Omen Remake

[phantomstranger]

John Moore to Direct The Omen 666
Source: Variety
July 20, 2005


20th Century Fox has hired Behind Enemy Lines and Flight of the Phoenix helmer John Moore to direct The Omen 666, reports Variety.

The film is a remake of the 1976 horror classic about the arrival of the Antichrist in the home of an unsuspecting family.

Dan McDermott is writing a script that contemporizes the story. The project is on a fast track, as the studio has set a tentative October 3 start date.

[MisterSadistro]

Are you sure it's not a sequel to the original series ? I read that somewhere. When is enough going to be enough already with the remakes ?
CK

[Tony]

I kind of figured The Omen would be next. I mentioned it in another thread.

[ShankS]

fantastisch!..... another hash job in the pipeline

[The_Return]

According to IMDb, it's listed as another sequel. Lets hop they're right

[jekyllhyde]

Why all the remakes? Seems like the last few years that's all we've had. Don't get me wrong, I liked a few of the horror remakes, but damn... enough already.

[lee challenger]

According to Empire magazine the story is slightly different to the original in that it is not so obvious this time that Damien is the devil reborn.
It is more about the kid's dad being paranoid about the strange child he has fathered and believing that he is the devil.The viewer will be less undecided while watching apparently.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by MisterSadistro
Are you sure it's not a sequel to the original series ? I read that somewhere. When is enough going to be enough already with the remakes ?
CK

It will be enough already when they stop making money off them. Until then, we are stuck with remake after pointless remake. A couple here and there is fine....but it really is getting ridiculous. Or has already gotten to ridiculous to be honest.

Anyway, this sounds like another one of the "reimaginings" to me and will probably not even resemble the original all that much. But we'll see.

[MisterSadistro]

If the studios are so imaginative with all the reimagining, why can't they imagine up so new ideas for films ? Imagine that :D
CK

[jenna26]

Originally posted by MisterSadistro
If the studios are so imaginative with all the reimagining, why can't they imagine up so new ideas for films ? Imagine that :D
CK

What you mean actually trying to make an original film rather than just ripping off the name of a classic and throwing in some cute little asides to pay tribute to said classic so that they can somehow convince themselves they are actually doing justice to the material they are trying their very best to ruin?

Nah, that would be way too risky.

[Lamoreux]

Originally posted by jenna26
It will be enough already when they stop making money off them. ... But we'll see.


That's the trouble. As long as we keep seeing them, they'll keep making them.

If you really don't want to see bastardizations of the old classics, stop going to see the remakes.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by Lamoreux
That's the trouble. As long as we keep seeing them, they'll keep making them.

If you really don't want to see bastardizations of the old classics, stop going to see the remakes.

Most people just don't care. I have accepted this. But I still have the right to bitch dammit. Lol. :p I do watch them all, but I always wait and add them to my Netflix list. No way am I paying ten dollars to watch Paris Hilton run around in her bra....:rolleyes: ;)

[Lamoreux]

Originally posted by jenna26
.... No way am I paying ten dollars to watch Paris Hilton run around in her bra....:rolleyes: ;)

Watching Paris Hilton die was one of the very few bright spots in that particular remake.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by Lamoreux
Watching Paris Hilton die was one of the very few bright spots in that particular remake.

Yep, I kind of figured that was the highlight of the film.

[The Count]

Perhaps I can offer a little insider insight.

There is no dirth to new ideas out there today. As a fact, come recent classics have shown that. Some producers/directors repeatedly come out with good material.

The key to remakes is pure and simple an economic one.

1) They are tried and true formulas with a ready-made viewer base. Contemporary commercials films run into the millions of dollars to film and to market. A guaranteed minimal return is too often the deciding factor as to which titles get made.

2) There are very few decent actors (male and female) around today. As with popular music, this lack of any genuine talent is offset by technological tricks and the "no competition anyway"-effect.

3) Contemporary (younger) audiences are victims to all this. Put plainly, they have been brainwashed to accept marketing in lieu of quality. Let's face it, with DVD's, I-Pods, etc., it's really disheartening to admit that there's almost nothing contemporary worth putting in these great media. Remakes offer a semblance of worthiness. It's a way to capitalize on the quality of the past.

4) You've all said it well: stop shelling out money and they'll stop insulting your intelligence. Problem: Aptly said, there's a sucker born every minute"; there are just too many others who WILL shell out their money; and when the DVD goes on clearance for $6.99, be truthful, even we'll buy it JUST TO KEEP OUR COLLECTION UP-TO-DATE.

5) Finally, there's the special-effects/modern technology angle. Even if it's only reflected in 1 or 2 "cool" scenes ... it draws the flies.

A word of hope: None of us is forced to subsist on today's market. In a sense, every decade now belongs to every consumer. If only 3 worthy contenders arise each year --- that's 3 more to add to an already commendable list of classics.

The best thing about media today is our ability to customize choice completely. We have that control. Unfortunately, we are also (or we WERE ONCE also) human; humans are curious; curiosity killed the cat!

[nine9]

This is INSANE! The original was perfect.........no need......but I guess another excuse to collect money........:rolleyes:

[Dante'sInferno]

......Next up










Halloween







Hellraiser





Friday the 13th





Nightmare On Elm Street





and preety much any other horror film




but have hope horror fans i have told some of u my ideas for some original horror

It's just a matter of time.

[phantomstranger]

Omen Possesses Schreiber & Stiles
Source: Variety
August 10, 2005


Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles are in talks to reprise the roles played by Gregory Peck and Lee Remick in Fox's remake of 1976 horror classic The Omen, reports Variety.

Deals for the duo clear the way for an October start to filming on the thriller, titled The Omen 666. Fox has already scheduled a 6/6/06 release date, a Tuesday.

Richard Donner directed the original. Fox-based director John Moore (Flight of the Phoenix) will take on the new version written by Dan McDermott (Selling Time).

Schreiber wrote and directed Everything is Illuminated, starring Elijah Wood and opening next month.