from Imdb:
Classic British crime film The Long Good Friday is getting a Hollywood makeover in Miami under the direction of Resident Evil moviemaker Paul W. S. Anderson. The 1980 original starred Bob Hoskins as a London gangster whose criminal empire comes under attack from a wave of mysterious bombings. But production company Handmade Films says the new movie would be "refreshed" with a modern setting. Chairman Patrick Meehan says, "The original was a highly praised classic and one of Handmade's most prized films, but its reach was limited primarily to the U.K. Following continued interest from the U.S., we realized this remake could attract audiences worldwide with an updated setting and contemporary overtones. When Paul presented his creative vision for this project, we were instantly convinced that this is a story that could be successfully refreshed, yet leave the integrity of the original intact." No actors have so far been cast for the project.
cos Anderson has such a great track record as a director. They could've at least remade it in England.
Wow, does that fall into the realm of really REALLY bad ideas.
A couple of Dark is Rising stories and one PotC3 story - all from ScifiWire.
I am so sad that they are changing the story. I am beginning to develop a serious allergy to the phrase "to make it more accessible to today's audience."
Man. All my favorite stories are being filmed in places I used to live.
I am beginning to develop a serious allergy to the phrase "to make it more accessible to today's audience."
I think that's because it seems to actually be code for: "Today's audiences are congenitally retarded."
On a sort of similar subject -- I actually got a little excited about Live Free or Die Hard when I saw the trailer for it last night on the TV,
except....
Well, one, the title. And two, I liked Die Hard and Die Hard With A Vengeance, but those were the two directed by John McTiernan.
Live Free or Die Hard (what an awful name)? Is directed by Len "Underworld" Wiseman
Well, one, the title. And two, I liked Die Hard and Die Hard With A Vengeance, but those were the two directed by John McTiernan.
The second one wasn't? Ah, Renny Harlin. Of
Deep Blue Sea
fame, woo!
Sean, the trailer looked pretty damn cool to me too. But the title is pretty dumb indeed.
I'm going to go see it anyway, for completist reasons -- I'm hooked on the continuing story of poor terrorist-beset John McClain -- but I won't expect too much from it.
Who knows, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.
I think we have our first suggested titles for Movies 6.
I'm hooked on the continuing story of poor terrorist-beset John McClain
What is this story, exactly? I was trying to think of what makes the
Die Hard
movies different from your Typical Action Movie, what makes John McClain specifically a good hero to be running around dodging explosions rather than another Everyman.
