Disney is to remake the 1986 sci-fi adventure motion picture “Flight of the Navigator” in a female-led reimagining with Bryce Dallas Howard set to direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the original motion picture, a 12-year-old boy, David (Joey Cramer), goes missing out on in 1978, just to reappear again in 1986. In the eight years that have actually passed, he hasnt aged and its no coincidence that when he returns, an alien spacecraft (actually a Trimaxion drone ship) is discovered nearby by authorities, knotted in power lines.( Its everything about Einsteins theory of special relativity you see. In the movie we learn that Davids flight to the planet Phaelon and back took “4.4 solar hours” however 8 years handed down Earth, suggesting that time was decreased for David by an aspect of about 16,000, which corresponds to a speed of about 99.9999998% the speed of light, which is 186,282 miles per second.) David is drawn to the spacecraft as theyre both kept in a secret NASA facility and hes reunited with Max, a computer/robot pilot for the spacecraft. The motion picture also featured the voice skill of Paul Reubens (best understood for “Pee-Wees Big Adventure”) as Max and co-starred Veronica Cartwright (” Alien,” “The Right Stuff”) and Howard Hesseman, who appeared in practically every television program and motion picture made throughout the mid-80s. A view of the spaceship from Flight of the Navigator. (Image credit: Disney) Dallas Howard is potentially much better known for remaining in front of the camera instead of behind it, playing Mrs Conner in “Terminator Salvation,” somebody-or-other in the dreadful “Jurassic World” and its sequel, but an ovation-worthy efficiency in the fantastic “Black Mirror” episode “Nosedive” (S03, E01). Like her father though, Ron Howard, she is also pursuing a career behind the video camera and most notably directed two episodes of “The Mandalorian”– the weakest episode of the very first season “Sanctuary” (S01, E04) and after that among the strongest episodes of the 2nd season “The Heiress” (S02, E03). So, her skills are being refined it appears. Disney tried reimagining the title back in 2009 and at one point, Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly worked on the script. The House of Mouse lost the rights of the movie to Lionsgate in the 2010s and that studio attempted to develop a version with “Lucifer” showrunner Joe Henderson, however that didnt liftoff either and the home is as soon as again back at Disney.If you were a fan of the original film, you should definitely examine out the exceptional documentary “Life After The Navigator” by Lisa Downs, who also made the similarly outstanding documentary “Life After Flash.” In both films, Downs locates and interviews cast members, who talk about the experience of making the film and theres typically some quite surprising twists and tales. This news comes hot on the heels of the recent announcement that Disney is going to reboot another fan favorite, “The Rocketeer”– plus Taika Waititis animated Flash Gordon movie is reportedly now going to be live-action and we still have hopes for Buck Rogers– as every studio in the area continues to rush for every scrap of sci-fi IP. And long might it go on as science fiction continues to prove its the greatest genre in home entertainment. Todays best Disney+ dealsFollow Scott Snowden on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook.
In the initial movie, a 12-year-old boy, David (Joey Cramer), goes missing in 1978, just to come back as soon as more in 1986. (Image credit: Disney) Dallas Howard is perhaps much better known for being in front of the video camera rather than behind it, playing Mrs Conner in “Terminator Salvation,” somebody-or-other in the terrible “Jurassic World” and its sequel, however an ovation-worthy performance in the fantastic “Black Mirror” episode “Nosedive” (S03, E01). Disney attempted reimagining the title back in 2009 and at one point, Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly worked on the script.