The Latest Remakes thread [Archive] - Horror.com Forums

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09-10-2007, 10:37 PM

Since Hollywood is hellbent on pouring out a dozen by the day, it makes sense to have a thread devoted to all the rumored remakes in the works. That way new threads wont be needed to made over every remake there is out there.

You got news of a latest remake in the making? Bring it here.

The latest rumors abuzz in this "area" is -

Piranha (which is more than confirmed),

Back to the Future (dont ask me),

Grease (and we need this because?),

Gremlins (I wont even go into this one),

Total Recall (yes you read THAT right...and yep, the Arnie one),

Escape From New York (How the hell will this work is beyond me),

Near Dark (Michael Bay is bringing this...you DID expect it from him),

Shocker (Wes Craven is "re-imagining" it...dont ask more),

The Stepfather (by Sony Screen Gems...more like screen garbage),

Funny Games (releasing in Feb next year),

Jacob's Ladder (which has already got a director and started casting)...

I guess I can understand why films like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" , "The Italian Job", "Sleuth", "Death Race 2000" and "Ocean's Eleven" deserve to be remade - for starters, they're pretty old flicks now. And for the most part, they're terribly dated. If Hollywood was restricted to only doing remakes over films over thirty years old... it might be better (but then again... look what happened to "Psycho"!).

But, to remake films like "Can't Buy Me Love" (done a couple of years ago as "Love Don't Cost a Thing"), "Near Dark" (coming up from Michael Bay's crowd), "Shocker" (which Wes Craven is working on - it didn't work first time around Wes!), "Halloween" (nobody liked it! how's that for a hint?) and don't even get me started on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"!

If you must remake a classic.... make them different, make them their own thing... don't just Xerox the original (we could all learn something from Martin Scorsese's remake of "Infernal Affairs" or Adam Shankman's remake of "Hairspray"), its both pointless and pilfy.

So yes, "Piranha" makes sense..

It and about three of the four-hundred other remakes in the works...:rolleyes:

illdojo

09-10-2007, 10:46 PM

I watched Shocker on cable a few months ago. I liked it when I was a kid, but it does NOT stand the test of time.
However, If Craven is directing the remake. I will rent it. :o

illdojo

09-10-2007, 10:50 PM

:eek: Jacob's Ladder :eek:
One of my personal favorites. It's to early to remake Jacob's Ladder - IMO.

tarcher80

09-13-2007, 10:28 AM

don't know why they're doing a remake of piranha - it wasn't that great, just mildly entertaining. although i am curious now that alexander aja is the writter/director...

jenna26

09-13-2007, 10:48 AM

I read sometime back that The People Under the Stairs was getting a remake as well, anyone know if that is still planned? (I actually really like the first one, goofy as it is.....:p )

tarcher80

09-13-2007, 12:32 PM

I read sometime back that The People Under the Stairs was getting a remake as well, anyone know if that is still planned? (I actually really like the first one, goofy as it is.....:p )

they haven't named any writers, directors, producers, etc. all i've seen is that midnight pictures - associated w/ rogue pictures, will put out the movie.

that movie is only 16 years old!!! ridiculous, completely ridiculous...

Zero

09-13-2007, 05:05 PM

:eek: Jacob's Ladder :eek:
One of my personal favorites. It's to early to remake Jacob's Ladder - IMO.

theatrical re-release - - yes. remake - no

illdojo

09-13-2007, 05:24 PM

theatrical re-release - - yes. remake - no

Hmm....No Shit???

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09-17-2007, 08:49 PM

- Samuel Bayer will in fact helm Rogue Pictures' Near Dark remake for Platinum Dunes. Bayer directed music videos for The Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica, Green Day, Garbage and many others.

- Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the duo behind New Line Cinema's successful Freddy vs Jason, have both been attached to write a new screenplay for Platinum Dunes' remake of Friday the 13th. Watch for more news as it develops and keep your fingers crossed for Jason Voorhees back in theaters in 2008.

- Ian McShane (Case 39), Natalie Martinez, Max Ryan, Jason Clarke and Fred Koehler will join Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Joan Allen and John Fallon in Paul W.S Anderson's Death Race remake, which began shooting August 28 and will wrap around November 1 in Montreal, Canada. Set in a future version of America, a prisoner (Statham) who is weeks away from being released is forced by his warden (Allen) to compete in a brutal, deadly car race alongside his fellow inmates.

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09-18-2007, 06:57 PM

"You have to have FAITH for that to work...Misssster Vinccccent, remember?" spits vampire Jerry Dandrige in the face of a holy cross held by Peter Vincent in Tom Holland's Fright Night. And, for this rabid "Night" fan, faith is something I've held onto during these dark days of Hollywood remakes. Faith that the Fright Night property would go untouched. Un-"remade."

Screw that.

ShockTillYouDrop.com discovered Sony's Screen Gems is sifting through Hollywood's supply of writers for a Fright Night redo. But this one, from the sounds of it, is "in name only."

A sundry of sources tell us executive producer Scott Strauss who may or may not still be attached and who recently shepherded Breach, starring Ryan Phillippe, and executive produced Robert Englund's Killer Pad, wants to take Fright Night in a different direction. One involving an amusement park in some way.

Kane_Hodder

09-18-2007, 07:52 PM

Friday the 13th? Fright Night? Jacob's Ladder? Total Recall?
Why Hollywood, why?

meetthecreeper

09-19-2007, 04:44 AM

Kane_Hodder

09-19-2007, 09:53 AM

Why????

Because Hollywood has run out of ideas.

Wont allow outsiders ideas to become reality.

And because the movie going public is stupid to put it lightly.

Oh yeah then theres that whole money thing............

Even when most films with original scripts are doing well? I would rather see a comic book adaptation than remakes of films of the 1990s.:rolleyes:

nightmare_of _death

09-26-2007, 03:43 PM

I read that New Line got the rights to remake Battle Royale.

the_man_you_fear

09-26-2007, 05:14 PM

and I heard theyre gonna remake hellraiser why cant we just leave good movies alone? either they remake it or make it into some crappy overly elaberte trilogy and totally kill it. they dont care about the fine craft of film making anymore all they care about is squezeing every possibile penny out of it. its sad really

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10-02-2007, 08:06 AM

Read this...and tear your hair out...

David Cronenberg has been under attack as of late as most of his classic (and disturbing) horror films are on the remake block.

Today it was revealed that Spyglass Entertainment has acquired the rights to remake Cronenberg's uber-creepy horror classic The Brood, according to Variety. Cory Goodman has been tapped to pen the screenplay. Based on a pitch by Goodman, the psychological/supernatural thriller centers on a woman who undergoes medical treatment that causes her inner rage to physically manifest itself. Creepy monster babies to follow? Let's hope this doesn't end up over at Screen Gems.

A remake of Cronenberg's 1981 film Scanners is also in development, with Darren Lynn Bousman attached to direct for Dimension Films.

All I can say is...WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!:mad: :rolleyes: :(

PhilnEdee

10-06-2007, 03:38 PM

How about Escape From New York...as if they didn't fuck that classic up enough with what essentially was a remake, exact same plot, charater types, situations...just toss in some shitty... in Escape From LA.

Dante'sInferno

10-06-2007, 03:42 PM

Disease

10-07-2007, 02:53 PM

don't know why they're doing a remake of piranha - it wasn't that great, just mildly entertaining. although i am curious now that alexander aja is the writter/director...

