Flight of the Navigator reboot - TBD

'Lucifer' Showrunner Tackling
'Flight of the Navigator' Reboot

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucifer-showrunner-tackling-flight-navigator-reboot-1043758

Flight of the Navigator is ready to soar once again.

Joe Henderson, the showrunner of Fox’s supernatural show Lucifer,
has been hired to write a reboot of the 1986 kids sci-fi adventure movie
that is now set up at Lionsgate.

The Jim Henson Company is on board to produce.

The movie told of a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by a UFO and
reappears eight years later at the exact same age and with no
memories of what happened. When NASA officials spot a connection
between the boy and a recovered UFO and try to ensnare him, the kid
attempts to unravel the intergalactic mystery while trying to reunite with
his family.

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For a second I thought it was a reboot of the medieval film from the 80s...

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Of all the movies that could be rebooted, and they pick that one? Does it even have a following?

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I had thought it was a Flight of the Intruder remake.

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EVILFACE said:

Of all the movies that could be rebooted, and they pick that one? Does it even have a following?

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It was pretty big when I was a kid. I haven't thought about it in forever, though.

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Jem was big in the mid 80's too, we saw how well the new movie did.

I loved this film back in the day, not sure it warrants a remake though, just dont think the popularity is there
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EVILFACE said:

Jem was big in the mid 80's too, we saw how well the new movie did.

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Very possible this will turn out to be terrible. But I'm pretty sure it was a Disney film, so chances are it won't be relegated to the bargain bins of history as quickly as the Jem movie was.

EVILFACE said:

Jem was big in the mid 80's too, we saw how well the new movie did.

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Well based on the trailers the Jem movie didn't even try to cater to fans of the actual show (not that it would have been some huge blockbuster if it did...)

I haven't seen the original in a while, but I have nostalgia love for it. Who knows what this will be. I'm slightly interested. The practical effects in the original made it interesting. Sad they probably won't use any for the new one.

This got me to Googling, and. . .

https://www.nme.com/news/film/flight-of-the-navigator-child-actor-charged-after-869521

Child acting almost never works out well. Sad.

Khev said:

Well based on the trailers the Jem movie didn't even try to cater to fans of the actual show (not that it would have been some huge blockbuster if it did...)

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There was some controversy about how the studio took advantage of the fans too. This is a lengthy read, but it really puts things into perspective.

https://www.indiewire.com/2015/10/how-the-jem-and-the-holograms-movie-manipulates-its-biggest-fans-56325/

Basically, before any footage or designs from the movie were shown, they asked fans to send videos about why they love the character so much. They included the videos in the movie, and framed them to look like they loved the new movie version.

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Adolfo said:

For a second I thought it was a reboot of the medieval film from the 80s...

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Snake Plissken said:

I had thought it was a Flight of the Intruder remake.

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I for some reason thought the heading said "Neverending Story" reboot when I glanced at it (maybe the big flying dog creature?)

THEN I thought it was "Flight of the Intruder."

I was a kid in that era and "Flight of the Navigator" barely appeared on the radar - weird to bother with a reboot.

They should be rebooting The Last Starfighter instead.

Wor-Gar said:

They should be rebooting The Last Starfighter instead.

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Pixels and a few other things have already kind of done that though.

Don't you dare compare Last Starfighter to Pixels. . .

Wor-Gar said:

They should be rebooting The Last Starfighter instead.

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was gonna say TLJ