Earlier, I came across a lengthy interesting interview-style review of both The Revenge of the Sith and Serenity, the forthcoming Joss Wheedon big-screen follow-up to his late, great small screen series Firefly. The piece includes a brief discussion of (a) the Reavers, a culture of space savages given to rape and murder, and (b) filmmakers' use of sound in outer space (where there is no sound), a combination that got my wheels spinning.
I'm now considering my own sci-fi screenplay, an 'Alien' meets 'Deliverance' kind of thing. A project that would lead naturally to bliss-producing ad tag lines like "In space no one can hear you squeal like a pig."
Just the thought of the possible marketing campaign makes me happier than I have any right to be.
