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Old 03-07-2006, 02:37 PM   #25
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Hi Deviant Kitten,

I found some more info about the Red Dwarf film, that might be interesting...

Release Date Note: (10/14/03) When this film sees release in the USA will ultimately depend upon the company that picks it up for distribution. The British producers had originally announced a possible April, 2002 release, and were then aiming for December 25th, 2002. Then, a 2004 release seemed likely, but with the new start date of May, 2004, sometime in 2005 is the next likely target.

Not to be Confused With: There was a 1999 French film called Red Dwarf, that had nothing to do with the BBC TV series. Oddly enough, it was just about a tiny person of reddish hue.

Distributor: Currently seeking distribution in the USA.

Production Company: Fragile Films (Valiant), Grant Naylor Productions, BBC Films, Icon Entertainment (Paparazzi, Mad Max: Fury Road)

Cast: Chloe Annett (Kristine Kochanski), Chris Barrie (Arnold Judas Rimmer), Craig Charles (Dave Lister), Danny John-Jules (Cat), Robert Llewellyn (Kryten), Norman Lovett (Holly), Mac McDonald (Captain Hollister), Carole Nimmons, Richard O'Callaghan, Andy Taylorr

Rumored Cameos: This might be total bunk, but Jackie Chan and Madonna have been rumored in the past to have cameos.

Cat Note: This is one of two films in the works that will star a bipedal feline, the other being Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat.

Director: Ed Bye (Kevin & Perry Go Large; he's also directed many episodes of Red Dwarf)

Screenwriter: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor (feature debuts; they've both written many episodes)

Based Upon: The cult (code for "struggling but appreciated") BBC TV show that has had 8 seasons of over 50 episodes produced intermittently since 1988. There was also an American pilot for a possible TV show back in 1992-1993, but it wasn't picked up as a series.

Premise: This is the story of Dave Lister, a lowly maintenance worker on a mining ship called Red Dwarf, headed back to Earth. Placed in stasis just before a freak accident, Lister wakes up three million years later to discover that the entire human crew is dead except him. Dave's not alone, however, as he's accompanied by Cat (John-Jules), an evolved descendent of his pet cat; Kryten (Llewellyn), the ship's mechanoid; Holly (Lovett), the now senile ship computer; and Arnold Rimmer (Barrie), Lister's long-dead boss, now a hologram. In this movie, Dave and the rest of the crew discover that the human race has been wiped out by Homo Sapenoids, an evil cyborg race mixing human beings and technology. The only survivors of the human race are the crews of the various deep space freighters, which the Sapenoids' Death Ships have been hunting down until there's only one left.. the Red Dwarf.

Filming: Production is scheduled to start in May, 2004 at the WB Gold Coast Studios in Australia (originally expected to film at Shepperton Studios in London) on a budget of 12 million pounds. Filming is expected to wrap up about four or five months later in late 2004.

Previously planned production start dates have been May, 2001, August, 2001, the summer of 2002, March, 2003 and most recently, October, 2003. Will May, 2004 finally see this movie actually getting made?

Genre: Comedy, Eye Candy, Science Fiction

Official Series Site: RedDwarf.co.uk

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It`ll be interesting to see if this film does get made, or a release.

Lets hope that it will up to standard with the original tv series .
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