Acclaimed voice actor and screenwriter David Hayter has opened up about his canceled Lost Planet movie adaptation, which he wrote for Warner Brothers in 2008. The project fell through due to the 2008 financial crisis, according to Hayter. He shared the information in a throwaway tweet, almost twenty years after the project was first confirmed.
Hayter described the movie as a 'huge' project, with a 'Lawrence of Arabia on an ice planet' concept. He also mentioned that the movie had a timely story about energy resources and a beautiful visual world. The project was interrupted by the financial crisis, which devastated the business and led to the movie's cancellation.
Hayter's comments are one of just a few times he has spoken on the 2008 financial crisis playing a part in the project's premature end.