reiher%UCLA-CS@sri-unix.UUCP (02/10/84)
From: Peter Reiher <reiher@UCLA-CS> The LA Times had an article about the film version of Clarke's "2010" yesterday. Most of it covered information already released, but there were a couple of new items. It started filming a few days ago, and should be ready for next Christmas. The budget is in the neighborhood of $20 million. Peter Hyams, the director, has made a major, but unspecified, change in the plot to make the film "more relevant". Clarke seems unenthusiastic about the change, but didn't comment at length. Hyams claimed that he got Kubrick's blessing to make the film (Stanley, by the way, just announced that his next film will be about the Vietnam War; the title is "Full Metal Jacket"). The stars are Roy Scheider, John Lithgow (the terrified passenger in the only good episode from "The Twilight Zone: The Movie"), and Bob Balaban, sure to be playing a Russian scientist, given his physical appearance. Peter Reiher reiher@ucla-cs