Scoop! Scott Derrickson To Helm The Day The Earth Stood Still A Wise mantle falls to Paradise Lost director April 9th 2007 06:17pm | Posted by: Robert Falconer HNR Senior Editor According to our sources, Scott Derrickson - last here in 2005 to direct The Exorcism of Emily Rose - will helm Fox's remake of their classic 1951 science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, currently prepping for production here in Vancouver. The original was directed by legendary filmmaker Robert Wise, who passed away in 2005, and tells the story of an alien (Klaatu) and his mighty robot (Gort) who land their spacecraft on Cold War-era Earth just after the end of World War II. The travelers bring an important message for humanity that Klaatu wishes all the representatives of Earth to hear, but that proves more difficult to disseminate fairly than he had anticipated, prompting him to take a more bold approach. The time frame of the remake will likely be updated, though no specifics are available yet. Derrickson's outgoing project is Paradise Lost, a live-action film version of John Milton's epic 1667 poem, produced by Legendary Pictures, which tells the story of Lucifer's failed rebellion in heaven and subsequent role in Adam and Eve's fall from grace. The Day the Earth Stood Still is scheduled to shoot until next November, making it one of the longest theatrical shoots ever to film in this region. Source: HNR In: Vancouver & BC News |Visit the HNR Forums

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