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[Keith Paynter]

Revenge Of The Nerds (2007) has been cancelled.

Various stories are floating around, that...

- Fox Atomic President PETER RICE was unhappy with the daily film clips he had seen so far and decided to scrap the entire movie.

- Atlanta's Emory University backed out earlier this month

This after only 2 weeks of shooting.

There is a God.

 

[Mark Kalzer]

So wait wait wait...is this not the first time in movie history that they realized in production that they were making a lousy movie?!

You always gotta wonder why they never clued into it...

 

[DavidPla]

The Hitcher - 1/19/07 [The Hitcher (1986)]
http://images.apple.com/movies/rogue...tlr1_h640w.mov
The Invasion - 8/17/07 [Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)]
Halloween - 8/31/07 [Halloween (1978)]
Prom Night - 2/1/08 [Prom Night (1980)]
Day of the Dead - 2007 [Day of the Dead (1985)]
The Wolf Man - 2008 [The Wolf Man (1941)]

Adventures in Babysitting - TBA [Adventures in Babysitting (1987)]
Bad Seed, The - TBA [The Bad Seed (1956)]
Birds, The - TBA [The Birds (1963)]
Blob, The - TBA [The Blob (1958)]
Changeling, The - TBA [The Changeling (1980)]
Creature from the Black Lagoon - TBA [Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)]
Creepshow - TBA [Creepshow (1982)]
Dambusters - TBA [The Dam Busters (1954)]
Day of the Dead - TBA [Day of the Dead (1985)]
Death Race 3000 - TBA [Death Race 2000 (1975)]
Fly, The - TBA [The Fly (1958)]
Hellraiser - TBA [Hellraiser (1987)]
Incredible Shrinking Man, The - TBA [The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)]
Near Dark - TBA [Near Dark (1987)
Oh, God! - TBA [Oh, God! (1977)]
Pet Sematary - TBA [Pet Sematary (1989)]
Phantasm - TBA [Phantasm (1979)]
Piranha - TBA [Piranha (1978)]
Porky's - TBA [Porky's (1982)]
Silent Night, Deadly Night - TBA [Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)]
Swiss Family Robinson - TBA [Swiss Family Robinson (1960)]
Warriors, The - TBA [The Warriors (1979)]
When Worlds Collide - TBA [When Worlds Collide (1951)]
Wild Bunch, The - TBA [The Wild Bunch (1969)]

 

[DavidPla]

The Invasion - 8/17/07 [Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)]
Rob Zombie's Halloween - 8/31/07 [Halloween (1978)]
Day of the Dead - 2007 [Day of the Dead (1985)]
Prom Night - 2/1/08 [Prom Night (1980)]
The Day the Earth Stood Still - 5/8/08 [The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951]
The Wolfman - 11/14/08 [The Wolf Man (1941)]

Announced
Escape from New York [Escape from New York (1981)]

 

[Ray_R]

Here's hoping Hollywood will finally make a readaptation for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that's actually like the book. Return to Oz is a far more accurate representation of the feel of the books, not a damn musical. I'd go see it and the marketing should tout it as an all out readaptation.

 

[DavidPla]

I'd be all for a new "Wizard of Oz" closer to the book. With fantasy the thing at the moment, it could even spawn a series with a few more of the books being adapted. I wonder if the general public would accept a different version of it though with the 1939 film so ingrained in our subconscious. In some ways, the film has become more popular than the books.

 

[Radioman970]

The Wizard of OZ is my #1 favorite film. And I welcome a remake/reimaging if done right. I agree that Return to Oz is the direction it should go. Each film is appealing to me for different reasons. I imagine it's the same way for most fans of both. OZ is nostalgia and Return is just a great kid flick that's almost too scary for kids.

 

[Joey Gunz]

Forgive me if this has been mentioned already, but the Scifi Channel is remaking (or I should say "re-imaginig") the "Wizard of Oz" with a new 6-hour mini-series entitled "Tinman". It's supposed to be weird & dark. I'm actually looking forward to it. Zooey Deschanel , Richard Dreyfuss and Alan Cumming are part of the cast.



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SCI FI Green-Lights Tin Man

SCI FI Channel has given a green light to Tin Man, a wild SF reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, as its next six-hour original miniseries. Written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle (The Pretender), Tin Man (working title) is slated to begin shooting in Vancouver, B.C., in early 2007, with an eye to a December 2007 premiere. Casting is currently underway. SCI FI is re-teaming with RHI Entertainment (Legend of Earthsea) to produce Tin Man.

