More On The Last Starfighter Sequel

By Josh Tyler: 2008-02-28 02:28:37

Yesterday here we were the first place anywhere to bring you the exciting news that a sequel to the 1984 sci-fi classic The Last Starfighter is in the works from George Paige and Associates, Relativity Media, and Universal Pictures. Now we have a few more details on classic’s return to the silver screen.

First, it’s all but confirmed that this thing is really happening. In addition to the information our scooper gave us last night, George Paige and Associates now has the movie listed as one of their credits on their official site, along with a few other interesting projects, like a Jerry Stiller Janeane Garafalo team-up called The Independent. They also list Relativity, Universal, and Warner Brothers as being involved in the project. One of the reasons so many studios are involved may have something to do with rights issues. The original movie was owned by Lorimar, which has since cease to exist. When Lorimar died, the rights to its projects were sold to a variety of different companies, leaving a lot of different people holding the bag.

Having so many different companies involved may not be a bad thing though, especially in light of a report which popped up online from Variety tonight which says that Relativity and Universal have just signed a big four-year deal to co-finance four billion dollars worth of new films together. Could one of those movies be The Last Starfighter? The timing of their deal makes it a tantalizing notion.

The one cause for concern here is George Paige and Associates, which doesn’t exactly have a track record of big-budget, quality films. But with this deal between Relativity Media and Universal, maybe The Last Starfighter will get the kind of decent, big-budget release it deserves. In fact we’ve already heard from some sources that this will in fact be a theatrical release, one with a mid-range budget at least. This won’t be a film thrown on the theatrical scrapheap.

So for now a lot of this is still rumor, but it does seem pretty certain that in whatever form it finally takes, a sequel to The Last Starfighter actually will happen, and I for one am starting to feel a little better about the way this particular burgeoning franchise may be treated.

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Centauri\'s Ghost Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 17:49
Leave my childhood alone Hollywood!

I'm done giving you my money for pandering and remaking everything I liked from my youth.

You suck at it and I'm done with you.

Jake Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 17:50
I called the phone number that is on the "George Paige" website, it was disconnected. Not a good sign.

Jake

JoshT Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 18:50
I wouldn't worry Jake, George Paige isn't the only company involved here. Relativity seems to be heavily involved, and they're not a second-rate outfit.

aramis Says:
March 23rd, 2008 at 03:17
I hope it to be true...

While I loved TLS, it could do with both a reshoot and a sequel and/or prequel. And cheap FX now are better than the rather expensive FX of the original.

80\\\'s_Boy Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 16:25
I spoke to the owner of the "Starlight Starbright" store (now called the RIO) and she confirmed that the director approached her about filming there.
It hasn't happened yet but from what I gather the project definately got the green light.

Geno Peppino Says:
April 3rd, 2008 at 18:13
Wow! Just, wow!
I remember thinking years ago about how cool a sequel would be, perhaps with Louis Rogan (Alex's little brother) having grown into an adult, being "The Next Starfighter" under his big bros command. I could just imagine Alex showing up in a star car, telling Louis, "You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier..."
I wrote off the idea thinking... eh, no way they would make a sequel after all this time...

So I hope it is true that they will put a serious writer, serious director and serious budget behind this one. I can't think of many movies as deserving as this for a sequel... After all, the Frontier is down, Xur escaped, the Legion needs to be rebuilt...
AND
Given what I keep reading about the upcoming GI-Joe movie, Superman Returns, and, well hell, all the new Star Wars Flicks,
my childhood really needs A WIN for a change.

xpnctoc Says:
August 6th, 2008 at 23:06
So here I am, watching my TLS DVD for the 5000th time (exaggeration, but you get the point), and I decide just to Google some actors' names just to see what they've done since. And what do I find? This mention that it looks like there will finally be a sequel! I'm shocked and excited!

My only worry is that they'll fall into the same trap that even Lucas has fallen into with Ep I and II: Everyone is so darn enthralled with the capabilities of computers now that it's hard to find a film that focuses on STORY TELLING!!! If a TLS sequel falls into the same trap, it will be a huge disservice to the original movie. Sure, the effects of that movie were not so great by today's standards, but I can watch it time and time again because it's a FUN STORY. I hope the sequel maintains that spirit.

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