There's a lot of buzz about a new space film in the making.
Could this be a developing movie for the Arthur C Clarke's novel?
http://www.tracking-board.com/heat-meter-hot-straczynski-sci-fi-spec-earthlight-blazes-into-major-territories/ (http://www.tracking-board.com/heat-meter-hot-straczynski-sci-fi-spec-earthlight-blazes-into-major-territories/)
"Veteran film and TV writer J. Michael Straczynski's hot new spec EARTHLIGHT has been quick to nab attention, heading into major territories. Martin Spencer is running point on the spec, and it's already into a handful of major territories and being read by select producers. I'm hearing that the project is into Warner Bros. by way of Thunder Road Pictures and that Scott Stuber of Bluegrass Films brought it into Universal, while Lorenzo di Bonaventura of Di Bonaventura Pictures took it to Paramount, per his deal there. I'm also hearing that the spec is into Fox through Peter Chernin of Chernin Entertainment and that Joe Roth of Roth Films took it to Sony."
Earthlight was also considered at the time 2001 was filmed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthlight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthlight)