Author: David Hughes
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Titan Books
Revised & Expanded Edition
Release Date: July 25, 2008
Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars
I think we all forget that some of our favorites films have long journeys to the big screen and some never even get made. Whether it is changing directors or projects falling through, this book reveals the “what if” factor of many sci-fi movies that were never made. This revised & expanded edition contains over 100 pages added to the book. It is a must for all sci-fi fans and probably movie fans in all.
The book is kicked off with a great foreword by H.R. Giger (designer for “Alien”), it is a great insight into his career and about his dealings with Hollywood. I am a huge movie fan especially the sci-fi genre and this book is really such a great insight into these lost films. Some of them I would have loved to have seen like Terry Gilliam’s “Watchmen” or Tim Burton’s “Superman Lives”. Then there are some that I would have hated like Nicholas Cage playing Superman. I also enjoyed the fact that this wasn’t consisted of re-hashed knowledge and there was a lot of new information that I never knew about. Author David Hughes made sure to back this book with a bunch of great new interviews with the people involved with the writers and directors of these lost projects.
Besides providing new information, the book is also very detailed and includes thorough information like budgets and technical information about these films. I enjoyed that most about this book, especially because I am a big statistical nerd. Lastly, who else should provide the afterword to a book aimed at nerds, then the biggest nerd, Harry Knowles aka the famous blogger from Ain’t it Cool News. He gives good insight in the wrapping up the book and its message. If you enjoyed this book also check out Hughes’ latest coming out February 28, 2012 from Titans Books called “Tales From Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made?”.