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Here’s some additional Land of the Lost stuff that’s been hanging around since our February post on Will Ferrell’s latest movie. (We dig up details so you don’t have to.)

:: Universal released this bug-eyed photo of a whole bunch of evil Sleestaks.

Why such a (welcome) similarity to the 1970s television series? Director Brad Silberling told USA Today: “There is a sense of humor that I loved from the original show that can only come from an actor trying to negotiate the suit.” If Silberling brings that kind of thinking, I think we old school fans will be pleasantly pleased with the film. (Word up defamer.com)

I don’t know if it’s some mental flashback to my youth, but the Sleestaks are still scary. If I see the movie on a Saturday morning, it’ll be even worse…

:: Our friends at slashfilm provided a little extra flavor to the studio description of Will Ferrell’s Rick Marshall as a “has-been scientist.” (This doesn’t sound like a spoiler, necessarily.) They report Marshall becomes an embarrassment to the scientific community after an abusive attack on Stephen Hawking during a TV interview, forcing Marshall to become a tour guide at California’s La Brea Tar Pits.

:: Chaka, the doofus primate with barely opposable thumbs, is being played by SNL writer and Hot Rod co-star Jorma Taccone (left, with Andy Samberg).

:: Universal’s notes have a promising tongue-in-cheek tone saying “Space-time vortexes suck.” (Wouldn’t that be “vorteces”?), calling the film a “super-scaled comedy” and referring to the Sleestaks as “painfully slow reptiles.”

:: The Land of the Lost official release date: July 17, 2009.

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Other Posts of Interest

• A Whole Slew of Sleestaks
• New LAND OF THE LOST Teaser Movie Poster
• LAND OF THE LOST Movie Begins Shooting
• Will Ferrell & Sacha Baron Cohen. Together.
• Interviews: LAND OF THE LOST’s Brad Silberling, Krofft Brothers

July 5th, 2008
Categories: Interviews, Comedies, Science Fiction, Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager

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