Vadim Perelman in Talks to Direct 'Poltergeist' Remake?
Filed under: Horror, Deals, RumorMonger, Remakes and Sequels
I haven't quite processed the notion of a Poltergeist remake just yet -- it still seems more conceptual than actual to me. Yet the fact that they've picked a pair of screenwriters, and that the late Heather O'Rourke has condemned the remake from the grave, tell me that it's about as actual as it gets. Now Bloody-Disgusting has started a rumor that Vadim Perelman -- quasi-arthouse director of House of Sand and Fog and The Life Before Her Eyes -- is in "heavy talks" to direct the new movie. That would be a heck of a contrast to the screenwriters of Boogeyman.I'm as down on this project as everyone else -- the original film is a moment in time that ought not be disturbed -- but I like the idea of Perelman, mostly because I like the notion of otherwise "respectable" directors trying their hand at genre films. His brooding, portentous style might be a good fit for Poltergeist, I guess. And maybe this will wind up like the doomed adaptation of The Talisman, to which Perelman was attached for a while (and which he seems far better suited to), never making it past the development stage.
Anyway, I emphasize that I'm commenting on a rumor, not relaying hard news. Make of it what you will.
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8-30-2008 @ 9:43AM
Mr.R said...
It´s the remake thing that spoils it no matter what. I like this guy's work too but couldn't he just make a good ghost story instead of starting something we already care for and respect. I love Poltergeist, touching it sounds just awful.
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8-31-2008 @ 1:03AM
The Mutt said...
I have no problem at all with remakes. The idea that a remake somehow diminishes the original is just silly.
Don't forget; The Maltese Falcon, Tarzan the Ape Man, and The Magnificent Seven were all remakes.
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9-02-2008 @ 11:18PM
Hughman Bein said...
They can't re-do the scares. The funny thing is that IF they had a CGI tree eating a kid it would look less scary to all the adults than the animatronic one we all saw, but kids might be more scared nowadays of a CGI one and think the animatronic wasn't that bad or maybe even laughable. The magic of the movie was Speilberg's on-fire involvement. I say drop the original family and go with an entirely new story-line. Kane has seen the light! A Zelda cameo would be cool though.
9-07-2008 @ 4:51PM
g brown said...
Just my opinion, but I just don't think the original Freelings can be replaced.....especially Carol Ann. She is gone and I don't see how someone else could do the character justice. They should just re -release the movie.
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