Sixteen years before the premiere of Waterworld, George Miller launched an action franchise set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The Waterworld script was inspired by Mad Max. Whether you love it or love to hate it, here are some facts about Waterworld in honor of the guilty pleasure movie's 25th anniversary. That, plus the troubled, chaotic production, added up to an inflated budget that overshadowed the movie’s critical and commercial reception. Set in a post-apocalyptic future where melting polar ice caps have flooded the world, the 1995 film starring Kevin Costner features a unique setting that was incredibly expensive to shoot. That way, he can work with his favorite actor and favorite director.Waterworld isn’t remembered for having the best acting or the most coherent screenplay, but it’s still memorable.

During post-production, Reynolds ultimately walked away from his own film, stating, “Kevin Costner should only star in movies he directs. It’s hard to soak in (sorry) just how bad the film was it took a critical drubbing and was a box office disaster, often referred to as “Fishtar.” After a more successful home entertainment release, the film reportedly eventually became profitable for Universal.ĭuring production, ocean sets sunk and floated away, storms wreaked havoc on the schedule, and Kevin Costner hurt his back doing his own stunts. Prior to Titanic (1997), it film held the dubious distinction as the most expensive movie ($175 million) ever produced. The film was directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. Kevin Costner starred as the underwater-breathing mutant, The Mariner, who came to the aid of a woman, Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and child, Enola (Tina Majorino), seeking the fabled “dry land.” Tangles with the evil, one-eyed Deacon, played by Dennis Hopper, abounded. Waterworld is set in a post-apocalyptic world where melting polar ice caps have covered the entire planet with water. And we should have a writer locked in, I would think, over the next couple of weeks.' Dan's attached, we're breaking the story now and we're talking to a few different writers. We’re talking to folks, but nobody's locked in yet. But definitely, we're in the building stages right now. Fox, Davis' producing partner at Davis Entertainment said, 'We're not 100% sure on the approach to the show. The films’ original producers John Davis and John Fox are partnering with director Dan Trachtenberg ( 10 Cloverfield Lane) to resuscitate our favorite climate change love story.Ĭollider reports the series is expected to take place after the events of the 1995 movie, and though Davis didn't mention specific actors, he noted it would take place 20 years later with the same characters. 26 years after the post-apocalyptic thriller Waterworld hit theaters with a spectacular and painful belly flop, a live-action sequel series has risen from the deep.

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