rdenham Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 (edited) Some body in Hollywood must be a Macross Plus Fan. On 18 June 2004 a scene for the upcoming Columbia Tri-Star movie "Stealth" was filmed on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Lincoln was conducting local operations in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment after 10 months of dry docked Planned Incremental Availability (PIA). About 80 cast and crew members were aboard the Everett-based aircraft carrier to shoot scenes for the Columbia Pictures action film starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Sam Shepard, The $130 million film is expected to hit theaters in 2005. According to the back story, the F/A-37 "Talon" is a Mach 3.5, super cruise stealth fighter/bomber/interceptor with a 4000nm range. Top speed is somewhere in the Mach 4+ range. The movie is premised on an artificial-intelligence program designed to fly jet aircraft and reduce human casualties. Not surprisingly, one of the AI robo-pilots runs amok when Navy officials decide to use an unmanned version of the “Talon”. When the plane begins attacking friendly forces, Navy pilots are called in to save the planet from artificial intelligence. Edited August 30, 2004 by rdenham Quote
Pat S Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Sheesh, that's not even close to as deep as Macross plus, and they even had Macross Plus's shoulders to stand on. Can't Hollywood come up with any interesting stories? This should be an episode of JAG, not a major movie. Quote
Zentrandude Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 old news here. still hate the hollywood sci-fi skateboard helmets. Quote
rdenham Posted August 30, 2004 Author Posted August 30, 2004 I figured that some people would already know about this however I have yet to see anything about it posted on this site. The thing that really got me is the design similarities between the “F/A-37 Talon” and the Yf-19. Quote
the white drew carey Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 I figured that some people would already know about this however I have yet to see anything about it posted on this site. The thing that really got me is the design similarities between the “F/A-37 Talon” and the Yf-19. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...9687&hl=stealth http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...9070&hl=stealth http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...9483&hl=stealth Quote
Pat S Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Hahahaha. Hey, it would be cool to watch them launch that off the deck Quote
fulcy Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Couldn't you just wait for the plane to run out of fuel??? Quote
Pat S Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Maybe it called the AI in a mid air refueler to help, or maybe it threatens using nukes on a city unless it is refueled. Probably they'll say it's nuclear powered or some other BS. Quote
fulcy Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Maybe it called the AI in a mid air refueler to help, or maybe it threatens using nukes on a city unless it is refueled. Probably they'll say it's nuclear powered or some other BS. Ah, yes, a pocket nuclear reactor. I wish I had one of those! Quote
bsu legato Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 $130 million? That seems a little high for a Rob Cohen film. Even XxX didn't cost that much. Quote
Duke Togo Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Another POS movie that should never be made. Quote
NoSuchFile Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Another POS movie that should never be made. What did you expect, it's Hollywood, most movies they make is crap Quote
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