Earlier this month, Joss Whedon's tongue-in-cheek (we assume) open letter to "the Terminator owners" generated an intriguing mixture of hilarity, vitriol, black-slapping and raised eyebrows when it hit the blogosphere with a splash.
"I have heard through the 'grapevine'," wrote he, "that the Terminator franchise is for sale, and I am prepared to make a pre-emptive bid RIGHT NOW to wrap this dealio up. This is not a joke, this is not a scam, this is not available on TV. I will write a check TODAY for $10,000, and viola! Terminator off your hands."
Ahem. Yes, nice one Joss. Still, the minor furore got us thinking: which current helmers really ought to throw their movie-making hats in the ring? Well, here are 15 we came up with for starters...
The Director: Joss Whedon
Why He Should Buy It: Because his very bone marrow is 7/10ths sci-fi/fantasy stuff, obviously. But mostly just because it was his idea that started all this.
See where a ‘joke’ can get you, eh fella? That’ll be umpteen million dollars, thanks. And good luck.
How His Terminator Would Look: There’d probably be a slight over-reliance on romantic lens-flare and magical CGI glitter knocking around.
Skynet's hardware would look awesome, mind you; we're picturing great hulking beat-up warships adorned with parrot beak cockpits. And glitter.
Next: Tim Burton
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zoodust
Nov 26th 2009, 12:32
Here's an idea: Give each one of these directors their pick at a long running franchise, i.e. Alien, Rocky, Spiderman, etc. and end all of them (not just Terminator) on a high note so they can go on and continue to make great original material. I hate the whole "if it's not broke don't fix it" mentality in Hollywood. They should take more chances with new ideas instead of rehashing old stories. And please...PLEASE, NO MORE REMAKES!!! Lazy buggers.
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somewhatfrail
Nov 27th 2009, 17:46
Isn't Arnie himself looking into buying the rights for the franchise? Now that I would put some faith in.
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