Twentieth Century Fox makes history by transmitting the first motion picture in to deep space, making The Day the Earth Stood Still the world's first galactic motion picture release. The first deliberate deep space transmission of this highly anticipated science fiction thriller will begin this Friday, December 12, 2008, to coincide with the film's opening day on Planet Earth. If any civilizations are currently orbiting Alpha Centauri, they will be able to receive and view the film approximately four years from now in the year 2012.
In a time when global movie launches are now commonplace, Fox is raising the bar by spearheading, with Deep Space Communications Network located at Cape Canaveral, the ultimate in "wide release" platforms. As millions of Earthbound movie fans get their first look at The Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, the film will be zipping through space at 186,000 miles per second to a heretofore untapped possible consumer base orbiting the three star system, Alpha Centauri.
Commented Twentieth Century Fox domestic distribution president Bruce Snyder: "We at Fox always like to think big, and what's bigger than a 'galactic' release of a major motion picture event? We look forward to sharing The Day the Earth Stood Still with our galactic neighbors near Alpha Centauri -- and look forward to their feedback...eight years from now."
Industry watchers and film historians will note that due to the distance between our solar system and the Alpha Centauri system, it will take over eight years (accounting for a roundtrip communication) to receive any Alpha Centauri reviews. The transmission is not a single beam aimed at just the Alpha Centauri system, but can be received by any advanced technologically capable civilization along the way to Alpha Centauri, and beyond.
Prior to its arrival at Alpha Centauri, the transmission of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL can be intercepted and viewed at various points in our own solar system (Distance from Earth - at the speed of light - and transmission time, as follows):
Moon: 0.000000038, 1.1991888 seconds
Sun: 0.000016, 8.41536 minutes
Mercury: 0.0000095, 4.99662 minutes
Venus: 0.00000476, 2.5035696 minutes
Mars: 0.0000076, 3.997296 minutes
Jupiter: 0.0000666, 35.028936 minutes
Saturn: 0.000135, 1.18341 hours
Uranus: 0.000285, 2.49831 hours
Neptune: 0.00046, 4.03236 hours
Pluto: 0.0006183, 5.4200178 hours
"We are thrilled about beaming this film into space. This will be our first full length movie transmission. And what could be more relevant to send into Deep Space than a movie about the Earth's acceptance of visitors from outer space," commented Jim Lewis, Managing Director, Deep Space Communications Network
About DEEP SPACE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK:
Deep Space Communications Network is a private organization located east of Orlando. DSCN was formed specifically to communicate with outerspace by a group of broadcast engineers and communications experts who regularly transmit from the space center.
The beam transmitting The Day the Earth Stood Still is by redundant high-powered klystron amplifiers connected by a traveling waveguide to a five meter parabolic dish antenna.
In a time when global movie launches are now commonplace, Fox is raising the bar by spearheading, with Deep Space Communications Network located at Cape Canaveral, the ultimate in "wide release" platforms. As millions of Earthbound movie fans get their first look at The Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, the film will be zipping through space at 186,000 miles per second to a heretofore untapped possible consumer base orbiting the three star system, Alpha Centauri.
Commented Twentieth Century Fox domestic distribution president Bruce Snyder: "We at Fox always like to think big, and what's bigger than a 'galactic' release of a major motion picture event? We look forward to sharing The Day the Earth Stood Still with our galactic neighbors near Alpha Centauri -- and look forward to their feedback...eight years from now."
Industry watchers and film historians will note that due to the distance between our solar system and the Alpha Centauri system, it will take over eight years (accounting for a roundtrip communication) to receive any Alpha Centauri reviews. The transmission is not a single beam aimed at just the Alpha Centauri system, but can be received by any advanced technologically capable civilization along the way to Alpha Centauri, and beyond.
