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phantomstranger
08-01-2006, 02:03 PM
Clooney Confirmed for Pet Sematary Redo?
Source: Bloody-Disgusting
August 1, 2006
Back in early 2004 it was rumored that George Clooney would play Doc Cage in a remake of Pet Sematary, and now Bloody-Disgusting says it is indeed happening.
That same year, news was released that Paramount Pictures had hired horror specialist Dave Kajganich to write the Alphaville project. The Face/Off scripting team of Mike Werb and Michael Colleary wrote the first draft.
Pet Sematary is based on Stephen King's story of a family moving to a small Maine town with a pet cemetery and an Indian burial ground.
Miss Olivia
08-01-2006, 02:57 PM
Oh, wow.
makemebad
08-01-2006, 10:51 PM
hrmmmmmmmm
ZombieChick13
08-02-2006, 04:02 AM
They can't remake it! Grrr! and George Clooney is a terrible choice.
hammerfan
08-02-2006, 05:11 AM
As much as I love George Clooney, I can't see him doing this film.
Sloan
08-11-2006, 02:59 AM
1 = below par
2 = Hole in 1
Remake = Why?
urgeok
08-11-2006, 07:10 AM
Originally posted by Sloan
1 = below par
2 = Hole in 1
Remake = Why?
i think because of your reasons - this might be a film actually worth remaking ..
if only they could recapture that stark, bleak style of '70s horror filmmaking...
Vodstok
08-11-2006, 07:32 AM
I thought Pet Semetary sucked, so i wouldnt mind this... Clooney rocks, and when he doesnt, he jokes about how bad he was, so he rocks.
urgeok
08-11-2006, 07:39 AM
Clooney is solid .. this guy couldnt deliver a bad line if he tried .. he has the look and more imprtantly - the voice ..
he's basically the new Gene Hackman or Michael Caine ... 2 other guys who make acting look effortless..
Vodstok
08-11-2006, 09:11 AM
I knew clooney was godlike when i saw him in an interview talking about Batman and Robin and he said "The batman movies were a great series, until I came along and killed it." THAT is humility.
urgeok
08-11-2006, 09:41 AM
Originally posted by Vodstok
I knew clooney was godlike when i saw him in an interview talking about Batman and Robin and he said "The batman movies were a great series, until I came along and killed it." THAT is humility.
and its not like he killed it either ...
he was the only good thing about it ..
i'd like to have seen him do it with a better director with a different vision ..
he'd be able to play it on the darker side ..
The_Return
08-11-2006, 09:57 AM
Not having bothered to see the original, and only goung by the book, I think Clooney is perfect for this role. A bit old perhaps, but Im sure he'll be great.
hammerfan
08-11-2006, 09:58 AM
OK, I have to ask Vod and urge this question:
What did you think of Clooney's portrayal of Seth Gecko in "From Dusk Til Dawn"?
urgeok
08-11-2006, 10:05 AM
Originally posted by hammerfan
OK, I have to ask Vod and urge this question:
What did you think of Clooney's portrayal of Seth Gecko in "From Dusk Til Dawn"?
fantastic ..
i love the movie and mostly because of Clooney ..
he was, as the kids say: kick-ass
hammerfan
08-11-2006, 10:13 AM
Originally posted by urgeok
fantastic ..
i love the movie and mostly because of Clooney ..
he was, as the kids say: kick-ass
Interesting. And I say that only because I've seen most people here at HDC knock down From Dusk Til Dawn (it sucks, etc.). I was beginning to think I was the only person on the planet that liked the movie. I also thought Tarantino was creepy.
urgeok
08-11-2006, 10:31 AM
Originally posted by hammerfan
Interesting. And I say that only because I've seen most people here at HDC knock down From Dusk Til Dawn (it sucks, etc.). I was beginning to think I was the only person on the planet that liked the movie. I also thought Tarantino was creepy.
i love the movie - always have.
a lot of people dont like it because of the twist from crime thriller to vampire flick ..
i thought it was a ton of fun.
Vodstok
08-11-2006, 10:39 AM
I htought it was tarantino-esque style-over substance bullshit.
But im just picky ;)
urgeok
08-11-2006, 10:41 AM
Originally posted by Vodstok
I htought it was tarantino-esque style-over substance bullshit.
