I'm waiting to win a $300 million lottery, purchase the film rights to 'The Dark Wheel' then go to Hollywood, CA and Pinewood Studios in the U.K. and Atlanta, GA. The original 1984 novella by Robert Holdstock is the appropriate first Elite movie to start the film franchise. But let's get it right unlike 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' (1979) directed by Robert Wise where the star was showing off the Enterprise 12 years later for the TV fans. The story was poorly written with too much time dedicated to visuals. A sexually enticing bald woman won't hold the audience attention for 40 minutes. 'Star Trek II: the Wrath of Kahn' (1982) directed by Nicholas Meyer is the type of rare chemistry that we need but not always easy to find.
'Star Trek' (2009) directed by J.J. Abrams was a reset of the Star Trek universe but he thew away the timeline destroying the planet Vulcan. Not good. The following movies didn't do so well. Josh Whedon would be considered to produce and direct but he too often likes to kill off main characters. Given that the cast of 'Firefly' including the main character Nathan Fillion playing Malcolm Reynolds made the show believable who would you cast for the part of:
Director: ???
Writers: ???
Effects, Makeup and Costumes: My first choices are Industrial Light and Magic, Michael Westmore, Michael Kaplan.
Jason Ryder: Killed (1st 10 minutes cameo appearance) during the destruction of his ship by a pirate.
Alex Ryder: Son of Jason Ryder. Survived the destruction using a RemLock and dedicated to seeking revenge.
Rafe Zetter: A friend of Jason Ryder's. Also a senior member of the Dark Wheel with a few clues in act one.
Elyssia Fields: Rafe paired her with Alex because she is an excellent pilot. The writers will probably add a love tension to sell movie tickets.
Patrick McGreavy: A shady trader and associate of Rafe Zetter. Adds more clues to what is going on in act two.
The Pirate: Alex confronts in the climax. Needs a bigger part as a great movie needs a really great believable bad guy.
Cmdr Jameson: Not in the novella but is in the starting point of all the Elite game players before Elite Dangerous. We will need some great writers to come up with a cameo appearance in the movie for the fans.
Supporting players: For comic relief we'll some need some dry humor as in John Cleese because it is a U.K. game and American humor for bigger movie ticket sales. Also interesting characters at the stations to throw a twist into the plot keeping the audience immersed in the story. Develop the main characters quickly so that the audience can relate but keep it moving to the next scene. Long conversations to make a point per a director trying to make statement about the human condition as they see it turns off the audience if they don't agree with it. Save that for other movies. We're not doing Shakespeare here. We are entertaining keeping the audience on the edge of their seats wondering what comes next while they are eating popcorn.
Cameos: As in an Alfred Hitchcock movie often where he was on screen without lines David Braben and possibly Ian Bell if he agrees would complete this great movie.
Supporting sales: Posters, key chains, pins and a plastic 1:48 scale Cobra Mk III by Revell/Monogram with retractable landing gear.
Producers: $300 million is a ballpark to get other movie investors involved in the project. Might only need $100 million to start while me winning the lottery is not the best solution. Maybe someone who already has a starting investment could benefit from my suggestions with great financial talent to bring others onboard.
I know this game starting in 1984 on Commodore 64 playing with friends talking on the telephone to each other like we were in a wing long before the Internet we know today was ever invented. Add in a website I still keep online loving the game for others looking for the history. Living in Los Angeles for 26 years, knowing the talent (had dinner with a few) and how the business works probably the best technical adviser a movie company could ever have as well as others I know in the early years to get an expensive movie to be a success. But you decide.
Regards
'Star Trek' (2009) directed by J.J. Abrams was a reset of the Star Trek universe but he thew away the timeline destroying the planet Vulcan. Not good. The following movies didn't do so well. Josh Whedon would be considered to produce and direct but he too often likes to kill off main characters. Given that the cast of 'Firefly' including the main character Nathan Fillion playing Malcolm Reynolds made the show believable who would you cast for the part of:
Director: ???
Writers: ???
Effects, Makeup and Costumes: My first choices are Industrial Light and Magic, Michael Westmore, Michael Kaplan.
Jason Ryder: Killed (1st 10 minutes cameo appearance) during the destruction of his ship by a pirate.
Alex Ryder: Son of Jason Ryder. Survived the destruction using a RemLock and dedicated to seeking revenge.
Rafe Zetter: A friend of Jason Ryder's. Also a senior member of the Dark Wheel with a few clues in act one.
Elyssia Fields: Rafe paired her with Alex because she is an excellent pilot. The writers will probably add a love tension to sell movie tickets.
Patrick McGreavy: A shady trader and associate of Rafe Zetter. Adds more clues to what is going on in act two.
The Pirate: Alex confronts in the climax. Needs a bigger part as a great movie needs a really great believable bad guy.
Cmdr Jameson: Not in the novella but is in the starting point of all the Elite game players before Elite Dangerous. We will need some great writers to come up with a cameo appearance in the movie for the fans.
Supporting players: For comic relief we'll some need some dry humor as in John Cleese because it is a U.K. game and American humor for bigger movie ticket sales. Also interesting characters at the stations to throw a twist into the plot keeping the audience immersed in the story. Develop the main characters quickly so that the audience can relate but keep it moving to the next scene. Long conversations to make a point per a director trying to make statement about the human condition as they see it turns off the audience if they don't agree with it. Save that for other movies. We're not doing Shakespeare here. We are entertaining keeping the audience on the edge of their seats wondering what comes next while they are eating popcorn.
Cameos: As in an Alfred Hitchcock movie often where he was on screen without lines David Braben and possibly Ian Bell if he agrees would complete this great movie.
Supporting sales: Posters, key chains, pins and a plastic 1:48 scale Cobra Mk III by Revell/Monogram with retractable landing gear.
Producers: $300 million is a ballpark to get other movie investors involved in the project. Might only need $100 million to start while me winning the lottery is not the best solution. Maybe someone who already has a starting investment could benefit from my suggestions with great financial talent to bring others onboard.
I know this game starting in 1984 on Commodore 64 playing with friends talking on the telephone to each other like we were in a wing long before the Internet we know today was ever invented. Add in a website I still keep online loving the game for others looking for the history. Living in Los Angeles for 26 years, knowing the talent (had dinner with a few) and how the business works probably the best technical adviser a movie company could ever have as well as others I know in the early years to get an expensive movie to be a success. But you decide.
Regards
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