'1984' Movie: George Orwell Book Set For New Film Adaptation At Imagine

Posted: 03/22/2012 8:21 am Updated: 03/22/2012 8:24 am

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Has "The Hunger Games" inspired a surge of dystopian movies?

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment are looking to bring George Orwell's "1984" back to the big screen.

Orwell's Big Brother-esque novel, published in 1949, tells the story of Oceania, a society where government surveillance and mind control are a constant presence. The book centers around Winston Smith, a man who challenges the intrusive tactics of those in charge.

The future adaptation wouldn't be the first time Orwell's iconic story has been made into a film. On top of three made-for-TV movies, the novel was also brought to life in the 1984 flick starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.

This isn't the first major novel Howard has been attached to in recent weeks. Deadline.com reported that Howard was close to reviving his long-gestating plans to make Stephen King's "Dark Tower" into a feature film with help from Warner Bros.; originally set up with Universal, "Dark Tower" was put in a turnaround last year.

There is currently no date set for the newest version of "1984."

[via THR]

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05:11 PM on 03/24/2012
Hello? Not a great idea, for one reson alone -- Newspeak is already here . . . just listen to the conservative right with their daily spewing comments rooted in "crimethink", "doublethink", even the new "Foxthink"! Also evident is the revisionist definition of "Ingsoc"; this has now become "Ingdem" as practiced by far right conservatives and defined as follows: "Ingdem rejects and vilifies every principle for which democracy originally stood, and it does so in the name of Democracy."

Thinking people have been fighting the good Orwellian battle for decades now, to the point it has become a tired cliche' wiht no one listening any longer -- unfortunate but true!

What would be money better spent, IMHO, is a film standing as an early warning system for the 21st century, ay, oh, i dunno, how about "He, She, and It" (Marge Piercy) or "A Fire Upon the Deep" (Vernor Vinge). Check them out and see why! =)
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