The miniseries is a sometimes psychedelic, often twisted and always bizarre take on The Wizard of Oz. It centers on DG, a young woman plucked from her humdrum life and thrust into The Outer Zone (the O.Z.), a fantastical realm filled with wonder, but oppressed by dark magic. DG discovers her true identity, battles evil winged monkey-bats and attempts to fulfill her destiny. Her perilous journey begins on the fabled Old Road that leads to a wizard known as the Mystic Man. Along the way, she is joined by "Glitch," an odd man missing half his brain; "Raw," a quietly powerful wolverine-like creature longing for inner courage; and "Cain," a heroic former policeman (known in the O.Z. as a "Tin Man"), who is seeking vengeance for his scarred heart. Ultimately, DG's destiny leads her to a showdown with the wicked sorceress Azkadellia, whose ties to DG are closer than anyone could have imagined.

Tin Man will be executive-produced by RHI's Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr. Mitchell and Van Sickle will also serve as executive producers.

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Tin Man's Deschanel Talks

Zooey Deschanel, who will star in SCI FI Channel's upcoming original miniseries Tin Man, told SCI FI Wire that it will be surprisingly dark, though it's based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. "It's really kind of dark," Deschanel (Bridge to Terabithia) said in an interview. "It will be fascinating to see what they do with it." Deschanel spoke at a preview of her upcoming animated film, Surf's Up, last week.

"I'm leaving in three weeks for Vancouver, where we'll shoot it, and I'm [the] Dorothy [character]," Deschanel said. She added that she is particularly excited about working with Alan Cumming, who co-stars as Glitch, and Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss as the wizard-like Mystic Man.

Tin Man (a working title) follows Deschanel's character, who is called DG, as she enters another world, where she must discover her true identity. In a realm called the O.Z., she battles evil winged monkey-bats and attempts to fulfill her destiny in a perilous journey on the fabled Old Road, which leads to the Mystic Man. Along the way, she is joined by Glitch, a man missing half his brain; Raw, a quietly powerful wolverine-like creature longing for inner courage; and Cain, a heroic former policeman (known in the O.Z. as a Tin Man, for his tin badge), seeking vengeance for his scarred heart.

Deschanel said she and her companions are "not really the Wizard of Oz characters. It's just a hint at those characters. So it's not like I'm going to go back and watch the [1939] movie and do a Judy Garland thing or anything like that." The six-hour Tin Man is expected to air on SCI FI Channel in December.

 

[DavidPla]

Prom Night - 4/11/08 Prom Night (1980) Trailer : Prom Night Trailer | UGO.com
Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser - 9/5/08 Hellraiser (1987)
Death Race - 9/26/08 Death Race 2000 (1975)
Scanners - 10/17/08 Scanners (1981)
Motel Hell - 10/31/08 Motel Hell (1980)
The Day the Earth Stood Still - 12/12/08 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Friday the 13th - 2/13/09 Friday the 13th (1980)
The Wolfman - 2/13/09 The Wolf Man (1941)

TBA

Adventures in Babysitting - Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Bad Seed, The - The Bad Seed (1956)
Birds, The - The Birds (1963)
Blob, The - The Blob (1958) ; The Blob (1988)
Changeling, The - The Changeling (1980)
Child's Play - Child's Play (1988)
Clash of the Titans - Clash of the Titans (1981)
Creature from the Black Lagoon - Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creepshow - Creepshow (1982)
Death Wish - Death Wish (1974)
Escape from New York - Escape from New York (1981)
Fly, The - The Fly (1958) ; The Fly (1986)
Footloose - Footloose (1984)
Forbidden Planet - Forbidden Planet (1956)
Incredible Shrinking Man, The - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Meatballs - Meatballs (1979)
Near Dark - Near Dark (1987)
Pet Sematary - Pet Sematary (1989)
Phantasm - Phantasm (1979)
Piranha - Piranha (1978)
Seven Samurai, The - The Seven Samurai (1954)
Silent Night, Deadly Night - Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Swiss Family Robinson - Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Warriors, The - The Warriors (1979)
When Worlds Collide - When Worlds Collide (1951)
Wild Bunch, The - The Wild Bunch (1969)

 

[Adam Sanchez]

They do love them some horror movie remakes don't they? Sheeesh.

 

[Malcolm R]

They've proven to be big money-makers.

 

[Rhett_Y]

Logons Run 2010. Dang that seems so far away. They are also trying to get Conan off the ground too!

 

[TravisR]

On the plus side, they're mostly now down to remaking crappy horror movies. On the negative side, the remakes usually don't turn out any better.

 

[DavidPla]

Platinum Dunes, on top of their remake of Friday the 13th due to be released February 13th 2009, plan to remake A Nightmare on Elm Street once the writer's strike is finished.

New Line sets up new 'Nightmare' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

 

[Joe Karlosi]

FRIDAY THE 13th I can almost see (though not really)... but the first ELM STREET is a fine film as it already is. Jeez, are we really up to the point now of getting remakes from movies released in 1984??????? And who could play Freddy except Robert Englund? And if Englund reprised his part, why not just make a new film and forget re-doing the first one?

So dumb, these needless modern remakes of already modern-enough movies.

