Upcoming remakes

[The Burgomaster]

Three upcoming remakes intrigue me:

* HALLOWEEN (directed by Rob Zombie)

* INVASION (remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, starring Nicole Kidman)

* I AM LEGEND (from the book by Richard Matheson, which also begat THE LAST MAN ON EARTH and THE OMEGA MAN)

I will probably end up seeing all 3 of them for one reason or another.  I'm a little surprised at the HALLOWEEN remake, but I'm sure Rob Zombie will add a few sick twists and surprises.

Any thoughts on these?

[BeyondTheGrave]

HALLOWEEN is the only one I'm really interested in. I trust Rob Zombie to at least do a decent job and put a spin on it. From reading a bit about it it doesn't seem like a train wreck.

Not to keen on INVASION because of Nicole Kidman. Remember her other remake, The Stepford Wives? I believe it can be done well like the later 70s remake but for some reason I feel their going to water it down.

Don't know know much about I Am Legend to comment.

[The Burgomaster]

Rich:

Check out the I AM LEGEND trailer.  You can see it at IMDB.com and a few other places.  The HALLOWEEN trailer is also online and looks interesting.

[BeyondTheGrave]

Burgo:

Just checked out I Am Legend tralier. It actually looks pretty interesting as it doesn't give to much away like whats with him. The a downside it has is Will Smith. Never impressed me as a actor and can't shake the image that if hes in it it just might be other run of the mill action/scfi film.

[CheezeFlixz]

Aren't they going to remake Evil Dead also? Thought I saw that on Bruce Campbell IDMB page.

[DodgingGrunge]

Aren't they going to remake Evil Dead also? Thought I saw that on Bruce Campbell IDMB page.

  You mean My Name Is Bruce?  Bruce Campbell as Bruce Campbell gets mistaken for Ash from the Evil Dead movies and ends up having to battle a real monster.  That sounds AMAZING.  Haha.  I can't wait!

[CheezeFlixz]

Aren't they going to remake Evil Dead also? Thought I saw that on Bruce Campbell IDMB page.

  You mean My Name Is Bruce?  Bruce Campbell as Bruce Campbell gets mistaken for Ash from the Evil Dead movies and ends up having to battle a real monster.  That sounds AMAZING.  Haha.  I can't wait!

Not that one ... this one.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434020/

[DodgingGrunge]

Aren't they going to remake Evil Dead also? Thought I saw that on Bruce Campbell IDMB page.

  You mean My Name Is Bruce?  Bruce Campbell as Bruce Campbell gets mistaken for Ash from the Evil Dead movies and ends up having to battle a real monster.  That sounds AMAZING.  Haha.  I can't wait!

Not that one ... this one.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434020/

Oh, haha.  The obvious choice... 

I have never really been keen on remakes of movies I enjoyed in the first place.  I'm a little intrigued by Halloween because most of the film is about Michael and his evolution from child to killer to bogeyman.  The sequels touched on this a little bit, but only as trite exposition and hearsay.  There were far too many explosions and car chase segments in the trailer for Invasion, so I don't plan on ever seeing that.  And I haven't heard enough on I Am Legend to form an opinion.

[Joe the Destroyer]

Other films they're remaking...

Clash of the Titans- Meh.  The original was cool because of RH, but now it's just going to be a summer blockbust CG fest.  Yawn.

Race with the Devil- I still have yet to see the original.  I really don't know what to think of this movie, and probably won't until more info is unleashed.

The Entity- A reverse!  Japan is remaking an American ghost movie... Hmm...

The Eye- Another Asian horror remake... Great...

Creepshow- We all know about this one.  I'm waiting to see how it turns out, but until then, I'm pretty much in the middle.

The Ring 3- If I remember right, it's supposed to be a remake of Ringu 0: Birthday.

Last House on the Left- ...

The Thing- Also ...

The Wizard of Gore- I'll see it for Brad Dourif. 

The Ten Commandments- Christian Slater = Moses.  That's all I have to say.

One Missed Call- I don't have high hopes.

A Tale of Two Sisters- Another Asian remake.  I don't know much about this one.

The Keep- Honestly, I saw this one coming.

Silent Night, Deadly Night- Let's hope they at least stay away from remaking the sequels.  I really don't want to watch a mannequin dry hump a woman while saying, "OH MOMMY!" again.

April Fool's Day- Why oh why?  The original sucked so much!

Ones I'm surprised they haven't remade... (not that I condone any of them)

House
CHUD
American Werewolf in London
Sweet Home (since they seem to be in a Japan-to-America mood lately)
Jaws
Cujo
Audition
Rosemary's Baby
Don't Look in the Basement
The Howling
Uzumaki
Matango
J-Horror Theater films (Infection, Premonition, or Reincarnation)
Waxwork
20 Million Miles to Earth
Just about any giallo film
Leviathan
Final Exam
The Prowler
Jacob's Ladder


Ones that seem to have been scrapped...

The Thing- I'm kind of glad about this.  It was one that I deemed untouchable.  I still don't know for a fact that it's canned, though, but I can't find a page for it on IMDb.

Daimajin- I was looking forward to this one, especially with Shusuke Kaneko on board. 

The Blob- Was supposed to be done by Dark Castle, but it seems to have dropped off.

Suspiria- Rumor has it that the remake has been canned, but a Japanese company is looking to do an anime based on the movie. 

Rumored Remakes...

Rawhead Rex- This was a short lived rumor.  I haven't heard anything on it in ages.  I'm pretty sure they would have CG'ed the hell out of it, though, and/or made it a Sci-Fi Channel Pictures original.

Friday the 13th- Or maybe it's confirmed.  Hell, I don't know.

[CheezeFlixz]

The Ten Commandments- Christian Slater = Moses.  That's all I have to say.

Ok I was about to SNAP ... but I looked it up on IMDB and it's a animation film likely geared for kids ... I'm ok with that. But don't try to remake the Cecil B. DeMille version. Why that would be like, I don't know re-making the Bible or something.

[Joe the Destroyer]

The Ten Commandments- Christian Slater = Moses.  That's all I have to say.

Ok I was about to SNAP ... but I looked it up on IMDB and it's a animation film likely geared for kids ... I'm ok with that. But don't try to remake the Cecil B. DeMille version. Why that would be like, I don't know re-making the Bible or something.

Phew.  I had only heard about it before.  Remaking the DeMille version would just be... well, bad.

[BlackAngel75]

I would love to see a remake of Cujo.  Instead of a St. bernard,  it should be a pitbull, or a rottwiler.  Maybe give it a Terminator twist to it.  It would be so cool

[CheezeFlixz]

I would love to see a remake of Cujo.  Instead of a St. bernard,  it should be a pitbull, or a rottwiler.  Maybe give it a Terminator twist to it.  It would be so cool

You mean like this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371920/

[Doc Daneeka]

One they'll never remake: The Loves of Count Yorga, Vampire, not that it's because it's a generic vampire film, but rather because they could never "2000ify" the name!

Lessee, instead they could call it "Yorga". Naww. "Count Vampire"? Naww, that's just as bad. "The Loves of the Count"? That's close to an acceptable 2000s title, but not quite! "The Loves of the Vampire"? Too general.

[Fausto]

Suspiria- Rumor has it that the remake has been canned, but a Japanese company is looking to do an anime based on the movie.

Dario himself said publicly that the live action one was going to suck, and I think that's what nipped it in the bud. The anime, however, intrigues me - I'm actually excited to see what they do with it.

An Evil Dead remake would also be sacrilage, however, it could possibly be a movie version of the musical, like they did with Reefer Madness and Hairspray.