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Sean 
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 Posted - 03/25/2008 : 02:57:00
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From here...
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/15211/38_planned_movie_remakes_you_didnt_know_about.html
My thoughts in red, purple or yellow.
38 Planned Movie Remakes You Didn't Know About
The Thing? Fame? Footloose? Akira? Just some of the names being raided once more by a Hollywood system that's fast running out of ideas...
Simon Brew
We�ve already pointed out recently 30 sequels that were in the works in the factories of Hollywood � but how about remakes? Cast your eyes over this little lot, and prepare to be depressed�
The Shadow
Presumably this a reboot of the hilarious-but-iffy Alec Baldwin non-franchise of the mid-90s. Sam Raimi is producing, and the project is at the screenplay stage right now. Expect a release no sooner than 2010.
Battle Royale
The brilliant, brilliant, brilliant Asian movie is getting a Western remake. Producer Neal H Moritz is currently attached to the project, which has been optioned but not yet got much further. It didn�t help that New Line was linked with funding the film, and the same New Line got swallowed up by Warner Bros totally the other week. 
Starfighter
A planned remake of the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter, which remains popular today. Nick Castle is currently attached to direct the project (he did the original as well, although his biggest hit as director is the 1993 kids� movie Dennis). We fear this one may get lost in development hell. Hope not.
The Evil Dead
Sam Raimi is attached to the remake of one of his most loved films, with both he and Bruce Campbell on producing duties. Set for release at some point next year, they�ll have to get their skates on, as there�s no sign of cameras being turned on just yet.
Knight Rider
Forget the recent TV rebooting, the Weinstein Company has the option to produce a feature film, and the original creator of Knight Rider � Glen A Larson � is hard at work on the screenplay. Expect a release around 2010/11. If the new TV version doesn�t kill the franchise stone dead, of course�
Conan The Barbarian
The script is still being written for the remake of one of Arnie�s best-ever roles. It�s a fair bet that Arnie won�t be returning, but Sahara scribes Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer are beavering away on the screenplay. Production may yet start this year, apparently.
Logan�s Run
Uber-producer Joel Silver is pushing this long-mooted remake, which has director Joseph Kosinski attached (whose name is also being linked with the new Tron film). Logan�s Run is believed to be first in line, though, and a 2010 release is being mooted.
Death Wish
Sylvester Stallone is set to step into the role made famous by Charles Bronson in a remake of Michael Winner�s violent original. Stallone is set to write, produce and star, and production is planned to start at some point this year.
The Taking Of Pelham 123
Tony Scott is directing, and Denzel Washington and John Travolta are starring in a remake of the brilliant 1974 Walter Matthau original. David Koepp has written the screenplay, and the film will be released in the Autumn of 2009.
Fahrenheit 451
Frank Darabont � he of Shawshank Redemption and The Mist fame � has been linked with a fresh take on the Ray Bradbury book for a while. It seems he�s getting closer to honing a script too for him to direct, but it�s still not ready, so no idea of release date. Tom Hanks had been mooted to star.
Friday The 13th
Marcus Nispel � director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake � has inked his name on the dotted to helm the remake of the original Friday The 13th movie. It�s a great solution: run out of sequels, start at the beginning! It�s in pre-production now for a 2009 release. 
Last House On The Left
A remake of the brutal 70s Wes Craven movie, this time it�s relative-newcomer Dennis Illiadis in the director�s chair. The cast is rumoured to feature Liv Tyler, along with Monica Potter, Garret Dillahunt and Tony Goldwyn. It�s due to start filming next month,
Hellraiser
They�ve given up making sequels, so now they�re remaking the 80s original. No sign of Doug Bradley as Pinhead, but Clive Barker has been involved with the script, and Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury will be making their English language directorial debuts with the project.
Tron
Will it be a sequel? Will it be a remake? Will they call it a �reimagining�? All these questions and more are set to be answered, as three decades on, Tron will be heading back to the big screen in 2010. 
Clash of the Titans
The 1981 film is being remade, and Stephen Norrington has � after not being seen behind a camera since League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen � agreed to direct. He did the original Blade, too. Lawrence Kasdan has been penning the script, and the film is in pre-production for a 2010 release.
Akira
A live action version of the iconic anime film of the same name, the adaptation is believe to be being handled in two parts, and Leonardo DiCaprio has been linked with the project. It�s still at the scripting stage, although director Ruairi Robinson is attached to helm.
The Birds
How depressing. Hitchcock�s awesome thriller is getting the remake treatment, with Martin �Casino Royale� Campbell rumoured to be directing, and Naomi Watts linked with the project too. It has a release date of July 2009.
