http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/battlefield-earth-scripter-pens-apology/ (http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/battlefield-earth-scripter-pens-apology/)
I was considering just posting it here as a quote until I read the last paragraph. Thought it might be a bit risque for a family friendly forum.
Not really much of an apology, but still pretty interesting.
As far as I'm concerned, he's not the one that needs to make an apology. Sounds like he was trying to actually write a movie, not some whacko's idea of a movie.