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Ridley Scott Is Back In The Sci-Fi Game, Directing Joe Haldeman’s THE FOREVER WAR!!

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Ridley Scott is getting back in the sci-fi biz!

The director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner" is to adapt for Fox 2000 Joe Haldeman's "The Forever War." (A book I read and loved when I was a kid!)

Variety describes the premise:

Book revolves around a soldier who battles an enemy in deep space for only a few months, only to return home to a planet he doesn’t recognize some 20 years later ...

Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here.

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First
by odo19
Oct 12th, 2008
10:32:52 PM
Second!
by loserguy3000
Oct 12th, 2008
10:33:11 PM
one of the best sci fi books ever...
by Ironhelix
Oct 12th, 2008
10:33:21 PM
What happened to Brave New World?
by eggart
Oct 12th, 2008
10:34:32 PM
So this adds to the list of 327
by Mattyboy122
Oct 12th, 2008
10:35:23 PM
Now This is Something
by mr dark
Oct 12th, 2008
10:36:53 PM
posting in epic news
by Stengah
Oct 12th, 2008
10:40:22 PM
Ridley or someone
by Varakor
Oct 12th, 2008
10:43:23 PM
i don't think you people understand...
by Ironhelix
Oct 12th, 2008
10:45:58 PM
Who will Crowe play?
by aint_it_cruel?
Oct 12th, 2008
10:50:33 PM
Ridley is no long directing BLOOD MERIDIAN.
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 12th, 2008
10:50:34 PM
"longer" -- not "long".
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 12th, 2008
10:52:43 PM
please make it with models and painted backgrounds
by ReEkOs_RoUgHnEcKs
Oct 12th, 2008
10:54:25 PM
practical and real effects and only cgi where it can look real
by ReEkOs_RoUgHnEcKs
Oct 12th, 2008
11:00:02 PM
Russell Crowe as....
by Thrillho77
Oct 12th, 2008
11:04:25 PM
Travis Wright....
by Thrillho77
Oct 12th, 2008
11:06:08 PM
I guarantee Ridley will quit this project.....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Oct 12th, 2008
11:06:27 PM
cover pic
by MJDeViant
Oct 12th, 2008
11:09:49 PM
Ridley Won't Quit this one!
by Gun Man
Oct 12th, 2008
11:15:40 PM
Was he supposed to direct Brave New World?
by The Funketeer
Oct 12th, 2008
11:15:43 PM
Cool, but...
by Amy Chasing
Oct 12th, 2008
11:16:45 PM
MJDeViant
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Oct 12th, 2008
11:24:44 PM
Benicio Del Toro???
by onezeroone
Oct 12th, 2008
11:28:50 PM
Yes!!!! But Can We Have Tony Scott Do Ender's Game???!!!
by Media Messiah
Oct 12th, 2008
11:30:35 PM
This is great news!
by StrokerX
Oct 12th, 2008
11:38:19 PM
MJDeViant
by BadMrWonka
Oct 12th, 2008
11:38:24 PM
only Fincher or Soderbergh are allowed near Ender's Game
by BadMrWonka
Oct 12th, 2008
11:39:20 PM
oh, and more Kurt Vonnegut stuff should get movies made.
by Amy Chasing
Oct 12th, 2008
11:41:13 PM
What happened to Scott's Smokey & The Bandit 3 Robin Hood movie?
by Nasty In The Pasty
Oct 12th, 2008
11:50:10 PM
This will be a bigger cock-up than 'I, Robot'
by Jodet
Oct 13th, 2008
12:07:42 AM
Armor please
by Sappers Forward
Oct 13th, 2008
12:29:19 AM
is it just me....
by robot_parade
Oct 13th, 2008
12:34:37 AM
Jodet
by Thrillho77
Oct 13th, 2008
12:35:04 AM
"Tonight we're going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man
by Anti-fanboy
Oct 13th, 2008
12:38:18 AM
James Franco on cover of book?
by grievenom
Oct 13th, 2008
12:42:58 AM
What does this mean for the Russell Crowe Robin Hood movie?
