M2M
by a Nose?
It appears as if M2M will be the first Mars
movie to make it into theaters next year. Look for it on screens
March 10, 2000. The story below is from Cinescape.com. 11/1/99
More than ever, it looks as if Disney's Mission
To Mars movie project will win the Mars movie rally. According
to the Hollywood Reporter, the Brian DePalma directed project has
wrapped principle photography 15 days ahead of schedule just this
last week. The film's scheduled release date remains March 10th.
Mission To Mars will tell the story of the
first manned mission to Mars gone terribly wrong when the ship and
crew appear to have been destroyed by an unusual beacon. Gary Sinise
plays the film's lead and the captain of the second mission to the
red planet to rescue the crew of the first. Sinise's character was
originally set to join the first crew, but had to stay on earth
to deal with his wife's death.
On Mars, Sinise and his crew soon learn
that there are some unusual connections between the red planet and
good ol' mother Earth. (Read my
review of the script) Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' own Mars movie
project, Red Planet
starring Val Kilmer, is still shooting and expected to wrap in early
December. That film is likely to hit theater screens in spring or
summer 2000.
Further down the line will be James
Cameron's two Mars projects; one for television and the other
an Imax feature; as well as John Carpenter's
Ghosts of Mars.
Check out the main Mars
section
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