It's the remake that the world has been waiting for, by a creative team that the Internet already adores: Attack of The Killer Tomatoes is heading back to theaters, courtesy of the people who bring you Ask A Ninja, Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine.

The original 1978 movie spawned a franchise of sequels (culminating in Killer Tomatoes Eat France!, which may just be the greatest movie title ever), video games and Saturday morning cartoons. With Nichols' tongue firmly in cheek as he calls the original "the masterwork of a generation," the Hollywood Reporter story on the subject takes the news as seriously as it deserves:

No changes to the original plot have been revealed, but it still is expected to revolve around killer tomatoes.

Image by Ramatol. [Hollywood Reporter]

8:00 AM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Graeme McMillan
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braak at 08:09 AM on 03/12/08
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*whew*
CMG at 08:16 AM on 03/12/08
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and here i was hoping for a branching out into other garden-fresh veggies.
92BuickLeSabre at 08:18 AM on 03/12/08
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To remake such a pulp classic strikes me as a little seedy and certainly saucy. I'm not even sure the time is ripe; it may be the best to bag this idea for a while longer. Sharper tools than the ninja guys have tried, and failed, to take a clean slice at Tomatoes.

The whole thing gets me a little red in the face, and more than a little cream of tomato soup with cherry tomatoes and sun-dried tomato paste!!!
Rus at 08:19 AM on 03/12/08
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Here's hoping they can get Clooney back.
BloggyMcBlogBlog at 08:20 AM on 03/12/08
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How about a Killer Tomatoes/Cloverfield crossover?
laughingacademy at 08:20 AM on 03/12/08
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That is one evil-looking fruit.
codydog at 08:22 AM on 03/12/08
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Veggie tales go zombie?
CMG at 08:23 AM on 03/12/08
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@92BuickLeSabre: Punny!

srsly, really clever.
Rus at 08:25 AM on 03/12/08
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I'm also thinking Evanescence to cover the original theme song. But only if the Black Eyed Peas aren't available.
axiomatic at 08:51 AM on 03/12/08
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"Puberty... puberty love... it's so cool... it's so clean... it's all-american puberty love."
SeeingI at 08:57 AM on 03/12/08
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Why not skip this and bring out the Little Shop of Horrors director's cut we've been waiting for????
Plague at 09:17 AM on 03/12/08
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How many more of my childhood memories can they ruin?
Well, at least I have the ones I made up.
92BuickLeSabre at 09:19 AM on 03/12/08
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@Plague: Sorry, I read in Variety this morning that they've been optioned and are set to start filming in 2009 as the Will Smith Blockbuster vehicle for Summer 2011.

Unfortunately, early word is that they're going to end up being "mainstreamed" and "made coherent," and that the end result simply won't be very good.
EBone at 09:52 AM on 03/12/08
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But will they film it here in San Diego again? Can I get a cameo along with the 10,000 other extras that appeared in the first one in a scene at Qualcomm (then Jack Murphy) stadium?
tr1ck at 10:37 AM on 03/12/08
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"well sir, i have good news, and i have bad news. the good news is, this tomato is dead. the bad news is: its a cherry tomato!"
Plague at 11:02 AM on 03/12/08
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@92BuickLeSabre:
Oh. sigh...

Uh, do I get points?!
92BuickLeSabre at 11:20 AM on 03/12/08
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@Plague: Only the memory of imaginary points. Sorry, that's how it works.
steven522 at 12:01 PM on 03/12/08
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@92BuickLeSabre: Well, you beet me to it, but let's see if I can ketchup...

This is puree speculation, but a remake of "Killer Tomatoes" might be a little too acidic to digest. A remake of a cult classic like this seems a little fruity. I mean, after all, they would have a lot at (beef)steak here.
Randomeis at 12:56 PM on 03/12/08
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What a bunch of Fruits!
Mister Adequate at 11:21 AM on 03/13/08
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Well shit, life's worth living again.