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“#The Last Starfighter 2 Is Finally Moving Forward Confirms Writer<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\nAudiences love the 1980s and returning to this decade has been a sure-fire way to hit the right nostalgic notes for some time. Well, get ready to go back once again, as one of the writers behind the cherished 1984 sci-fi adventure The Last Starfighter<\/em><\/strong>, Jonathan R. Betuel, has now offered a promising update on his long-gestating sequel.<\/p>\n

“It looks like we’ll be making the deal to get it going. Gary’s a gifted collaborator, we’ll be writing the script<\/a> together but it’s taken a long time. I had to go through a process that took years to recapture the rights, but that was recently completed and although nothing is ever clear sailing, it looks like we have a really good opportunity now. So I’m really looking forward to taking it up.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nBetuel plans to make The Last Starfighter 2 alongside Rogue One<\/em> and Star Wars Rebels<\/em> scribe Gary Whitta, and describes the project as “a combination of reboot and sequel that we both think honors the legacy of the original film while passing the torch to a new generation.” Betuel has been planning the follow-up for some time but has sadly been held back by various rights issues and studio problems which have now been rectified.<\/p>\n

The Last Starfighter<\/em> follows everyday teenager Alex Rogan, played by Lance Guest, who, after finally achieving the high score on Starfighter, his favorite arcade game<\/a>, meets the game’s designer, Centauri, played by Robert Preston. Centauri reveals that he created Starfighter as a training ground for developing and recruiting actual pilots to help fight a war in space. Whisked away from the banality of his trailer park life to a distant alien planet, Alex struggles to use his video game-playing skills to pilot a real ship, with real lives at stake.
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\nThe simple space adventure has become a beloved 1980s classic over the years, with fans already being thrust into a flurry of excitement recently thanks to a rumored television series<\/a> sequel. Betuel has now denied that this was ever a possibility, assuring fans that The Last Starfighter 2<\/em> will be a big screen venture.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t generate that [report], that was a misfire from a wishful TV producer at the time. This is a movie with all the bells and whistles, and it won’t presuppose that you’ve seen the original film. There’ll be references here and there, but it’ll carry the saga forward.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Betuel even went on to tease what to expect from his long-planned sequel, as well as how The Last Starfighter 2<\/em> would continue the saga whilst still remaining true to the original. “The leads are now parents and time has passed,” he said. “It’s not a remake, it’s going to continue the story. What’s changed is time itself, certainly as the video world and the alien world have continued to tick away. It’s not a time capsule of the 80s by any means, we’re taking it to the next level. Passing the torch… or the joystick.”<\/p>\n

So, is The Last Starfighter 2<\/em> something you want to see? Or, should the original be left alone? This comes to us courtesy of Movie Hole<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nTopics: The Last Starfighter<\/p>\n

\n\"Jon<\/p>\n