QUOTE (maian @ Sep 26 2008, 11:18 AM)
In more interesting news,
Spielberg to direct an adaptation of John Wyndham's ''Chocky'' It's a good few years away, but could be good.
Spielberg is the wrong person to adapt this.
Think about his pedigree - ET, AI, War of the Worlds etc, can you imagine how cloyingly sentimental he will make this?
I recently finished reading the book, and whilst it has a good central idea, it's a very thin story otherwise and very much of it's time. I don't think there are many who would argue for a period adaptation of this, because it has dated badly, but at the same time I don't want to see a Hollywood-American translation of it either.