Firefly The Movie greenlit - GoFuckYourself.com

ibuydomains · 03-03-2004, 10:04 PM

(Variety) Universal Pictures has greenlit "Serenity,'' the feature film based on Joss Whedon's Fox TV series "Firefly,'' which was canceled in late 2002 after just 11 episodes.

Deals are in place for Whedon to direct and for the original cast of the TV show to reprise their roles. Pic, budgeted in the mid-eight figures, is skedded for a June start and should be ready for a 2005 release.

After Fox pulled the plug on "Firefly," Whedon struggled to continue the project, speaking with other nets and cablers about the skein, then finally turning to studios about a feature version. U acquired the feature rights from Fox last fall.

Whedon said the pic will be released under the title "Serenity" to give it some distance from the TV version. "It was important that people understand that the movie isn't the series," he said. "The movie is bigger, more epic than anything you can do in a series."

To that end, he said he went out of his way while penning the "Serenity" script to make sure that it is accessible to auds who never tuned into "Firefly."

"You're not going to bring people into a movie if you're explaining all the time what happened before," Whedon said.

Series was a space oater set 500 years in the future, tracking the journeys of the crew aboard the Serenity.

Forthcoming pic is set about six months after the TV show left off, and centers on two passengers on board the ship who attract trouble to the crew.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...it_1&printer=1

Did anyone else watch Firefly? It was pretty damn good

ibuydomains · 03-03-2004, 10:20 PM

no one, i guess

tbabe · 03-03-2004, 10:22 PM

i think i heard of the show, but the story sounds kinda cool

MattO · 03-03-2004, 10:23 PM

What is a space oater?

edit: nevermind I google'd it

psyko514 · 03-03-2004, 10:25 PM

I'd like to see a movie based on Fastlane.

bluff · 03-03-2004, 10:25 PM

Hahaha!

03-03-2004, 10:04 PM	#1
ibuydomains Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 710	Firefly The Movie greenlit (Variety) Universal Pictures has greenlit "Serenity,'' the feature film based on Joss Whedon's Fox TV series "Firefly,'' which was canceled in late 2002 after just 11 episodes. Deals are in place for Whedon to direct and for the original cast of the TV show to reprise their roles. Pic, budgeted in the mid-eight figures, is skedded for a June start and should be ready for a 2005 release. After Fox pulled the plug on "Firefly," Whedon struggled to continue the project, speaking with other nets and cablers about the skein, then finally turning to studios about a feature version. U acquired the feature rights from Fox last fall. Whedon said the pic will be released under the title "Serenity" to give it some distance from the TV version. "It was important that people understand that the movie isn't the series," he said. "The movie is bigger, more epic than anything you can do in a series." To that end, he said he went out of his way while penning the "Serenity" script to make sure that it is accessible to auds who never tuned into "Firefly." "You're not going to bring people into a movie if you're explaining all the time what happened before," Whedon said. Series was a space oater set 500 years in the future, tracking the journeys of the crew aboard the Serenity. Forthcoming pic is set about six months after the TV show left off, and centers on two passengers on board the ship who attract trouble to the crew. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...it_1&printer=1 Did anyone else watch Firefly? It was pretty damn good

03-03-2004, 10:22 PM	#3
tbabe Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,494	i think i heard of the show, but the story sounds kinda cool __________________ Still one of the best programs on the net. According to their banner, you can get rich.

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03-03-2004, 10:20 PM	#2
ibuydomains Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 710	no one, i guess

03-03-2004, 10:23 PM	#4
MattO The O is for Oohhh Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: AUSTIN TEJAS Posts: 10,861	What is a space oater? edit: nevermind I google'd it

03-03-2004, 10:25 PM	#6
bluff Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bluffville Posts: 6,253	Hahaha!