David fincher has long wanted to make a film of arthur c. A space odessey, rendezvous with rama is widely regarded as one of clarkes best works, and is often cited as a quintessential example of hard science fiction. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt. It is mankinds first visitor from the stars and must be investigated. Hi everyone, heres a pseudo movie trailer about the famous novel by arthur. A space odessey, rendezvous with rama is widely regarded as one of clarkes best works, and. An alltime science fiction classic, rendezvous with rama is also one of clarkes best novelsit won the campbell, hugo, jupiter, and nebula awards. Created by vancouver film school student philip mahoney through the vfs sound design for visual media program. Dec 14, 2012 morgan freeman has been trying to get an adaptation of arthur c.
During the second world war he served as a radar instructor for the raf, rising to the. Rendezvous with rama kindle edition by clarke, arthur c download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. Everything you need to know about rendezvous with rama movie. Rendezvous with rama fan made movie trailer filmbook. Rendezvous with rama cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Clarke 19172008, one of the most influential figures in twentiethcentury science fiction, wrote over fifty novels and cocreated the movie 2001.
Rama revealed would be the final book in the series, coming out in 1993. Rendezvous with rama is a disappointing game based on arthur c. Rendezvous with rama by the vancouver film school vfs. Two part dramatisation of the arthur c clarke novel. Nov 30, 2012 a fastpaced and compelling story of an enigmatic encounter with alien technology, rendezvous with rama offers both answers and unsolved mysteries that will continue to fascinate readers for generations. By the time its realized that the visitor is actually a hollow artificial cylinder, only one human. Dec 14, 2012 hollywood hasnt been able to pull it off. If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns.
May 23, 2010 the rendezvous with rama fan made movie trailer has premiered. The 15 greatest scifi movies never made screenrant. Ever since 2003, morgan freeman has been trying to spearhead a film adaptation of the seminal arthur c. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. So open the podbay doors and get ready for the 15 greatest scifi movies never made. If you like rendezvous with rama you might like similar books childhoods end, ringworld, the gods themselves, i, robot, the city and the stars. Rendezvous with rama a bbc radio scifi drama youtube. The thing named rama is not a person or even a planet. A thirtymilelong cylindrical starship is detected traveling on a course to pass through our solar system. In the hands of fincher, this promises to be an absolutely amazing scifi picture, one that will live up to fans of clarkes novel as well as audiences who dont know who the hell he is.
The novel underlines the difficulties encountered by the explorers as. Pigman, your uploads are like visiting a 5 floor used book store that great. Clarkes novel won both the hugo and nebula awards upon its release, and coming hard on the heels of 2001. David fincher has been trying to get rendezvous with rama off the ground for some time now. Though he was not credited on the screenplay, clarke corresponded with filmmaker peter hyams over the film. There are only a few point and click games that have stolen my heart in my life time. Were talking about the movie adaptation of arthur c. Could a rendezvous with rama movie capture the scientific. Clarke novel, produced by the cinema group four film ensemble. Rendezvous with rama vancouver film school vfs youtube. In the book clarke told the story of a mammoth cylindrical spaceship that flew by earth a century from now. Clarkes rendezvous with rama and tried to imagine how hollywood would turn it into a film that held as much.
Clarkes classic novel rendezvous with rama that looked for years as if it was actually going to happenimdb once had a posted release date of. Rendezvous with rama is a very interesting story of a group of astronauts who are sent to dock with an enormous cylinder that has appeared in the sky and which also appears to be on a direct collision course with the sun, giving them a short period of time to explore this strange object. Rendezvous with rama is one of those books i would be afraid of if they turned it into a mini series or film. Rendezvous with rama is not in active development starring morgan freeman. Rendezvous with rama earned clarke both a hugo award and a nebula award. Clarke recounts the mission of the spaceship endeavour and its staff as it completes an exploratory mission on an alien space vessel traveling though the solar system. Clarkes classic novel rendezvous with rama that looked for years as if it was actually. In the early 2000s, the actor morgan freeman expressed his desire to produce a movie based on rendezvous with rama. Morgan freeman discusses why he keeps trying to get. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers, who intercept the ship in an attempt to. Clarkes rendezvous with rama envisioned as a movie. Watch stunning fanmade rendezvous with rama movie trailer.
Morgan freeman is looking to produce a film version of arthur c. It would make an awesome, intriguing and aweinspiring scifi film, like 2001. In the early 2000s, actor morgan freeman expressed his desire to produce a film based on rendezvous with rama. Rendezvous with rama the movie promises to be a hard science fiction film filled with tension, action, thrills and above all else, a profound sense of wonder. Morgan freeman insists rendezvous with rama will get made.
Movie buffs will recognize clarke as the writer who teamed up with stanley kubrick to map out his masterpiece 2001. Publication date 20090301 topics bbc radio drama, radio sci fi language. Hollywood director david finchers next film to be arthur c. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by arthur c. Clarkes 1974 hugo winner into a movie, but no ones done it. Clarkes awardwinning novel rendezvous with rama 1972 was optioned for filmmaking decades ago, but this motion picture is in development hell as of 2012. Rendezvous with rama is a book with, maybe, the least amount of character development ive ever seen in a novel. Clarke, in which a giant asteroid comes shooting through the solar system, circa 21 ad. So when news breaks that david fincher is attached to yet another movie in development, at this point ive learned to not get my expectations too high. Rendezvous with rama 1973 is the first in a series of science. An enormous cylindrical object has entered earths solar system on a collision course with the sun.
