Travolta, a long-time Scientologist, had sought for many years to make a film of the novel by Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. He was unable to obtain funding from any major studio due to concerns about the film's script, prospects, and connections with Scientology. The project was eventually taken on in 1998 by an independent production company, Franchise Pictures, which specialized in rescuing stars' stalled pet projects. Travolta signed on as a co-producer and contributed millions of dollars of his own money to the production, which commenced in 1999 and was largely funded by German film distribution company Intertainment AG. Franchise Pictures was later sued by its investors and was bankrupted in 2004 after it emerged that it had fraudulently overstated the film's budget by $31million.
Space Jazz: The soundtrack of the book Battlefield Earth is a music album and soundtrack companion to the novel Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard, released in 1982. Hubbard composed the music for the album.
Besides its own particular contents, the album is known for being the first soundtrack ever written for a book.
L. Ron Hubbard's son Ronald DeWolf filed a probate case in November 1982, after his father had not made any public appearances since 1980, requesting to be appointed trustee of Hubbard's estate on the grounds that his father was missing or dead. In 1983, attorneys representing Hubbard produced a letter in Hubbard's handwriting and with his fingerprints, in which he wrote that he had not had a leadership role in the Church of Scientology for "nearly 17 years", and mentioned his new novel Battlefield Earth, his recently released album Space Jazz, and 10-volume novel Mission Earth. "I am actively writing, having published Battlefield Earth, and my Space Jazz album; a projected ten-volume work, Mission Earth, is in the pre-publication stage at the moment", said Hubbard's statement. In conjunction with the release of Hubbard's letter, Church of Scientology President Heber Jentzsch told the press that Hubbard had produced Space Jazz around December 1982, and wrote the majority of songs and lyrics for the computer-based music on the album.
In the year AD 3000, Earth has been ruled by an alien race, the Psychlos, for a millennium. The Psychlos were inadvertently led to Earth by one of NASA's deep space satellites. After one thousand years, humanity is an endangered species numbering fewer than 50,000, and reduced to a few tribes in isolated parts of the world, while the Psychlos strip the planet of its mineral wealth. Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, a young warrior of one such tribe, lives in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. Depressed by the death and disease affecting his tribe, due to irradiation by decaying unused nuclear land mines (see Medium Atomic Demolition Munition), he leaves his village to explore the lowlands and to disprove the superstitions long held by his people of monsters in those areas. He is captured in the ruins of Denver by Terl, the Psychlo chief of planetary security.
BattlefieldEarth is an American science-fiction film based on the 1982 novel of the same name ... Here’s how you can watch and stream Battlefield Earth via streaming services such as Amazon PrimeVideo ... The post Battlefield Earth Streaming.
The newest trailer for Deadpool and Wolverine is hiding a QR code that includes a disclaimer from star Ryan Reynolds about what fans can expect from the highly anticipated sequel ... This film is as paper thin as a sequel to BattlefieldEarth ... He added.
This film is as paper thin as a sequel to BattlefieldEarth... While the big news from the disclaimer might be the movie’s apparent lack of post-credit scene – something the MCU films have been ...
This film is as paper thin as a sequel to BattlefieldEarth... However, it feels particularly notable at this moment thanks to Marvel’s last few films and shows not hitting as well with audiences and critics.
Colt (Gosling) goes on an adventure to find film star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) ...Sandy and orange, the movie looks like it’s trying to be “Dune” while actually landing more on “BattlefieldEarth” territory.
A film isn't a ... Failed films, however, come and go in a few weeks. Sure, there might be jokes about epic disasters like "Ishtar," Waterworld," or "BattlefieldEarth," but even those are fleeting.
Yet even many failed flop blockbusters are still memorable - people are still talking about how insanely misguided BattlefieldEarth was almost 25 years later, after all. But what about those films ...
‘BattlefieldEarth’ writer says there’s a new ‘worst film ever’ — and he may have a point. Time to raise a glass to the worst films of the past year ... Films WORST ACTOR.
That film went on to an afterlife that included sold-out screenings, a documentary ...BattlefieldEarth ... Based on Hubbard’s novel, Battlefield Earth is one of the most terrifying films of the 21st Century.
The Post and Courier
11 May 2023
The Post and Courier
11 May 2023