J. Michael Straczynski, who created Babylon 5, is writing the script for a “reboot” of Forbidden Planet, the famous 1956 movie that brought Shakespeare’s The Tempest to outer space.

Staczynski promised to be faithful to the original: “There’s a little more action, but it’s still a strong character piece, because it’s based on The Tempest and the idea of a father whose daughter is being courted by, in the original play, sailors that are washed up on shore.  You need to have that dynamic still in place to respect the original and the source material. So there’s a fair amount of talking, but there’s some really cool action pieces in it as well.”

Warner Brothers currently holds the rights and is eyeing the new movie to launch a film series.

Source: http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/babylon-5-creator-reboots.php