 

[TravisR]

That's exactly my thought. A Nightmare remake couldn't be any worse than a majority of its sequels but trying to have the Freddy Krueger character without Robert Englund is a bad idea and probably doomed to failure. And I'm not a "I HATE ALL REMAKES!!!!!"-type of guy either.

 

[DavidPla]

Prom Night - 4/11/08 Prom Night - Official Site [Prom Night (1980)]
Death Race - 9/26/08 [Death Race 2000 (1975)]
Scanners - 10/17/08 [Scanners (1981)]
The Day the Earth Stood Still - 12/12/08 [The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)]
Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser - 1/9/09 [Hellraiser (1987)]
Friday the 13th - 2/13/09 [Friday the 13th (1980)]
The Wolfman - 2/13/09 [The Wolf Man (1941)]
Piranha 3D - 7/24/09 [Piranha (1978)]
The Last House on the Left - /09 [The Last House on the Left (1972)]
A Nightmare on Elm Street - /09 [A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)]

 

[Michael Elliott]

25 years apart for a remake isn't any record on the fewest number of years between horror remakes. Just look at what Universal did:

Secrets of the Blue Room (1933)
The Missing Guest (1938)
Murder in the Blue Room (1944)

Two remakes in the matter of 11 years but this was pretty normal back in the day. Just turn to any page of Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide and you'll find a film that was remake fairly close to one another (certainly within a 25 year period).

I've seen all three of the Universal films mentioned above and it's doubtful they changed the screenplay for any of the films as they feature the same killer, the same motives, the same number of people being killed and in the same order.

 

[DavidPla]

Death Race - 8/22/08 Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Alien vs. Predator; Resident Evil) Death Race Sweeps
[Death Race 2000 (1975)] YouTube - Death Race 2000 (1975) - Theatrical Trailer

The Day the Earth Stood Still - 12/12/08 Directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) Apple - Trailers - The Day the Earth Stood Still
[The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)] YouTube - The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) - Trailer (en)

Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser - 1/9/09 Directed by ?
[Hellraiser (1987)] YouTube - Hellraiser Trailer

My Bloody Valentine 3-D - 1/23/09 Directed by Patrick Lussier (White Noise 2: The Light)
[My Bloody Valentine (1981)] YouTube - my bloody valentine - trailer

Friday the 13th - 2/13/09 Directed by Marcus Nispel (Pathfinder; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '03)
[Friday the 13th (1980)] YouTube - Friday The 13th (1980) - Original Trailer

The Last House on the Left - 3/6/09 Directed by Dennis Iliadis (Hardcore)
[The Last House on the Left (1972)] YouTube - The Last House on the Left (1972) - trailer

The Wolf Man - 4/3/09 Directed by Joe Johnston (Hidalgo; Jurassic Park III; Jumanji)
[The Wolf Man (1941)] YouTube - THE WOLF MAN - 1941 - TRAILER

The Birds - 7/3/09 Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale; The Mask of Zorro; GoldenEye)
[The Birds (1963)] YouTube - ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS

Piranha 3-D - 7/24/09 Directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes '06; High Tension)
[Piranha (1978)] YouTube - Piranha (trailer)

The Stepfather - 10/16/09 Directed by Nelson McCormick (Prom Night '08)
[The Stepfather (1987)] YouTube - The Stepfather - Theatrical Trailer

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Barbarella - 2009 Directed by Robert Rodriguez (Grindhouse; Sin City; Desperado)
[Barbarella (1968)] YouTube - Barbarella Trailer

Child's Play - 2009 Directed by Don Mancini (Seed of Chucky)
[Child's Play (1988)] YouTube - Childs Play: Original Theatrical Trailer

Creature from the Black Lagoon - 2009 Directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara)
[Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)] YouTube - Creature from the Black Lagoon @ Mad-Monsters.Com

Escape from New York - 2009 Directed by ?
[Escape from New York (1981)] YouTube - Escape From New York Original 1981 Trailer

The Crazies - 2010 Directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara)
[The Crazies (1973)] YouTube - The Crazies [1973] trailer

The Incredible Shrinking Man - 2010 Directed by Brett Ratner (X-Men: The Last Stand; Red Dragon; Rush Hour)
[The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)] YouTube - The incredible shrinking man

A Nightmare on Elm Street - 2010 Directed by ?
[A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)] YouTube - A Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer 1984

Red Dawn - 2010 Directed by Dan Bradley
[Red Dawn (1984)] YouTube - Red Dawn

RoboCop - 2010 Directed by ?
[RoboCop (1987)] YouTube - Original 1987 Trailer for Robocop

 

[Johnny Angell]

Concerning the Creature from the Black Lagoon, this link mentions it being made into a muscial: 'Creature From the Black Lagoon: The Musical' coming to Universal Studios Hollywood in '09 - Seriously! - Travel - LATimes.com. You gotta love the poster.

I reread the article a couple of times to be sure it was serious. The musical is also mentioned at Wikipedia here: Creature from the Black Lagoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia