Apparently, David Brin was happy that Costner became involved with this film and that the screenplay changed to portraying people missing organized society if a post-apocalyptic world were to occur. However, Kevin Costner ended up as director, producer, and star as the main character for this film. Could this have been the direction the film was heading with Ron Howard and Tom Hanks? I guess we will never really know. Again, it is rumored that one of the original screenplays involved the moral message of the novel being reversed (which, David Brin did not take kindly to). We believe though that the story was going to have been changed quite a bit if the development involved these two Hollywood legends. It is rumored that at one point, this film was intended to be directed by Ron Howard and Tom Hanks. Pre-Production and Surprising Facts You May Have Not Known Then comes a con-man who transforms himself into a revolutionary hero to stand against the Holnist militia and give the nearby settlements hope, which eventually spreads across the country to help organized society evolve again. At least in one part of the United States, a militia known as the Holnists reigns the nearby settlements with fear. ![]() The year is 2013 and society has broken down with no infrastructure and no government. This film was based on a 1980’s novel with the same title written by David Brin, and we will touch on that in the next section, but essentially this film is a world that has gone post-apocalyptic. Stick around to learn about how ridiculously long this film is and other gripes we at Force Fed Sci-Fi identified and/or listen to the full episode on The Force Fed Sci-Fi Movie Podcast! Brief Synopsis This week, we’ll be discussing The Postman including Tom Petty’s cameo, analyzing the characters and cast of The Postman, and how The Postman final battle fails to deliver a lack of a climax. While falling flat on its face, Kevin Costner’s film The Postman is an exhausting movie to watch. ![]() Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Email | TuneIn | RSS | More Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:10 - 51.7MB) | Embed
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