Screen Rant » the andromeda strain http://screenrant.com TV and Movie News, Reviews & Trailers Sat, 26 May 2012 15:49:56 +0000 en hourly 1 The Andromeda Strain Is Coming! http://screenrant.com/the-andromeda-strain-is-coming-vic-1428/ http://screenrant.com/the-andromeda-strain-is-coming-vic-1428/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:54:16 +0000 Vic Holtreman http://dev2.screenrant.com/the-andromeda-strain-is-coming-1428/ The Andromeda StrainWe haven’t heard much about the upcoming A&E mini-series based on Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain in almost a year.

Well guess what? It’s almost upon us and A&E just put out a trailer for the two part TV movie.

The original movie, for it’s time, blew me away. It was really terrifying and was the first movie based on a Michael Crichton novel. This was LONG before Jurassic Park. Personally, I’m ecstatic to see a Crichton story back in movie form; I’m pretty sure he’s on some Hollywood blacklist for his views contradicting so-called “Global Warming™” (now being referred to as “Climate Change” as more and more data comes out to refute it, but I digress).

Although this is a cable TV movie, it’s got some heavy names behind it, including Ridley Scott & Tony Scott.


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]]> http://screenrant.com/the-andromeda-strain-is-coming-vic-1428/feed/ 5 Ridley Scott Re-Infects The Andromeda Strain http://screenrant.com/ridley-scott-re-infects-the-andromeda-strain-vic-696/ http://screenrant.com/ridley-scott-re-infects-the-andromeda-strain-vic-696/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 02:06:34 +0000 Vic Holtreman http://dev2.screenrant.com/ridley-scott-re-infects-the-andromeda-strain-696/ Ridley Scott & Tony Scott are getting together to do a remake of the movie The Andromeda Strain, based on the Michael Chrichton novel from way back when.

Sorry folks, but it’s not a theaterical release: It will be a 4 hour miniseries for the cable network A&E. Tom and Ridley are not involved in directing, but are co-producing.


Here’s a summary of the story from VFX World:

A deadly bacteria — code-named The Andromeda Strain — is let loose after a U.S. government satellite crash-lands in Arizona. The bacteria unleash a lethal plague that wipes out an entire town, leaving only two survivors – an old man and an infant. They must provide clues to immunizing the population. As the military tries to contain the spreading disaster, only a hastily assembled team of scientists can hope to find a cure and stop the Andromeda Strain from spreading.

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