That's actually a pretty good reason to remake it...

I wish they would remake more movies with potential that fell short instead of the classics which don't need to be touched!

Freak

10-07-2007, 05:37 PM

That's actually a pretty good reason to remake it...

I wish they would remake more movies with potential that fell short instead of the classics which don't need to be touched!

That would be a fantastic idea.Maybe we'll get lucky and Hollywood will catch on to this.I admit whenever there is a remake out that is of a old classic, there is some part of me that wants to see it but at the same time I'm screaming what the hell is wrong with you people.

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10-16-2007, 09:21 AM

Following the recent success of the "Halloween" remake, Dimension is moving ahead on reinventing "Hellraiser," setting Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo to write and direct the remake of one of horrormeister's Clive Barker's best-known creations.

Dimension's "Halloween" remake, directed by Rob Zombie, grossed more than $57 million.

Released in 1987, "Hellraiser" told the story of an unfaithful wife who attempts to assist her dead lover in his escape from hell. The movie introduced viewers to a race of demons called Cenobites, most notably one nicknamed Pinhead -- who became one of the most enduring horror characters of the decade -- who was summoned using an antique puzzle box.

Based on Barker's critically acclaimed novella "The Hellbound Heart," "Hellraiser" was written and directed by Barker and spawned a lucrative film franchise.

Dimension is aiming to make the movie pre-strike.

Senior VP production Matthew Stein will oversee the project on behalf of Dimension.

French filmmakers Maury and Bustillo come to the project off the strength of their supernatural thriller "Inside," about a pregnant woman who loses her boyfriend in a car crash and subsequently is violently haunted by a mysterious woman. The Weinstein Co./Dimension picked up the distribution rights to their film debut this year.

The filmmakers said they had the blessing of Barker to reappropriate his story and also had a playful message to any horror fans that were ready to trash the idea of a remake, "No tears, please; it's a waste of good remaking!"

Maury and Bustillo are repped by Paradigm.

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10-19-2007, 09:15 AM

October 18, 2007

Naomi Watts will star and Martin Campbell is in negotiations to direct Universal's new version of "The Birds."

Universal is planning a reimagining of Daphne du Maurier's short story, which inspired the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock classic.

Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will produce through their Platinum Dunes shingle, while Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman are producing for Mandalay Pictures.

Universal is not looking to rush the pic into production prior to a possible strike.

Stiles White and Juliet Snowden wrote a version of the script that is still being developed. New scribes may be brought aboard.

For the moment, Campbell's and Watts' dance cards are already filled with other projects.

Campbell is attached to Fox's runaway train actioner "Unstoppable" and crime thriller "36" at Paramount. He most recently helmed the latest James Bond installment "Casino Royale."

Watts, who will next be seen in Warner Independent's "Funny Games," is filming "The International" and will follow that up with First Look's adaptation of Amy Sutherland's "Kicked, Bitten and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premiere School for Exotic Animal Trainers."

Mandalay's David Zelon and Jonathan Krauss will oversee for Mandalay. Scott Bernstein is overseeing the pic for Universal.

The_Raven

10-19-2007, 10:53 AM

This is going to blow. They can never make another Hitchcockian Birds movie.

Edgar

GorePhobia

10-19-2007, 11:37 AM

Remakes Remakes Remakes

The killer of greatness.

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11-09-2007, 07:52 AM

November 8, 2007

Indie film producer Tony DiDio (of both TOOLBOX MURDERS incarnations) is preparing a remake of the 1968 Jack Hill cult classic SPIDER BABY.

The original film, which stars film legend Lon Chaney Jr. and Sid (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS) Haig, centers around a family residing in an isolated mansion who suffer a degenerative disease called “The Merrye Syndrome” (which causes them to regress to the point of cannibalism; much macabre wackiness is the end result).

Haig is being courted to return for the update (to take over the role of family caretaker Bruno, originally essayed by Chaney), with Hill on board as executive producer and director Jeff Broadstreet (who previously teamed with Haig on NIGHT OF THE LIVING 3D) at the helm.

“We’re going to stick very closely to the basic story of the original film, and at the same time dig deeper into the backstory of the inbred Merrye family,” Broadstreet reveals.

The new script by NIGHT 3D’s Robert Valding “expands on the themes of unconditional love, and also the story elements of cannibalism and the mutant relatives in the basement. But this isn’t going to be the TEXAS CHAINSAW family, and it’s not going to be a monster movie.”

According to Broadstreet, the remake’s origins date back to “the end of 2005, when Sid and I were doing ADR on NOTLD 3D, and he got me thinking about it. Sid told me that he and Jack Hill had been talking about a remake and that he was interested in playing the Bruno role, which a lot of people consider to be Lon Chaney Jr.’s last memorable performance. I really thought that was a great idea. He’s now about the same age as Chaney was when they shot the original.”

Flash forward to August 2007, when a mutual friend introduced Broadstreet to Hill. “We wrote a treatment, got Jack’s input and things have moved quickly,” the filmmaker says. “I’m very excited about directing this film and bringing Jack’s highly original tale to a new audience.”

Budgeted in the $3-5-million range, the new SPIDER BABY is one of a trio of horror flicks DiDio aims to put into production within the next nine months, all intended for eventual possible theatrical release. The others are TOOLBOX MURDERS 2 (the sequel to Tobe Hooper’s well-received 2004 redux, with FX man Dean Jones on board as director) and the Andrew Chiaramonte-directed SHRIEK.

neverending

11-09-2007, 08:10 AM

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

fortunato

11-09-2007, 08:20 AM

November 8, 2007

Indie film producer Tony DiDio (of both TOOLBOX MURDERS incarnations) is preparing a remake of the 1968 Jack Hill cult classic SPIDER BABY.

i feel sick.
what an outrage.

Disease

11-09-2007, 10:58 AM

Rob Zombie has a lot to answer for!

Just as the remakes seem to be getting a little less frequent he has to go and make a really successful one and now it's all fucked!

jenna26

11-09-2007, 04:15 PM

Rob Zombie has a lot to answer for!

Just as the remakes seem to be getting a little less frequent he has to go and make a really successful one and now it's all fucked!

No kidding....:p I also read a rumor that he was remaking CHUD, I mean, come on that HAS to be a rumor right? For heaven's sake, WHY would he do that? ;)

Roderick Usher

11-09-2007, 04:33 PM

No kidding....:p I also read a rumor that he was remaking CHUD, I mean, come on that HAS to be a rumor right? For heaven's sake, WHY would he do that? ;)

I know someone who has been working on a CHUD remake for over two years now. It's an amazing script that brings a David Fincher kind of sophistication to the story-telling.

I asked him about the Rob Zombie thing and he told me that the rights-holders didn't know anything about Zombie's claim.

jenna26

11-09-2007, 04:40 PM

I know someone who has been working on a CHUD remake for over two years now. It's an amazing script that brings a David Fincher kind of sophistication to the story-telling.

I asked him about the Rob Zombie thing and he told me that the rights-holders didn't know anything about Zombie's claim.

