Stories by @tajimaru

Batteries Not Included (remake/sequel)

Batteries Not Included (stylized as *batteries not included) is a 1987 American science fiction comedy film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living spaceships that save an apartment block under threat from property development. The story was originally intended to be featured in the television series Amazing Stories, but executive producer Steven Spielberg liked the idea so much that he decided to adapt it into a film. It was the feature film screenwriting debut of Brad Bird.

Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon (remake)

Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon is a 1959 French-Italian film. It stars Andrée Debar and Gabriele Ferzetti. It is loosely based on the life of Chevalier d'Éon, although it portrays them as a woman masquerading as a man, rather than a person who was biologically male but presenting as a woman, as was supposedly the case for the latter part of their life.

Chevalier (1980)

Chevalier is a 2022 American biographical drama film based on the life of the titular French-Caribbean musician Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, played by Kelvin Harrison Jr. The film is directed by Stephen Williams and written by Stefani Robinson. The film also stars Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Marton Csokas, Alex Fitzalan, Minnie Driver, and Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo. But what if it was cast in 1980.

Stephen King's Thinner (remake)

The story centers on morbidly obese lawyer Billy Halleck, who, driving carelessly, kills a Romani woman while she is crossing the street. He escapes legal punishment due to his connections, but the woman's mother (Mrs Lempke) then curses Halleck to physically waste away, and the lawyer must find a way to undo the curse.

Captain EO sequel

A lieutenant is assigned the mission to find Captain EO. after an amazing adventure and defeating The Supreme Leader's minions a hologram of Captain EO is generated delivering a final message of love and hope. Michael Jackson/Captain EO tribute film/extended music video

Lost In Space

Remake of 1998 film following a family space mission sabotaged and lost in space

Jack of Shadows

In a world half of light, half of darkness, where science and magic strive for dominance, there dwells one who is friendly with neither side. Jack, of the realm of shadows, is a thief who embarks on a vendetta wandering through strange realms, encountering witches, vampires, and, finally, his worst enemy the Lord of Bats. He consults with his friend who is trapped in stone and is pursued by a monstrous creature that will not relent.

The Winter Wifey

Every fall a "player" searches for a plus size girlfriend who likes to cook so he can be "wifed up" for the winter, but over the course of 5 holiday dates ending with Valentines he realizes he may have met "the one"

Bucks of America

An all black regiment of soldiers in the American Revolutionary War makes their stand against overwhelming odds. Historical fiction

Starjammers

The Starjammers - a group of renegade spacers who perform acts of piracy and sabotage in the tradition of old English buccaneers. The original Starjammers, Ch'od, Hepzibah, Raza, and their human leader Corsair met in the slave pits of the Shi'ar Empire.

Cactus Jack (remake)

Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Jones wants the money, and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming.

Way of the Gun

Spiritual successor film to "The Way of the Gun" (2000) American neo-Western heist action thriller film directed and written by Christopher McQuarrie

Reflex (Jumper 2)

The novel tells the story from David's and Millie's perspectives. During a meeting with Brian, his NSA handler, David is tranquilized and kidnapped by a powerful criminal organization with influence over the NSA and other government agencies.

Embers (Sholay remake)

In a small African village, a retired police chief Thakur plots to bring down notorious bandit gang leader Gabbar and enlists the help of two lesser criminals, Jai and Veeru.

Mississippi Masala (remake tv series)

After Mina's Indian family is ousted from their home in Uganda by dictator Idi Amin, they relocate to Mississippi to start a new life. Mina falls for a young black man named Demetrius, despite the protestations of their families over their racial difference. The families and their surrounding communities begin to feud, putting even more pressure on the couple's romance.

Pistol Opera

A young female assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by killing off the competition.

Tower of Lust (remake)

The Tour de Nesle affair was a scandal amongst the French royal family in 1314, during which Margaret, Blanche, and Joan, the daughters-in-law of King Philip IV, were accused of adultery. The accusations were by Philip's daughter, Isabella. The Tour de Nesle was a tower in Paris where much of the adultery was said to have occurred. The scandal led to torture, executions and imprisonments for the princesses' lovers (knights Gautier and Philippe) and the imprisonment of the princesses, with lasting consequences for the final years of the House of Capet.

Passing Strange

Historical drama/comedy about a well off semi famous white man passing himself off as black so he can live with his black wife during a time in the US when it was illegal to do so

Extant

Movie to end the tv series - Molly Woods, an astronaut with ISEA (International Space Exploration Agency) is assigned a solo mission aboard space station Seraphim. She returns home to her husband John, a robotics engineer who created their son Ethan, a prototype android called a "humanich". When Molly discovers that she has mysteriously become pregnant despite years of infertility, she begins a search for answers.

Philippa

Philippa Duke Schuyler was an American concert pianist, composer, author, and journalist. A child prodigy, she was the only child of the most celebrated interracial marriage of the Harlem Renaissance. Schuyler began a career as a news correspondent. She died at the age of 35 in a helicopter crash during the Vietnam War while attempting to rescue Catholic schoolchildren from the war zone.