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From: sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: John Varley's TITAN, will it be a movie?
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Date: Tue, 29-Jan-85 02:25:31 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 29 02:25:31 1985
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I heard rumors (I can't remember where) that someone was going to
attempt  the tremendous undertaking of making Titan into a movie.
I believe that Sigourney Weaver was going to play the title role.

Can anyone confirm this? What director  would  dare  attempt  it?
Will  it  be just Titan, or will (groan) he/she do a Dune and try
to roll all three into one movie?

I think Sigourney Weaver would  be  perfect  for  the  role.  I'd
applaud  the  casting board, even giving them a standing ovation.
She IS Cirocco Jones.

My main worry is  that  the  movie  would  be  badly  done.  Many
elements  central  to the story (centaurs, bird people) are types
of creatures that have never been made believable on the  screen.
The  book  contains  fantastic  imagery,  but I'd hate to have my
wonderful imaginative view of Gaea and the story blown by  a  bad
movie.  In  a  sense,  I guess, I'd rather not see them make it


Anyone know for sure?

Sean