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Fan Rant: Dimension Needs the '13: Game of Death' Remake
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Admittedly the news that Paramount has abandoned their remake of Paranormal Activity in favor of releasing an original film for a change is interesting news, but within the same Variety profile of Steven Schneider (one of their "10 Producers to Watch") baring that particular revelation is even cooler news. Oddly enough what has me all a flutter is not even buried deep within the article, it's in the opening sentence, "With "Paranormal Activity" readying to open via Paramount and a raft of projects poised at other venues -- including "The Colony" at Participant, "Sacred Prey" at Warner Bros. and "13: Game of Death" at Dimension -- Steven Schneider may become the dark genre's warlock of choice."
Wait a sec. "13: Game of Death" at Dimension"? Apparently I'm the only one who cares about the accidental announcement that a remake of the coolest genre movie to come out of Thailand in years is no longer just hypothetical. I know the rights to 13:GOD were purchased by the Weinsteins well over a year ago, but such behavior is not out of the norm (buying the remake rights to obscure foreign films is a morning ritual for those two). As expected, there has been zero visible movement towards making the film a reality until now. And considering one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch For" is involved, I'd say it finally has a fighting chance to see the light of day.
A Glimpse Down the New 'Elm Street'
Filed under: Horror », Casting », Mystery & Suspense », New Line », Warner Brothers », RumorMonger », Fandom », Remakes and Sequels »
A couple of us onliners got an up-close look at the fresh flesh of Jackie Earle Haley's Freddy Krueger last month on the Chicago set of the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and from the sound of things, he'll be making his first public appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con later this week. Though the bulk of our set visit coverage will have to wait until closer to the film's release next April, we can share a bit on what Haley's bringing to the legendary character and what the producers are bringing to the franchise...
Haley: "Robert Englund's done an amazing job over the years playing Freddy. Everybody's that's a fan of Nightmare loves Robert and, you know, that's a challenge when you've got to step in a big man's shoes like that, so it's scary but also exciting. You can't please everybody. All I can do is really just try to work from the heart and do the best job at playing Freddy that I can and hope for the best."
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Platinum Dunes Producers Spill on 'Friday the 13th' Sequel, 'The Birds' Remake, etc.
Filed under: Horror », Thrillers », New Line », Warner Brothers », RumorMonger », Fandom », Scripts », Distribution », Remakes and Sequels »
On a recent visit to the Chicago-based set of the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form gave us online types a good hour with which to poke and prod about that film and countless other projects in the works. The Elm St. stuff will have to wait until the time is right, but at the moment, you're just a hop, skip and jump away from finding out where Platinum Dunes currently stands with a Friday the 13th sequel, their present involvement in reported remakes of The Birds and Rosemary's Baby, and how exactly the little-seen Horsemen ended up slipping through the cracks last spring...
Read the full interview at Horror Squad!
This Just In: Horror Remakes are Big Money
Filed under: Horror », Box Office », Lists »
I really am torn when it comes to horror remakes. On the one (obvious) hand, I like it when movies I dig are left alone. On the other (fanboyish) hand, I do think it's pretty fun to see how the new writers and producers are going to gussy up an older horror flick. Plus if the new version of Friday the 13th leads to a little more attention / respect for the original film...But with the new Friday choking about $43 million out of the holiday weekend, it leads to an obvious question: Since Jason just re-ignited the whole dang remake game, which titles are next to get tossed into the "do over" machine? Already on the docket for this year (and next) are remakes of The Birds, The Crazies, The House on Sorority Row, It's Alive, The Last House on the Left, Halloween 2, Hellraiser, Motel Hell, Night of the Demons, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Piranha, Scanners, The Stepfather, and The Wolf Man. And I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.
But what of, say, Hell Night? Linda Blair could do a cameo! Or maybe hire Tobe Hooper to remake his own The Funhouse? I mean, if Sorority Row is getting a remake, then all bets are off, right? Then how about Final Exam, Graduation Day, or Happy Birthday to Me? I can only imagine that the guy who owns the remake rights to Bad Dreams is staring at his phone, willing it to ring. And we needn't be focused on slashers only. Hell, some of the '80s best horror flicks are more than ripe for (ahem) re-imagining: Raimi's The Evil Dead, for example, or Stuart Gordon's fantastic Re-Animator, Stan Winston's Pumpkinhead, or (brace yourselves) Peter Jackson's Dead Alive / Brain Dead! Perhaps a remake of the remake of The Thing, The Fly, or The Blob?
Don't think they haven't been considered. But my two questions to you are this: What would you like to see remade ... and what wouldn't you? (Oh, and after the jump: A handy resource that I plan to keep updated. Please let me know if I forgot any titles.)
Saw-Makers to Twist Four Old Horror Classics
Filed under: Classics », Horror », Remakes and Sequels »
For those who've been wondering when those guys at Twisted Pictures were going to stand up and do something a little different from the Saw series, here it is: Something new. Something different. Ready for it? A bunch of horror remakes. What? Horror remakes are hot ... these ... days... Aren't they?At least the Saw producers are going back farther than 1986 for their remake fodder. According to Variety, Twisted has made a deal to remake four of the dusty old RKO chillers. Which ones? These ones: I Walked With a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1943) The Body Snatcher (Robert Wise, 1945), Bedlam (Mark Robson, 1946) and a mystery title ... as yet unchosen! Creeeeepyyyy! Producer Mark Burg sums it up rather succinctly: "We've thought a long time about how to update these classic titles to make them commercial ... If these films go well, we hope it leads to more."
Plus hey, since the movies exist already, you barely need half a screenwriter! Still, let's give the Twisted boys a little credit. They could easily coast by on the Saw series alone, but they're trying to branch out into new territory. (Well, if making four horror remakes really counts as "new territory.") It's got to be better than the alternative: Twisted also produced the quick-vanishing Dead Silence and the still-shelved Catacombs.
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