It just seems like such an odd choice for a remake to me for some reason. But. hey, even though it is a guilty pleasure of mine, its not all that great, it might be improved upon. I'm pretty much against a remake of any film at this point though, there is way too many of them. And the last thing Zombie needs to do at this point is another remake, in my opinion. Well, maybe not the last thing, but you see my point. :D

Kane_Hodder

11-11-2007, 09:18 PM

remake of Spider Baby?
What in God's name...:rolleyes:

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11-12-2007, 07:22 AM

November 11, 2007

Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward and Penn Badgley are set to star in “The Stepfather,” a Screen Gems remake of the 1987 thriller.

Adrianne Palicki is in negotiations to round out the cast.

Screem Gems is aiming the film as more of a Hitchcock-style thriller than the original. Story centers on a teenage boy (Badgley) who discovers his soon-to-be stepfather isn’t all he appears. In fact, the man who fell in love with his mother (Sela Ward), might be a psycho who murdered his previous family. Palicki would play the boy’s girlfriend.

“Nip/Tuck” star Walsh plays the title role originated by “Lost” star Terry O’Quinn. O’Quinn played the role in a 1989 sequel as well.

The redo will be directed by Nelson McCormick (“Prom Night”) from a script by J.S. Cardone. Greg Mooradian and Mark Morgan of Maverick Films will produce.

Production is aimed to start in March or April.

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11-15-2007, 07:32 AM

November 14, 2007

ShockTillYouDrop.com has received word that Marcus Nispel is closing in on Platinum Dunes' Friday the 13th remake-project.

The remake will focus on Jason Voorhees -- who will wear the infamous mask and kill -- and keep the famous setting of Crystal Lake.

Nispel helmed the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake for the Dunes boys back in 2003 and has since directed Pathfinder with Karl Urban. His deal is close to complete and that shooting is expected to begin this winter.

Nispel will be working from a script by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The remake shoots from February 11 in Austin, Texas.

Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing.

***SPOILER ALERT*** (may contain major spoilers about characters and their fates)

Complete Casting for Friday the 13th remake -

WHITNEY Caucasian. Mid 20s. Younger sister to Clay. Pretty and strong girl. She has the smarts and the will to survive in the most desperate of circumstances.

CLAY Caucasian. Late 20s. Older brother of Whitney. He's good-looking and has a quiet inner confidence. He's a dedicated and smart guy. All the girls definitely find him attractive.

CHUMBLER Caucasian, early to mid-20s. A little chubby, but he wears his size well, along with his cool chin beard. He has a tendency to make wear his attraction to attractive girls on his sleeve. He has no shame.

TRENT Caucasian, early to mid-20s. The Alpha-Male. He's got money, and he wants you to be his friend... especially if you can do something for him.

JENNA Caucasian, early to mid-20s. Trent's date for the weekend. She's great-looking, athletic, and the adventurous type. We wonder why she would be with Trent.

LAWRENCE Black, early to mid-20s. Good-looking and funny as hell. He's smart and is already trying to get his own company started. He puts on a white sounding "good ol' boy" voice when talking to his business associates.

NOLAN He wears a T-shirt that says F**K CHRISTMAS - The asterisks are snowflakes. But when an older woman walks by, he crosses his arms, covering it. Nolan poses as a rebel, but he's just as square as the rest of us.

CHELSEA Attractive college girl. Friends with BREE, but not as sexy.

BREE Attractive friend to Chelsea, definitely the sexier of the two, and she dresses to make sure you can tell the difference. Hot as Hell!

WADE Caucasian, mid-20s. He's technologically inclined... at least enough to use a GPS Receiver. He knows the story about Camp Crystal Lake and he tells it to his crew around a campfire.

MIKE Caucasian, mid-20s. Whitney's boyfriend. He's a genuine and logical guy. He makes sure that his friends, and especially Whitney, are safe and taken care of. He's a really nice guy.

AMANDA Caucasian, mid-20s, voluptuous. Perfectly tanned and sexy. She's into Richie...at least for the weekend.

RICHIE Caucasian, mid-20s. Funny and definitely attracted to Amanda. He doesn't waste time making a move on her.

Doc Faustus

11-15-2007, 12:28 PM

No Mrs. Voorhees? Weak. Just weak. Marcus Nispel? Double weak. Michael Bay? Triple weak. Too many characters. Quadrouple weak. I'm gonna shun the hell out of this sucker!

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11-16-2007, 07:22 AM

November 16, 2007

Regarding how the new “Friday the 13th” movie will open and ‘Will Mama Voorhees be in the new movie?’...here's the lowdown :-

***WARNING*** (HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD)

“The new Friday the 13th is going to open with Jason as a legend in the Crystal Lake area. Five kids out in the woods looking for a bunch of weed they planted and stumble upon the deserted Camp Crystal Lake. Sitting around the fire that night, the dweeby one (there's always a dweeby one) tells the legend of Jason Voorhees. After that the Survivor Girl and her boyfriend wander off into the woods, where they find a shitty old cabin. Inside are some clues, like a bed with the name Jason carved in it. An old picture of a girl who looks just like Survivor Girl. And Mama Voorhees' head. Cue Jason. He murderizes the other four kids, and as he grabs Survivor Girl... slam into the opening credits.”

Apparently the film gets a little less novel because the script “essentially becomes a rehash of the first four movies” but whose going to complain about that? That’s what the series is all about – Jason slicing and dicing, it’d be pretty disconcerting if the plot involved Jason opening up a disco for dead disfigured kids or some shit.

Meantime, New Line Cinema has announced a release date for the film - it'll be out Feb 13, 2009... yep, same week as Valentine's day!

Doc Faustus

11-17-2007, 06:43 AM

In 1931, Dracula also opened on Valentine's Day. But Dracula wasn't awful. How could they do this? I used to believe in things. Sigh.

Disease

11-17-2007, 06:58 AM

Can someone rephrase what V wrote about the new Friday the 13th with out the spoilers for me please?

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11-20-2007, 08:45 AM

Can someone rephrase what V wrote about the new Friday the 13th with out the spoilers for me please?

Sure thing.

1 - No Mama Voorhees in this one.:rolleyes:

2 - Jason killing everything in his path as usual.:rolleyes:

3 - It will be a shitty remake, again, as usual.:rolleyes:

Apparently the film gets a little less novel because the script “essentially becomes a rehash of the first four movies” but whose going to complain about that? That’s what the series is all about – Jason slicing and dicing.

Now you know.:cool:

Roderick Usher

12-05-2007, 07:55 AM

THE GATE is being remade

from JoBlo.com:
We're hearing that a remake of the suburban horror cheapie THE GATE is the latest to get a modern facelift. Word is that Randall William Cook will direct the update, and he's certainly qualified for monster mayhem -- he's an Oscar-winning FX guru who worked on KING KONG and the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy... not to mention the original THE GATE and its sequel. The plan is reportedly to shoot the new version in all-the-rage 3-D. No mention yet on a writer or studio, but considering Cook's WETA background, could Peter Jackson's involvement be far behind?

The original fashion-dated flick (a fun little gem with a decent premise and lots of stop-motion creatures) starred a young Stephen Dorff, who discovers that a portal to hell has manifested in his backyard thanks to an unlikely combination of celestial alignment, deceased family dog, fallen tree, weird friend and heavy metal lyrics. The rift unleashes all manner of chaos, mostly in the form of mischievous little demon minions. You can taste a nostalgic sample RIGHT HERE.
Big thanks to 'pixel grunt' for providing the scoop!