The rama series is a collection of science fiction novels by the award winning author arthur c clarke and began with the accliamed novel rendezvous with rama which involved a fiftykilometrelong cylindrical alien starship entering earths orbit. Clarke, rendezvous with rama, which i think i have better strengthened the mysterious and condensed aspect of the book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rendezvous with rama. He continued to write throughout the 1970s his works included the novel rendezvous with rama, and in 1982 wrote a sequel to 2001 entitled 2010. Clarke rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. Ive been doodling with a screenplay idea based on rendezvous with rama for several years now, having crafted an outline and written several chapters. Rendezvous with rama a behind the scenes production film. Its called rendezvous with rama and over the years different filmmakers have been rumored to be. Heinlein, was a definitive voice in twentieth century science fiction. An unofficial film adaptation based on the arthur c.
The ambitious rama project was started in the late 70s, but was never completed. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Could a rendezvous with rama movie capture the scientific wonder of the book. A prophetic thinker, undersea explorer, and one of the true geniuses of our time, clarke not only won the highest science fiction honors, the nebula and hugo. For this list, each movie was ranked according to a few different factors. So just as with last summers amateur green lantern trailer, it was up to the fans to show the big guns how it was done were talking about the movie adaptation of arthur c. Published on jul 15, 2012 hi everyone, heres a pseudo movie trailer about the famous novel by arthur c. Astronauts explore an alien spacecraft hurtling toward the sun in this hugo and nebula awardwinning novela stonecold classic of hard scifi the guardian. The rendezvous with rama fan made movie trailer has premiered. A team of astronauts are sent to explore the mysterious craft, which the denizens of the solar system name rama.
Rendezvous with rama a behind the scenes production film on. When i think of a model for a rama movie, i think of 2010, not 2001. Clarke, rendezvous with rama, which i think i have better strengthened the mysterious and. May 17, 2017 rendezvous with rama is a book with, maybe, the least amount of character development ive ever seen in a novel. Rama was a vast artifact flung out between the stars spending thousands or more likely millions of years in the cold, dark, interstellar void only coming close to stars to tap them for energy to make course adjustments. It just needs a fair budget and the right director. Clarkes scifi novel about a first encounter with an alien ship is a favourite of morgan freeman, who began efforts to. A space odyssey, and also wrote the films accompanying literature. Its being produced by revelations entertainment with david fincher directing fight club, seven, alien 3 and morgan freeman as part of the cast. Apr 29, 2020 rendezvous with rama is not in active development starring morgan freeman. Characters are only given cursory backstories and no meat whatsoever. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Jul 30, 2007 a short student film inspired by the arthur c. Rama is a fantastic game, based on a fantastic book, written by a super fantastic author. David finchers rendezvous with rama is not happening film. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50kilometre 31 mile cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. Rendezvous with rama is the first novel in the rama science fiction series by renowned author arthur c. Those being myst, lighthouse, and most definitely, rama. Telariums parser is adequate, although nothing special. Set in the 22nd century, the story involves a thirtymilelong cylindrical alien starship that passes through earths solar system on its way past the sun. Clarkes rendezvous with rama has also been forever stuck in fincher development hell along with another graphic novel adaptation, black hole. I had no idea anybody was seriously considering making this into a movie again, let alone someone as notable as morgan freeman. Hollywood director david fincher s next film to be arthur c.
Someone couldnt wait for the rendezvous with rama movie. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. Clarkes classic novel rendezvous with rama that looked for years as if it was actually going to happenimdb once had a posted release date of 2009but now seems dead. After deploying a space probe, our deepest fears and highest hopes are confirmed. Jul 15, 2012 hi everyone, heres a pseudo movie trailer about the famous novel by arthur c. Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the solar system, a perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long, spinning rapidly, racing through space, rama is a technological marvel, a mysterious and deeply enigmatic alien artifact. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of rendezvous with rama by arthur c. We spoke with the fight club director about science fiction, his new film and.
Two centuries from now, scientists detect a 10 trillion ton object, nicknamed rama, hurtling through earths solar system at an. Maybe well never see ramas wonders on film, but if we do, one talented film student has come up with a visualization of how it might look on. The reason, however, that rendezvous with rama is so revered is because it contains the most compelling mystery of any sciencefiction novel ever. Should that change, here are some thoughts on how a rendezvous with rama. As captain of the ship, your task is to dock with and explore rama, a huge alien vessel complete with large cities and strange mechanical inhabitants. This movie trailer was directed by philip mahoney and visual artist aaron ross. Jan 10, 2009 short video i put together adding the music i composed rendezvous with rama. Now we have this amazing fan made trailer to hold us over, and give us a glimpse at what a rendezvous with rama movie might look like. Two centuries from now, scientists detect a 10 trillion ton object, nicknamed rama, hurtling through earths solar system at an unfathomable speed. Rendezvous with rama is a big nod to the hugely influential and. Two centuries from now, scientists detect a 10 trillion ton object, nicknamed rama.
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