Foundation

Roland Emmerich has talked to Empire Online about his forthcoming adaptation of Isaac Asimov's seminal sci-fi novel Foundation.

Emmerich reveals that screenwriter Robert Rodat has just handed in a 240 page first draft of the film and that they are currently looking at getting this down to a more manageable length whilst still keeping the epic scope of the books.

Emmerich also states that the film will be all-CGI but utilising performance capture techniques and that the flick will also be jumping on the 3D bandwagon.

The director's track record, together with the use of 3D, is likely to worry fans and give rise to fears that the books more cerebral passages will be jettisoned in favour of special effects and action sequences. Notwithstanding this Foundation has had a troubled road to the screen and it may be best to reserve judgment until we see exactly what Emmerich has in mind.