Amazon Prime is developing a TV series adaptation of the 1997 cult classic sci-fi/horror film Mortal Kombat. Oddly enough though, even those who love it tend to it that Event Horizon isn't all it could've been.
It's well-known that earn a legion of devoted followers.
Now, it appears that the world will soon get a new take on the Event Horizon story. Godzilla vs. Kong, You're Next) should it get picked up. To ensure some creative continuity, Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are returning to help produce the series after working on the film. However, it doesn't appear that Anderson himself is involved, and neither is original writer Philip Eisner.
While Event Horizon fans will continue to lament the fact that Anderson's fabled director's cut has never materialized, this TV series adaptation could conceivably be the next best thing. While the film boasted a cast full of talented performers, and incredible production design, the central concept is ripe for further exploration. For those unfamiliar, Event Horizon's titular ship used an experimental tech to in essence create a man-made black hole that allowed it to jump from one end of space to the other. Unfortunately, things went awry when the vessel and its crew were instead sent to hell, or as it's referred to in the film, a dimension of pure chaos.
At this early stage, it's unclear if Event Horizon's TV reincarnation will simply adapt and expand on the story and characters presented in the movie, or instead choose to send a new crew with new quirks to hell for bodily rearrangement. One also wonders if the TV show will delve further into how exactly the Event Horizon's transport device essentially got infernally hijacked, as it's mostly left up to the imagination in the film.
Source: Variety