Writer J. Michael "Changeling" Straczynski, is scripting an update of "Forbidden Planet" for Warner Bros, with Joel "Lethal Weapon" Silver producing via Silver Pictures.
Released in 1956, directed by Fred Wilcox, starring 'Robbie The Robot', "Forbidden Planet" focuses on an expedition sent from Earth to check on a colony of scientists on a distant planet. They find 'Dr. Morbius', a man who has found alien technology that doubled his intellect and his daughter, both of whom have managed to survive an unseen monster roaming the planet.Stracznski is noted for creating the sci fi TV series "Babylon 5" and "Jeremiah"...
