Villeneuve previously made Prisoners and Blade Runner 2049 for Alcon. and is a work for our time,” before adding: “It’s perfectly fitted to our friend and collaborator Denis’ brilliant sensibilities and specifically to his love and passion for science fiction." In a joint statement issued by Alcon, co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosov said Rendezvous with Rama is “one of the most intelligent works of fiction in the genre. Morgan Freeman's and Lori McCreery's production banner Revelations Entertainment will also produce (Freeman had previously held the rights to the book). The filmmaker behind Dune and Arrivalis looking to adapt Clarke's novel Rendezvous with Rama for Alcon Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Alcon will finance and produce the film. Villeneuve’s work has often been likened to that of Kubrick, particularly his interest in more cerebral sci-fi such as “Arrival.Let the film adaptations of classic sci-fi films flow! After taking on Frank Herbert ( quite successfully, it turns out), director Denis Villeneuve is now ready to tackle another sci-fi heavyweight: Arthur C.
Clarke is the author of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which he helped adapt into a movie masterpiece with Stanley Kubrick. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula awards upon its release. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. The novel had previously been controlled by Morgan Freeman and his partner Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment, which will produce along with Alcon.įirst published in 1973, the novel is set in the 2130s and centers on a 31-by-12 mile cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. Clarke’s classic sci-fi novel “Rendezvous With Rama” for their frequent collaborator to direct.
Having left an indelible imprint on Arrakis with his acclaimed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “ Dune,” Denis Villeneuve will journey deeper into the science fiction canon.Īlcon Entertainment, which previously partnered with Villeneuve on “Prisoners” and “Blade Runner 2049,” has acquired the film rights to Arthur C.
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