Extra Tidbit: THE GATE and its sequel were directed by Tibor Takacs, who went on to a made-for-cable career that includes KRAKEN: TENTACLES OF THE DEEP, MEGA SNAKE and (of course) MANSQUITO.

That's my Kraken, btw;)

newb

12-05-2007, 08:10 AM

THE GATE is being remade

That's my Kraken, btw;)

Yeah.....ya wanna do something about that.

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/314647/2/istockphoto_314647_workman_s_crack_2.jpg

Just think.....in 5 years where gonna have a whole new generation asking about the NEW Gate.:eek:

The Mothman

12-05-2007, 08:43 AM

last time i checked, Aja was in charge of the pirahna remake, should be good.

fortunato

12-06-2007, 07:26 PM

has anyone seen the poster for the funny games remake?
it's completely incredible.

check it out:

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/09/28/funny-games-poster.jpg

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01-25-2008, 05:55 AM

Jan 24, 2007

- Today action star Jason Statham revealed that there is talk of a remake to the James O'Barr comic adaptation, The Crow, and that if anyone ever came to him he'd do it.

Jason Statham tells IESB: "You know, there's talk of them redoing THE CROW. That was a good movie with Brandon Lee, although that was years ago. So if that one comes my way, bang! You know, there's so many comic book movies out there and most of the time there's only a handful of people who can do them any justice. Hopefully, they'll come my way for one of them."

Freak

01-25-2008, 06:06 AM

They should leave The Crow alone.Brandon Lee was amazing in that role and even though Jason is a good actor I don't think he would do it any justice.Plus I think it would come off as more of a sequal that a remake.

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01-25-2008, 09:06 AM

(Slightly old news)

- It has been reported for months that a remake to Tobe Hopper/Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist was in the works, with Mandate Pictures attempting to acquire the remake rights to the franchise.

It is now 100% CONFIRMED - without a shadow of a doubt - that Mandate Pictures will be producing the remake for MGM. This is a fact, this is done, this is not speculation and it's time to quit denying it. The remake won't happen until post-strike, so watch for news later in 2008.

jenna26

01-25-2008, 09:27 AM

Despare

01-25-2008, 08:07 PM

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01-26-2008, 02:32 AM

- It's time to give the Weinstein brothers some props...obviously making money is their number one priority, but it's nice to hear that they're not just trying to push out product without cleaning it thoroughly.

As you all know, Dimension had delayed the release of their Hellraiser remake until 2009. Apparently they weren't 100% happy with Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury's screenplay and have decided to take the film to other writers - so we're now back at square one.

The French duo are still attached to helm the pic, which is great news for anyone who has seen Inside. But it's nice to see the Weinsteins concerned about the quality of the franchise. So...until 2009...

- Monty Python veteran John Cleese will join Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates and Jaden Smith in 20th Century Fox's remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still.

Cleese will play physicist Dr. Barnhardt, a Nobel Prize laureate who plays a key part in figuring out the mission and meaning of the arrival of the alien Klaatu (played by Reeves). In the original 1951 film an alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.

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01-31-2008, 09:21 AM

Latest movie to join the remake ranks is My Bloody Valentine. Patrick Lussier is attached to direct the Lionsgate production.

neverending

01-31-2008, 09:33 AM

Michael Rennie is ill once again....

jenna26

01-31-2008, 09:37 AM

Latest movie to join the remake ranks is My Bloody Valentine. Patrick Lussier is attached to direct the Lionsgate production.

Wow, this is never going to end....
Oh well, its not a great film, but I actually do like the original. :)

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02-01-2008, 09:34 AM

Days after signing an interim agreement with the Writers Guild, RKO has launched Roseblood Movie Co., a subsidiary that RKO topper Ted Hartley said will remake eight classic horror films churned out by Val Lewton when he headed RKO's low-budget horror unit in the 1940s!

Variety reports that the slate includes

"Lady Scarface," which will be written by Tom Puryear;
"While the City Sleeps," which will be scripted by Shin Shimosawa and Jim Morris;
"The Monkey's Paw," which will be scripted by Todd Farmer; and
"The Seventh Victim," which doesn't yet have a writer.

The other films on the initial slate are "Bedlam," "Body Snatcher," "Five Came Back" and "I Walked With a Zombie," titles identified last year (Daily Variety, June 15) when RKO made a co-financing deal on the quartet with Twisted Pictures, the makers of the "Saw" films.

"The launching of the Roseblood Movie Co. was the motivating force behind our making an agreement with the Writers Guild," Hartley said. "We've got other projects at RKO, but we needed to get going on this. The most successful ROI in the movie business comes from scary movies that get wide release and cost under $10 million. We've studied it extensively for our stockholders and investors and we saw the opportunity to take the rich Val Lewton library of scary thrillers and create a unique company out of it."

The moniker is a play on words from the reveal of "Citizen Kane," the biggest title in the RKO library for which Hartley owns remake rights. He said RKO will put some money in the films and is arranging other financing. Hartley said the program of films will be made over 24 months, and the first one will begin production in the fall. No distribution has yet been set.

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02-07-2008, 07:51 AM

February 7, 2008

After deciding to rewrite the screenplay, Dimension Films has announced a new date for their remake of Hellraiser, which will be helmed by those incredible French directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury.

Pinhead will once again grace the big screens on January 9, 2009 - mark your calendars.

Plot concerns the tale of a man and wife who move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, he is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him his necessary human sacrifices to complete his body... but the Cenobites won't be happy about this.

friday13thfan

02-07-2008, 05:44 PM

Hellraiser Movie. Sounds good.

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02-08-2008, 07:00 AM

Alex Aja's remake of Piranha will be presented in 3-D!

In addition, Dimension Films will release the film theatrically on July 24, 2009.

They’re back! Every year the population of sleepy Lake Havasu explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for a single, wild weekend - the 4th of July, a riot of sun, drunken fun and sex-crazed mayhem. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers. Havasu sits in the crater formed by a prehistoric volcanic eruption, and when earth tremors tear open a crack in the lake floor, all hell breaks through. Piranhas - a million ravenous, razor-toothed monsters, unchanged since the dawn of time.

Disastermind

02-08-2008, 03:22 PM

I cannot get over at to how BAD the new DAY OF THE DEAD looks...and could they have found worse people to do the movie? Writer of Final Destination and the Director of H20? Might as well have got the director of HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2...

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02-11-2008, 05:19 AM

Originally slated for release on October 31 by MGM, its been learnt that the studio has scrapped the "remake" idea and has sold the rights to the Motel Hell franchise to Twisted Pictures, the dudes behind Saw, Dead Silence and the upcoming Repo! The Genetic Opera.

It isn't clear what they'll be doing with the film, but its told they're going to turn it into a brand new original franchise.

In the original Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travellers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for his victims, they are not dead. He feeds his victims to prepare them for his roadside stand. His motto is: It takes all kinds of critters...to make Farmer Vincents fritters.

The movie is gory, but is also a parody of slasher movies like Last House on the Left.

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02-13-2008, 05:23 AM

- Ray Wright is set to write and Breck Eisner (Sahara) will be replacing Brad Anderson in the director's chair for Rogue Pictures' remake of George A. Romero's The Crazies, according to Variety.

Production is set to begin as soon as a SAG deal is made.

"The Crazies" will update the storyline of the original, in which inhabitants of a small Pennsylvania town are beset by death and insanity after a plane crash lets loose a secret biological weapon into the water supply.

The original was released in 1972.

