From the ubiquitous trilateral symmetry of its structures to its cylindrical sea and machine-island, Rama's secrets are strange evidence of an advanced civilization. The astronauts given the task of exploring the hollow cylindrical ship are able to decipher some, but definitely not all, of the extraterrestrial vehicle's puzzles. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called Rama, disappears. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. “Dune” earned three Golden Globe nominations this week, including for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director for Villeneuve, and Best Score for Hans Zimmer, setting him up for Oscar contention in the months ahead.An all-time science fiction classic, Rendezvous with Rama is also one of Clarke's best novels-it won the Campbell, Hugo, Jupiter, and Nebula Awards. Villeneuve is also attached to direct episodes of the HBO Max spinoff prequel series “Dune: The Sisterhood,” which he will also executive produce. to greenlit the sequel, “Dune: Part Two,” which is currently still in its pre-production stages. “Dune” is nearing the $400 million mark at the global box office even despite the pandemic and initial play on HBO Max.

At one point, David Fincher was attached to direct, before moving on to other projects. “Rendezvous with Rama” has been in development limbo since the early 2000s, with the book under option for more than 20 years.

We are also pleased to work with Morgan and Lori, who have a long-standing passion for this IP.” The project will be financed by Alcon. “It’s perfectly fitted to our friend and collaborator Denis’ brilliant sensibilities and specifically to his love and passion for science fiction. “This is one of the most intelligent works of fiction in the genre it poses as many questions as it does answers, and is a work for our time,” said Johnson and Kosove in a statement.

“Denis’ vision for ‘Rama’ felt completely aligned with Arthur’s wishes, so we are confident that teaming with our producing partners Andrew and Broderick at Alcon is the right next step in this over-20-year odyssey,” said McCreary and Freeman in a statement shared with IndieWire. Clarke, and they committed to him to personally on a visit to him in Sri Lanka that they would bring “Rendezvous with Rama” to the big screen.

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