by grievenom
Oct 13th, 2008
12:43:39 AM
Bad synopsis of the story. Either Variety is wrong, OR
by V'Shael
Oct 13th, 2008
12:53:26 AM
what does body of lies, kingdom of heaven, and that wine movie t
by drturing
Oct 13th, 2008
12:56:21 AM
i mean what do those movies tanking mean
by drturing
Oct 13th, 2008
12:56:40 AM
This is seriously cool news!
by BenBraddock
Oct 13th, 2008
12:57:44 AM
Not James Franco
by Kizeesh
Oct 13th, 2008
01:21:25 AM
Guys, the guy makes a movie every 11 months...
by s0nicdeathmonkey
Oct 13th, 2008
02:01:20 AM
Benicio Del Toro on the cover?
by thebearovingian
Oct 13th, 2008
02:03:00 AM
My bad. Didn't read all the other posts first.
by thebearovingian
Oct 13th, 2008
02:07:50 AM
thebearovingian...
by roundhoward
Oct 13th, 2008
02:10:52 AM
No shit. Excellent news!
by BurnHollywood
Oct 13th, 2008
02:14:05 AM
If it is rated PG-13
by WIREDJACKS
Oct 13th, 2008
02:24:20 AM
WOW
by Maniaq
Oct 13th, 2008
03:00:43 AM
I want Ridley Scott to do Dune.
by The Outlander
Oct 13th, 2008
03:07:37 AM
but will this fuck our eyeballs
by Prossor
Oct 13th, 2008
03:09:45 AM
Media Messiah
by kwisatzhaderach
Oct 13th, 2008
03:28:46 AM
Looks like I've got to get a new book
by unionJACKass.webs.com
Oct 13th, 2008
03:49:54 AM
Starship Troopers is pure GENIUS
by s0nicdeathmonkey
Oct 13th, 2008
04:22:41 AM
It's a bit obvious for the time isn't it?
by TroutMaskReplicant
Oct 13th, 2008
04:40:58 AM
franco
by RedCricketChase
Oct 13th, 2008
04:48:26 AM
anyone read two faces of tomorrow?
by roxyprime
Oct 13th, 2008
05:11:23 AM
AVATAR - Fucking your eyeballs in 2009.
by Motoko Kusanagi
Oct 13th, 2008
05:23:40 AM
My favorite book. My favorite living director.
by JIMBOCOP
Oct 13th, 2008
05:32:16 AM
Kwisatzhaderach...Tony Is Smarter Than Directors Like Michael Ba
by Media Messiah
Oct 13th, 2008
06:09:15 AM
duuuuuuuuuuude
by The Amazing G
Oct 13th, 2008
06:48:55 AM
Ridley Scott. Sci-fi.
by mr.brownstone
Oct 13th, 2008
06:58:57 AM
Motoko Kusanagi
by unionJACKass.webs.com
Oct 13th, 2008
07:01:14 AM
So Terminators used to have BLUE eyes...
by catlettuce4
Oct 13th, 2008
07:25:46 AM
Suits screw up PT 2
by catlettuce4
Oct 13th, 2008
07:32:07 AM
PG-13 will fuck up this movie
by Volllllume3
Oct 13th, 2008
07:38:13 AM
Mr. Scott Doesn't Need Production Advice From You
by cowboyone
Oct 13th, 2008
08:08:47 AM
How does Fox 2000 relate to Rothman?
by TroutMaskReplicant
Oct 13th, 2008
08:15:45 AM
It's about time!
by stardogg
Oct 13th, 2008
08:28:23 AM
Sappers Forward
by rxse7en
Oct 13th, 2008
08:31:06 AM
mr. scott does apparently need advice now
by drturing
Oct 13th, 2008
08:36:01 AM
Hell yeah!
by Gungan Slayer
Oct 13th, 2008
08:54:09 AM
Great book
by Himbo
Oct 13th, 2008
09:00:04 AM
I think a costume change will be in order cuz...
by alienindisguise
Oct 13th, 2008
09:01:50 AM
There have been several covers for the book...
by Ironhelix
Oct 13th, 2008
09:14:50 AM
Way to go Variety...
by Ghostball
Oct 13th, 2008
09:57:44 AM
Have to agree drturing
by irritable
Oct 13th, 2008
10:07:57 AM
Other sci-fi books that need to be made...
by Sick Fixx
Oct 13th, 2008
10:15:04 AM
Scott's output has always been a mixed bag...
by chaplinatemyshoe
Oct 13th, 2008
10:17:41 AM
Hasn't this book been optioned for an adaptation
by skimn
Oct 13th, 2008
10:21:19 AM
Great News
by TheNewDirector
Oct 13th, 2008
10:33:16 AM
Doesn't Ridley Scott have final cut, chaplin?
by irritable
Oct 13th, 2008
10:34:40 AM
I'm going to agree. . .
by maelstrom_ZERO
Oct 13th, 2008
10:35:33 AM

