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Rogue One screenwriter developing The Last Starfighter reboot

April 8, 2018 by Gary Collinson

The Book of Eli and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta has taken to social media to reveal his next project, a reboot of the 80s cult sci-fi The Last Starfighter!

Whitta is currently working on the script with co-writer Jonathan Betuel, and has shared some early concept art from illustrator Matt Allsopp; check it out here…

Okay, probably shouldn’t show you this so early but here’s a little something I’ve been tinkering on with my co-writer Jonathan Betuel. You might recognize the ships. Thanks to the amazing Matt Allsopp (lead concept artist on ROGUE ONE) for creating these images for us. pic.twitter.com/CIobLYYRHk

— Gary Whitta (inactive) (@garywhitta) April 4, 2018

People seemed excited by the first tweet so here’s a tiny bit more of Matt’s concept art. Can’t show anything more after this, it’s all too spoilery 🙂 #GreetingsStarfighter pic.twitter.com/FydxLwEfrt

— Gary Whitta (inactive) (@garywhitta) April 4, 2018

“The Last Starfighter is a deeply special movie for me,” Whitta tells io9. “The idea that playing a game could be a magic ticket to a real space adventure, I just always thought that concept was utterly brilliant.”

“[We have] a fully developed story that is a combination of reboot and sequel that we both think honors the legacy of the original film while passing the torch to a new generation,” he continued. “We’re both very excited about it creatively.”

Released in 1984, The Last Starfighter starred Lance Guest as Alex Rogan, a teenager who – after becoming the highest-scoring player on the arcade game Starfighter – finds himself whisked away on a cosmic adventure as he discovers that the game is actually a test to find the best starfighters in the galaxy.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Gary Whitta, The Last Starfighter

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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