Vic 17 Posted July 30, 2010 Paramount has picked up the rights to the Victorian Age story Boilerplate and adding to his already busy schedule, J.J. Abrams will produce an adaptation of the story. Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, is an illustrated book by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett that tells the story of Boilerplate, a mechanical man developed in the 1880s and unveiled at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Boilerplate was a prototype soldier built for “preventing the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations.” The Victorian Age robot fought alongside Pancho Villa and Teddy Roosevelt, but vanished at the end of World War I. View the full article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethlehem 7 Posted August 4, 2010 Cute, but is it needed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites