Ridley Scott did not give up of “Endless war”
Tracking all projects of Ridley Scott - is rather time-consuming task. For example, two years ago, the director expressed his desire to film Joe Haldeman novel "Forever War". About the film talking up the other day, when it became known that the scriptwriter of "Blade Runner" by David Webb Peoples took over the processing of pre-existing adaptation.
Ridley Scott wanted to make "Endless war" immediately after "Blade Runner", but then in the 80's did not work: the rights to the book after its publication in 1974 acquired the effects guru Richard Edlund. He personally was going to film the novel, when planning his directorial debut.
The book eventually became a cult status, but Edlund, won two Academy Awards - for the fourth episode of "Star Wars" and the first part of the "Indiana Jones" - and was unable to start work on the tape. Once the channel Sci-Fi miniseries postponed production on Holdemanu, Ridley Scott once again interested in the book.
And now Edlund went to meet the director. The novel "Endless War" was recognized as a classic example of military fiction. It was awarded the prestigious Hugo Award and Nebula. Its hero, soldier William Mandella - men millennial star wars that mankind has with the inhabitants of the constellation Taurus. 20 years later, William returned home and did not know his home planet.
During the press tour for the film "Robin Hood" Scott told us that now the fourth version of the script is written. Sam Haldeman wrote in his blog that he talked with the screenwriter: "He has a filmography of the good things, like "Unforgiven". Also Peoples has writing the script, "Blade Runner", "12 Monkeys" and "Soldier", so to the fiction he is rather accustomed.
It is difficult to say when the "Endless war" will be released. A priority project of Sir Ridley is now prequel "Alien", and what it would take after it, time will show.