Lawrence Kasdan Will Remake 'Clash of the Titans'
Filed under: Action, Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Scripts, Remakes and Sequels
In a case of truly uninspired filmmaking, Lawrence Kasdan is going to write a remake of the beloved, 1981 truly, terribly, wonderfully classic Clash of the Titans. Travis Beacham, who co-wrote A Killing on Carnival Row with Neil Jordan, wrote a draft for the film, and now the Mumford man is taking over to script the feature. Kasdan is the guy who long ago brought us The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, before jumping into The Big Chill and The Bodyguard, and last writing the questionable Dreamcatcher.No, no, NO! This has to be the stupidest movie move that I've encountered in a while -- since we had the completely pointless Psycho re-do. Remake the Brady's and make fun of them. Empower Charlie's Angels to be even tougher. Make a new Ocean's 12 for the next generation. However, do not rob Harry Hamlin's shining achievement in film, and one of the best goofy films we've got out there. Clash of the Titans is a cult classic partially because of out-dated special effects. Take away Hamlin and amp up the effects and what do you have? You've got the story of Zeus' son, Perseus. You might as well just make a new re-telling of the Greek legend instead of a remake of this specific film. Besides, you can't beat casting the epic Laurence Olivier, or the late, great Burgess Meredith. Step away from the project, Mr. Kasdan. Bubo doesn't want you to touch him.
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11-26-2007 @ 12:11PM
dave said...
STOP TAMPERING WITH CLASSICS!!
Okay.. I have to admit I really enjoyed this movie as a kid too! I was 11 when this move came out, it was fun and cheesy but I loved it. With that being said, I still have to admit that the effects sucked! I always want to laugh at the current generation who think good special fx didn't exist until cgi!! That's bulls**t.. Clash of the Titans sucked when it came out and we all laughed at it then as well. i do love the comments like "it was good for it's time".. as if the damned movie was made in 1950!! But just to clarify I have compiled a short list of the type of work being produced a couple of years before this movie and just one year after.
Star Wars (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Alien (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
Superman II (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)
Excalibur (1981)
Mad Max 2 (1981)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Guys just admit this particular movie was hokey with crappy stop action fx.. but stop attacking the whole time period, because the movies made back then were artistic, took more work than most modern cgi crap Hollywood spews out nowadays! Plus these stand the test of time as classics. I would like to see how many current movies do the same in 20 to 30 years!
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