![]() “I had final approval and up until the day we finally had the manuscript, I still had approval rights to say it is good enough or it’s not, but in a resounding celebratory moment, I said we have to move forward. ![]() While she didn’t give away specific plot points, she did tease a “female scientific edge” in the novel. He was truly inspired by Michael so we already had that under our belt.” “We were critical of what that story would be and how it would unfurl but Daniel was remarkable to work with. “I can’t say that it was ever a slam dunk,” she says of locking in the right writer. She also had to bring into view a writer of note who could handle such a story. “I was able to look past the potential criticism from naysayers and look at the bigger picture, which is that I don’t want Michael’s classic body of work to be forgotten.” “It was not an easy decision to touch one of Michael’s most iconic pieces of work,” Sherri notes. Wilson, best known for his New York Times best-selling book Robopacalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, got the nod from Sherri Crichton to tackle a new installment of the story, titled The Andromeda Evolution, one that picks up decades later when a Brazilian drone detects “a bizarre anomaly of otherworldly matter in the middle of the jungle, and, worse yet, the tell-tale chemical signature of the deadly microparticle.” The seminal science-fiction tale tracks the events after the shocking landing of an extraterrestrial microorganism in Arizona that threatens humanity. 12, Harper publishes The Andromeda Evolution, the sequel to Crichton’s groundbreaking science fiction novel, The Andromeda Strain, 50 years after its 1969 publication. His books have sold more than 200 million copies across the globe and their legacies live on: HBO debuts Season 3 of Westworld in 2020 Jurassic World 3 is coming via Universal on Jand Nov. He repeated the feat a year later with Airframe, Twister and ER. In his 66 years, Crichton, a towering figure who stood 6 feet 9 inches, proved himself one of the most prolific and indefatigable creatives, working as an author, researcher, screenwriter, director and producer who delivered iconic works like The Andromeda Strain, ER, Congo, Jurassic Park and Westworld. “It’s always a day of solitude but, I have to tell you, I have the blessing of feeling Michael’s energy around me all the time.” While she considered getting on the line another day, she called in (from Michael’s old office) because “there’s no better day to continue celebrating Michael and everything he gave us - all the gifts of literature and entertainment,” explained the 55-year-old, who serves as CEO of Crichton Sun, the film and TV production company overseeing his vast archive. Also on that date, just last week, Sherri Crichton, had an interview scheduled with The Hollywood Reporter. 4 marked the 11-year anniversary of the death of Michael Crichton, following a brief cancer battle. Michael Crichton’s Widow, Sherri, Opens Up on ‘Andromeda Strain’ Sequel With “Female Scientific Edge”
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