 Author George R. R. Martin cites "Forbidden Planet" as his favorite science fiction film and owns a working replica of Robby the Robot made by Fred Barton Productions.In the Firefly movie “Serenity”, one of the vehicles they examine on the planet Miranda has C57D stenciled on its side.New Line Cinema had developed a remake with James Cameron, Nelson Gidding, and Stirling Silliphant involved at different points.