Edwards goes on to say that they "did a lot of things to make the film more modern" and that the idea behind setting the film in outer space was to "make the story as exciting for kids now as the book was for kids then".
Edwards fortsætter og siger at de "gjorde mange ting for at gøre filmen mere moderne" og ideen bag at lade filmen spille sig ud i det ydre rum, var at "lave historien så spændende for børn nu som bogen var for børn dengang."