Will Farrell Making Sid & Marty Krofft “Land of the Lost” Film
Will Farrell is making a big screen adaptation of the Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning kids show “Land of the Lost” from the late 70’s. I remember all of the Sid & Marty Krofft shows being really trippy and bizarre at a very young age, they were borderline creepy. I am actually really excited about this concept. Check out the article from RottenTomatoes.co below:
Variety reports that the big-screen adaptation of the cult classic ’70s Saturday morning show, a project Ferrell has been attached to since it was announced several years ago, has been given the go-ahead by Universal for a March start. From the article:
Decision to greenlight the Will Ferrell project surprised observers, who are aware that U had a rough ride with its $160 million comedy “Evan Almighty.” Studio sources suggest the budget of “Land of the Lost,” described as an event comedy, was recalibrated from $125 million to $100 million in order to earn its start date.
Brad Silberling will direct from a script by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas. The plot revolves around a disgraced paleontologist, his assistant and a macho tour guide who find themselves in a strange world inhabited by dinosaurs, monkey people and reptilian Sleestaks (pictured below).
(A “SLEESTAK” FROM THE TV SHOW “LAND OF THE LOST”)
The original Sid & Marty Krofft series in retrospect does look low budget and is a bit cheesy, but it was one of the first live action kids shows that didn’t pander to young audiences. It looks like with Farrell driving this project it will go the campy route which could be a wrong move if fans don’t like it.
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