"We've actually decided to show more of the first ship when it first arrived 20 years earlier to sort of counterpoint what's happening in the present story," Straczynski said. "If you're a fan of the original, as I am, and have always been, I think it's very faithful to that."
While Straczynski said that the remake will still be a character piece, he said it will also include more action and Warner Brothers is actually hoping for a sequel.
"Warners is very excited about it, thinks it's a big franchise for them and a huge budget, so they're very much oriented toward getting it done."
Here's the trailer for the fantastic 1956 original. While Straczynski's hardly your typical Hollywood hack, the prospect of a Forbidden Planet remake is already alarming enough without trying to set it up as a franchise deal.
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