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more about #remakes more comments → Belabras: First time I've seen comment spam on the site. The robots are invading! more » goldfarb: sigh... it's a little sad that the original has genuine flaws (acting, production values) which make it ripe for a remake...like most of Cronenberg's ... more » Wookie1972: I hope they don't make it too serious. I think the Abrams route is better. OTOH, this is material that is not very well known outside of the UK (I had... more » GreyHammer: ali larter is a horrible actress one of the worst out there constantly getting work. more » Klebert L. Hall: Well, U.F.O. wasn't intended to be cheesy... That's mostly just a result of the attitudes of the time, and our perspective from the moderately distant... more » Roklimber: The theme music for the credits have always been one of my favorites. And the girls, oh the girls... :) more » Chip Overclock: I always thought the SHADO acronym was kinda lame: Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization. But it was a nod, I think, to SHAPE: Supreme Headq... more » Bootknife-Jackson: yeah, but if the 3D is as staggering as Avatar promises, this could blow our minds clear out the back of our skulls. especially in IMAX more » The Curse of Millhaven: It is like watching a live-action version of Sealab 2020. Oh, but seeing as how the remake is being directed by a Visual Effects Supervisor and may h... more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Hahaha "Its replicating!" "Yes, and its making more of itself to!" more » AllOfUsAreLost.: I could understand if it were a SyFy / Straight to DVD thing, but why would you cast Ali Larter in something that was supposed to be taken seriously?? more » jhansen: The advantage of outsourcing your purple wig division to the Moon is that there are no laws against sexual harassment there. more » firstanointed: "Larter is in talks to play Virginia Lake, the "strong but feminine" woman at the heart of the show" Which one was she, the one the seedy captain was... more » Chuck: I'm guessing this means that there were no actual actresses available? Oh well. I can always turn down the sound when she comes on. Just like on Her... more » kalash: they make the other woman stand Same woman, just her out of moon base tin foil and wig. Oddly, I always liked that particular episode. All the 10x, ... more » -
#thebrood
Remake Fever Claims Cronenberg's Mutant Babies
Cronenberg's terrifying mutant-baby film The Brood is the next classic to be revamped and updated. Brack Eisner, who directed The Crazies remake, will be remaking The Brood next. More » -
#ufo
Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
The remake of Gerry Anderson's ultra-campy alien-fighting TV series UFO will be deadly serious, along the lines of Batman Begins or Casino Royale, insists director Matthew Gratzner. But is it a bad sign that Ali Larter is set to co-star? More » -
#fantasticvoyage
James Cameron's Next Big Science Fiction Movie Is "Fantastic Voyage"
Scratch those dreams of James Cameron directing a version of Seven Samurai in space — his new mystery project with Shane Salermo isn't the Samurai riff, and Cameron's not directing it. More » -
#stealthispitch
Why The World Needs A New Space: 1999
Battlestar Galactica, The Prisoner, Knight Rider, V — all these classic (and not so classic) shows have received 21st century updates. So it's really high time that the cheesiest, strangest, most metaphysical space opera of them all returned: Space: 1999! More » -
#theorphange
The Orphanage Gets an English-Language Remake — But Why?
The Spanish-language horror hit The Orphanageis getting a US remake, with Guillermo del Toro as producer and low-budget horror veteran Larry Fessenden at the helm. But why remake such a recent and critically acclaimed film? More » -
#robocop
Aronofsky's Robocop Delayed Until 2011
The announcement of a new Robocop comics title this week only reinforced our curiosity about the status of the upcoming movie reboot, about which we've heard nothing in recent months. So we called MGM and got the 411.
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#predators
"Doomsday" Gorehound Neil Marshall May Direct "Predators"
If they really have to do a new Predator movie, we're psyched to learn that the directing job may go to Neil Marshall, whose Doomsday was our favorite over-the-top, post-apocalyptic, head-chopping, eye-popping punk-rock cannibal movie of 2008. More » -
#spawn
Todd McFarlane Wants DiCaprio to Star in "Spawn" Reboot
Can casting Leonardo DiCaprio in an updated version of Spawn make fans forget the sucky 1997 movie? Creator Todd McFarlane believes it can. More » -
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#rant
How To Reboot Star Wars
Now that both Batman and Star Trek have enjoyed cinematic reinventions, it's only a matter of time before Hollywood reboots the franchise that rebooted entertainment itself. Here's how the inevitable Star Wars reinvention could be fantastic instead of embarrassing. More » -
#shortcircuit
Short Circuit Remake Gets A Screenwriter
Rumors of a remake of the eighties robot comedy Short Circuit have been circulating for over a year, but yesterday the project just got a lot more serious with the announcement of an experienced comedy screenwriter. More » -
#poll
What Present-Day Elements Would Improve Movie Remakes?
With every science fiction movie ever being remade, it's time to help Hollywood figure out ways to spice them up with 21st.-century technology, in our new poll. Plus, what phrase shoudl replace "raping my childhood?" More » -
#poll
What Movie Remake Are You Dreading Most?
The fact that another science fiction remake is announced every week doesn't mean Hollywood has run out of ideas. It just means nostalgia is the mind-killer. And it's only going to get worse, now that the Omega Man remake I Am Legend was such a huge success. So which planned remake makes you want to firebomb your local cineplex? Click through to vote. More »
