month, new concept art from the upcoming behind-the-scenes book collection "Godzilla: The Art of Destruction" has arrived and tease some rather ambitious and breath-taking shots we'll hopefully get to see in the final film.
Nerdist has posted the caps from the 156-page hardcover which will be available from May 13th through Insight Editions. They also include comments about each scan which are included below:
Dr. Brody monitors the crisis at the Janjira facility. Below The Janjira nuclear power plant control room was a daunting design challenge—everything from switches and gauges to signage and paperwork had to be created and accurately reflect a period Japanese nuclear facility. This piece of concept art set the look of the facility.
Concept art depicting the Q-Zone. "The great thing about haze and fog is that you can create beautiful, dark foreground silhouettes," says Edwards. "It...
Nerdist has posted the caps from the 156-page hardcover which will be available from May 13th through Insight Editions. They also include comments about each scan which are included below:
Dr. Brody monitors the crisis at the Janjira facility. Below The Janjira nuclear power plant control room was a daunting design challenge—everything from switches and gauges to signage and paperwork had to be created and accurately reflect a period Japanese nuclear facility. This piece of concept art set the look of the facility.
Concept art depicting the Q-Zone. "The great thing about haze and fog is that you can create beautiful, dark foreground silhouettes," says Edwards. "It...
- 4/9/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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