SF Movie Question

[egkelly]

Was there EVER a movie version of Asimov's "FOUNDATION" trilogy? If such a film was made, does anyboy have any reviews of it?
This is something I've always wanted!

[Perderabo]

The short answer is "no". For details on all films involving Asimov's work, click here (http://www.clark.net/pub/edseiler/WWW/asimov_FAQ.html#morethan2-2).

[CalMeacham]

I don't know of any movie versions of "Foundation". There HAVE been student film versions and small company versions of some of Asimov's other stories and novels. I recall one student film of one of his robot stories (but I can't remember which), and a version of "The Ugly Little Boy". Both were pretty good. The film version of "Nightfall" was an abomination unto Campbell that we should all ignore -- and it wasn't even at all faithful. (There was a pretty decent AUDIO adaptation done by Analog back in the 1970's, as well as a stage play version in the Boston area circa 1976) The only Big Studio adaptation I know of is the recent "Bicentennial Man", which I liked more than the critics did.

I'd like to see them film Harlan Ellison's screenplay for "I, Robot". THAT would be something.

[KeithB]

It seems that there is some action on a "Foundation" film. There is a writeup in corona: http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/filmlistingsFramed.html

(Click on Listings By Name and then search for "Foundation.")

It does not look good if the quote they give is correct.