Prior to its arrival at Alpha Centauri, the transmission of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL can be intercepted and viewed at various points in our own solar system (Distance from Earth - at the speed of light - and transmission time, as follows):
Moon: 0.000000038, 1.1991888 seconds
Sun: 0.000016, 8.41536 minutes
Mercury: 0.0000095, 4.99662 minutes
Venus: 0.00000476, 2.5035696 minutes
Mars: 0.0000076, 3.997296 minutes
Jupiter: 0.0000666, 35.028936 minutes
Saturn: 0.000135, 1.18341 hours
Uranus: 0.000285, 2.49831 hours
Neptune: 0.00046, 4.03236 hours
Pluto: 0.0006183, 5.4200178 hours
"We are thrilled about beaming this film into space. This will be our first full length movie transmission. And what could be more relevant to send into Deep Space than a movie about the Earth's acceptance of visitors from outer space," commented Jim Lewis, Managing Director, Deep Space Communications Network
About DEEP SPACE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK:
Deep Space Communications Network is a private organization located east of Orlando. DSCN was formed specifically to communicate with outerspace by a group of broadcast engineers and communications experts who regularly transmit from the space center.
The beam transmitting The Day the Earth Stood Still is by redundant high-powered klystron amplifiers connected by a traveling waveguide to a five meter parabolic dish antenna.
The Day the Earth Stood Still was released December 12th, 2008 and stars Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson.
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systemof9191
lol :p
3 years agoby @systemof9191Flag
T.Clark
If aliens get the movie's signal and find us, THEY might have a cure for cancer...now ya feel like an ass, don't ya?
Thanks, guys. Much appreciated. I needed to let loose
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
systemof9191
useing their money for science would be trying to find a cure for cancer, NOT sending films to f*cking outer space
3 years agoby @systemof9191Flag
Bragg
And Agent_Vis, you're awesome, I dunno Celluloid, nor do I wish to, but he seems like some kinda noob who has a negative thought on every new movie. Dude, if you hate anything new then die. I bet if you lived back then and they were like "New movie coming to theaters, The Day the Earth Stood Still" you'd be like "What the f*ck is that?! It's a movie about aliens, they don't exist! 'Tis quite the insult ol' chap! Grab me hat and cane and let's be off now boy!"
Get over it bitch.
3 years agoby @bragg1Flag
Bragg
Chad, what're you the keeper of peace you f*cking moron. "They're spending their money on something for science." How do you figure idiot? They're blowing hundreds to shoot a screening into space. Is that really scientific? No, it's stupidity and that's all. Are you one of those guys who tries to see the good in everything or something? If you don't like the "company" here then leave. Idiot
3 years agoby @bragg1Flag
systemof9191
can i not voice my opionion on this? i think its stupid, a cool idea but essentially will help none and will change nothing, all that will happen is nasa or whoever is sending it out will be richer, and i think that the money could be spent on something better then sending a movie to space, when there are ppl starving adn dieing in the world
3 years agoby @systemof9191Flag
Lock and Stock
I'm glad for them, I'll go and see this it will be different.
3 years agoby @m-man360Flag
Tomp1210
Cool, it doesnt need to go very far though considering G.F. are in orbit on Earth supposedly lmao, funny stuff have a good christmas everone
3 years agoby @tomp1210Flag
Oli
A waste of money, but it's still interesting.
3 years agoby @reviloleeFlag
Diaigma
Derisive, but acutely spoken, VIS. Much obliged.
I say the next time he copy and pastes something from another source without references, we mark him as spam, since the only comments he's makes are socio-pathological ones, meant to create chaos and anger enough for someone like VIS to draft such a derisive comment in reply. I'd hate to be Cell. I can't fathom the dark abyss his life must be to be filled with so much hate.
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Ouch.. that hurt. Nah, Jk, thanks Vis.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
Lock and Stock
Thank you Agent VIS.
3 years agoby @m-man360Flag
PUNISHER
Thank you Agent VIS. Thank you.
3 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag
T.Clark
SHUT THE F*CK UP!!!
Your attempts at intelligent comments have gotten you nowhere and you may think you're smart, but all that comes out of your mouth is bullsh*t. It isn't an "insult." An insult is you thinking a movie is crap just because it's a remake before actually seeing it, prick. Did you think Jackson's King Kong was crap? I don't see you up in arms about The Wolfman? What about Batman Begins? That was a "reimagining." Get the f*ck over it and yourself, *sshole. The original movie is over 50 years old, and when this is released, the original won't be sucked into a black hole, dickwad. Face facts that this will be a good movie! You are such a waste of time and space. Do you even have friends, because I can't imagine how you are in real life. I bet you're a fat lard sitting at the computer eating Cheetos messaging your happy place. I don't know what goes on through your head when you type comments, but I wish you would just leave this site because EVERYONE knows your stance on issues, and it's really annoying. I also wish that for just once, you'd CONFRONT someone. Or do you not because you know your wrong and can't back up your opinion other than the fact it's a remake. GET OVER IT. You have no friends and zero taste in good movies. You're a half assed critic and an even worse person. JUST SHUT THE F*CK UP.
