"Brave New World" movie / Ridley Scott to possibly direct

[starsinmyeyes44]

<div class="postMeta fix"><span class="date">Mar 27, 2008 | by John</span></div><h1>Brave New World Movie With Ridley Scott Directing?</h1><div class="entry"><p><img src="http://www.themovieblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/brave-new-world-book.jpg" border="1" alt="Brave-New-World-Book" hspace="6" width="150" height="202" align="left" />In the vein of projects like 1984 and others that paint a vision of the future, Aldous Huxley&rsquo;s brilliant &ldquo;Brave New World&rdquo; (one of the first books I ever read outside of school actually) looks ready to make to make the leap to the big screen with Ridley Scott in the director&rsquo;s chair and possible Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead. The folks at RowThree give us this:</p><blockquote><p>Huxley&rsquo;s 1932 novel (trust me, it doesn&rsquo;t read like it dates back to the 30s) takes place in a dystopian society where babies are biologically engineered and &ldquo;hatched&rdquo;, sleep learning plays a huge role in education and class segregation is law. This is no &ldquo;1984&Prime; (though many comparisons have been drawn between the two) but Huxley&rsquo;s novel was and continues to be a visionary masterwork and only the tip of his extensive and brilliant writing.</p><p>Universal Studios has been trying to make the film for years but according to the Times Online, the studio&rsquo;s wrangling over the terms of Huxley&rsquo;s will have finally been settled and the long dormant project is finally moving ahead. Visionary director Ridley Scott has long been interested in directing the project and according to the article, the film has yet another big name championing for it: Leonardo DiCaprio who will play the key role of John the Savage.</p></blockquote><p>This COULD make a terrific movie, and it seems to have the right names attached (at least rumored) at this point. The only question is, do we want another movie in this vein? Do we want another one, even if it&rsquo;s superior to all the others in the genre? Personally I do, but I wonder if the general movie going audience will feel the same way.</p></div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff00ff">In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.<br /></font><strong>Charlie Brown</strong></p> </div>

 

[doublehelix]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>This COULD make a terrific movie, and it seems to have the right names attached (at least rumored) at this point. The only question is, do we want another movie in this vein? Do we want another one, even if it&rsquo;s superior to all the others in the genre? Personally I do, but I wonder if the general movie going audience will feel the same way. <br /> Posted by starsinmyeyes44</DIV></p><p>I would be happy to see this book made into a movie.&nbsp; I think the general movie going audience would embrace it, too.&nbsp; It's a widely-known book, often quoted by people trying to make a point about certain aspects of our modern world.&nbsp; I also have a lot more respect for Leonardo DiCaprio since he made that dog of a movie "Titanic", so I bet he'd be great in the role. </p><p>Did anyone ever see the 1998 TV movie? There were some good people in it!</p><p>-dh&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#3366ff">doublehelix, Community Manager<br />Imaginova </font></p> </div>

 

[bearack]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I would be happy to see this book made into a movie.&nbsp; I think the general movie going audience would embrace it, too.&nbsp; It's a widely-known book, often quoted by people trying to make a point about certain aspects of our modern world.&nbsp; I also have a lot more respect for Leonardo DiCaprio since he made that dog of a movie "Titanic", so I bet he'd be great in the role. Did anyone ever see the 1998 TV movie? There were some good people in it!-dh&nbsp; <br />Posted by doublehelix</DIV><br /><br />No, but I did notice on the link you provided ..... <h5>Plot Synopsis:</h5><p><font color="#003399">This plot synopsis is empty. </font></p><p><font color="#003399">IK thought that was funny.&nbsp; Easily amused.</font></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>