I didn't even know they were going to make a movie of it.

I din't know the director, so I try to keep blank about it.

It could be worse, like Uwe Boll! 

Rory

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It could be worse, like Uwe Boll! 

Rory

Or Michael Bay of course    Just had a look at Uwe Boll's imdb filmography and I don't think I've seen even one of his films, but then I'm not really a massive horror fan.

Unfortunately, I doubt anybody would do this justice... especially for any purists who have actually read the books.

I love the books, and almost all of the Sci-Fi that Asimov wrote, but they just don't see like great books for today's standard of movie.  Not enough action or suspense, and too much character development and back plot.  Today's movie watchers would not accept a true interpretation of these works.

I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.

Sad to say, but Asimov has already been ruined in film - witness 'I Robot'.  We have to bear in mind, however, that it was always said (and I was one that always said) that 'Lord of the Rings' couldn't be filmed. Well Peter Jackson's trilogy wasn't such a bad attempt; I think he did justice to an almost impossible task. And I know a lot of people didn't like David Lynch's 'Dune' but - having read the book two or three times I don't believe he did such a bad job, and neither did the subsequent television serialisation. I agree with previous forum members that from what I remember of 'Foundation' (I read it in the 60's) it is too complex a work to film in its totality. More likely a few incidents will be stuck together. I don't know the director referred to, but it would take someone of great skill to find the right 'tone' for such a film. Far too many fans out there to upset!
Good quality science fiction is rarely treated with respect by film-makers. The only ones I consider worthy of their author is 'Blade 'Runner' (Ridley Scott) from Phillip K Dick's novel, and an excerpt from Van Voght's "Voyage of the Space Beagle" which appears to have inspired 'Alien' (also Ridley Scott). Purely a personal opinion however.

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Or Michael Bay of course

Well, you have to give Michael Bay props for being able to create some excellent battle sequences (Transformers/Star Trek)

He's directing the upcoming Star Trek movie if my memory serves.  However, if I hear Kirk yell "no no no no no" when something starts to go wrong, my opinion of him will lower significantly.

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He's directing the upcoming Star Trek movie if my memory serves.

That would be J.J. Abrams.

Thank goodness.  I was reading the thread and starting to get nervous.