Universal Going Retro With 'Go Mutants!"
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Universal has been busy readying remakes of many of their classic horror icons -- The Mummy kicked it off to a slow start ten years ago (gee, it's due for another remake!), The Wolfman hits theaters this fall, and allegedly The Bride of Frankenstein, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, and The Invisible Man will follow. But they're not just planning on remaking their stable, but option a few younger and fresher versions of their icons too.According to Variety, the studio has optioned Larry Doyle's upcoming novel Go Mutants! It's a teen comedy / adventure story set in a world where all those classic 1950s alien invasion movies actually happened. A few decades later, the offspring of those invasions have assimilated among the rest of the population, and are happily attending high school.
It's too early to tell if it'll be another Monster Squad, as the book doesn't hit store shelves until next summer, but Doyle promises you'll see cameos from Gort and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. One of those is not like the other, so all bets are off as to who else you might see, but I'd put money on the Mole Man and the Metaluna Mutant. Perhaps he'll reach beyond the creature feature cast, and throw in the Invisible Man -- you can't tell me that sly creep didn't use his gift to father a few brats and avoid the child support.
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6-23-2009 @ 5:13PM
RUSS said...
I don't know what's worse....Every other movie being done in 3-D now, or the dearth or remakes that Hollywood still churns out.
Universal remaking THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN?
Why not remake GONE WITH THE WIND, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and THE GODFATHER while they're at it.
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6-24-2009 @ 2:02PM
ML said...
Didn't see in the article, is it CGI or live action? I do hope the designs are cuter/better than Monsters vs Aliens. The aquatic beast there looked like a gorilla ... ugh.
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6-24-2009 @ 3:11PM
Elisabeth said...
It didn't specify CG or live action. They bought Doyle's book in the outline / idea stage, so it's possible they don't even know yet.
I'm hoping for live action, or CG/live action combo -- I'm getting tired of the CG 3-D animation trend myself. :P
6-25-2009 @ 9:48AM
ML said...
Gotcha there.