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Published on Friday, October 3, 2008 - 12:19am |
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AMC Developing Sci-Fi Series Based On The Novel RED MARS!!

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Screenwriter Jonathan Hensleigh ("Die Hard With A Vengeance," "Jumanji," "The Saint," "Armageddon," "The Punisher," "Next") is developing an AMC series based on Kim Stanley Robinson's 1992 sci-fi novel "Red Mars," about the first Earth colony on the solar system's fourth planet.
Publisher's Weekly describes the novel:
The first installment in Robinson's ( Blind Geometer ) new trilogy is an action-packed and thoughtful tale of the exploration and settlement of Mars--riven by both personal and ideological conflicts--in the early 21st century. The official leaders of the "first hundred" (initial party of settlers) are American Frank Chalmers and Russian Maya Katarina Toitova, but subgroups break out under the informal guidance of popular favorites like the ebullient Arkady Nikoleyevich Bogdanov, who sets up a base on one of Mars's moons, and the enigmatic Hiroko, who establishes the planet's farm. As the group struggles to secure a foothold on the frigid, barren landscape, friction develops both on Mars and on Earth between those who advocate terraforming, or immediately altering Mars's natural environment to make it more habitable, and those who favor more study of the planet before changes are introduced. The success of the pioneers' venture brings additional settlers to Mars. All too soon, the first hundred find themselves outnumbered by newcomers and caught up in political problems as complex as any found on Earth.
Find all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.


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Reader Talkback
Remember those couple of bad
Mars movies a while back? by Amy Chasing | Oct 3rd, 2008 12:26:05 AM | Wasn't Sci-Fi developing this
ages ago? by Paul T. Ryan | Oct 3rd, 2008 12:33:58 AM | Could be cool by mmaddox3 | Oct 3rd, 2008 12:42:56 AM | Awesome books; good chance at
some Galactica grittyness. by Stereotypical Evil Archer | Oct 3rd, 2008 01:09:21 AM | I never got through one of
them by TroutMaskReplicant | Oct 3rd, 2008 01:16:41 AM | Nice by EvilElecBlanket | Oct 3rd, 2008 01:18:19 AM | They should have adapted
Benford's The Martian Race
instead by successor | Oct 3rd, 2008 01:34:58 AM | just read that terminator is
close to by FamousEccles | Oct 3rd, 2008 01:35:16 AM | Frank Black by Wolverine's Dad | Oct 3rd, 2008 02:01:20 AM | NOOOO FROM JAMES CAMERON TO
JONATHAN HENSLEIGH... by drturing | Oct 3rd, 2008 02:36:38 AM | Fantastic books by Kovac | Oct 3rd, 2008 02:39:25 AM | Wow... by TheRealMoriarty | Oct 3rd, 2008 02:50:14 AM | The season arc possiblities
for this show are awesome by dogstardude | Oct 3rd, 2008 03:00:17 AM | hey AMC change your name
fucking hypocrites by Prossor | Oct 3rd, 2008 03:05:53 AM | Excellent News! by The Outlander | Oct 3rd, 2008 03:31:19 AM | Wow, they're going to do this
on an AMC budget? by geraldbeans | Oct 3rd, 2008 04:23:10 AM | My brother is by emeraldboy | Oct 3rd, 2008 05:19:39 AM | AMC FTW!!! by Cameron1 | Oct 3rd, 2008 05:20:43 AM | This is exciting by bellwether | Oct 3rd, 2008 05:31:36 AM | Like this! by Gezoes | Oct 3rd, 2008 05:50:00 AM | YES!! by the power of GREYSKULL | Oct 3rd, 2008 06:33:55 AM | So it will be about Mars? by Dazzler69 | Oct 3rd, 2008 07:20:56 AM | HELL YEAH! a scifi series that
isnt by palewook | Oct 3rd, 2008 07:39:30 AM | Oh crikey (and regarding AMC's
name) by chrth | Oct 3rd, 2008 08:17:21 AM | Nice. by veritasses | Oct 3rd, 2008 08:47:38 AM | AMC just means AMC now? by L.H.Puttgrass | Oct 3rd, 2008 09:02:10 AM | Couldn't be happier to hear
this by teegee420 | Oct 3rd, 2008 09:14:07 AM | Obligatory RIP on Sci Fi
channel by snowpuff | Oct 3rd, 2008 09:27:33 AM | COOL. by HoboCode | Oct 3rd, 2008 10:18:30 AM | New Promo Tagline: "AMC:
More sci-fi than Sci Fi" by SpyGuy | Oct 3rd, 2008 10:39:32 AM | Howz about a series or
miniseries... by Kid Z | Oct 3rd, 2008 12:21:46 PM | Re:Mission To Mars by skimn | Oct 3rd, 2008 01:43:56 PM | Best hard science fiction of
the last 25 years by Bunger! | Oct 3rd, 2008 04:14:30 PM | whirling dervishes on Mars by troutpencil | Oct 3rd, 2008 04:28:14 PM | Very interesting... by br1947 | Oct 3rd, 2008 05:15:08 PM | I'm sceptical, why adapt? by Mike Connor | Oct 3rd, 2008 06:32:22 PM | Acronym Alert! by zinc_chameleon | Oct 3rd, 2008 07:45:59 PM | Will they have the balls to
change to... by NEUR0M4NCER | Oct 3rd, 2008 08:43:45 PM | NEUR0M4NCER by Mike Connor | Oct 3rd, 2008 09:15:47 PM | Trilogy was both good and bad by KnightBorn | Oct 3rd, 2008 11:17:44 PM | Back in the day, kids... by SkiffyPup | Oct 4th, 2008 12:21:16 AM | AMC = by Stunt Vocalist 709 | Oct 4th, 2008 12:24:32 AM | BTW ... by emvan | Oct 4th, 2008 01:56:50 AM | There's only one Mars movie:
Mars Attacks! by MattInTheHat | Oct 4th, 2008 03:32:03 AM | It's really fucking annoying
that AMC isn't a... by Powers Boothe | Oct 4th, 2008 08:53:36 AM | AMC by ACE NY | Oct 4th, 2008 10:54:07 AM | Amy Chasing by ACE NY | Oct 4th, 2008 10:55:50 AM | ACE NY... by filmfanatic1 | Oct 4th, 2008 02:40:28 PM | Filmfanatic1 by ACE NY | Oct 4th, 2008 04:32:06 PM | Hensleigh's credits don't
encourage me by Drath | Oct 6th, 2008 09:39:52 AM | That book sucks by JackDonkey | Oct 6th, 2008 06:54:57 PM |
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