was common practice during the 1970s to 1980s, for network film premieres and subsequently licensed broadcasts. This version was labeled "edited for television" to comply with U.S. network television censorship standards of the time and never released to home video. Adaptations A comic strip adaptation of Outland illustrated by Jim Steranko appeared in Heavy Metal magazine in the July 1981 to October 1981, and January 1982 issues. A novelization of Outland written by Alan Dean Foster was published by Warner Books in March 1981. A large-format photonovel titled Outland: The Movie Novel: Edited by Richard J. Anobile from the Screenplay by Peter Hyams was published by Grand Central Publishing in 1981. It was promoted as including "over 750 full-color photographs". A song based on Outland called "High Moon" was written by Star One (a side project of Ayreon composer Arjen Lucassen) for the Space Metal album. On 18 August 2009, Warner Bros. announced that director Michael Davis had been hired to direct a remake of the film from a script by Chad St. John. No casting or start date information was announced. See also Explosive decompression myth Moon (2009 film) References External links 1981 films 1980s science fiction action films 1980s dystopian films 1980s Western (genre) science fiction films British Western (genre) science fiction films 1980s English-language films Films scored by Jerry Goldsmith Films adapted into comics Films directed by Peter Hyams Films shot at Pinewood Studios Fiction set on Io (moon) Jupiter in film Films about mining British science fiction action films Films with screenplays by Peter Hyams British space adventure films Space Western films The Ladd Company films 1980s British films