Rumor is that Disney is going to remake 1979's The Black Hole.
Why?
The original was rushed into production after Star Wars became a cultural (and box office) phenomenon and came out months before The Empire Strikes Back. The Black Hole promised great special effects, cute robots, and a Star Wars style plot.
What it delivered was ok special effects (the effects got an Oscar nomination), most done through puppets on wires, annoying Disney-style robots, and a confusing plot with a mystifying ending. The black hole itself changed from an astronomical and physical oddity into a metaphor for hell.
The movie featured an all-star cast, all of whom were slumming. The critics hated it. At the time it was the most expensive movie Disney had ever produced with a $20 million budget. It did manage to turn a profit but Disney swore off big-budget productions like this for a time.
This was also Disney's first PG-rated movie.
Word is that the remake might feature a little science.
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...Not from Disney....
That's like expecting some true science from a movie like "The Goonies!" Beloved, but a fantasy!
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