Wow, Nobody's Remade 'Rosemary's Baby' Yet?
Filed under: Horror, Thrillers, Remakes and Sequels
Well, hell, that just won't do! Apparently someone at remake factory Platinum Dunes just realized ... Hey, what the hell, nobody's done a Rosemary's Baby remake?!? And to have an old, popular, influential horror movie with NO remake? Like I said, that just won't do.We don't have any news on directors, writers or actors, but according to Shock, Platinum producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are presently scouting screenwriters for the remake. For those keeping score, Platinum Dunes has already remade The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror and The Hitcher, plus they've got The Birds, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street in the percolation stage. Dang those guys work hard.
So, since the Dunes boys don't have an adapter yet, allow me to apply for the gig. I've seen all of Platinum's movies AND I own the Rosemary's Baby DVD, so I think I'm more than qualified. Here's my pitch: Jessica Alba and Ryan Reynolds move into a mega-slick new apartment building that's run by computer, only to discover that the old couple who live next-door are actually Satanic Robots from the Future! Oh wait, here's an easier idea: Just take the original screenplay, modernize with bikinis, computers and cell phones, and then make the exact same movie. It'll make the same amount of cash anyway.
Dubbed "the scariest movie I've ever seen because I was pregnant when I saw it" by Scott Weinberg's mom, Rosemary's Baby was based on the Ira Levin novel of the same name, it featured some stellar work from Mia Farrow and Ruth Gordon, and is (easily) one of Roman Polanski's finest achievements. And now a stinkin' remake. Sorry for being so snotty, especially because I actually really LIKE the Plantnum Dunes re-do of Texas Chainsaw, but when I see a production company loading up on remakes and nothing else, I can't help but think "LAZY!!!"
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3-04-2008 @ 1:02PM
Brian D said...
While they are at it, they should remake Citizen Kane. I can see Kane played by a sexy Paul Walker. No wait, maybe Jesse Metcalf...that guy showed some major acting chops on Desperate Housewives (the next James Dean, if you ask me!)
*vomit*
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3-04-2008 @ 1:12PM
Christopher said...
This is the dumbest idea ont he Planet! Re-Makes are crap!
I'm sorry but the Re-Make of "Texas Chainsaw" was nothing but crap, I walked out of the film and got my money back!
Hello....Rosemary's Baby is an Academy Award-winning 1968 horror film directed by Roman Polanski! I wonder what Roman Polanski or even Mia Farrow thinks about this??
What ever happend to film preservation? Ruth Gordon won the 1968 Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role as the nosy neighbor Minnie Castevet!! I wonder what she thinks of this up in heaven!
How can you Re-Make this, this is total blasphemy!!
Also don't forget (Oh wait were talking to the Youtube.generation)... there was also a sequel titled: "Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby" aired as a made-for-TV movie in 1976 starring Patty Duke as Rosemary Woodhouse, and Ruth Gordon reprising her role of Minnie Castevet!!!
The Re-Make of "Prom Night" looks stupid as hell (& what is up W./the PG-13- Rating BTW??), then a "Stepfather" Re-make & a Re-Make of "Friday the 13th", this shit has to stop!! & fast!
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3-04-2008 @ 1:38PM
Lane said...
The remake was called "The Astronaut's Wife".
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3-04-2008 @ 2:23PM
pat miller said...
Please make them stop. If the original film has a serious flaw - like the production code supressed parts of the original source - and you can really cast it with great actors - OK. But just because its old(er) doesn't mean it has to be remade. Look at the Orphanage - certainly a tip of the hat to Val Lewton and Robert Wise - but a genuinely creepy film. AND NEW !! C'mon give the real writers a chance for some new and disturbing horror. Don't screw up something that was fine and holds up.
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3-04-2008 @ 11:58PM
Ray said...
Jesus effin' Christ. What the hell is wrong with these idiots?
If they actually worked hard, their remakes wouldn't suck so hard. Also, they'd be capable of creating a movie of their own once in a while, instead of crapping all over someone else's films.
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