I’m a sucker for movies that take place inside the human body, so I must note the following bit of news:
Variety and the MTV Movies Blog are reporting that James Cameron will produce — but not direct — a remake of Fantastic Voyage (1966; my comments) using the same digital 3D technology that he used on his upcoming movie Avatar.
The original story concerned a submarine that was miniaturized and injected into the body of a wounded scientist so that the crew of that submarine could remove a blood clot from within the scientist’s brain. As such, the remake would seem to be a natural fit for Cameron, who not only specializes in effects-heavy science-fiction but has also done his share of submarine duty in The Abyss (1989), Titanic (1997) and a documentary or two.
But apparently he has no interest in actually directing the remake, which was previously attached to Roland Emmerich. So it is not yet clear who will actually make the film.
In the meantime, Shane Salerno — whose credits include Armageddon (1998), Shaft (2000) and Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) — is working on the script.
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