Editing Rendezvous with Rama (section)

===Film===
In the early 2000s, actor [[Morgan Freeman]] expressed his desire to produce a film based on ''Rendezvous with Rama.'' The film has been stuck in "[[development hell]]" for many years. In 2003, after initial problems procuring funding, it appeared the project would go into production.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-03/14/12.00.film
 |title       = Freeman Still Pushes ''Rama''
 |access-date  = 7 March 2009
 |date        = 14 March 2003
 |work        = Sci Fi Wire – The News Service of the Sci Fi Channel
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090117032453/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-03%2F14%2F12.00.film
 |archive-date = 17 January 2009
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> The film was to be produced by Freeman's production company, [[Revelations Entertainment]]. [[David Fincher]], touted on Revelations' ''Rama'' web page as far back as 2001,<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www.revelationsent.com/movie_page.php?movieId=12
 |title       = Rendezvous with Rama
 |access-date  = 7 March 2009
 |work        = Revelations Entertainment Web site
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081211164621/http://www.revelationsent.com/movie_page.php?movieId=12
 |archive-date = 11 December 2008
}}</ref> stated in a late 2007 interview that he was still attached to helm.<ref name="AICN1">{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=David Fincher and Quint talk about everything from A(lien3) to Z(odiac)!!! |url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35179 |access-date=7 March 2009 |work=[[Ain't It Cool News|AICN]]}}</ref>

By late 2008, David Fincher stated the movie was unlikely to be made. "It looks like it's not going to happen. There's no script and as you know, Morgan Freeman's not in the best of health right now. We've been trying to do it but it's probably not going to happen."<ref>{{Cite web
|url = http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/10/13/david-finchers-rendezvous-with-rama-officially-dead/
|title = David Fincher's Rendezvous with Rama Officially Dead
| access-date = 7 March 2009
| last =Billington
| first =Alex 
| date = 13 October 2008
| publisher = firstshowing.net
}}</ref>

In 2010, Freeman stated in an interview that he was still planning to make the project but that it has been difficult to find the right script. He also stated that it should be made in [[3D film|3D]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/10/11/morgan-freeman-rendezvous-with-rama-david-fincher/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013012801/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/10/11/morgan-freeman-rendezvous-with-rama-david-fincher/|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2010|title=Morgan Freeman, David Fincher Still Planning A 'Rendezvous With Rama'|publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> In January 2011, Fincher stated in an interview with [[MTV]] that he was still planning to make the film after he had completed work on his planned remake of ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas]]'' (which was scheduled to begin production in 2012 but has since been scrapped<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/david-finchers-20000-leagues-under-the-sea-is-dead-director-likely-off-girl-who-played-with-fire-despite-recent-rewrite/|title=20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA Is Dead; Fincher Like to Pass on THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE|work=Collider|date=17 July 2013}}</ref>). He also reiterated Freeman's concerns about the difficulty of finding the right script.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Terri |date=3 January 2011 |title=David Fincher Confirms '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' In 3-D, Talks 'Dragon Tattoo' & 'Rendezvous With Rama' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/n5xo8z/david-fincher-20000-leagues-under-the-sea-in-3-d-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-rendezvous-with-rama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131433/https://www.mtv.com/news/n5xo8z/david-fincher-20000-leagues-under-the-sea-in-3-d-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-rendezvous-with-rama |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 September 2022 |publisher=MTV}}</ref>

In an interview with [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]] in February 2012, Freeman indicated an interest in playing the role of Commander Norton for the film, stating that "my fantasy of commanding a starship is commanding Endeavour". Tyson then asked, "So is this a pitch to be ... that person if they ever make that movie?" to which Freeman reaffirmed, "We ''are'' going to make that movie." In response to a plea to "make that come out sooner rather than later", Freeman reiterated that difficulty in authoring a high quality script is the primary barrier for the film, stating "... the only task you have that's really really hard in making movies, harder than getting money, is getting a script ... a good script".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startalkradio.net/?p=855|title=A Conversation with Morgan Freeman|publisher=[[StarTalk Radio]]|date=26 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305205413/http://www.startalkradio.net/?p=855|archive-date=5 March 2012}}</ref>

In December 2021, it was announced that the film was in development at [[Alcon Entertainment]] with [[Denis Villeneuve]] set to direct. Morgan Freeman and [[Lori McCreary]] are on the production team because their Revelations Entertainment previously owned the rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/12/rendezvous-with-rama-denis-villeneuve-is-returning-to-space.html|title=Rendezvous With Rama: Denis Villeneuve Is Returning to Space|first=Bethy|last=Squires|date=15 December 2021|website=Vulture}}</ref> Alcon co-CEOs [[Broderick Johnson]] and [[Andrew Kosove]] will produce.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=15 December 2021 |title=Denis Villeneuve Tackling Adaptation of Sci-Fi Classic 'Rendezvous with Rama' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/denis-villeneuve-rendezvous-with-rama-movie-1235062337/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> As of February 2024, Villeneuve was in the process of writing the script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://time.com/6589871/denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two-interview/|title=Denis Villeneuve Refuses to Let Hollywood Shrink Him Down to Size|publisher=Time|last=Zacharek|first=Stephanie|date=31 January 2024|access-date=3 February 2024|language=en}}</ref>