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Seanny One Ball
11-24-2019, 05:32 PM
https://www.slashfilm.com/rod-serling-biopic-by-richard-kelly/

Director Richard Kelly shot onto the Hollywood scene with the psychological thriller Donnie Darko starring Jake Gyllenhaal in 2001. A few years later, he returned with the fascinating but underwhelming Southland Tales, followed by the odd, cautionary tale The Box. Since then he’s pretty much disappeared, popping up only as a producer for Operation: Endgame back in 2010. But now the filmmaker might be making a comeback with the a biopic focusing on one of sci-fi’s most influential creative minds: The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling.

I've never seen his film "The Box" but it's a loose adaptation of a Twilight Zone Episode I also haven't seen so I think I'm going to make the effort to see them both while this is in development.

I love Rod Serling, the greatest mind in science fiction history and one of the most brilliantly prolific writers of all time.
I hope this stays on track, it will be nice to see this made by a real Rod Serling fan.

Seanny One Ball
11-24-2019, 05:35 PM
FYI "Operation Endgame" is one of those films nobody seems to know about but which has a pretty awesome cast and is actually decent enough.
I bought it ages ago and I dig it. I had no idea Kelly had been involved.

Destor
11-24-2019, 06:35 PM
Southland tales was great. Really liked it.

Seanny One Ball
11-24-2019, 07:25 PM
We are on a small island, lovers of that film.

Lock Jaw
11-24-2019, 07:35 PM
I remember liking it. I remember pretty much nothing about it other than some of the actors who were in it, and that there was a song at one point.

Seanny One Ball
11-24-2019, 07:44 PM
It's hard to describe. "Perpetual motion energy device causes time and space issues in an alternate history" would be a good enough way to say it.

You will never see another film with Sarah Michelle Gellar, The Rock, Seann William Scott and Justin Timberlake in it.

Destor
11-24-2019, 07:46 PM
Ive got soul but im not a soldier

Seanny One Ball
11-24-2019, 07:47 PM
I forgot the song but aye, that's the scene.

It's a surprisingly angry film.

Frank Drebin
11-24-2019, 10:09 PM
I liked The Box but alot of people seemed to think it wasn't very good from what I memba.

Frank Drebin
11-24-2019, 10:10 PM
Also, Rod Serling was Crazy Edgar's spirit animal.

RIP Crazy Edgar.

Frank Drebin
11-24-2019, 10:11 PM
Just keep Damon Lindelof as far away from this as possible.

Seanny One Ball
11-24-2019, 10:16 PM
Rod Serling scripts always have endings that raise even more questions.

...but they do have endings.

I think that's why The Twilight Zone actually matters and The Outer Limits and every other sci-fi or horror anthology did not last.

Rod Serling was evidently a creative genius. That's why you have to laugh at the modern equivalents.

terryna
11-26-2019, 12:45 PM
Southland tales was great. Really liked it.
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