``Deep Impact'' What is the background behind the shocking shock wave that exceeds science fiction?

What the reunion with Spielberg brought

I'll try to spread out the pamphlet when it was released in theaters. Then, there was a description of how the project came about in the first place. Apparently, the project started in the 1970s, more than 20 years before its release. Around that time, the production duo Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown approached major company Paramount to remake The Last Day on Earth (1951), which won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects, using new technology and ideas. was. However, he was unable to find a decisive script, and the project itself was abandoned.

After that, the gods of fate finally smiled on them as they continued to steadily work on their roots. It was when he reunited with director Steven Spielberg, with whom he worked on ``Carjacking '' (1974) and `` Jaws '' (1975).

“The Last Day on Earth” Preview

At the time, Spielberg was preparing to adapt Arthur C. Clarke's novel `` The Hammer of God '' into a film. At that point, he learned that Zanuck & Brown were also working on a similar project, and thought, ``Rather than competing with each other, it might be wiser to fuse the two.''

As a result of these repeated discussions, the two sides decided to form a solid partnership. The project that Zanuck & Brown had dreamed of was finally beginning to become a reality.

The movie “The Last Day on Earth” and the novel “God’s Hammer”