In the trailer bin, you can see the seed of Satan swinging in the new teaser for Omen 666 (Yes, another needless remake. But I like the cast: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Michael Gambon, and Pete Postlethwaite.) Or, take a visit with another original temptress in the trailer for Mary Harron’s The Notorious Bettie Page, with Gretchen Mol (That’s Gretchen Mol?), Lili Taylor, and David Strathairn (as Estes Kefauver.)
Tag: Remakes
Dead Man Writing.
“When we think about the authoritarian world that Orwell painted, the catchphrases are one thing, but when you read the book again, the specifics and relevance for now are stunning.” Apparently, Tim Robbins is thinking of bringing 1984 to the screen (again). Hmmm…I dunno. I enjoy Bob Roberts and Dead Man Walking, but thought Embedded was way over the top. And it’d be really hard to make a better or more faithful adaptation than the Michael Radford version with John Hurt and Richard Burton.
They’ll need a bigger boat.
Richard Dreyfuss revels in his sell-out status in a CHUD interview concerning Wolfgang Petersen’s forthcoming Poseidon Adventure remake. Doesn’t sound like it has Oscar potential, does it?
“Devin: So I understand that you retired from films in 2004. What brought you back?
Dreyfuss: Money.
Devin: OK. But what was it about Poseidon in particular that really got your interest?
Dreyfuss: The money they offered.”
Landlord’s Daughter, Satan’s Son.
Lots of casting news today on the horror remake front…first, Leelee Sobieski and Ellen Burstyn have joined Neil La Bute’s Wicker Man, in what sounds like the Britt Ekland and Christopher Lee roles respectively. And, likely appearing as Gregory Peck and Lee Remick in a new version of The Omen are Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles. (For their part, the AICN guys think they’ve found the new Damien.)
Artful Dodging.
Must be auteur Sunday…along with the new Malick trailer comes this brief teaser for Roman Polanski’s Oliver Twist. Please, Sir, I want some more.
Escape from Das Boot.
Wolfgang Petersen begins casting yet another boat movie, a remake of The Poseidon Adventure, with Kurt Russell, Emily Rossum, Richard Dreyfuss, Mike Vogel, and possibly Andre Braugher. I assume Russell is playing the Hackman Role.
Casting Collie.
What’s that, girl? Peter O’Toole got wasted and fell down a well? Lassie returns to the big screen with O’Toole and Peter Dinklage in tow. I wouldn’t normally post this, except it means that even more people are going to shout “Lassie!” at Berk on the street every day.
Her name is Veruca…
The new one-sheet for Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory makes it past Wonka Control, with all the kids joining Depp for their bow.
Renovating Southfork.
“You suck! Dallas rules!” It’s Bill Haverchuck‘s dream come true — Apparently, marketing geniuses are putting together a feature film version of Dallas, with Catherine Zeta-Jones as Pamela Ewing and — possibly — Brad Pitt as Bobby. Hmmm. If this goes ahead, I’ll bet dollars-to-donuts Billy Bob Thornton ends up being J.R.
Darren to Fail.
The trailer for Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell’s Bewitched materializes online, and, while I wasn’t expecting War and Peace, this looks even worse than last year’s botched update of The Stepford Wives. Meta probably wasn’t the right way to go.