Bradley Cooper may be writing the Hyperion adaptation
"There is this series of science-fiction novels called Hyperion by Dan Simmons, and this is an example of trying to get things started. My friend and I went to (producer) Graham King, who owns the rights to Hyperion, and we wrote a treatment on spec, saying, 'Look, I know this is a very audacious endeavor, but can you just read this spec we wrote? We think we have a way in to tell the story.' Now we're negotiating to write the script for it. Who knows what's going to happen."
We last reported on this project back in January 2009, when Scott Derrickson was attached to direct from a screenplay by Trevor Sands. It isn't known if Scott Derrickson or Trevor Sands are still attached to the project. The story revolves around a space war, centered on the planet Hyperion.
to watch the full video interview with Bradley Cooper from The Charlie Rose Show. The segment about Hyperion comes in at around the 18:45 mark.Hyperion comes to theaters in 2013. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson.
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Nautical
I have to look into this book.
2 years agoby @nautical05Flag
Worth5Bucks
Sounds like bradley coopers had too much NZT
2 years agoby @mattbierwagenFlag
Tronticon
Hyperion.. I read the book also.. very interesting!!
2 years agoby @tronticonFlag
J.P.
@skywise Yeah. It took itself way to seriously and it left out vital plotlines that the second one neds to work.
2 years agoby @jptheredskullFlag
skywise
@jptheredskull Not just that but the series had a vertain ammount of FUN that was sorely lacking from the movie. That was my biggest problem.
2 years agoby @skywiseFlag
J.P.
@bawnian-dexeus Wanna contribute?
2 years agoby @jptheredskullFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@jptheredskull Nice!
2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
K-Man
That's pretty interesting....I didn't know he was a writer.
Sounds like it could be promising.
2 years agoby @k-manFlag
J.P.
@skywise I was asking because I'm putting together a team of sorts to help pen a screenplay for a reboot of the Avatar: The Last Airvender film film series that one hopes to pitch in the not to distant future. Condensing the entire first season down into a 2-3 hour film is no easy task for one man; I say 3 hours because quite frankly, it needs to be Lords of the Rings esque in both length and execution. I hope this doesn't come off like a doing an epic fan fic.
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skywise
@jptheredskull i am a fan of the animated series absolutly but despise the live action film.
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J.P.
@skywise The Terror would be a good film :). Hey I was wondering, do you like Avatar: The Last Airbender?
2 years agoby @jptheredskullFlag
skywise
As much as i want to see Hyperion (hell i just finished The Terror by the same author) i dont know...i just dont know. But hey, maybe i will be surprised. All i can say is that it is a very deep story and i was hoping someone with a LOT of experience. But who knows. He may be more creative than i am giving him credit. Regardless i want to see this series.
Also, The Terror would make a fantastic movie. I hope it gtets the big screen treatment. Its not what you think.
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
Cool. Let's see if he can pull it off. We're already going to see Hyperion in Immortals. Would be cool to see a different approach.
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