But im just picky ;)
yeahhhh - go shoot some giant insects , bug-boy :p
Miss Olivia
08-11-2006, 10:42 AM
From Dusk till Dawn was mindless entertainment...but I liked it a lot.
phantomstranger
08-11-2006, 01:29 PM
I love "From Dusk Till Dawn" great mindless action and good gory fun, And it has Salma Hayek in a bikini (drool, slobber, drool)dancing with a snake
urgeok
08-11-2006, 01:47 PM
Originally posted by phantomstranger
I love "From Dusk Till Dawn" great mindless action and good gory fun, And it has Salma Hayek in a bikini (drool, slobber, drool)dancing with a snake
then you must have loved Kevin Smith's :Dogma
Salma dressed as a schoolgirl stripper ..
mind numbingly beautiful..
Sick_As_Fuck
08-11-2006, 09:17 PM
Originally posted by hammerfan
Interesting. And I say that only because I've seen most people here at HDC knock down From Dusk Til Dawn (it sucks, etc.). I was beginning to think I was the only person on the planet that liked the movie. I also thought Tarantino was creepy.
And you give these clowns credibility, why?
barbra
08-12-2006, 12:26 AM
it'll work
hollywood has had a lot of practice making eerie little kids.
the wife will be big breasted
but who will play Jud?
Sloan
08-12-2006, 04:18 PM
Originally posted by urgeok
i think because of your reasons - this might be a film actually worth remaking ..
if only they could recapture that stark, bleak style of '70s horror filmmaking...
if only they captured that style in pet sem.................................. and im knocking the remake like i normally do..... but i'll still watch it and i'll no doubt think it is better than the original because 'the hazing' was a better watch than pet sem.
it aint hard to make a better movie than pet sem FULL STOP
Spoorloos
08-12-2006, 05:41 PM
Clooney is pretty good but they should have went with the original first choice of Bruce Campbell
dabruce16
08-13-2006, 02:42 PM
i heard that clooney isn't in the pet cemetary remake any more. i heard it was all just a bunch of speculation that was wrong.
CrimsonFiend138
08-20-2006, 01:07 PM
I wouldn't doubt it.
I wonder how they would do Zelda, She always gave me fuckin' gooooooosebumps!!
tarcher80
08-21-2006, 08:59 AM
personally i think this is stupid b/c there is a sequel to pet cemetary. not to push this thread in another direction, but there should be rules in place when "remaking" a horror classic and the first one should be that you cannot remake the original if there has been a sequel(s).
i know that the studio would push for a remake of the orginal b/c getting an "A" lister like clooney would not look good under the title: Pet Cemetary 3 (that's a job for someone like Eric Roberts) . but still, the above mentioned rule should exist.
Vodstok
08-21-2006, 09:22 AM
Originally posted by barbra
the wife will be big breasted
And the problem is? Oh, right, they always get big fake boobs...
Where is my "Apt Analogies for dumies..."?
Oh, here we go:
Why eat "Krab" when nice big natural King Crab legs are so much better and more staisfying?
urgeok
08-21-2006, 09:52 AM
Originally posted by tarcher80
personally i think this is stupid b/c there is a sequel to pet cemetary. not to push this thread in another direction, but there should be rules in place when "remaking" a horror classic and the first one should be that you cannot remake the original if there has been a sequel(s).
???
any partial success of a remake ensures the sequels will be remade as well..
hammerfan
08-21-2006, 10:14 AM
Originally posted by Sick_As_Fuck
And you give these clowns credibility, why?
Because they know what they're talking about.
tarcher80
08-21-2006, 10:36 AM
Originally posted by urgeok
???
any partial success of a remake ensures the sequels will be remade as well..
i don't think you're getting what i'm saying... or maybe you are?
what i'm opposed to is that the studio is remaking the original movie w/ the original plot and characters, after there had been a sequel. if there was no pet cemetery 2 then i would be fine w/ a remake of the original, but b/c there was a sequel i feel the studio should a) make pet cemetery 3 (w/ out clooney) or b) make something like return to pet cemetery (w/ clooney), both having a newly written script.
take the friday the 13th series: no more sequels, please! what would work better is if someone remade the original. pet cemetery only had one sequel (which was a decent flick). i don't think the studio needs to remake the original w/ only one sequel under their belt.
urgeok
08-21-2006, 10:58 AM
Originally posted by tarcher80
i don't think you're getting what i'm saying... or maybe you are?
