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Influence on 'Pitch Black'?


Ok you Sci-Fi heads, anybody else think that the corrupt space marshals in 'Outland' might have influenced the creation of the Johns character in 'Pitch Black'?

Not just the character- look at John's uniform and his shotgun... seem kinda familiar?

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No. No not really. Outer space movies all sorta look alike. Hollywood could only do the silver jumpsuit thing for a little while before doing it more militaristically as it is now and has been since the 70s. Ever since Silent Running now that I think of it...

Jason R. Johnston | impossibleFX.com

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Not at all.The corrupt jailor (jailer? Gaoler?) is a pretty staple character

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Johns was a mercenary, not a cop in anyway. He was returning Riddick for bounty. Plus, Space Marshals appear to be Federal employees.

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