"Videodrome" was a film I had to watch in a film class last year and I found it pretty entertaining. It has developed a cult following since its debut in 1983 and the phrase "Long live the New Flesh" is one of the most popular movie quotes.
Now a remake is in the works that plans on outdoing the original.
According to Variety, "Universal Pictures will remake the 1983 David Cronenberg-directed thriller 'Videodrome,' with Ehren Kruger set to write the script and produce with partner Daniel Bobker.
The original 'Videodrome' starred James Woods as the head of Civic TV Channel 83, who makes his station relevant by programming 'Videodrome,' a series that depicts torture and murder that transfixes viewers.
The new picture will modernize the concept, infuse it with the possibilities of nano-technology and blow it up into a large-scale sci-fi action thriller."
The movie also starred Deborah Harry, better known as the pop music singer Blondie.
Recent movies by Cronenberg include "A History of Violence" and "Eastern Promises."
The original film actually didn't do so well in theaters and it might have been because of poor trailers for the film including the one below.
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
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