Thinking back on Rennie's performance in the original, I'd say that Reeves is almost note-perfect for it. Cool, emotionless, detached. And I wouldn't say not to Gort wiping a few burghs off the map, either.
tetsuwanatom1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More importantly, why the need to SPECIFY it's a stepson? NFN, I saw the original again a few nights ago. Rennie's constant, "Oh you silly humans" mugging is quaint. I wonder what Reeves can do with the role. Also, I hope Gort is bad ass. > > true, but why add a black child nd then give us anothe absent father? it's time to make a statement! :) > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Well, have you seen the original? There IS no sign of the father. His mom > is dating some dude. They live in a boarding house, where Klaatu also has a > room. > > On 1/15/08 12:03 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > okay, so the Black kid has a white stepmom. Dare i hope her Black husband is > > going to be *alive* in the film and survive to the end of the movie? > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com> > > > > > source: Hollywood Reporter > > > > Smith down to 'Earth' for sci-fi re-do > > > > By Leslie Simmons > > > > Jan 15, 2008 > > Jaden Smith has landed a part in Fox's sci-fi thriller "The Day the Earth > > Stood Still." > > > > Smith will play the rebellious Jacob, the 8-year-old stepson of scientist > > Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) who first makes contact with the humanoid > > alien Klaatu (Keanu Reeves). Kathy Bates and Golden Globe winner Jon Hamm > > also star. > > > > Scott Derrickson is directing the contemporary reinvention of the 1951 Fox > > classic being produced by Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman and Paul Boardman. It > > is filming in Vancouver. > > > > David Scarpa penned the screenplay about Klaatu's arrival on Earth that > > triggers a global upheaval as governments and scientists race to unravel the > > mystery behind his appearance. > > > > Smith's Jacob and stepmother Helen get caught up in Klaatu's mission, > > coming to understand the ramifications of his being a self- described "friend > > to the Earth." > > > > The 9-year-old is the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He > > co-starred in 2006 with his father in "The Pursuit of Happyness," for which > > he won a Teen Choice Award and an MTV Movie Award. > > > > Smith is repped by WMA's Nicole David and Overbrook Management's James > > Lassiter and Miguel Melendez. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A Country" --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
