The 1992 sci-fi cult classic The Lawnmower Man is being revived as a scripted multi-episode virtual reality series.

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RoadtoVR reports that cinematic VR company Jaunt have partnered with rights holders Jim Howell and Rupert Harvey to produce a reboot of the film for VR headsets. The series doesn't have a release date yet, but it's expected to go into production sometime in 2017.The 1992 movie was one of the first major, full-length films about VR and it spawned a sequel in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, as well as two video games: 1993's Lawnmower Man and 1994's Cyberwar.The original film stars Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence Angelo and Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith. The story follows Angelo as he tries to experiment on Smith and increase his intelligence by using a mix of experiment pills and virtual reality. Neither Brosnan nor Fahey are expected to reprise their roles.The PS4 YouTube app was recently updated to support 360-degree videos with the PlayStation VR headset.

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