2176

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When today's announcement of a new science fiction/action movie project titled 2176 broke, we were hoping for more details about the film's "Revolutionary War in space" premise. Thanks to one of the movie's two producers, we've gotten our wish fulfilled.

Producer Daniel Alter spoke with us about 2176, fleshing out the premise and offering new details about the futuristic setting and the project's origins. "I was working with Thunder, developing a spec, when he showed me what he and George were cooking up for 2176," recalls Alter. As was mentioned in our first article today about the project, 2176 is being written by screenwriters Thunder Levin and George Saunders. "It's Thunder's brainchild," he explains. "His baby, which he asked George to bring up with him. And now he's entrusting it to Ron and I."


We asked how America's Revolutionary War gave inspiration to the world of 2176 and its characters, and Alter explained how history was being mirrored in the sci-fi script's storyline. "Earth, naturally, substitues for Great Britain. The main protagonist in the story is General Grant Williams, loosely based upon first U.S. president George Washington, who leads the Resistance. There's even an alien race that plays a prominent role similar to the one that the French did in their military aid to the colonists."

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