Frankenweenie
Tim Burton�s terrific early short film is being brought to the big screen by� Tim Burton! There�s logic there, somewhere. December 2009 is the targeted release time.
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Hurray! That �reimagining� word is being used to describe the now-in-the-pre-production stages new Elm Street movie. Michael Bay produces, but doesn�t direct. Thank goodness.
Westworld
The terrific forerunner to Jurassic Park � also penned by Michael Crichton � Westworld has long been mooted for a remake. Billy Ray, who directed Breach and Shattered Glass, is the latest writer to take a stab at the theme-park-attraction-goes-out-of-control concept.
The Warriors
Director Tony Scott � once he�s finished on The Taking Of Pelham 123 - remains attached to the proposed remake of Walter Hill�s 1979 classic tale of rival gangs on a mission that takes them across a dangerous city. It�s still in the writing stages, and may be held up in development hell for some time yet.
Piranha
Alexandra Aja, who enjoyed success with his remake of The Hills Have Eyes, is directing a potentially 3D version of Joe Dante�s terrific original. A 2009 release date has been eyed up.
Escape From New York
Another John Carpenter classic is getting remade, and Terminator 3 director Jonathan Mostow � with Ken Nolan - is taking a stab at the script. No word if he�s going to direct, but a 2009 release is mooted.
Meatballs
Another 80s comedy getting a remake, Meatballs has � oh dear � Big Momma�s House 2 (not even the original!) director John Whitesell attached to it. And no sign of Bill Murray, either. Never a good thing.
Howard Stern�s Porkys
A remake of Bob Clark�s bawdy early 80s comedy, this is still in the planning stages with US shock-jock lending his name to the project and the title. It�s planned to have it ready for 2009. Expect an array of shitty sequels if it hits.
The Lives Of Others
The stunning German film is getting an American remake, with Anthony Minghella attached to produce, but not direct. It�s only been optioned so far, so 2010 would be the earliest you see it. Our advice? See the original. It�s genuinely stunning.
Short Circuit
Number Five is, er, still alive, with original screenwriters coming back for the reboot of the 80s original. No news of a finished script, director or shooting date, though.
Straw Dogs
Rod Lurie � the man who directed The Contender � is scripting and directing the remake of the Dustin Hoffman-starring original. It�s only been optioned thus far, and so the planned 2009 release date may be optimistic.
1984
Tim Robbins is apparently hunting for the money for a new big screen adaptation of George Orwell�s classic and never-more-relevant novel. He�s not having much luck though, we�re led to believe.
Red Sonja
Roy Thomas (Conan The Destroyer) has been drafted in to write a screenplay for a new Red Sonja film, although don�t expect Arnie to be in it. Nor should you expect it soon.
The Dirty Dozen
Alias veteran Josh Applebaum has the unenviable task of coming up with a suitable script for the remake of the original classic. 2010 is the earliest it�ll be released.
Footloose
Surely not? The 80s musical could be coming back to life if director Kenny Ortega has anything to do with it. That said, given he directed High School Musical and its spin-offs, he�d probably be allowed to do anything he wanted in Hollywood right now. Sigh. Footloose has thus far been optioned, and may go before the camera this year.
Dune
Frank Herbert�s source material is set to be mined again, for a new movie due out in 2010. Peter Berg, who directed the brilliant Friday Night Lights movie, is waving the megaphone, but further details are still sketchy.
The Thing
A remake of the 1982 classic, that�s got Battlestar Galactica producer Ronald D Moore attached to it. That said, it�s being described as a companion rather than a remake. Hmmmm. No word on it going before the cameras yet.
Near Dark
Kathryn Bigelow�s 1987 vampire flick enters the remake chamber, with music video director Samuel Bayer making his debut in the directors� chair on the film. Cast has yet to be announced, but it appears that Bigelow has had a hand in the screenplay.
The Swarm
This is more like it! Lots of bees! Frank Schaetzing�s book is plundered again for the big screen, with Silence Of The Lambs adapter Ted Tally on scripting duties. No director or cast yet, though.
Fame
Alan Parker�s 1980 musical is being remade by MGM, who originally had a Christmas 2008 release date inked in. Andy Finkman � who directed The Game Plan and She�s The Man � is down to direct, though, and the project will no doubt move forward shortly.
The Witches
Roald Dahl�s book has already been filmed with Anjelica Huston in the leading role, but Guillermo Del Toro is toying with the idea of having a stab himself. No start date has been announced for the project, though.
