55 movie remakes currently in the works

[CptStern]

get your pitchforks and torches ready

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/166239/55_movie_remakes_currently_in_the_works.html


started off ok, some on the list arent classics and could use a good remake while others are of the of the grab-your-pitchfork-there's-gonna-be-hell-to-pay variety

Meatballs
The original: directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray. The proposed remake: potentially to be directed by John Whitesell, he who gave us Big Momma?s House 2 and Deck The Halls. Hmmm... Expect it in 2010 at the very earliest.

Metropolis
There?s an option out on a new version of the Fritz Lang?s classic, although there?s been little movement on the project for a while now. Thomas Schuhly, the producer who worked on Alexander and an assortment of other projects, is the only name attached thus far.

The Dirty Dozen
Robert Aldrich?s late-60s classic is on producer Joel Silver?s slate for a remake. An assortment of writers are attached to the project, although there?s no director or casting news yet. The film is pencilled in for a 2012 release.

no no no NOO!

Conan
It looks like the third big screen Conan adventure will be heading back to the source material and doing a bit of a ?reimagining?. And while we?re not averse to the idea of Conan coming back ? with Arnie apparently having his arm twisted to try and get him to do a cameo ?

yes ..maybe

the likelihood is that Mr Brett Ratner will be directing, once he?s done with Beverly Hills Cop 4. A 2010/11 release window is likely.

NOOOOOOO!!!

Oldboy
Steven Spielberg is bringing a new take to Oldboy than the 2003 Korean corker, with Will Smith attached to the project too. Smith has said that the film will be based on the original manga, rather than the film itself. Not strictly a remake, then, but you can bet that the overlap will be noticeable?

AHAHAHAHAHAHA dear god

Last Tango In Paris
Believe the rumour mill, and Tom Cruise is potentially circling the Marlon Brando classic as fodder for himself and his wife, Katie Holmes. Nothing is in pencil, yet alone ink, but the mere suggestion of it brings us out in the shivers.

O_O

Rashomon
Akira Kurasawa again, with this time a new attempt to get his 1950 classic remade, and this time with a little more luck. Funding is in place this time, on a version of the film that will switch the action to modern day America. It?s set for release in 2010, but no director or cast has thus far been announced.

get michael bay

 

[Yorick]

This makes me cry. A lot.

 

[Dalamari]

How the **** are they going to manage a Metropolis remake? The big draw to the original one was how ahead of it's time it was. And isn't Tarantino already doing a Dirty Dozen type movie? Inglourious Basterds is the same damn thing minus the collection of badass actors.

Oh well, **** it all.

 

[StardogChampion]

Romancing The Stone
Fox has raided its back catalogue and chosen the cracking Michael Douglas-Kathleen Turner adventure for the remake treatment. Thus far, it’s found a writer for the project, with Eagle Eye scribe Daniel McDermott hauled in to pen a script. No news yet on casting, director (although it’s safe to say that original director Robert Zemeckis wouldn’t give it another go) or release date…

Nooo. Great childhood movie ruined.

Clash Of The Titans
A remake of the 1981 movie, this is set to start filming in the Spring, with The Incredible Hulk’s Louis Leterrier set to direct. Sam Worthington is the only known casting so far, and the film is set for release in 2010.

What teh fook? I thought this was from earlier than 1981. I thought it was around the same time as Jason and the Argonauts...

Short Circuit
This one’s still on for 2010, although a director and cast are still to be announced. David Foster is producing though, and he was one of the string-pullers behind the 2005 remake of The Fog. He also produced the original Short Circuit. And he’s attached to…

Hollywood can't make movies like this nowadays... It'd be like remaking The Goonies.

Highlander
There will be only one, they said. Bleedin’ liars. The latest entry in the Highlander franchise is a full on remake of the original, presumably with the plan of foisting an army of further sequels on us. Matt Holloway and Art Marcum are writing the new film, and one of the original producers, Peter Davis, should be back to produce this one. It’s believed that cameras will roll in 2009.

Get Sean Connery and Lambert cameo roles and I'll watch it

 

[Yorick]

It'd be like remaking The Goonies.

That's probably next on the list. =/

 

[Warbie]

They can't remake Highlander ffs. Is there nothing in this world that is sacred?!? They'll remake Lost Boys next. Tossers.

 

[CrazyHarij]

Why are there remakes? Did books ever have rewrites?

 

[CptStern]

They can't remake Highlander ffs. Is there nothing in this world that is sacred?!? They'll remake Lost Boys next. Tossers.

you're being sarcastic right?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Boys_2

 

[Warbie]

They're remaking They Live. Possibly the lamest idea for a remake ever. I loved the original as a kid, but remaking something like this demonstrates an utter lack of brain activity!

 

[CptStern]

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... And I'm all out of bubblegum." ..roddy is such a horrible actor (on and off screen)

 

[Warbie]

you're being sarcastic right?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Boys_2

A shite sequel isn't so bad. A remake is a whole different ball game.

 

[Sulkdodds]

Why are there remakes? Did books ever have rewrites?

They did!

