Sequel to The Last Starfighter in the Works?

A sequel to the 1984 sci-fi classic “The Last Starfighter”? Wow, it this turns out to be true, it would be pretty cool stuff. I was a fan of the original movie, and remember watching it and loving every bit of it. Then, as an adult — well, it doesn’t quite stand up, especially the special effects work, but it still has that great, adventurous spirit that I originally loved about it. And now, a sequel is in the works? Say it’s so!

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I’ve heard vague rumblings in recent years that a sequel might be in the works, and now it looks like it’s actually happening. It is currently on the production schedule for a company called George Paige and Associates, and they list it as being distributed by Warner Brothers and Universal Pictures. Tonight I got an email from a scooper going by the name of ZondoDon, who claims that not only is it on the schedule, it’s about to start shooting next month.

He adds: “It involves original director Nick Castle, writer Jonathan Betuel and actor Lance Guest. It’s your basic Son of the Starfighter storyline and actually sounds pretty cool.” A teenage Guest starred in the original movie, so if they really are pursuing a Son of the Starfighter plot, it makes sense that they’d want him back… assuming of course any of Zondo’s scoop is true.

The article goes on to mention that the company that is rumored to be doing the sequel seems to specialize primarily in low-budget films, which would kinda suck if that’s true. I want a sequel to “The Last Starfighter”, yes, but I don’t want a low-budget, crappy one.