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OT: The Demolished Man coming to big screen!

Mon Aug 4 11:31:34 PDT 2003

http://breezeway.blogspot.com/2003_08_03_breezeway_archive.html#106001674868797996
I can't contain my excitement! The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester is one of 
my favorite Sci Fi books of all time, and is the winner of the very first 
Hugo award. Alfred Bester was a brilliant writer and I stumbled across this 
book in  my Dad's library when I was growing up. This could very well be 
Blade Runner for the paranormal if handled correctly.

Here's the scoop from ComingSoon.net:
"Andrew Dominik (Chopper) has come aboard to develop and direct Paramount 
Pictures' The Demolished Man.

Based on the late science-fiction author Alfred Bester's best-selling book 
of the same name, the project is about a future society where telepaths are 
a recognized group of society and often used to detect crimes before they 
happen. Because of their existence, crime is at an all-time low, and there 
hasn't been a murder in more than 70 years. When a wealthy businessman 
decides to murder his rival, bribing a high-ranking telepath to help him 
cover his tracks, a telepathic cop is brought in to investigate. Figuring 
out who committed the crime is easy, proving the businessman's guilt is more 
problematic and a battle of wits ensues between the two.

No writers or producers are attached to the project as of yet. Dominik will 
oversee the development of the script."

johne (phy) cook
wisconsin, usa

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