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02-22-2008, 08:51 AM

Feb 21, 2008

Hugo Weaving will join Benicio Del Toro and Emily Blunt in Universal's upcoming redo of "The Wolfman." Weaving, best known for his appearances in "The Matrix" movies, will play Det. Aberline.

Del Toro will play the hirsute title character and Anthony Hopkins his dad. Blunt has been cast as the female lead in the project, which Joe Johnston will direct.

Lensing begins next month in London.

David Self did a rewrite of Andrew Kevin Walker's script. Pic's produced by Scott Stuber, Mary Parent, Sean Daniel and Rick Yorn.

Remake is slated for a Feb. 13, 2009 release.

Disease

02-22-2008, 04:42 PM

I'm a big fan of Hugos, this remake is sounding really good, I wish it would get here sooner.

Posher778

02-22-2008, 05:07 PM

They're remaking the Crow? I don't get it.... You can't. Like, you can't physically do it and pull it off. The Crow was perfect. Brandon Lee was flawless in that role, and cannot be replaced by anyone. Not to mention its only 14 years old! what the hell is wrong with america?

beckylouise2904

02-23-2008, 07:20 AM

Anyone have anymore news on the remake of the Hellraiser film - have only just got into the original set!!! Who is going to be Pinhead? :confused:

Sick_As_Fuck

02-24-2008, 05:03 PM

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02-24-2008, 08:13 PM

Feb 24, 2008

Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan are scripting the "Hellraiser" remake for Dimension Films.

The writers, earning high six figures for the job, will be working on a hair-raising deadline. French filmmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo ("Inside") are planning a spring start for the redo of the 1987 Clive Barker film, and the scribes will do a page-one rewrite from the set of "Midnight Man." The duo scripted that Dimension film and Dunstan is directing it.

The original pic, which introduced the now-iconic Cenobite torturer Pinhead, follows a man and wife living in an old house who are caught up in machinations by the man's brother, a Cenobite torture victim, to rejuvenate his skinless body from the carcasses of fresh victims.

Since their debut on the Project Greenlight pic 'Feast,' Melton and Dunstan are establishing themselves as fright fixtures. They are coming off "Saw 4" and "Saw 5" and also scripted a remake of "The Tingler" for producer Neal Moritz and Sony.

Clive Barker, who hatched the original "Hellraiser" franchise, is producing the remake.

GorePhobia

02-27-2008, 12:17 AM

All the old horror flicks being remade is definitely weird. Hopefully they can pull off Hellraiser. I really enjoyed Feast and thought they did an alright job on Saw 4 so this has potential if they can do it right.

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02-29-2008, 05:44 AM

- Adam Gierasch will write (with partner Jace Anderson) and direct a remake of Kevin Tenney’s 1988 shocker NIGHT OF THE DEMONS.

Gierasch got in touch with Fango to discuss his involvement and ambitions for the project. “I was approached by Kevin and [producing partner Greg McKay],” he tells Fango. “They came to see an early screening of [Gierasch’s directorial debut] AUTOPSY, and we put our heads together and decided it might be something fun for me to do. Kevin is very involved; I talk to him all the time, and he’s got a lot of good ideas. The original movie presents a palette to do a new and exciting demons-chasing-people-around-the-house-on-Halloween movie, with some really cool gore and creatures, and to give the demons individual personalities. I want to try my best to create the ultimate Halloween movie.”

The big question for fans of the first film is: Will there be a reprise of Linnea Quigley’s infamous lipstick gag? “Let’s just say there will be a version of the famous lipstick scene,” Gierasch reveals, “but it’s going to be much, much, much more extreme. I want to make sure fans of the original like this one, and remain true to its spirit—just more nasty, sexual and extreme. I’m really going to try to go hog-f**kin’ wild with it!”

"[DEMONS] is a modern take but Angela is still in it," Gierasch tells the site, referring to the vicious possessed girl, played by Amelia Kinkade (pictured in the first of two subsequent DEMONS sequels). "It's got blood, guts, Halloween, breasts, kids, demons and everything else that makes life worth living."

DEMONS 2008 will go into production in the spring.

Posher778

02-29-2008, 12:46 PM

Not to mention that every sequel was pretty much a remake, anyway, and were all atrocious.

I agree for the most part. I think the second had a few moments. But it wasn't enough to save it.

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03-04-2008, 08:22 AM

- Both Shock Till You Drop and Bloody-Disgusting have been tipped off (and have confirmed) that Platinum Dunes is planning to remake Rosemary's Baby for Paramount Pictures.

The 1968 horror film from legendary director Roman Polanski follows a young couple who move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life.

Dunes is currently casting their remake of Friday the 13th as they are finishing up gearing up for The Unborn, which will shoot in Chicago this month.

Disease

03-04-2008, 05:17 PM

beckylouise2904

03-07-2008, 12:07 PM

Oooooo! That is good news about the scripting of the new "Hellraiser" - I really enjoyed "Feast" - thought it was an original and brilliant idea so am looking forwards to their imputs on the new film.

Papillon Noir

03-07-2008, 12:19 PM

- Both Shock Till You Drop and Bloody-Disgusting have been tipped off (and have confirmed) that Platinum Dunes is planning to remake Rosemary's Baby for Paramount Pictures.

Noooooo!!!! Infidels!!

Zero

03-07-2008, 05:59 PM

when will we get the exorcist remake?

roshiq

03-07-2008, 08:50 PM

- Both Shock Till You Drop and Bloody-Disgusting have been tipped off (and have confirmed) that Platinum Dunes is planning to remake Rosemary's Baby for Paramount Pictures.

They can go fuck them selfs..

Agree with Disease.:mad:

DarkWanderer

03-07-2008, 11:21 PM

I'd really like to see someone with a budget remake the Phantasm series. Those movies gave me nightmares for YEARS.

Staplez

03-08-2008, 06:49 AM

I wouldnt.

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03-09-2008, 08:14 PM

- Dimension Films will be finding a new writer to pen the remake of Scanners, which was originally written by David Goyer.

Now that the remake of the classic Cronenberg film is being rewritten, the film has been pulled from its planned October 18 release and set to an unknown 2009 date.

In the original low-budget movie, a couple of hundred telepathic and telekinetic humans, led by the particularly cunning and powerful Revok, plotted to take over the Earth, in some cases using their powers to literally blow people's minds.

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03-11-2008, 07:48 PM

- Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, creators of the hit Web series "Ask a Ninja," are writing the adaptation of the 1978 cult monster movie Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, with Nichols set to make his directorial debut.

M. Dal Walton III, the force behind the remakes of DAY OF THE DEAD and TERROR TRAIN (entitled TRAIN), acquired the rights from Killer Tomato Entertainment and will produce.

Emmett/Furla Films will co-produce.

" 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!' is the masterwork of a generation," Nichols said. "We can only aspire to recapture that magic." No changes to the original plot have been revealed, but it still is expected to revolve around killer tomatoes.

In the original 1978 cult film, a group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated tomatoes that KILL!

Nichols and Sarine's satirical "Ninja" shorts have garnered more than 80 million Web views and won best series at the 2006 YouTube Video Awards. Their "Ninja" commentator has appeared on National Public Radio and VH1's "Best Week Ever."

