Two SF Classics Go Head-to-Head

September 27, 2007 By S. K. Sloan 1 Comment

Twentieth Century Fox is apparently not afraid to go up against one of the most anticipted movies of 2008. The studio announced today that it is taking a serious look at December 25, 2008 (Christmas Day) for the release of its remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” which would put it in direct competition for opening day ticket sales against the return of the rebooted “Star Trek” franchise movie under the direction of JJ Abrams.

The “Stood Still” movie was originally set for a May 9, 2008 release date, but due to delays in getting production started and a possible strike from members of the Writer’s Guild of America on the horizon, studio execs have opted for the December 2008 debut.

Twentieth Century Fox also revealed that this remake will be an updated version of the original Robert Wise version and will not be set in a nostalgic 1950’s Washington D.C.

About S. K. Sloan

Samuel K. Sloan's love of Star Trek brought him to Slice of SciFi, where he was Managing Editor from 2005-2011, and returned from 2013-2014 before retiring once again from scifi news gathering.

Comments

Brandon says

September 29, 2007 at 5:31 am

I want to see both. Oh well it wouldn’t be the first time I went two movies in the same night.

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