ks@astrovax.UUCP (Karl Stapelfeldt) (05/01/84)
I have just learned heard something absolutely terrible about the upcoming
film "2010: Odyssey 2", and I heard it directly from Arthur himself (appearing
at GWU SEDS April 30). Arthur says that the writer of the screenplay for his
film will be Peter Hyams. Who is he, you say? You're not going to like it.
Peter Hyams wrote and directed "Capricorn One", the biggest piece of anti-space
filth ever brought to deface the silver screen. And it wasn't a good adventure
story either, even if you don't mind the political intonations. Arthur says
that he's never met Hyams, but will meet him soon. Evidently MGM assigned him
to the project. My expectations for the film have dropped greatly.
We are also told that Tony Banks (??) will be writing an original score
for the film, i.e. not much old classical music will be used.