Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

The Illustrated Man
6/25/09 – SCI FI Wire reported that Zack Snyder will be busy with his upcoming movies Guardians of Ga'Hoole and Sucker Punch, but after that he’ll work on Ray Bradbury's classic 1951 SF book The Illustrated Man, which writer Alex Tse is adapting.  "It's amazing," Snyder said. "We tried to do it basically retro technology, retro sci-fi, which I feel like is kind of cool. It's sort of in spirit of the novel."  Snyder added that the movie will comprise five of Bradbury's 18 classic short stories, which are loosely knitted together as a novel, linked by the common thread of the title tattooed man, whose "illustrations" come to life for an unnamed narrator. Snyder declined to reveal just which tales the movie will feature.

08/29/07 - Warner Brothers has tapped Zack Snyder to direct a remake of The Illustrated Man, based on Ray Bradbury's classic SF short-story collection.  Writer Alex Tse will write the screenplay adaptation.

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