The Fog: the remake

[phantomstranger]

Some news from Comingsoon.net:

Welling and Grace Encounter The Fog
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
February 20, 2005


Tom Welling (The WB's Smallville) and Maggie Grace (ABC's Lost) will star in the remake of John Carpenter's classic horror thriller The Fog for Revolution Studios, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Rupert Wainwright is directing the film, which Cooper Layne is penning from the screenplay written by Hill and Carpenter for the original 1980 film.

In the film, there really is something out there in the dark. One hundred years ago, in a thick, eerie fog off the rocky coast of Northern California, a horrible shipwreck occured under mysterious circumstances. Now, shrouded in darkness, the ghosts of the long-dead sailors have returned from their watery graves to exact their bloody, merciless revenge.

Welling will play a local boat owner who never left the town, and Grace will portray a college girl who is back in her hometown for the summer.

[urgeok]

well - at least they are following the same storyline

[ShankS]

Originally posted by urgeok
well - at least they are following the same storyline

and I read yesterday that JC doesn't want anything to do with it, since he said 'he's done' with The Fog, but is flattered it's being remade, what with the current trend atm.

[urgeok]

well, lets face it - they are mostly making films for young people .. young people who probably dont know the origional versions of all these films horror fans know.
They dont like anything old - in general.

So what's a hollywood that is out of ideas to do ?
remake films for the people who actually pay to see them.

Movies for kids, about kids - based on an proven formula.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by ShankS
if Carpenter sells out to the 'remake crew' I'll burn every JC film I own.

Carpenter really doesn't have a choice does he? isn't it up to the film studio?

[ShankS]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Carpenter really doesn't have a choice does he? isn't it up to the film studio?

I should have put it differently....

when I said 'sells out' it was in the context of him getting involved in the production of a remake. This I wouldn't like to hear, but as he's not wanting to be involved with it, it's not so bad, even though I'm not a fan of most remakes.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by ShankS
I should have put it differently....

when I said 'sells out' it was in the context of him getting involved in the production of a remake. This I wouldn't like to hear, but as he's not wanting to be involved with it, it's not so bad, even though I'm not a fan of most remakes.

with the technology they have today you never know it might be better, but I know that's a long shot.

[massacre man]

Originally posted by urgeok
well, lets face it - they are mostly making films for young people .. young people who probably dont know the origional versions of all these films horror fans know.
They dont like anything old - in general.

So what's a hollywood that is out of ideas to do ?
remake films for the people who actually pay to see them.

Movies for kids, about kids - based on an proven formula.

i'm trying to convert kids my age younger into watching horror movies, my aunt likes horror movies (has a book case touching her ceiling filled up with them) her kids 10,9,5 all watch horror movies i got a few kids (one 3 years younger than me) into horror but they only like remakes and new movies

one of my friends said "Jason X is a better horror movie because it is funnier"

[newb]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
with the technology they have today you never know it might be better, but I know that's a long shot.

As long as there is NO CGI, and it maintains the atmosphere of the original,I would have no problem with a remake.

[AUSTIN316426808]

you wanna talk about a remake headed nowhere, how about House of Wax starring the one and only Paris Hilton more like house of shit.