Review Not Another ****ing Remake?!?

Doctor Omega

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Just to keep people up to speed, the following are already in the works and can be happily (or perhaps unhappily) be eliminated from the betting.... :emoji_alien:

THE BLOB

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-blob-in-development.2650/


THE FLY

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-fly-remake-in-development.1466/

OVERBOARD

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/overboard-remake-2018-april-20th.2642/


DUMBO

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/dumbo-2019-29th-march.1963/


THE LION KING


https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-lion-king-live-action-remake-in-preperation.1474/


FAHRENHEIT 451

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/fahrenheit-451-in-development.2760/


DEATH WISH

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/death-wish-remake-2017-nov-22nd.3085/


PAPILLON

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/papillon-remake-in-production.2137/


DORIAN GRAY

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/dorian-gray-remake-announced.3139/


LICENCE TO DRIVE

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/licence-to-drive-remake-announced.3140/


NOSFERATU

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/nosferatu-remake-announced.3142/


FANTASTIC VOYAGE

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/fantastic-voyage-remake-in-pre-production.3130/


TERMINATOR REBOOT TRILOGY

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/terminator-reboot-trilogy-in-development.458/


CANNONBALL RUN

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/cannonball-run-reboot-announced.2780/


LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/little-shop-of-horrors-remake-in-development.3069/


ALIEN NATION

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/alien-nation-remake-in-development.3072/


SPAWN

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/spawn-reboot-announced.3055/


VAN HELSING

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/van-helsing-remake-in-development.3041/


FRANKENSTEIN

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-frankenstein-monster-announced.2511/


THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-bride-of-frankenstein-2019-feb-14th.2539/


INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-remake-announced.3022/


RAMBO

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/rambo-remake-in-preperation.2574/


AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/an-american-werewolf-in-london-remake-in-preperation.2953/


TWILIGHT ZONE MOVIE

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/twilight-zone-movie-in-pre-production.2856/


DUNE

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/dune-reboot-confirmed.1855/


RESIDENT EVIL FRANCHISE REBOOT

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/“resident-evil”-franchise-to-be-rebooted.2517/


PINNOCHIO (Two separate live action remakes)

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/two-live-action-pinocchios-disney-warner-in-development.2547/


THE INVISIBLE MAN

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-invisible-man-announced.2542/


THE BIRDS-TV

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-birds-new-bbc-adaption-announced.3131/


WAR OF THE WORLDS-TV

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/bbcs-new-victorian-era-war-of-the-worlds.2406/


FIRESTARTER

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/firestarter-remake-announced.2383/


THE CROW

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-crow-reborn-in-development.2371/


THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/battle-of-britain-movie-in-development-by-ridley-scott.2022/


MATRIX FRANCHISE REBOOT

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-matrix-reboot-announced.1458/


ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/escape-from-new-york-remake-announced.1804/


KING KONG VS GODZILLA

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/godzilla-vs-kong-2020-may-22nd.1053/


ALADDIN-LIVE ACTION

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/aladdin-disney-live-action-version-in-development.2746/


FLATLINERS

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/flatliners-2017-sept-29th.1202/


JUNGLE BOOK-Andy Serkis Version: Not Disney

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/jungle-book-origins-2018-oct-19th.2770/


HALLOWEEN

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/halloween-2018-october-18th-2018.1057/


TOMB RAIDER

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/tomb-raider-2018-march-16th.997/


SCARFACE

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/scarface-remake-2018-august-10th.229/


JUMANJI

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/jumanji-2017-dec-22nd.1059/


A STAR IS BORN

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/a-star-is-born-2018-sept-28th-2018.1005/


THE LITTLE MERMAID: Live action, not Disney.

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-little-mermaid-2017-no-release-date-yet.1559/


JOURNEY'S END

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/journeys-end-2017.1473/


ROBIN HOOD

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/robin-hood-2018-sept-21st.455/


KNIGHT RIDER MOVIE REBOOT


https://www.imdforums.com/threads/knight-rider-movie-in-preperation.3166/



GALAXY QUEST: TV Series "Re-imagining"


https://www.imdforums.com/threads/galaxy-quest-tv-series-in-preperation.3132/



STEPHEN KING'S IT


https://www.imdforums.com/threads/it-part-1–the-losers-club-2017-sept-8th.1082/


https://www.imdforums.com/threads/it-part-2-in-development.2677/



TWILIGHT ZONE MOVIE


https://www.imdforums.com/threads/twilight-zone-movie-in-pre-production.2856/



CLEOPATRA: tv show


https://www.imdforums.com/threads/cleopatra-in-development.2595/


SHORT CIRCUIT.....

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/short-circuit-remake-development-hell.6214/



Also, it seems that Spielberg films are immune from being remade, so I think we can eliminate JAWS, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS and E.T. etc .:emoji_alien:
 
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ant-mac

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I'll opt for...

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID...

I've always enjoyed the film and I expect it's now long overdue for someone to come along and fuck up its legacy with an inappropriate remake / reboot...

And...

SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT...

Same reasoning as above.
 

ant-mac

Member: Rank 9
I, also, am going to opt for 2 possible titles.....

COOL HAND LUKE
DIRTY HARRY


Simply based on the logic that neither of them needs remaking: ergo they will be. :emoji_alien:
The best thing about remakes is that you don't have to acknowledge or watch them.

Just re-watch the original.
 

chainsaw_metal1

Member: Rank 8
After The Evil Dead got a remake, I kept waiting for someone to pop up announcing a more brutal remake of Army Of Darkness, in that Zack Snyder way of remaking Dawn Of The Dead as a stand alone film. Here, Ash is less self-absorbed buffoon and instead Navy SEAL Dwayne Johnson sent back in time to defeat the forces of evil.

Actually, I would probably watch that. Damn it!
 

Doctor Omega

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Yes, it seems a logical move at some point. And their justification would be that they could finally include all the bits that were cut out of the books in the movie adaptions. One season per book, presumably.
 

Doctor Omega

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Here are a few more:

Forbidden Planet (1956)

It seems that Forbidden Planet has been considered, more than once.....


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In 1997, they started working on a remake - and there are designs from it - but it never took off.

Concept Art for the Forbidden Planet Remake That Never Was

Also, James Cameron was talking about it in 2010 and J. Michael Straczynski wrote the script but instead of writing a direct remake he wrote a prequel that would set the groundwork for a franchise.

It seems to have never gotten further than the script and idea stage.

Script Review: Forbidden Planet Could Be James Cameron's Next



And that is it so far, it seems.
 

TheSowIsMine

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Yes, it seems a logical move at some point. And their justification would be that they could finally include all the bits that were cut out of the books in the movie adaptions. One season per book, presumably.
Indeed.
Its been a trend to turn books into series instead of movies.
 

chainsaw_metal1

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I read about this yesterday. First off, it is being written by two men, so I fail to see how they can write from the female perspective. Second, while the book is an allegory for societal breakdown in crises, it also reflects how specifically males react to such a crisis. The testosterone-driven attempt to become the alpha in the situation, which is what drives the group of young men in this narrative. I feel like the writers failed to take in what the book was actually about, and are simply writing it in the attempt to garner the female audience. That's not writing for the demographic, that's being lazy.
 

TheSowIsMine

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I am curious about another Lord Of The Flies remake. I wonder how they will change this story, now it's about a group of girls.
Woman are different from men, but put a bunch of us together in one place and there will be a hierarchy struggle. It's just that females go about it in a different way.
 
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