The original "Tomatoes" spawned the Fox Kids Network's "AKT" cartoon series and the feature sequel "Return of the Killer Tomatoes," which helped launch George Clooney's career.

wildfire

03-12-2008, 04:51 AM

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03-25-2008, 08:27 AM

March 25, 2008

If there's one thing the movie industry has been lacking of late, its horror remakes. So far only Halloween, The Nightmare on Elm Street, The Amityville Horror, Dark Water, Dawn of the Dead, The Fog, The Hills Have Eyes, The Omen etc. etc. have either been, or will be remade.:rolleyes:

Lionsgate has seen the gap in the market however, snapping up the rights to remake the 1981 slasher film My Bloody Valentine, about a murderer who kills those who celebrate the loved-up holiday.

Patrick Lussier (Dracula 2000, White Noise 2: The Light) will direct, whilst Jaime King (Sin City) will play lead character Sarah Palmer, a woman who has married her teenage sweetheart's nemesis, but is reunited will her first love on the romantic day. Carnage, almost inevitably, ensues.

Expect a Jan 2009 release, with the movie also set to be shown in 3-D.

wufongtan.

03-25-2008, 11:22 PM

If it's good why remake it (like escape from ny). but even if it was good as long as they do a good job who cares? The thing is Horror fans are suckers. Hollywood knows we will go see just about anything. And as long as it makes them money they don't care how good or bad the remake /sequel is

Staplez

03-26-2008, 05:00 PM

The thing is Horror fans are suckers. Hollywood knows we will go see just about anything.

I woulnt.

I dont think its that they dont care exactly. I think it just seems like they dont care because these films 99% of the time arnt as good as the orginal. I usually dont even look at them as remakes. Normally I just look at them as totally diffrent movies.

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03-30-2008, 08:30 PM

March 30, 2008 - MASTERS OF HORROR creator Mick Garris revealed that his colleague Joe (HOMECOMING) Dante will likely replace him the helm of the THIRST remake.

“Joe Dante will direct THIRST now, because I’m off to do [Stephen King’s] BAG OF BONES,” Garris said.

Not to be confused with the two similarly titled and themed vampire movies shot in the U.S. in the last few years, the original 1979 THIRST (about a cult of human blood farmers) was helmed in Australia by Rod Hardy and produced by genre vet Antony (PATRICK) Ginnane.

colubrid660

03-31-2008, 07:45 AM

“Joe Dante will direct THIRST now, because I’m off to do [Stephen King’s] BAG OF BONES,” Garris said.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Despare

03-31-2008, 01:00 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's nothing, you wants to be sick? Do you people want to have your stomach turn after reading about a remake? Check this out...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=549629&in_page_id=1773

That's right... Madonna wants to remake (and star in) Casablanca...

colubrid660

04-02-2008, 02:13 PM

That's right... Madonna wants to remake (and star in) Casablanca...

Jesus christ......lets just Remake Citizen Kane with Seth Rogen while we are at it.

newb

04-02-2008, 02:14 PM

Jesus christ......lets just Remake Citizen Kane starring Seth Rogen while we are at it.

lol

I'd watch that.

Staplez

04-02-2008, 04:04 PM

That's nothing, you wants to be sick? Do you people want to have your stomach turn after reading about a remake? Check this out...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=549629&in_page_id=1773

That's right... Madonna wants to remake (and star in) Casablanca...

Its been years since anybodys took anything Madonnas done seriously anyway.

colubrid660

04-02-2008, 05:14 PM

I'd watch that.

Yeah I probably would too...

Its been years since anybodys took anything Madonnas done seriously anyway.

Yeah, about 20 years actually.

The_Return

04-02-2008, 05:24 PM

That's nothing, you wants to be sick? Do you people want to have your stomach turn after reading about a remake? Check this out...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=549629&in_page_id=1773

That's right... Madonna wants to remake (and star in) Casablanca...

I...I...I...I think I'm going to cry. That, or be violently ill.

Most likely both.

jenna26

04-03-2008, 07:29 AM

That's nothing, you wants to be sick? Do you people want to have your stomach turn after reading about a remake? Check this out...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=549629&in_page_id=1773

That's right... Madonna wants to remake (and star in) Casablanca...

Oh.......God....NO, there is so much wrong with that I wouldn't know where to start. At least no one seems to be warming to the idea.

Roderick Usher

04-03-2008, 08:30 AM

Best.
Idea.
Ever.

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04-03-2008, 09:59 PM

April 03, 2008

Dimension Films is rewiring "Short Circuit," acquiring rights to remake the 1986 film.

The original introduced Number 5, a robot built by the military to be a highly sophisticated weapon. It developed a conscience and a personality after being hit by lightning, and then needed the help of humans after it was targeted for destruction by its makers, once it became a peacenik.

S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock, who created the characters and wrote both "Short Circuit" films, have been hired to write the remake. David Foster and Ryan E. Heppe will produce with John Hyde.

Deal was made by Dimension co-chairman Bob Weinstein, who called "Short Circuit" a worthy addition to its family film slate.

Foster, who produced the original with his partner Lawrence Turman and son Gary Foster, said the film will be similar in theme to the original, but it will factor in advances in technology.

Nightmare-elm2112

04-03-2008, 10:24 PM

I really don't know what to say about all thees remakes:eek:

why cant they just put money in to making something original

soon there going to make a remake of a nightmare on elm street :mad:

and when they run out of movies to remake what are they going to do remake the remakes oh god:rolleyes:

soon there going to remake resent moves like saw 1-4 / sarcasm hopefully. (those are the only horror moves that i can think of that are not remakes :mad: )

Then there probably going to do a double feature thing when a new and original move comes out to theaters the remake comes out with it and you will have to pay full price to see both. (sarcasm)

remakes have became a monster and can not be stopped:eek:

Staplez

04-05-2008, 11:23 AM

I personally dont care how many movies get remade or what movies they remake, or how many times. If Im not interested in seeing it, I just woulnt see it. Ill admit, I didnt hate Zombies Halloween remake. Didnt think it was as good as the orginal, seen worse though. But.........I got home..........put the orginal in the DVD player............and guess what..........the orginal played, not Zombies version. So no matter what anybody says, the orginals are still there.
Once somethings on film, theres no getting rid of it. Its there forever.

I do think its childish to decide you hate something without giving it a chance first. But.........if your that strongly opposed to something, dont support it.
Bitching about it on the internet isnt going to do anything.

The Mothman

04-05-2008, 11:34 AM

I dont understand what drives people to remake a film that only came out in the 90's.

Zero

04-05-2008, 05:20 PM

what happened to that trick or treat movie that had vampires and zombies and ghosts and everything rolled into one???

Nightmare-elm2112

04-05-2008, 05:37 PM

Staplez

I personally dont care how many movies get remade or what movies they remake, or how many times. If Im not interested in seeing it, I just woulnt see it. Ill admit, I didnt hate Zombies Halloween remake. Didnt think it was as good as the orginal, seen worse though. But.........I got home..........put the orginal in the DVD player............and guess what..........the orginal played, not Zombies version. So no matter what anybody says, the orginals are still there.
Once somethings on film, theres no getting rid of it. Its there forever.

I do think its childish to decide you hate something without giving it a chance first. But.........if your that strongly opposed to something, dont support it.
Bitching about it on the internet isnt going to do anything.

The reason why i said what i said is because i really did not start getting in to the horror genre allot until The house on the hated hill remake came out.