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
CelluloidDreams
WHAT AN INSULT TO THE ORIGINAL FILM 1951 FILM!
THE 1951 ORIGINAL FILM: Ranked seventh in Arthur C. Clarke's List of the Best Science-Fiction Films of All Time, just above Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, for which Clarke himself wrote the screenplay. In 1995, The Day the Earth Stood Still was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In 2008, it was voted as the fifth best science fiction film ever made as part of the AFI's 10 Top 10.
..............WILL A RE-MAKE ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THAT HOLLYWOOD!!! DAMN, NOW OTHER CREATURES, PEOPLE, ETC; FROM OUTER SPACE WILL THINK US EARTHLINGS ARE IDIOT'S ....I MEAN HOW ELSE CAN WE EXPLAIN AWAY 8 YRS OF BUSH!??!
3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
T.Clark
I don't see the big deal about it. WE still get to see the movie, so shut yer yappers. I actually think it's clever. It was gonna happen eventually, why not with a movie that's actually sci-fi? In conclusion: what Chad said
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Chad Vital
Why are people talking sh*t about this? Bragg, systemof, etc... wtf is wrong with you guys? Why does everyone have to hate something? I have never seen a company put this much effort into a movie before, let alone an alien based movie. That to me is rad. Who cares if they are wasting money, it's their money and they can spend it however they want. They don't comment on your myspaces talking sh*t cause you bought an expensive new LCD television. Who the f*ck cares? You want to buy sh*t so you do, you spend money where you want to. That's what they did. They invested money into something nonselfish. For science. And what do you contribute, your cliche' sh*t talking comments? I'd like to see one topic on this site go without somebody talking mad sh*t about it, the subject matter, or the other site members. However, will accept slight sh*t talking to other members who are being unconstructive to the topic and just knocking it down cause they like to start verbal fires.
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
Bragg
Oh what a brilliant waist of money. I hope they know the whole world is laughing at them. This is gonna be the next big thing, instead of paying 7 or so dollars to see it in theaters you can pay 9,000,000 dollars to take a space ship to the nearest space screaning. F*ck this. Stupid idiots =_=
3 years agoby @bragg1Flag
systemof9191
this is the stupidest idea i have ever heard of, if this movie sucks the aliens will all come kill us, =) those aliens are gonna be so confused =) lets beam pornos into space
3 years agoby @systemof9191Flag
Duracell
2012?? Is'nt that the year the world's suppose to end? And we're just giving them ideas on how to do it... ups
3 years agoby @duracellFlag
Diaigma
Whether or not alien life is out there isn't a matter of belief, but statistics. Mathematics has shown that there is a high probability of other civilizations out there, whether it be primitive or more advanced. If you're thinking of little green men with big black eyes, then you've been grounded by a stereotype of human imagination. Even then, the chance of finding primordial alien life is much higher than intelligent life, like bacteria and the like.
So... ANYWAY. Is this such a good idea? It could be interpreted as an event that actually happened. Haven't we learned from Robotech?
We may inadvertently invite extra-terrestrials over here, thinking, "well gee, those human thingys are weaklings. Let's get us a new planet."
Oh well. Being visited by autonomous robotic beings is also much more likely to happen than being visited by organic ones. Machines with super AI or DNA imprinting replication can travel forever without aging. Is this all science fiction crap I'm talking about? I'm getting all this from The Universe series on the History channel.
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
MovieBuff
That's not fair! I have to pay NINE BUCKS to see this movie and a bunch of aliens living 4 light years away get to see it for free?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Intergalactic release! What a bunch of MORONS!
3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag
Shelley
This is a wonderful use of money - not. I see a movie in the works about what the aliens perceive mankind to be based on this movie.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Messenger
I believe SOMETHING is out there. And I am sure all the anti Obama people out there will see 2012 as sign of our doomsday which so many have come to speculate.......idiots.
3 years agoby @messengerFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Wow. I don't believe in aliens but the whole space sending thing is cool.
Wonder if someone can hack the signal and download the movie free. Haha.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag