The Tempest two other silent versions, one from 1911 by Edwin Thanhouser, are known to have existed, but have been lost. The plot was adapted for the Western "Yellow Sky", directed by William A. Wellman, in 1946. The 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet" set the story on a planet in space, Altair IV, instead of an island. Professor Morbius and his daughter Altaira (Anne Francis) are the Prospero and Miranda figures (both Prospero and Morbius having harnessed the mighty forces that inhabit their new homes). Ariel is represented by the helpful Robby the Robot, while Sycorax is replaced with the powerful
Planet of the Apes (comics) in 2005 with input from a panel of fans including Ty Templeton, Beware the Beast Redux emerged from this rewrite and can be viewed in the Facebook group Planet of the Apes the Forbidden Zone, https://www.facebook.com/groups/485867174771037/ Gideon also made a brief appearance in 'Within The Planet Of The Apes', set shortly before 'Beware The Beast'. The Dark Horse series was written by Ian Edginton and was a tie-in with the Tim Burton's 2001 "Apes" film. Between 2001–2002, Dark Horse published a film adaptation, a mini-series, a brief ongoing run, a Toys R' Us minicomic and a three-part serial in "Dark