Well this makes total sense.
Virtual reality technology is becoming such a big thing in our current society that it’s only a matter of time before headsets start popping up in theaters and taking big Hollywood movies to the next level. In fact, it has already begun. But way back in 1992, director Brett Leonard’s The Lawnmower Man, very loosely based on Stephen King’s story, introduced audiences to VR.
As reported by The Verge out of the Sundance Film Festival, the science fiction film is now being turned into a virtual reality series by Jaunt. The company’s press release is describing the series as “a VR realization of the film,” suggesting that it will literally put us inside something of a remake of the movie rather than tell a brand new story. But very few details are available at this time.
The series enters production this year, with no release date stated.
In the movie…
The eccentric Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) puts mentally disabled landscaper Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey) on a regimen of experimental pills and computer-simulated training sequences in hopes of augmenting the man’s intelligence. In time Jobe becomes noticeably brighter and also begins to fare much better with the opposite sex. But, as he develops psychic powers, he realizes that those around him have taken advantage of his simplicity his whole life, and he plots a bloody revenge.
Refresh your memory with The Lawnmower Man trailer below.