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Google Will Take Over the World

And Ridley Scott Will Direct / Dustin Rowles

Trade News | October 9, 2008 | Comments (20)

Although there’s been two stage musical version, one regular stage version, two made-for-TV movies, and a feature film (Demolition Man) very loosely based on Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, no one has ever had the testes to do a straight-up cinematic adaptation. Until now.

It’s been confirmed: Ridley Scott, who excels in making serious thrillers (I like Scott, but does the man have a sense of humor?) is going to direct Brave New World, through Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company, which suggests that DiCaprio might also be involved, which is appropriate since DiCaprio also seems to be missing a sense of humor. And the problem with having those two adapt Brave New World is that, while they are both unquestionably talented, the novel was a satire. It was … funny. Kind of. DiCaprio and Scott, not so much. But then again, the world has come a long way since 1932 — Brave New World isn’t as funny anymore as it is a little too close for comfort. But hey: It at least promises lots of sex. Orgiastic sex. And orgy-porgy hymns.

$20 says the World State will revolve around the principles of Google, instead of Henry Ford, that the world’s slogan will be “do no evil,” and that we all have Google ads branded on our foreheads.


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Comments

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Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 9, 2008 2:10 PM

The front page title link seems to be taking me back to the Bad Lieutenant story.

Posted by: elsie at October 9, 2008 2:15 PM

Ridley Scott has a sense of humor...I thought it was funny that people praised American Gangster, whilst it made me turn it off after falling asleep in the middle of it. Also, anyone I mention "A Good Year" to seems to break out in fits of laughter.

Posted by: Mike R. at October 9, 2008 2:44 PM

I have grudgingly recognized DiCaprio's acting talent (considering the alternatives are Shia L'Buffoon and Emo Vader), however I'm gonna have to agree with management here. Boy takes himself waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too seriously. I'm talkin' Sean Penn asshattery class.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 2:48 PM

you dont need a sense of humor when you can mate with Bar Refaeli whenver you want

Posted by: dylanj at October 9, 2008 2:52 PM

I first read this book when I was 12, and it remains a favorite to this day. I was so thrilled when they released that made-for-tv version starring Peter "Serious Caterpillar Eyebrows" Gallagher, only to be absolutely horrified by the changes they made to the story. So hearing about this? I'm less than optimistic.

Posted by: Melissa at October 9, 2008 2:57 PM

A part of my advanced English course in high school was a board of study compulsory comparative study of Brave New World and Blade Runner and being only 20 now i still remember that paper quite well. So this is rather interesting/exciting to me.

Admittedly I like BNW better than BR and this book does have a sense of humour. A dark humour which involves sugar coated sentiments that makes you feel sick at the pit of your stomach. And it really is far too close to home.

I can't even imagine who Scott'll get involved in it. I never want to see DiCaprio in anything, but then I'll watch him in something and he isn't too bad and I'll have to be all "Fine, FINE. I guess he was ok! *insert incoherent mumbling*"

Posted by: jotunes at October 9, 2008 3:20 PM

I was always amazed more people thought things would end up as 1984 rather than BNW. I don't even think it would take the intense conditioning in the book to make most people fall in line.

Stupid tv. Four-hour work days. Mindless consumption. Easy health and beauty. Random casual sex?

Yeah, that's a hard sell.

Posted by: twig at October 9, 2008 3:33 PM

First Del Toro with Slaughterhouse Five and now Scott with Brave New World!? All I have to say is...nice. I will be looking forward to what vision of the respective worlds these men have to offer. Hopefully they don't fuck it up and try to get too serious with the subject matter.

Posted by: Rico at October 9, 2008 3:41 PM

I wonder which ending they'll use? The original one or the one Huxley wrote that the wish he'd formulated.

Posted by: Farfalina at October 9, 2008 3:53 PM

I had something clever to say and forgot it in the course of typing out my e-mail address.

Posted by: Lucas at October 9, 2008 4:19 PM

I seem to remember the version with Bud Cort (of Harold and Maude, and Mash fame). I don't remember if I liked it. I remember it seeming very cheesy and spandexy (1980).

Posted by: BWeaves at October 9, 2008 4:24 PM

I do love this book but as I get older (um, comparatively, I know I'm only 22) the ending seems more and more forced, and I agree with Huxley's alternate ending that Farfalina mentioned.

I've always believed Brave New World as a more likely future than 1984. The controls are more insidious, and always done in the name of making people happy, and they do make the vast majority of people happy, so it'd be hard to see why they were dangerous.

Posted by: Genny (also Rusty) at October 9, 2008 7:10 PM

I read this in high school. A few years before, a parent got all bent out of shape because his child was assigned to read this book about genetic engineering, drugs, and sex. Apparently there was some kind of brouhaha, because the teacher had to offer a choice to read something else, and we had to get parental permission to read BNW. All I remember is "Ford's in his flivver and all's right with the world."

Posted by: rlr260 at October 9, 2008 7:18 PM

The source material doesn't matter...it's gonna be Hollywood-er-ized, and will therefore be diluted. Leo's a great actor, and he has done some amazing projects...but this is probably going to be bogged down with a "message", as all movies-that-are-meant-to-be clever tend to do when they come out of Hollywood.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 9, 2008 8:37 PM

I have grudgingly recognized DiCaprio's acting talent (considering the alternatives are Shia L'Buffoon and Emo Vader), however I'm gonna have to agree with management here. Boy takes himself waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too seriously. I'm talkin' Sean Penn asshattery class.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 2:48 PM

I have only seen Leo in ONE movie, and that's The Man in the Iron Mask, which sucked. Hard.

I haven't seen Titanic or Gilbert Grape.

I never have been all that impressed with him. Maybe he aged well?

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 10:30 PM

I really, really hope that this is good, because I absolutely loved Brave New World.

Posted by: Joe at October 10, 2008 12:02 AM

"$20 says the World State will revolve around the principles of Google, instead of Henry Ford, that the world's slogan will be "do no evil," and that we all have Google ads branded on our foreheads."


That, or OBAMA/BIDEN '08...

Posted by: Some Guy at October 12, 2008 10:19 AM

Man, your heart's not even in it now. You know perfectly well that GoogleWorld would be a real apocalypse, easily trumping any presidential administration.

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