And a lot of the time i don't know if something is a remake or not.

i like some remakes and it is good some times to do it but it seems like thats all there doing is remakes thats why i said something about it.

Rayne

04-05-2008, 05:56 PM

and when they run out of movies to remake what are they going to do remake the remakes oh god:rolleyes:

Actually...Several movies HAVE been remade many times...The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, War of the Worlds, and quite a few others...So, I own multiple versions of some movies...I'm not complaining :)

I have no problem with remakes...Sure, most can't touch the originals...Is it because they're BAD, or just that the originals are so GOOD? Personally, I think The Blob just keeps getting better and better, while I don't believe anyone can outdo the 1978 version of Body Snachers (with Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum), which happens to be a REMAKE.

It's simply a matter of opinion based on personal preference. I do believe that each movie (even a remake) should be judged on its own merits.

Would we prefer if they just gave these remakes a different name, and we referred to them as 'rip-offs' instead (IE: Friday The Thirteenth and Bloody Murder)?

Remakes don't replace originals...We simply have MORE of something that's related to what we like...I am thankful for that...I would rather have a few sequels or remakes to my favorite movies, than to just see them end completely...I also like adding to my collection.

So, while I would appreciate some originality (who wouldn't?), and I have found a bit in some independent gems, I really don't mind watching a few remakes of the 'good ones' in the interim :)

Nightmare-elm2112

04-05-2008, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Nightmare-elm

and when they run out of movies to remake what are they going to do remake the remakes oh god

Originally Posted Byran

Actually...Several movies HAVE been remade many times...The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, War of the Worlds, and quite a few others...So, I own multiple versions of some movies...I'm not complaining

I have no problem with remakes...Sure, most can't touch the originals...Is it because they're BAD, or just that the originals are so GOOD? Personally, I think The Blob just keeps getting better and better, while I don't believe anyone can outdo the 1978 version of Body Snatchers (with Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldenly), which happens to be a REMAKE.

It's simply a matter of opinion based on personal preference. I do believe that each movie (even a remake) should be judged on its own merits.

Would we prefer if they just gave these remakes a different name, and we referred to them as 'rip-offs' instead (IE: Friday The Thirteenth and Bloody Murder)?

Remakes don't replace originals...We simply have MORE of something that's related to what we like...I am thankful for that...I would rather have a few sequels or remakes to my favorite movies, than to just see them end completely...I also like adding to my collection.

So, while I would appreciate some originality (who wouldn't?), and I have found a bit in some independent gems, I really don't mind watching a few remakes of the 'good ones' in the interim

Originally Posted by Nightmare-elm

i like some remakes and it is good some times to do it but it seems like thats all there doing is remakes thats why i said something about it.

I am not totally against remakes.

i only have two main reasons why i am not totally up for all thees remakes.

1. i didn't start to really get into the horror genre until 1999 so back then and know it is hard to tell whats a remake and what is not.

2. my second reason is it seems like thats all there doing is making remakes.

it would be nice if they made like 3 remakes a year and leave the rest of the year to do some original moves.

And i know some of you might think that i could just look up what is a remake and what is not. But i just recently started to get into it more then i did back in 1999. So i am going to the older ones to add to my horror move collection.

colubrid660

04-05-2008, 08:24 PM

Rayne

04-05-2008, 08:46 PM

Just out of curiosity, how many horror remakes have been released recently (I am talking like 2001-2008 or so)? Only a few come to mind:

Wickerman
Dawn of the Dead
Halloween
Psycho
I am Legend
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Hills Have Eyes

I can't remember any more...
Black Christmas, Body Snatchers (again), Creepshow, When A Stranger Calls...SOOO many (those are just off the top of my head), as well as American remakes of Japanese movies

Now they're just gonna keep popping into my head...I'm trying to eat...lol

Staplez

04-05-2008, 10:21 PM

1. i didn't start to really get into the horror genre until 1999 so back then and know it is hard to tell whats a remake and what is not.
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Im not trying to put words in your mouth(or on your fingers as the case may be) but that statement gives me the impression that you may watch a movie, then later find out it was remade and not like it because it was remade. If you watch a movie and like it, who cares if it was remade or not? If you judge movies based on merit alone youve got a 50/50 chance of liking it or not. Theres alot of movies coming out that arnt remakes, youve got the same shot with them.
I might be off on what you ment by that. Thats the way it seemed though.

There would be less hatred for remade movies if people DIDNT compare them to the orginals. Thats alot of the problem.

But.........Reguardless of how anybody feels about it, if nothing else its pumping money back into the horror genre.

neverending

04-05-2008, 10:27 PM

Hahahahaha... people would enjoy eating shit more if they didn't think about that steak they had last week....

Nightmare-elm2112

04-06-2008, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by Nightmare-elm2112

1. i didn't start to really get into the horror genre until 1999 so back then and know it is hard to tell whats a remake and what is not.

Originally Posted by Staplez

Im not trying to put words in your mouth(or on your fingers as the case may be) but that statement gives me the impression that you may watch a movie, then later find out it was remade and not like it because it was remade. If you watch a movie and like it, who cares if it was remade or not? If you judge movies based on merit alone youve got a 50/50 chance of liking it or not. Theres alot of movies coming out that arnt remakes, youve got the same shot with them.
I might be off on what you ment by that. Thats the way it seemed though.

There would be less hatred for remade movies if people DIDNT compare them to the orginals. Thats alot of the problem.

But.........Reguardless of how anybody feels about it, if nothing else its pumping money back into the horror genre.

I can beast explain this with the dawn of the dead. I never knew it was a remake until i seen it the original in my video rental store.

I was meaning to give it a try but never got to it.

I tried watching it on comcast on demand but when i did it just seemed bland to me because the zombeis just seemed to slow. they scar me much more when they run like a bat out of hell.

its just i would like to see the original some times before seeing the remake.

now i do like the dawn of the dead remake over the first just because it scared me more.

now the the amityville horror remake i liked it and i also liked one of the ones before it. but i don't know if it was the first one or not because i heard that there was a lot of remakes on that one.

I liked a lot of remakes except for the fog the ending seamed weird to me
and i never seen the first one.

It just seems to me like thats all they are doing now is making remakes thats all and for the one compliant i think it would be cool to see the original one before the remake if possible.

neverending

04-06-2008, 03:14 AM

Hmmm.... who died and made you moderator?

colubrid660

04-06-2008, 07:04 AM

Black Christmas, Body Snatchers (again), Creepshow, When A Stranger Calls...SOOO many (those are just off the top of my head), as well as American remakes of Japanese movies

Ah yes. I remember The Fog, War of the Worlds and Amityville were redone, and when a Stranger Calls too. They redid Body Snatchers? Hmmm was that the Nichole Kidman movie?

The_Return

04-06-2008, 08:29 AM

Ah yes. I remember The Fog, War of the Worlds and Amityville were redone, and when a Stranger Calls too. They redid Body Snatchers? Hmmm was that the Nichole Kidman movie?

Yeah, it was her + Daniel Craig. Looked pretty pathetic...I havent seen it.

Staplez

04-06-2008, 07:49 PM

I can beast explain this with the dawn of the dead. I never knew it was a remake until i seen it the original in my video rental store.

I was meaning to give it a try but never got to it.

