Delta Zero

When we first talked about Delta Zero, my first impression was that it was going to be a dark and gritty movie about soldiers fighting a machine in space, very much "Bladerunner" in tone and "Nightmare on elm street" in thrills and spaceship design, (Freddy's boiler room).

So when I started reading the script, that's the mindset I had. It even started that way, but as I read on I started to notice that it was actually more of a fun action movie.

What caught my attention was the introduction of Rat, I don't want to give away too much but when we first see Rat we are made to think he's this hard boiled action hero whose' "seen a lot of sh*t".
but we later learn that he's not even a soldier but a pilot, who might be a little over his head with the situation, Rat has the sprite of John Mclane in Die Hard but lacks the know how. which is what I like about the character.

and so I expected the stone-cold demeanor to come from the soldiers, but when we meet them one cracks a funny joke on how a teammate may have spent his time in the sleeping chamber. Don't get me wrong they are very serious about the mission you can tell they are focused, but you can also tell they are friends.
its all very good stuff.

I also liked Savage, who I can really see Michael Madsen playing. Someone who just knows everything and has been through everything. I also had Jonathan Banks in mind while reading it, (Mike from Breaking Bad)

One of the issues I thought might come up is Andrea, I think maybe we can add more sabotage story from her, but subtile. I felt that for someone who really wants her mission to succeed she doesn't really try that hard to make it happen. Though maybe since she's being closely observed by Savage she can't do anything to derail their mission, like if she's a super soldier why doesn't she hurt or kill Savage when they are alone together?
but I'm sure it can be explained, I also think its smart that we open the movie with her, it makes the audience less suspicious of her.

Overall it was a fun read and if made well, a very fun movie to watch.

I think the feel of the movie should be like its a thriller, the situation is still scary so it should be shot like its scary, it's the characters who make it fun.
Depending on which direction we go with the film in terms of tone, so far my job as props I'm thinking the tools and weapons should be simple but a bit futuristic.