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MguyXXVI 
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 06:54:31
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I didn't catch any yellow color changes.
The list is generally depressing (except for Dune, which appeared to overwhelm the original director, though he tried mightily).
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 08:08:28
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Well, the original Birds scared the bejeezus out of me so I doubt I'd go to see a remake of it, anyway. I think I'm most disappointed to hear about Logan's Run and Fahrenheit 451 since although today they look a bit cheesy, they really were excellent films. I cannot understand why Hollywood has to do these remakes. For instance, I am now fully decided that the absolute worst remake I've ever seen is The Producers. It was so painful to watch Lane and Broderick do Wilder and Mostel immitations that I had to turn it off. Okay, you want to make a remake of a really funny film, that's fine, but at least the actors should be themselves in the parts and not try to duplicate the originals! Even Steve Martin's 2nd rate remakes of the Father of the Bride movies weren't a slap in the face insult to Spencer Tracey by him trying to immitate Tracey. Nor did Harrison Ford try to Bogey up his unfortunate remake of Sabrina.
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 08:15:30
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Originally posted by MguyX
I didn't catch any yellow color changes.
The only yellow is my smiley on Tron. That one is arguably justified, i.e., they'll make the movie that the original makers would have made if they'd had the technology at the time. Although it could easily end up as a vacuous CGI overload. |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 08:16:35
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I cannot understand why Hollywood has to do these remakes.
Because people pay to see them so they make lots of money.  |
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duh 
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 17:57:47
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Conan The Barbarian
I'm saddened to read of this. The original is a masterpiece. Please, don't hurt yourselves while rolling on the floor and laughing. I find it to be exquisite. James Earl Jones was simply chilling! I like the soundtrack. My review for it: 'Jones cult without koolaid.'
An issue I foresee with most of the proposed remakes is that they'll probably rely heavily on cgi and I think that really cheapens a film. Few of them will benefit from lots of cgi -- but I agree that Tron will benefit.
I thought Westworld was a pretty good scary movie and it will bother me to see someone else take on Yul Brynner's evil robot gunfighter role. However, it will be pleasant if they cast actors that are more interesting and sympathetic than the original two leads. I'm sure they'll way overdo the cgi. The whorehouse scene in the original creeped me out -- I don't care for obligatory sex scenes -- usually they are for the cheap titillation of the audience and have very little other use and few films do them well.
When a film overuses cgi, one of the reasons it resonates badly with me is because of my background as an artist. Too often, the artwork just sucks or the concepts are shoddy. 'Van Helsing' comes to mind.
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silly
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 18:24:17
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I can see both sides of the remake coin.
On the one hand, "why?" is my first question, and it's usually not answered, except for the 'it'll make money' answer.
On the other hand, to see a totally different take on a movie that I like (or even don't like) is fun. As long as it is different, and not just different actors doing the same thing.
For example, I grew up watching Batman on TV, the first Batman movie with Mr. Mom vs. the Joker was really fun to watch because it was so dark, but then the Batman Begins (where he gets a SUV instead of a hot rod) is cool in its own way.
As much as I love Logan's Run, if it's done well, a remake could be awesome. Or it could stink like Alvin and the Chipmunks, never can tell until they're done with it.
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MisterBadIdea 
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 19:11:49
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There are many worthy films getting the remake treatment, but I'm kind of amazed the ones you guys are defending as too good for remakes. Logan's Run? Westworld? Conan the Barbarian? These are all terrible, and more to the point, BORING movies.
The Tron remake is likely to be a CGI overload -- the single thing that Tron had going for it were good special effects, which still hold up today. They're not technically very advanced but they work for the concept and any attempt to update them will very much spoil the charm of the original. What are they going to do, put them in a modern-day video game? Modern video games and modern movies are built on the same CGI engine. There will be no contrast whatsoever -- they'll be interacting in a video game which looks nearly exactly how it would in a regular movie. I hope they change none of the effects and instead beef up the plot and characters so it's not so boring.
I've said before that I support any and all remakes in concept, I really don't understand why people are so against them. That said, many remakes really do suck. (Good call on The Producers remake, one of the worst-directed musicals of all time.) Of the ones on the list, the one that I'm looking most forward to is Friday the 13th. That's a movie which could stand a remake. |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 21:19:22
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
Logan's Run? Westworld? Conan the Barbarian? These are all terrible, and more to the point, BORING movies.
All great movies, and certainly not boring.quote:
The Tron remake is likely to be a CGI overload -- the single thing that Tron had going for it were good special effects, which still hold up today. They're not technically very advanced but they work for the concept and any attempt to update them will very much spoil the charm of the original. What are they going to do, put them in a modern-day video game? Modern video games and modern movies are built on the same CGI engine.
