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