‘The Black Hole’ Remake Might Be Too Dark For The Colorful World Of Disney (Right Now)
Seven years ago the team behindTRON: Legacy, directorJoseph Kosinskiand producerSean Bailey, started working ona remakeofThe Black Hole. The screenwriter behindPassengers,Jon Spaihts, was later hired fora rewriteon the sci-fi project. It’s been a while since we’ve heard any news about Disney’s reimagining ofGary Nelson’s 1979 film, but Spaihts recently informed us of the project’s current status.
Below, get the latest update onBlack Holeremake.
The Black Holeis about the crew of a space exploration vessel coming into contact with crazed scientist Dr. Hans Reinhardt, who’s the sole human aboard a ship he plans on flying right into a black hole. Robots are the crew of Reinhardt’s ship, but the USS Palomino’s team (led byRobert Forster) discover a dark secret about these bots and Reinhardt’s past.
When we interviewed Spaihts for Marvel’sDoctor Strange, which he co-wrote, the screenwriter told usThe Black Holeis maybe too dark for the colorful world of Disney right now:
Black Holewas an amazing experience. That was one of those movies I was stuck on until I cracked the beginning, and suddenly it just started to flow. I loved that script. It sits uneasily in Disney’s world as a dark epic, and Disney is in a very colorful place. They already have multiple big space epics going, so I don’t know how or whether it’ll find its way to light of day, but I sure wrote a heck of a movie and was thrilled to do it. It was very faithful to the original but clever in all the ways in that first film was silly, I hope.
The Black Holehas a decent amount of silliness, but the production design,John Barry’s epic score, the ending, V.I.N.CENT. (Roddy McDowall) and B.O.B. (Slim Pickens), and one death scene, in particular, remain delightful. For the most part,The Black Holeholds up. But it’s a story that could easily get reworked into a remake with a distinctly different vision, such as a “dark epic” — which isn’t how most people would describe the original Disney film, although it does have some dark ideas. When Spaihts first signed on for the rewrite, the new take onThe Black Holewas described as “philosophical and somewhat dark in tone” byThe Hollywood Reporter. Maybe this vision ofThe Black Holeis too dark for Disney at the moment, but we’ll see if that changes in the years to come.
you’re able to watch the original trailer for The Black Hole below:
And here is directorEdgar Wrighttalking about the movie, one of his childhood favorite films, in the Trailers of Hell episode below:
