Editing Forbidden Planet (section)

==Remake==
[[New Line Cinema]] had developed a remake with [[James Cameron]], [[Nelson Gidding]], and [[Stirling Silliphant]] involved at different times. In 2007, [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] set up the project with [[David Twohy]] set to direct. [[Warner Bros.]] re-acquired the rights the following year and on October 31, 2008, [[J. Michael Straczynski]] was announced as writing a remake, [[Joel Silver]] was to produce.<ref>Kit, Borys and Jay A. Fernandez. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/changeling-scribe-forbidden-planet-122097 "'Changeling' scribe on 'Forbidden Planet'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311043418/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/changeling-scribe-forbidden-planet-122097 |date=March 11, 2014 }}. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', October 31, 2008. Retrieved: January 16, 2015.</ref> Straczynski explained that the original had been his favorite [[science fiction film]], and it gave Silver an idea for the new film that makes it "not a remake", "not a re-imagining", and "not exactly a prequel". His vision for the film would not be retro, because when the original was made it was meant to be futuristic. Straczynski met with people working in [[astrophysics]], [[planetary geology]], and [[artificial intelligence]] to reinterpret the Krell back-story as a film [[trilogy]].<ref>Seijas, Casey. [http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/12/01/j-michael-straczynski-promises-his-take-on-forbidden-planet-will-be-something-no-one-has-thought-of/ "J. Michael Straczynski promises his take on 'Forbidden Planet' will be something 'No one has thought of'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204040247/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/12/01/j-michael-straczynski-promises-his-take-on-forbidden-planet-will-be-something-no-one-has-thought-of/ |date=December 4, 2008 }}. ''[[MTV]] Movies Blog'', December 1, 2008. Retrieved: January 16, 2015.</ref> In March 2009, Straczynski reported that the project was abandoned, and that a new script was requested.<ref>{{cite web| first=Rich |last=Drees |url=https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2009/03/12/straczynski-rewrites-forbidden-planet-blames-internet/ |title=Straczynski Rewrites ''Forbidden Planet'', Blames Internet | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020213613/http://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2009/03/12/straczynski-rewrites-forbidden-planet-blames-internet/ |archive-date=October 20, 2016 |website=filmbuffonline |date=March 12, 2009 |access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref>

On November 15, 2024, [[Brian K. Vaughan]] was announced to be writing a new screenplay for the remake.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/11/forbidden-planet-remake-brian-k-vaughan-writing-emma-watts-producing-1956-sci-fi-classic-1236177857/|title= 'Forbidden Planet' Set By Warner Bros: Brian K. Vaughan Writing & Emma Watts Producing Revisionist Version Of Touchstone 1956 Sci-Fi Pic|date= November 15, 2024|access-date= November 15, 2024|first= Mike Jr.|last= Fleming|work= Deadline Hollywood|archive-date= November 15, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241115163155/https://deadline.com/2024/11/forbidden-planet-remake-brian-k-vaughan-writing-emma-watts-producing-1956-sci-fi-classic-1236177857/|url-status= live}}</ref>