by dictatordaniel
Oct 13th, 2008
10:39:17 AM
Is this a TEK JANSEN ADVENTURE?
by KurtLockwood
Oct 13th, 2008
10:45:13 AM
Here's hoping for Blade Runner/Alien Lighting schemes
by Psalmolive
Oct 13th, 2008
11:24:08 AM
The damn chihauhaus top the box office
by skimn
Oct 13th, 2008
11:32:06 AM
Starship Troopers was great...
by Fitzcarraldo2
Oct 13th, 2008
11:39:08 AM
Fitz
by skimn
Oct 13th, 2008
11:52:49 AM
CITY OF EMBER--- MASSIVE FUCKING BOMB!!
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Oct 13th, 2008
12:01:32 PM
Starship Troopers? Satirical Masterpiece!
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Oct 13th, 2008
01:02:16 PM
I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo ki ng_for
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Oct 13th, 2008
01:10:42 PM
yo droid
by drturing
Oct 13th, 2008
01:20:13 PM
Legend was NOT shit!
by Sick Fixx
Oct 13th, 2008
02:00:13 PM
Oh my god!!!!!!
by obi12kenobi
Oct 13th, 2008
02:07:23 PM
Danny & dturing
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Oct 13th, 2008
02:11:38 PM
After initially being very excited about this news...
by Ironhelix
Oct 13th, 2008
02:30:37 PM
Please only optically composited models and hand painted
by Darth_Inedible
Oct 13th, 2008
02:58:50 PM
Media Messiah
by kwisatzhaderach
Oct 13th, 2008
03:16:43 PM
I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
by kwisatzhaderach
Oct 13th, 2008
03:18:45 PM
Ranking Ridley
by kwisatzhaderach
Oct 13th, 2008
03:20:13 PM
I could see someone who has a Star Wars
by skimn
Oct 13th, 2008
03:58:04 PM
government controlled ass fucking?
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Oct 13th, 2008
04:23:49 PM
I guess I could see someone finding Blade Runner....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Oct 13th, 2008
04:25:44 PM
Blade Runner bashing?
by DeadPanWalking
Oct 13th, 2008
04:36:28 PM
One of the best science fiction novels ever
by successor
Oct 13th, 2008
04:52:11 PM
skimn
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Oct 13th, 2008
04:57:05 PM
Droid
by skimn
Oct 13th, 2008
05:07:15 PM
Forever War cover..Franco...DelToro
by skimn
Oct 13th, 2008
05:31:03 PM
BLOOD MERIDIAN
by bswise
Oct 13th, 2008
05:32:31 PM
HOLY SHIT!
by johnnysunshine
Oct 13th, 2008
05:38:31 PM
Tits
by Heckles
Oct 13th, 2008
06:32:55 PM
$500 says Russel Crowe is cast as the soldier..
by Logan_1973
Oct 13th, 2008
07:01:55 PM
HEY THAT LOOKS LIKE JAMES BENICIO DEL FRANCO!!!
by BringingSexyBack
Oct 13th, 2008
07:09:53 PM
bswise
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 13th, 2008
07:12:11 PM
Ridley either sucks or rules
by hallmitchell
Oct 13th, 2008
07:14:04 PM
I THINK SCOTT AND CROWE ARE IN LURRVE
by BringingSexyBack
Oct 13th, 2008
07:17:15 PM
legend
by ericj224
Oct 13th, 2008
09:40:46 PM
MNG
by half vader
Oct 13th, 2008
10:11:42 PM
Sorry MNG
by half vader
Oct 13th, 2008
10:13:23 PM
It'd be better if it wasn't Crowe
by krushjudgement
Oct 14th, 2008
02:32:44 AM
Field is so wrong for Blood Meridian
by drturing
Oct 14th, 2008
02:39:32 AM
Oh shit... Werner Herzog's Blood Meridian
by drturing
Oct 14th, 2008
02:40:58 AM
Don't worry about media messiah kwisatz
by half vader
Oct 14th, 2008
05:36:25 AM
Matchstick Men could have been pretty good.
by irritable
Oct 14th, 2008
06:36:50 AM
half vader
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 14th, 2008
10:32:02 AM
drturing
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 14th, 2008
10:52:02 AM
Hell no Blood Meridian
by drturing
Oct 14th, 2008
04:06:46 PM
drturing
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 14th, 2008
04:38:28 PM
Thank Fucking God
by ScantyGeoduck
Oct 14th, 2008
06:06:38 PM
Blood Meridian
by bswise
Oct 14th, 2008
08:40:08 PM
Hey again MNG
by half vader
Oct 16th, 2008
11:53:25 AM

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