So which stick-thin, coked up rock star should they choose this time?

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The Man Who Fell to Earth
Release Date: TBA 2007
Limited release
October 28, 2005
Warner Independent goes for sci-fi

Warner Independent Pictures is set to remake the 1977 British film The Man Who Fell to Earth, which starred David Bowie and was based on the 1963 novel by Walter Tevis. The story centers on an alien who comes to Earth disguised as a businessman in hopes of obtaining water for his planet. As he tries to complete his quest, he becomes the head of a international conglomerate, where he learns of the greediness of mankind. Soon, this plunges him into a metaphysical crisis of conscience. Oren Moverman will adapt the screenplay.
Source: Variety

Nicolas Roeg's sci-fi classic The Man Who Fell To Earth, which showed off David Bowie's unworldly acting talents, is to be remade. Warner Independent Pictures and Cherry Road Films have acquired the remake rights to the 1976 film as well as the rights to the Walter Tevis novel on which it was based. If you've only just recently landed on Earth, the story concerns an alien who comes here in the guise of a businessman on a mission to gain water for his home planet. Once here, he becomes embroiled in the greed of mankind as the head of a powerful international company.

― jz, Friday, 28 October 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

Paris Hilton.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Friday, 28 October 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Kate Moss needs a new job now, doesn't she?

― Atheist of Love (kate), Friday, 28 October 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

They should use Conor Oberst, and he falls to earth in the middle of a football stadium and the enraged fans beat him to a bloody pulp before he has a chance to beguile them with his doe-like eyes.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Friday, 28 October 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

The real question is: who can get within a mile of Rip Torn's performance? I'm afraid they'll give it to Kevin Sp4cey.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 28 October 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Basically, it's a really stupid idea for a remake. The Roeg movie is not perfect, and Bowie is not a great actor, but his look and his performance here is pretty legendary and there is simply no way that a remake could be as good or that they could find anyone as perfect as Bowie for the part.

― jz, Friday, 28 October 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

Owen Wilson

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 28 October 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

And Ben Stiller in the Rip Torn part!

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 28 October 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

Owen Wilson is a planetary treasure. He should be the Ambassador of Earth.
I seem to remember the original MWFTE went on too long.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Friday, 28 October 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

surely marilyn manson is going to want to do this.

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 28 October 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

Surely Pete Doherty is going to want to do this.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 October 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

In that case, with Eddie Izzard as the disillusioned scientist.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 28 October 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

I might actually pay to see Izzard in the lead role.

― Soukesian, Friday, 28 October 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Forget Rip Torn, I'd like to see Rip Taylor in the lead.

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 28 October 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

They did remake this as a TV movie in 1987, i think. Had the guy from "The Heavenly Kid".

― kingfish orange creamsicle (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 28 October 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

yup, here's the TV version:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093486/

Bevely D'Angelo! Annie Potts! Bruce McGill! Robert Picardo and Wil Wheaton in the same movie!

― kingfish orange creamsicle (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 28 October 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)

― j blount (papa la bas), Friday, 28 October 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

yo momma

― shyguy, Friday, 28 October 2005 18:38 (twenty years ago)

Whateverhappenedto Annie POtts?

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 28 October 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

Ghostbusters 3 fell thru due to Chris Farley dying, so no more work for her.

― kingfish orange creamsicle (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 28 October 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

What happened to Candy Clark?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 October 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

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