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Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel
Release Date: TBA
Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction
Production Phase: Pitch
Studio: Paramount Pictures Production Company: Bad Robot
Who's Making It: Paul Guinan (Creator - Writer), Anina Bennett (Creator - Artist), J.J. Abrams (Producer), Deborah Newmyer (Producer),
Premise: A robot named Boilerplate has adventures in the late 19th and early 20th century, interacting with famous figures and participating at events that shaped modern history.... More »
Friday, July 30, 2010
Screen rights to Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett's speculative fiction book Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel have been opted by Paramount Pictures, with J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) to produce via his Bad Robot company. Published last year, Guinan's book is a collection of Photoshopped photos and artwork that is presented as a document of the world's first thinking robot and its many adventures through the late 19th century and into the First World War. [Full story]
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