The original is basically the story of a boy who finds out his computer game can launch real life missiles and thus potentially starting World War III. Only in the eighties folks!
The one piece of good news about this is that it's due to be directed by the guy behind the excellent looking Horrible Bosses, Seth Gordon, who had this to say on the project
“That’s a big project, and I’m going to be focusing on it immediately, but not exclusively. It will take a long time ‘cause we have to write it and then cast it. It’s a lot of steps. I’m hoping to get that going, and also sneak a smaller film in between.”
The director goes on to reveal what attracted him to the remake in the first place, saying:
“I love the original. I’m a bit of a hacker fanatic, and know a fair bit about that industry and cyber crime and cyber warfare. I have a real point-of-view on the material and how things have changed.
“And also, I think the politics of the world have changed in really fascinating ways since 1983. There’s no longer a monolithic evil empire somewhere, spreading a different philosophy of life. That doesn’t exist.
“It’s a much more complicated, nuanced, political world we’re in, and I think that actually makes for a more interesting plot to tell. Frankly, cyber attack is a lot more real.”
What do think, good idea or bad?
Source: Total Film
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