<blockquote>Quote:<hr>September 13, 2004 - Regular readers of IGN FilmForce may recall an adaptation of The War of the Worlds that was in pre-production about three years ago. That movie would have been released in theaters in 2002, but the filmmakers, working for the independent outfit Pendragon Pictures, decided to cancel production following the events of September 11th, 2001. The film's director, Timothy Hines, felt that continuing work on a movie about widespread disaster and destruction would be in poor taste.
Since that time, film mogul Steven Spielberg has begun work on his own adaptation of the 1898 novel by H.G. Wells. Spielberg is re-teaming with actor Tom Cruise, who starred in Spielberg's successful Minority Report, for the sci-fi disaster movie. That version of The War of the Worlds, being co-produced by Paramount and DreamWorks, is expected to reach theaters in 2005.
It was much to our surprise this week to hear that Hines and Pendragon, not to be outdone by Spielberg, have resumed work on their shelved War of the Worlds project. In fact, they announced in a press release this week that production was secretly carried out in England and the Pacific Northwest over the summer under the cover title "The Great Boer War."
Instead of doing a modern-day version of the Martian invasion tale as previously planned, Hines has shot a period-piece set at the time of the original novel, turn-of-the-century England. Spielberg and Cruise may have little to fear, however, as Hines' film was shot on a very small budget and will probably not enjoy wide release.
The cast of The War of the Worlds is fairly obscure; acting teacher Jack Clay stars alongside Anthony Piana, James Lathrop and John Kaufmann. Hines claims to have pursued negotiations with a few big names like Michael Caine and Charlize Theron, but to no avail.
Hines expects his version of The War of the Worlds to be released in the spring of 2005. Some stills from the movie can be found on the "Media Page" link below, and still more can found at Pendragon Pictures' official site.<hr></blockquote>
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<span style="color:blue;">"La noche de bodas,mi mujer se detuvo en mitad del acto sexual y se puso en pie en la cama para aplaudirme"</span> Woody Allen
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