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‘2084’: Paramount Making ‘1984’-Inspired Sci-Fi Film From ‘The Batman’ Writer
Slashfilm ^ | May 5, 2020 | Chris Evangelista

Posted on 05/05/2020 4:20:19 PM PDT by EdnaMode

Paramount is set to go to the future with 2084, a sci-fi film from The Batman writer Mattson Tomlin. The project is being described as a “spiritual sister” to George Orwell’s classic 1984, which really just sounds like they’re adapting 1984 but changing the year so it’s no longer dated. The script is also described as having a tone similar to both The Matrix and Inception.

THR has the scoop on 2084, which was just snapped up by Paramount. Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce. And just what is this movie about? Don’t ask, because no one is saying. Instead, the quality of Mattson Tomlin’s script is being played up, with THR reporting that 2084 “generated interest from filmmakers and talent who were eager to get involved before its pick-up, a testament to Tomlin’s writing prowess.”

Beyond that, all we know is that the movie will be similar in tone to The Matrix and Inception, and that it’s a “spiritual sister” to 1984. 1984 is, of course, George Orwell’s classic about government oppression, totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and a bunch of other stuff that all feels uncomfortably familiar to us saps here in the 21st century. 1984 was previously adapted into a 1984 film starring John Hurt and Richard Burton. It’s also served as partial inspiration for plenty of other films, including Equilibrium and Equals. More often than not, the themes of 1984 tend to get blended into movies along with books like Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451, which also deal with totalitarian future societies. It’s almost as if the writers of the past were all warning us that the future – our present – was going to be a constant waking nightmare.

Giving the film the title 2084 and connecting it to 1984 really makes me think this is going to end up being an updated, more futuristic take on Orwell’s tale, but we’ll have to wait and see how that shakes out. Comparing the tone to The Matrix and Inception suggests there will be plenty of mind-bending elements at play, though. Tomlin has directed several short films and penned multiple scripts, but he’s likely to become a big up-and-comer based on having worked on The Batman with Matt Reeves. Tomlin is also responsible for a currently unproduced script based on the video game Mega Man.


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KEYWORDS: 1984; 2084; batman; dibonaventura; film; georgeorwell; hollywood; inception; lorenzodibonaventura; mattsontomlin; movies; orwell; paramount; paramountstudios; thebatman; thematrix; tomlin
Might as well just set it during 2020.
1 posted on 05/05/2020 4:20:19 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

You can say that again.

But Hollyweird being what it is, the “reboot” will probably have Big Brother as the good guy.


2 posted on 05/05/2020 4:25:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: EdnaMode

I read this. Meh.


3 posted on 05/05/2020 4:25:26 PM PDT by Orosius
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To: EdnaMode

The Proles might have a chance if they quit drinking that rotgut gin and get organized.


4 posted on 05/05/2020 4:30:05 PM PDT by dainbramaged (That information is classified. Request denied.)
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To: EdnaMode

Saw the ‘56 version over the weekend (love Edmond O’Brien) and was wondering if they were going to remake it anytime soon. “Spiritual sister” is usually newspeak for “feminized” so I expect Winston Smith to be Winifred Smith and, quite possibly, trans and O’Brien will be a white, Christian conservative who hates women.

Thinking I’ll be passing on this one already. Sigh.


5 posted on 05/05/2020 4:30:15 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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To: EdnaMode

A new big budget attempt to bring Dune is set to come out at the end of the year.


6 posted on 05/05/2020 4:34:34 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: EdnaMode

They stole my idea. Dang.


7 posted on 05/05/2020 4:36:10 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: EdnaMode

Something to look forward to when Gavin Newsome opens the theaters in 2083.


8 posted on 05/05/2020 4:38:26 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: EdnaMode

No mention that 1984 is anti communist....IE anti leftist.

The new one will surely be anti right.


9 posted on 05/05/2020 4:42:32 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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To: EdnaMode

No mention that 1984 is anti communist....IE anti leftist.

The new one will surely be anti right.


10 posted on 05/05/2020 4:42:36 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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To: Crim
Cliff notes version.


11 posted on 05/05/2020 4:47:07 PM PDT by Bratch (“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: EdnaMode
A helping of virtue signaling in this article. I'm sure the "tyrant" in this movie will be based on Trump.
12 posted on 05/05/2020 4:47:32 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason ("Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither..")
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To: Retrofitted

“Thinking I’ll be passing on this one already.”

Ee-yup! The “reimagined” updates of classic stink on ice almost across the board. The 84 version with Richard Burton was okay.


13 posted on 05/05/2020 4:51:11 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: EdnaMode

I was thinking 2024 if a dem gets elected or 2034...


14 posted on 05/05/2020 4:55:26 PM PDT by shotgun
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