I tried watching it on comcast on demand but when i did it just seemed bland to me because the zombeis just seemed to slow. they scar me much more when they run like a bat out of hell.

its just i would like to see the original some times before seeing the remake.

now i do like the dawn of the dead remake over the first just because it scared me more.

now the the amityville horror remake i liked it and i also liked one of the ones before it. but i don't know if it was the first one or not because i heard that there was a lot of remakes on that one.

I liked a lot of remakes except for the fog the ending seamed weird to me
and i never seen the first one.

It just seems to me like thats all they are doing now is making remakes thats all and for the one compliant i think it would be cool to see the original one before the remake if possible.

I think I understand what your saying. Your rambling a little bit. Anyway. My point is, what you think about a movie after seeing it should be based on that movie alone. Not which you saw first. I honestly dont see how that enters into it. No matter the order, your still going to like one more than the other.

On a side note, Im not trying to change anybodys opinion either way. Im not wild about most remakes myself. I dont decide that until after I see them though.

colubrid660

04-07-2008, 06:23 AM

Yeah, it was her + Daniel Craig. Looked pretty pathetic...I havent seen it.

That would make it the fourth adaptation of Body Snatchers, then. Dang. Next to I Am Legend, that would probably be the most remakes of any horror movie.

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04-17-2008, 07:15 AM

- Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller addressed the PG-13 rumor about Friday the 13th remake and how ridiculous it is.

"None of our remakes have been PG-13," Producer Brad Fuller points out. "How do you remake a rated R horror movie and take the guts out literally and figuratively? What is F13 without sex, drugs and really, really long sharp machete? And why would we, horror fans ourselves, produce a movie devoid of the things that made the title so appealing in the first place. So let me say for the record, that the F13 that we start shooting this Thursday is a full bodied, rated R film."

He elaborates on just how R-rated this film will be. "It has insane kills that will be shown in all their glory- it has a group of college students who drink and even have sex. We are betting that if we don’t hold back that the audience will reward us for being bold in a time when some horror movies are playing the ratings game. So we embrace the R-rating Friday the 13th will have, and hope you will too."

Marcus Nispel directs the film, which stars Jared Padalecki, Derek Mears, Amanda Righetti, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Travis Van Winkle, Willa Ford, Nick Mennell and Jonathan Sadowski.

Jason Voorhees returns to Camp Crystal Lake on February 13, 2009.

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04-24-2008, 10:33 AM

April 23, 2008

Fox 2000 is set to bring Brian De Palma’s “The Fury” back to the bigscreen.

The label has tapped Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman to pen a contemporary reimagining of the 1978 supernatural horror film.

New version will center on a young man with heightened kinetic powers who is abducted by the government in order to take advantage of his special gifts.

The original, starring Kirk Douglas and John Cassavetes and released by 20th Century Fox, was based on John Farris’ 1976 novel of the same name.

Ted Field is producing through his Radar Pictures banner. Mike Weber exec produces.

Newcomers McGreevy and Shipman penned the spec “Of Every Wickedness,” about America’s first known serial killer, which landed on the industry’s Black List of the hottest unproduced spec scripts and garnered the duo a lot of attention. They nabbed “The Fury” gig off of that script.

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05-15-2008, 07:27 AM

May 15, 2008

Hot news on the Piranha front - the forthcoming remake of Joe Dante's 1978 horror classic will be shot in 3-D.

As previously reported, Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes) will helm the project, about a school of killer fish munching on teen flesh during spring break.

And with the film's international rights currently being sold in Cannes, Dimension Films head Bob Weinstein explained "The film presents us with a unique opportunity to launch a new global franchise and take advantage of the incredible developments in 3-D technology."

Director Aja will work with 3-D expert Neville Page (currently collaborating with James Cameron on Avatar) to create the creatures, with the violent horror expected to earn itself an R-rating.

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06-04-2008, 09:09 AM

June 3, 2008

CineTel Films has acquired rights to remake "I Spit on Your Grave," the 1978 female revenge film that was reviled for its depiction of sex and violence.

The remake rights were owned by Meir Zarchi, who directed, produced and wrote the original. Though the majority of CineTel's releases are straight-to-DVD titles, the company will make "Spit" for a theatrical release.

In the original, a woman is abducted, brutally attacked and raped and then left for dead. She survives, hunts her attackers and dispatches them in graphic ways. Critics, especially Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hated the film, much to Zarchi's delight.

"The more the film was attacked, the more money shot into my pocket," Zarchi said. "The two persons who contributed most to that, especially in the beginning, were Siskel and Ebert. ... I wouldn't change a frame of it, and I hope the remake is just as controversial."

Pic will be produced by CineTel prexy-CEO Paul Hertzberg and Lisa Hansen, with Jeff Klein, Alan Ostroff, Gary Needle and Zarchi as exec producers.

As reviled as it was when originally released, "I Spit on Your Grave" was a precursor to a slew of female revenge film hits, Hertzberg said. Contemporary genre fare has become so graphically violent that the original doesn't seem as outrageous as it did 30 years ago. Hertzberg is listening to pitches from writers on how to ratchet up the shock factor.

"After seeing what was done with an R rating on films like 'Saw' and 'Hostel,' we think we can modernize this story, be competitive with what this marketplace expects and not have to aim for an NC-17 or X rating," Hertzberg said.

Contacted by Daily Variety, Ebert said only that his hope is that this time, the result is a better film.

ferretchucker

06-04-2008, 11:16 AM

I heared death race 2000 is being remade but is just going to be called death race (for obvious reasons).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Race_%28film%29

The_Return

06-05-2008, 07:53 AM

"...and I hope the remake is just as controversial."

So is this guy really naive...or just stupid?

Despare

06-05-2008, 11:30 AM

I heared death race 2000 is being remade but is just going to be called death race (for obvious reasons).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Race_%28film%29

Seems like another "re-imagining" to me.

The_Return

06-05-2008, 05:06 PM

Seems like another "re-imagining" to me.

Aren't they all? :rolleyes:

Despare

06-05-2008, 06:23 PM

Aren't they all? :rolleyes:

Not Psycho, or Funny Games, or... alright you got me. :)

Despare

07-18-2008, 09:05 AM

What do you all think about the Rififi remake with Al Pacino? Doesn't seem like a horrible idea to me even though it's going to giant shoes to fill.

psychooralien

07-18-2008, 12:43 PM

I heard night of the demons is being remade

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07-26-2008, 09:02 PM

- Filmmaker David Gordon Green is just a few weeks away from the release of his first studio movie, the action-comedy Pineapple Express starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, and ComingSoon.net had a chance to sit down with him at Comic-Con International to talk about his first big budget action flick. Among other things, he updated on the Suspiria remake.

"The script is finished," he told, "We're out trying to find the right supportive financial institution who wants to take a risk and make a really bold, distinctive and unique horror film. It's not the obvious... it doesn't slip naturally into the niche market of contemporary horror movies. It's something that I think has the potential to be classic and a lot more artistically-inclined than a lot of the contemporary horror stuff."

When asked about the origins of the remake, he noted, "It's an Italian production company that is developing it and it will be a European production, and doubtfully will have any American ties to it." Theoretically, they could go ahead and make the movie and then try to shop for a U. S. distributor rather than have a studio involved for the production, which Green says is probably what they would do. "We're trying to find private financing that would take the risk with us, but it's another one that it takes a lot of risk, let's say, as you can imagine from the original."

Green also confirmed that they have the cast for the movie coming together, but none that he could discolose at the moment.