Remake News: The Crow, Logan’s Run and More
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The Crow: A remake that was announced back in December 2008 is finally starting to take shape. Shooting on The Crow, a new adaptation of the comic book tale, should begin later this year. In the 1994 film version, actor Brandon Lee - who was tragically killed as the result of an accidental shooting on set - played the deceased man who comes back to avenge his fiancee’s death. Director Stephen Norrington’s script will feature new backdrops and a different form for the title character. “The Crow itself is a creature in this movie — it’s not just a bird,” producer Edward Pressman told MTV. “It’s got a personality and a character. Not like Godzilla exactly, but it’s very different [and has] a more active role in the story.”
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Remake News: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Judge Dredd and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Horror, Music, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Books, Casting, Celeb News, Trailers, Upcoming Releases, Videos,
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: David Fincher is in talks to dive into 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Disney’s retelling of Jules Verne’s science fiction novel. The Oscar nominee, who is also linked to a Dragon Tattoo remake (see below), may work from a script from Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum). No possible start date has been announced.
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Casting Corner: Julie Christie, Kevin Bacon and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Drama, Period, Remakes, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Julie Christie: The Away from Her star and Gary Oldman are both in talks to join The Girl With the Red Riding Hood, a “gothic” adaptation of the classic tale. Amanda Seyfried has already been cast in the Catherine Hardwicke-directed film as the woman who is terrorized by a werewolf in a medieval village. Christie would play Seyfried’s grandmother while Oldman hunts down the animal. Max Irons and Shiloh Fernandez will co-star.
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Zac Efron to Take on Coke Dealer Role
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Warner Bros, Drama, Remakes, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Filmmaking, Upcoming Releases,
Clean-cut heartthrob Zac Efron is set to play a scheming cocaine smuggler in a new thriller.
The actor - who rose to fame in the popular High School Musical films - is set play a runner for a coke dealer in new movie Snabba Cash - translated Easy Money - an American remake of a Swedish film based on the 2006 novel by Jens Lapidus. The project, which focuses on a group of friends who want to get rich quick by getting involved with drugs and organized crime, has recently been the subject of a Hollywood bidding war.
Warner Bros eventually bought the remake rights - for what is thought to be a six-figure sum - with the intention of casting Zac. The studio is allowing the 22-year-old actor to produce the film with the new company he runs with his manager Jason Barrett, according to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Heat Vision Blog.
Swedish producer Fredrik Wikstrom will also work on the US version, with Michael Hjorth acting as executive producer. The thriller is the latest example of the young actor breaking away from the teen roles which made him a star.
His recent back catalogue of work includes drama Me and Orson Welles and comedy 17 Again.
Remake News: Godzilla, Popeye and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks, New Line, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Scripts, Technology, Upcoming Releases,
Godzilla: You didn’t think Godzilla would go down without another fight, did ya? Legendary Pictures has announced that it plans to resurrect the giant creature in 2012 with help from Warner Bros. The film, which will not be a sequel to the 1998 version starring Matthew Broderick, will “pay respects” to the 1954 outing. A director has not yet been named.
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Footloose Loses Chace Crawford, Gains a Director
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Paramount, Musicals, Remakes, Casting, Celeb News, Scripts, Upcoming Releases,
Although it feels like we’ve been talking about the planned Footloose remake for forever, the production has had trouble getting off the ground. This week, Paramount’s update even took one step forward and another step back.
Five months after director Kenny Ortega walked away from the project, a new director has been tapped. Craig Brewer, the writer/director behind Hustle & Flow, will now be in charge of bringing the story back to life. The movie, which will remain close in plot and tone to the 1984 original, will also be rewritten by Brewer. (Ortega reportedly wanted the film to be more of a musical than a drama.)
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Remake News: Speedy Gonzales, Pet Semetary and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: New Line, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Family, Horror, Comedy, Casting, Upcoming Releases,
Speedy Gonzales: George Lopez has already voiced a chihuahua, so it’s only logical he would take on Mexico’s fastest mouse next. The comedian is now set to lead a live-action/CG hybrid version of Speedy Gonzales, the famous animated series from the 1950’s. Although the cartoon’s depictions have been labeled racist in recent years, Ann Lopez, George’s wife/producing partner, promises the storyline will be updated for the times. “Speedy’s going to be a misunderstood boy who comes from a family that works in a very meticulous setting, and he’s a little too fast for what they do,” she explained. “He makes a mess of that. So he has to go out in the world to find what he’s good at.”
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Will Johnny Depp Reprise His Jump Street Role?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Columbia Pictures, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Remakes, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
Johnny Depp got his big screen break with Wes Craven’s horror flick Nightmare on Elm Street, but many 1980s TV watchers remember the first showbiz break Johnny received. Depp, then a musician-actor, was picked for the role of Tom Hanson on 21 Jump Street and immediately shot to stardom.
Now that the series is being made into a major motion picture, Depp is ready to re-claim his Hollywood roots. “I’m hoping they’re let me do a cameo,” he recently told reporters when discussing the flick. “Someone will say, ‘Whatever happened to Tom Hanson?’ And they’ll find me somewhere hoarding jars of peanut butter and shaking in my underpants.”
Sure, okay. If Johnny Depp’s on board with it, the whole thing sounds pretty great.
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Remake News: Laverne & Shirley, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Music, Musicals, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Scripts, Upcoming Releases, Videos,
Laverne & Shirley: File this in the “Was He Kidding?” file. During a recent red carpet event for Valentine’s Day, director Garry Marshall said he may bring Laverne & Shirley to the big screen—with Jessica Biel and Jennifer Garner in the lead roles. “We’re gonna work on that,” the original show’s co-creator stated. “My sister Penny and Cindy are gonna have a guest cameo. They’re gonna walk “schlemiel, schlemazel”—or they’re gonna get tired in the middle and sit down.”
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Carey Mulligan: The Next Audrey Hepburn?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, Adaptation, Musicals, Remakes, Romance, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,
Carey Mulligan is reportedly in negotiations to play Eliza Doolittle in the remake of My Fair Lady.
The 24-year-old actress - who has been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in An Education - is believed to be in talks with the producers of the upcoming musical movie after fellow British starlet Keira Knightley ruled herself out of the role last month.
“The actress has not been formally offered the part yet - and won’t be until Columbia Pictures agrees the film’s budget,” Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye said. “Carey and the My Fair Lady filmmakers will keep talking until a deal can be struck.”
The role of Eliza was first made famous by screen legend Audrey Hepburn in the original film, in which London flower girl Eliza becomes a lady after meeting and falling in love with Professor Henry Higgins.
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