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more about #yarm Mrugby08: That picture really makes you want to have kids, doesn't it. :p more » gorehound: more and more yarm...oh well you just can't fight it but you don't have to watch it. more » Mike Caprio: The Brood really wasn't that terrifying... kind of boring really. more » redspidey: I was confused for a moment, since I misread the title as announcing a Muppet Babies remake. Come to think of it, what would Cronenberg do with the M... more » Chryse87: Maybe one of these days Cronenberg will return to the genre that made him a viable film-maker (and the genre that he pretty much invented). Come one D... more » 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 » -
#frightnight
Mad Men/Buffy Writer Bringing Back Fright Night
In May we railed against the news that Hollywood would be remaking classic 80s vampire flick Fright Night. But news that Marti Noxon, Mad Men writer and former Buffy showrunner, will pen the script has given us hope. More » -
#nightofthelivingdead
3D Anime Reboot of "Night Of The Living Dead"?
Because we are completely out of new ideas, Night of The Living Dead will be remade again, but in CG 3D. It's an origins story and Romero is not involved. More » -
#rant
Yellow Submarine Remake? It's All Too Much
Disney have officially announced their motion-capture CGI 3D remake of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine. The remaining Beatles have given their blessing, but we can't help but wonder whether this is finally one remake too far. More » -
#xfiles
X-Files Next For Reboot Treatment?
Gillian Anderson has been talking about appearing in a third X-Files movie, but does that mean that we should expect more of I Want To Believe's Scully/Mulder love story? Possibly not, if a particular rumor turns out to be true. More » -
#poll
Vote For Your Baby Vampire In The Let The Right One In Remake
Three long-haired ingenues are vying for the role of vampire Eli, now dreadfully renamed Abby, in the U.S. Let The Right One In remake. Sift through their casting tapes and vote on which girl has the doorway-hemorrhaging goods. More » -
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#lettherightonein
Let The Right One In Remake Puts Eli In Leggings
Worried about the adaptation of your favorite Swedish vampire story? Well, there may be some cause for concern — the latest concept art puts the androgynous vampire Eli in tights. More » -
#exclusive
Just How Dark Will Alien Nation And New Quantum Leap Reboots Go?
Firefly's Tim Minear is already hard at work on the Syfy Channel's reboot of Alien Nation, and we asked the Syfy execs about it. But that's not the only classic they're looking at restarting: Quantum Leap could make a comeback.
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#aliennation
Will Syfy's Alien Nation Reboot Be The Next BSG?
The Syfy Channel is rebooting another classic series, with a brand new Alien Nation. No doubt hoping to pull down BSG numbers, they've even brought in Tim "Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse" Minear to write the new series. More » -
#teenwolf
Teen Wolf Remake Rips Out Last Shred Of Were-Dignity
Warner Brothers needs writers for their Teen Wolf remake. They should try the seventh level of Hell, because I can't imagine what kind of evil-doer would attempt to recreate the original's brilliant 80s camp. A POX ON THIS. More » -
#robocop
RoboCop Crushed By Natalie Portman's Ballerina
Good news for remake-haters, bad news for cyborg-lovers. We reported the other day that Darren Aronofsky's RoboCop remake was delayed until at least 2011, and now it looks like it'll be a lot longer. Aronofsky's making a supernatural ballerina movie. 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 » -
#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 » -
#totalrecall
Total Recall Reboot Gets A Screenwriter, Let The Judging Begin
What do you do when a reboot you're morally opposed to gets an interesting screenwriter? Kurt Wimmer will be rebootingTotal Recall. Wimmer, of course, wrote and directed both Equilibrium and Ultraviolet. Does that calm your nerves or inflame them? More » -
#frightnight
Will A Fright Night Remake Doom All Past Vampires To Death By YARM?
A Fright Night remake bring back the can't-miss combo of fearsome vampires and 80s horror comedy. Are there even enough of the hambone-type of actors still around to make this YARM interesting? More »