what i'm opposed to is that the studio is remaking the original movie w/ the original plot and characters, after there had been a sequel. if there was no pet cemetery 2 then i would be fine w/ a remake of the original, but b/c there was a sequel i feel the studio should a) make pet cemetery 3 (w/ out clooney) or b) make something like return to pet cemetery (w/ clooney), both having a newly written script.
take the friday the 13th series: no more sequels, please! what would work better is if someone remade the original. pet cemetery only had one sequel (which was a decent flick). i don't think the studio needs to remake the original w/ only one sequel under their belt.
i know what you're getting at but:
1) there are no rules. Just one .. if it has a chance of making money they'll make the film
2) if the 'remake' is different from the origional, they'll still do a sequel with another origional plot line that suits the 1st remake.\
3) the only way films wont get made is if people stop supporting the trend. So far - people are seeing these films ...
Remember - the name is there - in the pop culture concious / subconcious.
even if young people havent seen the origional omen/amityville/etc etc ... the name is already out there .. it is something familiar.
I thionk thats a strong selling feature.. sort of a built in audience.
tarcher80
08-21-2006, 01:53 PM
Originally posted by urgeok
i know what you're getting at but:
1) there are no rules. Just one .. if it has a chance of making money they'll make the film
2) if the 'remake' is different from the original, they'll still do a sequel with another original plot line that suits the 1st remake.\
3) the only way films wont get made is if people stop supporting the trend. So far - people are seeing these films ...
Remember - the name is there - in the pop culture concious / subconcious.
even if young people havent seen the origional omen/amityville/etc etc ... the name is already out there .. it is something familiar.
I thionk thats a strong selling feature.. sort of a built in audience.
you're almost there, but not quite...
i'm not against sequels or remakes. i understand that if business dictates a need for another pet cemetery, so be it. and i will pray that there is good plot/casting/directing. it just annoys me that the studio (in this case and in many others) is already going back to the original w/ out trying to progress the series into a 3rd instalment or create an original (shit, we've used this word a lot!) script. no one wants to create anything new these days. i guess that partly has to do w/ the large drop in theatre attendance, but a lot of that is made up in dvd sales. it's frustrating.
we're pretty much on the same page here.
PR3SSUR3
08-21-2006, 04:04 PM
w/at w/ld w/e do w/out remakes b/c I'd really like to kn/w.
Sick_As_Fuck
08-21-2006, 04:05 PM
Originally posted by hammerfan
Because they know what they're talking about.
lol
tarcher80
08-22-2006, 05:19 AM
Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
w/at w/ld w/e do w/out remakes b/c I'd really like to kn/w.
are you mocking me fun boy???
StevenReynolds
08-24-2006, 06:15 PM
I dont see that face in the that movie
Hate_Breeder
08-25-2006, 03:31 PM
I'd watch a remake of this. Clooney is a badass. I just hope he doesnt have a bad acceptance speech and spread "smug" throughout the movie
:p
Manic1511
08-26-2006, 12:30 PM
Man i fucking love Pet Sematary to make a remake of it..its just sad...and CLOONEY....my god. what as the world come too....
CrimsonFiend138
08-26-2006, 09:37 PM
Hey if they do Zelda right I'll go see it, FUCKIN SCARY.
Or the Jogger dude, and I didn't know who he was when I was little, Even when I found out he was good, I didn't go in my basement, thinking he would be there.
NEC2234
09-01-2006, 09:36 AM
If the filmmakers intending to remake Pet Sematary follow the novel closely, it could honestly be better than the original. There were several key moments left out -- Gage's encounter with Jud, eloborating upon the story of a human being buried at the indian site. These, among others differences which may subtle on their own, but added together could provide the atmosphere King's novel held.
CrimsonFiend138
09-02-2006, 01:48 PM
Follow the book all they want, but they will probly make it with CGI and that automatically fucks things up(for most movies)
I wouldn't even be surprised if they would CGI Church the cat.
ZombieBoy
09-03-2006, 08:49 AM
I thought Cloony was great in From Dusk 'till Dawn. Hell, I just thought that From Dusk 'till Dawn was great, full stop. But, with regards to Pet Sematary, I just gotta say: If it aint broke, don't fix it!
scaryminda15
09-19-2006, 05:39 AM
i think it would be kinda good but it depends on the other parts of the movie so ill check it out.
psycho_butthead
09-20-2006, 05:26 PM
Originally posted by ZombieChick13
They can't remake it! Grrr! and George Clooney is a terrible choice. I completely agree.