The Day The Earth Stood Still [+Trailer] ~ 2008 Remake [12.12.2008]

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

In the original movie, a flying saucer orbits Earth, and lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort (Lock Martin), an indestructible robot steps out of the spacecraft and proceeds to melt all the weapons, including tanks, without harming a single human being. Later, the Earth comes to realize that Gort has used very little of his power to make this happen.

While lying on the ground, Klaatu orders Gort to stop, and is then taken by the military to a hospital from which he later escapes in order to learn more about this planet called Earth and its human inhabitants. He meets Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) and her son. Billy Benson (Billy Gray) takes Klaatu on a tour of Washington DC finally stopping in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Klaatu reads the words uttered by Lincoln many years ago and realizes that there might be hope for Earth.

When they begin to suspect him, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy and will destroy the Earth if provoked. Klaatu is pursued and shot and killed by the military. Before Klaatu dies, he tells Helen to go to Gort, and say these words Klaatu Barata Nikto. If she does not, Klaatu tells her Gort will destroy the Earth. Helen makes her way to the ship and finds Gort. As Gort moves towards her, she repeats the phrase over and over. Gort picks her up and takes her into the ship. Gort then retrieves Klaatus body and through their alien science, resurrects Klaatu.

The 2008 remake about an alien and his indestructible robot will star (Keanu Reeves) as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, (Jaden Smith) as Jacob, and (Kathy Bates). Gort has not been cast at this time and will most likely be created using FX.

The remake of (The Day the Earth Stood Still) will supposedly remain true to the original movie, however there is a chance the remake will more likely remain true to the short story upon which the 1951 movie is based. In either case the alien 'weaponry' seems to have been upgraded. In addition to a city going dark, and a very brief look at the new Gort, the film trailer shows a cloud of black smoke, capable of rapid movement and disintegrating matter on contact.

In the 1951 movie, Gort is described as one of a race of robots created by the planets to maintain peace throughout the galaxy. If the 2008 remake follows the short story by (Harry Bates), "Farewell to the Master" upon which the 1951 movie is based, it will be revealed at the end of the movie by Gort himself that he is the master, and not Klaatu.

First look at Gort:



Teaser:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xP1NVnLY_vU

Tgk SFX mcm best je, destruction dia tu, stadium, van sume hancur rapuh, Kathy Bates pun ada (lama dah dia ni x berlakon, igt x Misery), apa2pun cite ni kuar lambat lagi (12dec08). Kat GSC tulis release date 11 December 2008, GSC synopsis (pendek skit pada yg atas tuh

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is Twentieth Century Fox抯 contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor抯 appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission

buiscasey

yeay!!!! keanu.....!!!!

buiscasey

sesuailah keanu jd alien, dia kan berlakon mcm kayu....

nashrudean

Kayu yg menten muda wpon makin tua..
Kayu in his own class..
hik3x...

sayangidaku

Originally posted by buiscasey at 7-7-2008 02:39 AM
sesuailah keanu jd alien, dia kan berlakon mcm kayu....

hahahahaha

baduglyu

lol. ya his good look make up for his bad acting skills, that's probably why he is where he is today.

ade Jennifer Connelly so aku nak tgk. and the trailer is gr8 and if only aliens look that good as keanu. lol
cannot wait for 12.12 (2 gr8 movies; The Day The Earth Stood Still and Twilight)

dexa

Synopsis: -

The Day the Earth Stood Still" is 20th Century Fox's contemporary reinvention
of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our
planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel
the mystery behind the visitor's appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and
her young stepson get caught up in his mission – and come to understand the
ramifications of his being a self-described "friend to the Earth."


Casting: -

Directed by         Scott Derrickson

        Keanu Reeves        ...         Klaatu

        Jennifer Connelly        ...         Helen

        Jon Hamm        ...         Dr. Granier

        Kathy Bates               

        John Cleese        ...         Dr. Barnhardt

        Brandon T. Jackson        ...         Target Tech

        Jaden Smith        ...         Jacob

        James Hong        ...         Mr. Wu

        Roger R. Cross        ...         General Quinn

        Aaron Douglas        ...         Sgt. Winter

Date release  USA : December 12th, 2008 -
not sure when in malaysia though -

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film ni memang saya nak tengok --  interesting plot  -
keanu reeves memang saya minat (speed and matrix) -
and nak tengok brandon t jackson juga - yang berlakon
tropic thunder tu ---  dia juga dalam movie ni --

susah nak cakap sekarang camana movie ni - sebab bila
cerita2 alien ni -  review dia macam2 pula -
anyway -- still gonna go and watch this -

[ Last edited by  dexa at 27-10-2008 01:48 PM ]

roozaimee

title dia punyalah panjang.....

kelakau bila tgk iklan dia kat billboard fed hiway

jebeng

keanu berlakon ker??...mesti best...

sekngucing

keanu belakon mcm kayu la yg dia dpt pegang watak neo dlm matriks tu. watak tu perluakn org yg takde perasaan mcm kayu

sekngucing

ni la yg saya cuba ckp tadi

ladydolph

trailer best sgt... definitely akan tgk... keanu!!!!!

iscol_klang

next week tayang ni...
sape dah tengok bolela bagi review ek
dah lama gak aku tak tengok cerita2 alien ni, tolak indiana jones la sebab aku memang tak expect ada alien dlm citer tu...

laislabonita

dah g tgk premier screening kat Cineleisure mlm td..

emm, x best sgt la bagi aku.. biasa2 je.. aku x penah tgk original version die.. lagipun originalnye movie tahun 50-an.. yg remake ni x tau la samada die remake bulat2 ke x, kalau remake bulat2 from the 50-an so no wonder aku rasa kurg best skit sbb movie 50-an x semaju movie skrg..

overall, bagi aku nothing to shout about.. huhu..

BTW, tayangan bermula khamis ni 11 December, n sok midnite ada sneak preview kat kebanyakan wayang..

The-Stiq

aku macam tak tertarik sgt nak tengok la.. maybe dah boring sangat pasal citer alien nih..

sekngucing

jgan pandang rendah movie2 sains fiksyen 50 dan 60-an tau, sebenarnya masa ni la pemangkin kpd film2 sains fiksyen 70 dan 80an, era millenium mcm sekarang ni pandai buat remake je, teknologi dah ada cuma idea kena caeduk zaman lampau jgak

jac_diehard_fan

erm aku ske cite2 camneh... ala2 the day after tomorrow...

laislabonita

aku x pandang rendah pun movie zaman lama.. tapi it is fact that yg movie lama mmg mostly lagi kurang best atas beberapa faktor (eg teknologi).. so, kalau movie yg aku tgk tu mmg dr tahun 50-an, so aku akan ambil kire faktor teknologi time tu, so aku accept movie tsb..

tp skrg dah tahun 2000++, pastu hasil x seberapa, so aku assume sepatutnye movie zaman skrg yg dah bnyk teknologi dan kaedah (x semestinye dr segi teknologi je) pasti hasilnye lebih baik.. that's why aku ada tanye kut la movie ni betul2 remake bulat2 from the 50's, and if that so, no wonder movie yg latest ni x best sgt pada aku..

[ Last edited by  laislabonita at 10-12-2008 05:49 PM ]

Maxx

citer alien rupanya....x pernah dengar pasal citer ni

Rhyno

Nak g tgk mlm ni...