The latest proof the remake train can’t be stopped came in the form of news from Variety that Columbia Pictures has set Kurt Wimmer to write a remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi actioner "Total Recall" as a contemporized adaptation of the science fiction saga based on the Philip K. Dick story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.”
Next is the latest news Dimension Films has tapped Dan Milano (”Robot Chicken”) to script "Short Circuit," a remake of the 1986 pic. David Foster, who produced the original is back for the remake and tells Variety, “We’re bringing Number 5 into the 21st Century and taking advantage of the improvements in robotics that are so massive that robots are now performing heart surgeries in hospitals.”
A couple of others that were recently announced include "Flight of the Navigator" and "The Neverending Story." We also have "Conan," "Cliffhanger," "Videodrome," "The Mechanic," "Drop Dead Fred," "Arthur," "Barbarella," "The Karate Kid" and "Footloose."
(Rope of Silicon)
No matter how you feel about all these remakes, they will continue to happen (though in the past decade most remakes have actually been of horror films and catered to horror fans, including: "Friday the 13th," "The Hitcher," "The Omen," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Prom Night," "Halloween," "The Hills Have Eyes," "Dawn of the Dead," "The Wicker Man" and "Last House on the Left").
Are you a fan of remakes or do you think Hollywood needs to do more original projects?
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
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I'd rather pay $10 to watch a re-released version of the original film than see a sh*tty remake.
The remakes are getting a little crazy now. Total Recall is already sheer perfection. Why would someone want to remake it when it obviously won't be as cool as the original?
There should be a business out there that plays older movies in a movie theater.
Have a new (a classic, not new as in modern) movie every week and I think people would go see it.
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