Agreed, it's very likely to end up looking very familiar to anyone who plays video games or watches movies with plenty of CGI. I'm guessing it'll end up hollow and dissatisfying, but am hoping to be surprised. I can certainly see the point in the remake given the original was FX-driven.quote:
I've said before that I support any and all remakes in concept, I really don't understand why people are so against them. That said, many remakes really do suck.
I think most of them suck, which is why I'm anti remakes.
But, the real reason is that I can't stand it when I overhear someone say something like "Hey, I saw The Wicker Man, it was great!" and they have no idea they've just seen a crap Hollywood rehash of a piece of cinematic excellence. I'm not sure why I should care about it, perhaps it's the desecration of the name. And perhaps it's because when I list some favourite movies I have to very carefully point out that I'm talking about a not-so-well-known piece of excellent British cinema rather than the garbage that everyone has heard of. I wouldn't give a toss how bad a remake was if they called it something else and didn't contaminate a good name with the garbage they so often churn out. |
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ChocolateLady
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Posted - 03/26/2008 : 06:53:36
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Originally posted by silly
On the other hand, to see a totally different take on a movie that I like (or even don't like) is fun. As long as it is different, and not just different actors doing the same thing.
My point, exactly, regarding The Producers. If you're going to remake a popular movie, you should make it your own.
Of course, not all remakes are bad. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsey Lohan's Freaky Friday was very sweet and I believe Lohan did a much better job acting adult-like than Jodie Foster did.
Another good remake was Little Shop of Horrors. The original 1960 non-musical version was darker and I remember being scared by it and not thinking it very funny. But Rick Moranis was Rick Moranis in that movie and didn't try to copy what Jonathan Haze did in the original, and really played up the comic aspects very well.
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randall 
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Posted - 03/26/2008 : 12:00:03
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Well, the justification of "remaking" THE PRODUCERS, LITTLE SHOP and HAIRSPRAY is simple: they're musicals now. And each one was an absolute hoot when seen live. That doesn't necessarily make a good movie, but it does make a legitimate reason to roll film.
The only parts of the filmed musical PRODUCERS I enjoyed were the lines and songs not taken from the original, which blows this one away whenever they have to copy, with one exception: "Springtime For Hitler." And it too was even more effective in person than in the movie.
On the other hand, I preferred the original YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to the musical, which will undoubtedly be filmed as well.
It's sad that somebody thinks it's a good idea to remake THE BIRDS. I heard a weak justification for re-doing PSYCHO: "kids don't watch black and white movies." But THE BIRDS is in color, for Pete's sake. |
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Cheese_Ed 
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Posted - 03/26/2008 : 13:20:18
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| I'm all for a new Conan movie if it's like a real Robert E. Howard Conan. The Arnold versions did not evoke the spirit of the books for me. |
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MisterBadIdea
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 03/26/2008 : 13:26:45
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Psycho the remake was a weird little experiment, it's a bit different from most remakes. The original movie was about Norman Bates and Marion Crane and so on; the remake was about the movie "Psycho." Artsy and pretentious. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
The Producers movie musical was simply one of the worst movies ever made. Not because it was a remake, or the original was untouchable. (For what it's worth, I thought the Hairspray remake was way better than the original, and the Little Shop of Horrors remake was pretty damn good.) No, it sucked because the director didn't do a goddamn thing but film the stage production. No changes at all. It's an entirely different thing when you have to play for the rafters to a live audience who can only see the damn thing from one angle. It really is just terrible, especially when you compare it to something with the energy of Hairspray. Terrible, terrible movies.
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All great movies, and certainly not boring.
They certainly are. All three of them seem to me have far better premises than execution, thus making them ripe for remakes. Maybe this time they can give Westworld an ending, or infuse Logan's Run with some logic, or take the leaden pretension out of Conan the Barbarian. |
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Sean
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Posted - 03/26/2008 : 22:28:51
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
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All great movies, and certainly not boring.
They certainly are.
Are not. |
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 03/26/2008 : 23:24:56
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
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All great movies, and certainly not boring.
They certainly are.
Are not.
These you've cited are not boring. Not not not. Give reign to reality, for God's sake, MBI -- or else frickin wake from your boredom and REVIVE!
BTW: Are you by any chance a writer who doesn't get to curse in s/his own newspaper? Just askin'... |
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silly
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 03/26/2008 : 23:50:32
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Why didn't we think of it before:
Logan's Run, the Musical! |
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