(urth) Update on _The Death of Doctor Island_

[Gwern Branwen]

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Nigel Price <nigelaprice at talktalk.net> wrote:
> Gwern Branwen asks concerning the movie version of "The Death of Doctor
> Island" and it's supposed launch date...
>
>>>Early 2008 will soon be a full year ago. Is the project dead?
>
> Good question. Last I heard, they were still trying to raise money for the
> CGI effects and were selling frames from the film on the website in an
> attempt to generate cash. The current economic climate is not exactly
> propitious, so my guess is that the project is still stalled, though not
> abandoned.
>
> You can e-mail the producers if you're interested and ask how it's going.
> There's a contact address on the website.

That was the next step, yes. I was hoping for the unofficial
scuttle-butt, if you will; an official email might not've been much
informative.

> I bought a frame from the movie, by the way. If any of you want this film to
> see the light of day...one day...I would encourage you to do the same.
>
> Nigel

Was it worthwhile for you?

-- 
gwern