 

[Warbie]

The Bible for one

I'd have preferred a shitty sequel though.

 

[CptStern]

The Bible for one

ya one of the rewrites made it to the big screen


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1kqqMXWEFs




any excuse to repost that awesome video

 

[Sulkdodds]

A sequel to the Old Testament would have been amazing.

I mean a real sequel, not any of this hippy bullshit that any self-respecting fan is forced to pretend never even existed.

 

[CptStern]

so similiar to the original except with more blood, virgin sacrifices, genocide and the hey hey? less forgiveness and brotherly love

 

[Eejit]

Rosemary’s Baby
The original: a 70s classic, that still pull its punches now. Directed by Roman Polanski, it’s regarded as one of the best movies of that decade. The remake? It’s being produced by Michael Bay. It’s due out in 2010.

Oh dear zombie jesus save us from this Bay!

Forbidden Planet
The main reason to be interested here is the involvement of Babylon 5’s J Michael Stracyznski. He’s attached to the script for the remake of the 1956 classic, although it doesn’t appear yet that a screenplay has been finalised. Joel Silver is producing, with a 2010 release date planned, but looking unlikely.

Mmmmm, JMS goodness.

 

[CptStern]

I dont get the love for babylon 5 ....it was god awful in a time when Star Trek the next generations was at it's most anwesome

 

[Eejit]

....You are dead to me.

 

[Yorick]

I dont get the love for babylon 5 ....it was god awful in a time when Star Trek the next generations was at it's most anwesome

Not in terms of story and character development. Don't get me wrong, I grew up on and love TNG, but they're very very different shows. TNG was basically "We're ****ed, oh wait, Geordi and Data saved the day. Or Picard did something awesome" every episode.

 

[CptStern]

it was just so goddam boring. I met one of the writers for Babylon 5; Peter David ...he was also terribly boring


and bad choice for lead actor; Bruce Boxleitner wasnt even B actor material

 

[Yorick]

Bruce Boxleitner is goddamn awesome.

 

[CptStern]

yes he's up there with Brando, Olivier, and Bogart. he just hasnt worked in anything other than b-sci fi tv shows

oh and this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUO1ZwWMJmA

 

[Hazard.Squared]

Red Dawn
The 1984 hit is being remade, with Dan Bradley behind the camera, and Disturbia scriber Carl Ellsworth penning the screenplay. Bradley was the second unit director on Quantum Of Solace, incidentally. The film is due out in 2010, but a start date for filming hasn?t been confirmed.

If they F*** up one of my favorite movies, I'm going to kill somebody improtant.

 

[Cpt Tenacious]

Speaking of remakes, why is EVERY horror movie a remake these days. Seriousy, EVERY SINGLE ONE.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

I want no John Carpenter remakes. They totally screwed up The Fog, and the fact that The Thing is next up for the treatment is really making me cringe.

A remake of Logan's Run would be interesting.

What I can't see on the list is Roadside Picnic/Stalker because I'm not sure if its in fact a remake or its own version of what happens in the Zone

Not sure how they will do 1984

 

[Deleted member 56031]

Not the thing

Please god no anything but the thing!! D:

 

[Asknoone]

There is absolutely no need to remake The Thing. I hope all involved die.

 

[Yorick]

I heard that the Thing isn't a remake, but is a sequel or prequel.

Either way it's still going to be complete garbage.

...You know what we haven't seen in a few years, and I'm surprised by? Another Jurassic Park.

 

[Warbie]

A remake of Logan's Run would be interesting.

Agreed. I love Logan's Run and don't toally hate the idea of a remake. It could be very cool. The new Hellraiser could also be pretty neat.

 

[Sheepo]

Speaking of remakes, why is EVERY horror movie a remake these days. Seriousy, EVERY SINGLE ONE.

So they have a better excuse as to why they're all exactly the same/

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

There's a Piranha remake slated for this summer.





:|

 

[Bad^Hat]

I heard that the Thing isn't a remake, but is a sequel or prequel.

IMBD says it's a prequel, yeah.

The Host
Asian monster movie The Host has been picking up a healthy audience on DVD, but it?s now also getting the American treatment. The film has been snapped up by Gore Verbinski ? who remade The Ring

****'s sake. I wasn't overly fond of the original movie, but it was what it was. It's only a couple years old and the effects are pretty up-to-date, I don't see how an American remake is going to help anything (besides coying xenophobic/illiterate moviegoers out of their $10).

Also, Oldboy with Will Smith? ****ing wow. Beginning to lose my enthusiasm for him...

 

[Asknoone]

...You know what we haven't seen in a few years, and I'm surprised by? Another Jurassic Park.

Pretty sure they are working on a fourth.

 

[Darkside55]

The Karate Kid
The 80s classic is heading back to cinemas, possibly as early as the end of next year, with Will Smith?s son Jaden Smith attached to the film in the title role. Stephen Chow, the original director linked with the project, is likely to find his Green Hornet commitments count him out, so expect news on a helmer shortly. In the meantime, the script is being polished off, and filming is set for next year.

I just cried.


Also not featured on this list but getting a remake: Robocop.