Sunday, September 25, 2005

The Master of "Serenity" unlocks its mysteries

EDITORS COMMENT:
Jacky and I are both fans and she doesn't even like Sci-Fi...

The Master of "Serenity" unlocks its mysteries: "The Master of 'Serenity' unlocks its mysteries
Joss Whedon explains some of the complexities of his canceled cult TV classic 'Firefly,' now turned Hollywood movie
Sunday, September 25, 2005
M.E. RUSSELL

'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' creator Joss Whedon always wanted to write and direct feature films -- but even he admits that 'Serenity' was a strange choice for his big-screen debut.

'A lot of people told me that -- repeatedly,' he says, 'because ('Serenity' is) a story and not a premise movie, like 'Oh! He sees dead people!' '

It's true: 'Serenity,' which opens Friday, is hard to sum up in pithy sentences. In broad strokes, the film tells the story of space pirate Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) -- a Han Solo-style mercenary who squares off against the assassin trying to kill the psychic on his crew (Summer Glau) after she mentally eavesdrops on some alarming state secrets."

No comments: