Well it looks like The Last Starfighter (an 80’s staple) is about to get a sequel 20 years on ala Tron. We get the scoop thanks to a cinemablend exclusive!
I’ve heard vague rumblings in recent years that a sequel might be in the works, and now it looks like it’s actually happening. It is currently on the production schedule for a company called George Paige and Associates, and they list it as being distributed by Warner Brothers and Universal Pictures. Tonight I got an email from a scooper going by the name of ZondoDon, who claims that not only is it on the schedule, it’s about to start shooting next month.
He adds: “It involves original director Nick Castle, writer Jonathan Betuel and actor Lance Guest. It’s your basic Son of the Starfighter storyline and actually sounds pretty cool.” A teenage Guest starred in the original movie, so if they really are pursuing a Son of the Starfighter plot, it makes sense that they’d want him back… assuming of course any of Zondo’s scoop is true.
The Last Starfighter was a great idea for a film. With so many people growing up with video games and with the genre bigger than ever, the film makes almost more sense now than it did when it was originally released. I am not sure I understand a sequel, but I always like to think that one day my Virtua Fighter skills will gain the attention of an alien race… so I am on board to keep the dream alive.
International friends - do you have interest for a sequel to The Last Starfighter or should they leave well enough alone?
17 Comments, Comment or Ping
Chris G
They should have done one after the original was released back in the 80’s…..showing Maggie and Alex living in the stars…..but I still would love to see a sequel. One of my fave movies when I was a kid!
Feb 27th, 2008
nbakid2000
I liked the first one a lot, but I hate it when they go back and try to make sequels where the torch is passed off to new characters…However, since the original people are on board with this one (somewhat like Tron 2 but more-so) I’ll give it a chance.
Feb 27th, 2008
Pacemaker
I’m there i wish Robert Preston was alive to be Centari once more, but i suppose the can still have the character with a new human face to put on.
Feb 27th, 2008
Pacemaker
PLus Xur is still out there remember he just escaped in a escape pod, I just watched this movie.
Feb 27th, 2008
Darren J Seeley
I also hoped for a sequel. It lent itself to one (the villain escapes like the little bitch that he was) and wth the new film the FX can be improved by leaps and bounds. I’m fine with “a new generation”…beats a remake. Also, I have to confess…it can open itself up well. Will son (or daughter?) like the idea of his father having to teach him to be a Starfighter? What was life like on another planet? Think…outside of him mom and dad, the kid(s) have never seen another human being!
The timeline is great. The kids could be late teens to early 20’s. Just one request, no, two:
1) Make sure the title is plural “Last StarfighterS” because it would be kinda retarded if daddy buys it, the aliens die and the one left is the son of the previous Last starfighter.
2) I want Cathy back too. If they can get Mr. Guest, they can sure as heck get Ms. Stewart.
Feb 27th, 2008
Adrian Rennie
I’d watch it if Catherine Mary Stewart was in it also. She was pretty cool in that flick. *smile*
Feb 27th, 2008
chris bunker
my good friend was writing a script for a sequal he hoped to sell to the studio. He will be so bummed when he finds out this is happening. It came OUT OF NOWHERE has anyone heard about this before today??? If u think Transformers DID NOT deserve best VFX at the oscars you are simply incorrect im still pissed about that.
Feb 27th, 2008
Patrick
Gosh I love this movie, glad for a sequel, just hope it’ll be good, and that it won’t be just a direct to dvd type thing, ala lost boys.
Feb 27th, 2008
Phil Gee
My friends are right, Xur escaped when he should have been stuffed inside a cannon like the prissy bitch he was. Resolve that story and i’ll watch this film.
Feb 28th, 2008
perea
in my humbling opinion, insted of making a sequel, they should release a remastered version…..
man…i just remember the “clone” guy who left on earth, still give me the creeps.
greets from MEXICO.
Feb 28th, 2008
oldnumberseven
So, hollywood is out of ideas. I heard the rumor, but this confirms it.
Feb 28th, 2008
Persetti
The alien ship is about to explode,
Alien soldier: “What do we do?
Another alien: “We Die!”
I have good memories of this movie. It’s almost like if the movie had really happened in my youth. I’m not sure if it works nowadays without modernizing it but I’d watch it just for the nostalgia
Feb 28th, 2008
Roguepirate
I’m with Darren, are all the starfighters going to get wiped out AGAIN? I want to see a sequel, but I dont want to see a rehash of the story where they have to recruit another “last starfighter.” I would like to see a squadron of starfighters recruited over time and an all out battle between a squadron of starfighters against some evil alien race.
Feb 28th, 2008
Michael
I interviewed Catherine Mary Stewart last October and she knew nothing about it. I loved the first film as a kid. Unspectacular but ground breaking CGI.
Feb 28th, 2008
rafa1215
I’m all for it. Effects have evolved so much since then. Hell they can make the whole movie in front of a green screen.
Feb 28th, 2008
graeme thomas
(Type your comment here. Make sure you’ve read the commenting rules before doing so)would love to see a sequal of the last starfighter and look forward to it immensely!!
Jun 29th, 2008
Cemac
The Last Starfighter was huge amongst my friends in Australia as a kid. I imagine any sequel (marketed correctly of course) could be a major hit. Bring back the Death Blossom!!!!!!!
Jul 15th, 2008
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