ID4 Duo Readies Cyber Love

[F13 (F13)]

Producer Dean Devlin told <A HREF="http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/" TARGET="_top">SCI FI Wire</A> that he and his Independence Day partner Roland Emmerich are developing Cyber Love Story, an SF movie about online chat rooms in the future. Oscar-winning screenwriter Ron Bass (Rain Man) pitched the movie to the duo. "We're waiting for Ron Bass' script," Devlin said in an interview. "He's still working on the script, and we're real anxious to see it. So we'll see how it goes. The story he pitched was a wonderful idea. He's an amazingly talented writer." <BR> <BR>Emmerich has signed to direct and Devlin will produce. The pair was drawn to the computer-age tale, despite having computer skill levels at opposite ends of the spectrum. "It's an area Roland and I have touched on, but we've never really gotten to explore," Devlin said. "It's an interesting thing, too, because Roland is so not savvy with computers. Even though all his movies are super high-tech, the guy wouldn't know how to turn on a computer to save his life. And I'm a computer geek. Everything with me is computers. So it's interesting how we approach this kind of material. It's purely story and character-driven, and I'm always thinking, 'Hard drives can't do that!' 'That's not something a computer can do!'" <BR> <BR>Devlin had also been attached to produce an action-adventure movie entitled The Murder of Tutankamen, about the political maneuverings leading up to the killing of the fabled Egyptian boy king. Devlin said that they're "still developing that, although that one won't be in my new company. That's something Roland's working on himself."

[Stefan (Auric)]

Thanks for the news Wayne. <IMG SRC="http://www.electric-ent.com/bbs/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":)">

[Sheri Gordon (Sheri)]

I think he rightfully deserves the title of Agent Wayne. ;-) You go dude!

[F13 (F13)]

Thanks peeps! It looks like I may have to go though. Another piece of info on 8LF I posted this morning was also deleted. Rick Overton's casting and the reason why Dean chose the title "Eight Legged Freaks". <BR> <BR>I've obviously incurred someone's wrath.

[Sheri Gordon (Sheri)]

Hmmmmm...dayumm....someone working overtime here? I didn't even get a chance to read that one. <IMG SRC="http://www.electric-ent.com/bbs/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":)"> <BR> <BR>Okay, mystery deleter...how come WB can post news about it on their spamming email lists to total strangers, but we can't speak of it here, on the HOME SITE of one of the companies involved with it? :-\

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Hey, where's Jag? I think he's been cue'd! :] (think back to the old chats...)

[Sheri Gordon (Sheri)]

Huh? No mop required here? <BR> <BR>CLEAN UP ON AISLE ID4 <IMG SRC="http://www.electric-ent.com/bbs/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":)">

[This moment is so much bigger than (F_U_N_G_U_S)]

Think about Mr.D's statement in that interview above Sheri :]

[Sheri Gordon (Sheri)]

Which part of it? <IMG SRC="http://www.electric-ent.com/bbs/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":)">

[This moment is so much bigger than (F_U_N_G_U_S)]

*whispers to Sheri* <BR><FONT SIZE="-2">the 'computer geek' part, and Jag's "lounge act"</FONT>

[Sheri Gordon (Sheri)]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh