It has been almost thirty years since 1984, which is both the setting for the classic George Orwell novel and the year that a film version of that novel was released, and that means that it is high time to upgrade for a newer model, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment is producing a new film version of the book, however, oddly enough, the idea seems to have come from Shepard Fairey, the street artist whose only real involvement in movies so far was his appearance in Exit Through the Gift Shop. Fairey may end up producing, or he may end up in a room in the Ministry of Love for questioning.
In case you slept through English junior year of high school, 1984 is the story of a dystopic country called Oceania ruled by an oppressive leader known as Big Brother. And sure, 1984 has come and gone and somehow we made it, but the themes of endless war and doublethink still have more than a little relevance. Dystopias, of course, are in right now, although if the Howard and Grazer should try to add in a few scenes of children being brutally murdered for the entertainment of a bloodthirsty populace, just to be on the safe side. Oh, and whatever they do, they probably shouldn't make Big Brother an alien.
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