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The Day the Earth Stood Still Director on the Trailer

Source:MTV

July 6, 2008

Have you seen the new trailer for 20th Century Fox's The Day the Earth Stood Still? You can do so here!

If you have, MTV has posted an interesting interview with the film's director, Scott Derrickson, in which he is asked questions based on footage shown in the trailer. Here's a clip, in which he addresses the quick flash of Klaatu's (Keanu Reeves) trusty robot Gort that looks a lot like the 1951 original:

"It was intentional," Derrickson said. "I certainly took a lot of time to explore other possibilities. It wasn't just a foregone conclusion in my mind that we would be sticking to the original. I tried looking at a lot of different possibilities, worked on a lot of different ideas with artists and just always a nagging sense that there was something right about the way the original, that there was something about this alien entity choosing a human form or being in a human form that had value even by modern standards, not by 1950 standards. I also am such a fan of the original film. You have to also just have some respect for Gort. Gort is Gort. There’s no question what we designed pays homage to the original."

For more of his answers, go here! The sci-fi thriller, also starring Jennifer Connolly and Kathy Bates, hits theaters on December 12.

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COMMENTS (41)

Posted by:

Triggerknight

July 6, 2008

I'm not too big on remakes but this one is definitely gonna be good! The original is highly overrated anyway..

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Zephyr

July 6, 2008

Thank. God. I remember reading that condemning script review stated that they had turned him into something called the "Totem".

This has dispelled many of my fears for this project. More importantly, I'm glad that the director understands that Klaatu's message, beyond nuclear threat, was the brutality of man vs. man. I had believed that THAT should be his message to humanity, and I'm glad that that philosophy will be included.

I once dreaded the moment this would be remade simply becaues there's so many ways it could deviate, in a bad way, from the original. But the director seems to understand the CORE and HEART of the story.

Amazingly, I'm looking forward to it; check that, I'm ANTICIPATING it.

Posted by:

pax

July 6, 2008

Trailer seemes to give away just about everything...

Posted by:

July 6, 2008

gotta agree with Zephyr, seems like they aren't changing the important aspects of the original and the director seems decent. And I'm particularly impressed with the casting of keanu after watching the trailer.

Posted by:

Mark

July 6, 2008

This remake obsession is destroying Hollywood. Future generations will look back and wonder what the **** happened.

Posted by:

anon

July 6, 2008

anyone know the song used in the trailer?

Posted by:

Yessir

July 6, 2008

Posted by:

John Ridriguez

July 6, 2008

pax...are you serious?...the trailer gives almost nothing away...just a few incredible cgi effects...

if the trailer gave so much away...please tell me what the movies about...freakin tard..

this movie looks incredible....im definatley gonna see it...

Posted by:

Windurin

July 6, 2008

The music in the trailer is from the score for the film 'Sunshine'

Posted by:

drasimov

July 6, 2008

To those that haven't, I heartily encourage reading the original short story, "Farewell to the Master." Part of me was really hoping they'd go back to that for "input." Alas.

...but at least we have "Gort..."