Over twenty years before 2007's Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer, fans almost saw the Sentinel of the Spaceways headlining a very different type of film. Concept art was made, Olivia Newton-John was believed to be in the cast and Xanadus Lee Kramer was on producing duties. However, what makes this film stand out the most was its proposed soundtrack/score - a rock opera orchestrated by none other than Paul McCartney. In Kramer's own words the film would have been "an epic picture on the scope of 2001: A Space Odyssey with the kind of soundtrack that that film had, only using contemporary rock and roll." Sadly, the idea never came to pass, as Kramer decided to pursue and focus on other projects. Would it have worked? God knows, it would either have been absolutely awful or a stroke of pure genius.
Jesse Gumbarge is editor and chief blogger at JarvisCity.com - He loves old-school horror films and starting pointless debates. You can reach out at: JesseGumbarge@JarvisCity.com
