article_snippet.sent: David Bowie, who performed an alien in the 1976 film The Man
article_snippet.sent: Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the 1976 film starred The musician as a humanoid who lands on Earth in search of water for The Man parched planet and becomes enamored with alcohol and television.
article_snippet.sent: the 1976 film marked The Man debut in movies .
article_snippet.sent: Cult classic: The musician played an alien who was in search of water on Earth but fell in love with television .
article_snippet.sent: According to sources connected to the adaptation, the 1976 film has been in the works for years.
article_snippet.sent: the 1976 film will be spearheaded by Dutch Ivo van Hove, who used The musician's music in one of The Man own productions last year.
article_snippet.sent: But the production team has cryptically refused to define the 1976 film. 'the 1976 film's going to be a play with characters and songs - I'm calling it music theater, but I don't really know what it's going to be like
article_snippet.sent: Adaptation: the first movie for Bowie was an adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel of the same name, published in 1963 .
highlights_snippet.sent: Bowie, 68, starred as an alien enamored by TV and alcohol in the 1976 film .
  