All Entries Tagged With: "remakes"
The Evil Dead Remake Casts Their Male And Female Lead
Last we heard on the set of THE EVIL DEAD remake was that Lily Collins had apparently dropped out of being the supposed female Ash because of some scheduling conflicts. As much as I really didn’t have much to say about her acting ability, I feel like it was a bit of a shame considering [...]
The Short Circuit Remake Is Still Alive After Signing On Writer Matt Lieberman
I am a huge fan of the SHORT CIRCUIT franchise. I mean, when you’re a kid watching this insanely charming robot crack jokes and reprogram his counterparts to act like the Three Stooges, you’re going to be completely enamored by it. By and by, when you grow up, you have to realize that those movies [...]
Lily Collins Drops Out Of The Evil Dead Remake
And it’s back to the drawing board for THE EVIL DEAD remake… or at least back to the casting board. Lily Collins, who had been set to star as the female version of Ash with a substance abuse problem, is no longer fronting the new EVIL DEAD. Jeff Sneider from Variety reports that Collins is [...]
Total Recall Remake Gets A Synopsis
I don’t remember TOTAL RECALL too much. I saw it when I was a kid and it went way over my head. About the only thing I remember is the scene when the large lady turns out to be a fantastic disguise for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Oh, I think there were like two Arnolds or something. [...]
Infamous Radio: Episode 10 – Electric Boogaloo
You knew it was only a matter of time before we went to the BREAKIN’ 2 well for a subtitle, and what better time to use it than for our 10th episode. There’s no cake or balloons to ring in this milestone episode of Infamous Radio’s early milestone, but there is plenty of anger towards [...]
The Fate Of Piranha 3DD’s Release In Two Different Continents
So a few months back, we got the trailer to the sequel of PIRANHA 3D, entitled PIRANHA 3DD (Remember, it’s double D to reference boobs). After mulling it over a bit, I don’t know if I still do want to watch it. I’m sure it’s not going to be good, but it might just be [...]
Infamous Radio: Episode 7 – Lucky Number Slevin
In Episode 7 of Infamous Radio, Raven McCoy, Jon Doe and myself examine the pros and cons of seeing the six minute IMAX prologue of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, while also discussing the leaked art of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’s version of The Lizard and photos of Daniel Day-Lewis’ look as Abraham Lincoln. We also talk [...]
The Evil Dead Remake Wants To Stage An Intervention
So with each new piece of news from the set of the EVIL DEAD remake, it’s becoming more and more disappointing despite the reassurance by Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi. I mean, is Diablo Cody really the right person for the job? I love Cody, but there’s no way she’s cut out for a script [...]
The Sequel To Piranha 3D Looks To Have Way More Gratuitous Violence And Nudity From First Trailer
Boy, did PIRANHA 3D look really bad when it came out. In general, the flick looked insanely silly and not worth watching. However, I started to hear that it was insanely silly, but purposefully so. Sure, it was gory as all hell and I did get a little queasy at some points, but damn was [...]
Real Steel Continues To Fight Off All Comers At The Box Office
If we’ve learned anything over the years, namely from the fact that people paid three times to watch Michael Bay’s TRANSFORMERS flicks, it’s that we love watching some fighting robots. As long as we get some machines kicking the ever living shit out of one another, audiences will fork over the cash to see it. [...]
The Kidd Vs. Footloose
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the remake of FOOTLOOSE ever since it was given the green light by Paramount. I was absolutely dreading the all-musical version that was planned by Kenny Ortega with Zac Efron in the lead… and when he dropped out and was replaced by Chace Crawford, I was still fearing the [...]
Antwone Fisher Star Is Ready To Sparkle
Remakes… I swear if I gave a speech about remakes whenever I had to report on one, I might as well be copying and pasting all my rants because Hollywood will never understand that we generally don’t want remakes. We want originality and innovation. If you want to remake something, do something different with it. [...]
UPDATED WITH WINNERS!!! Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes And See Footloose With The Kidd On Thursday Night
I was actually trying to stay away from the remake for FOOTLOOSE if I could help it, because, with how much I enjoy the Kevin Bacon original, I didn’t think any good could come from watching it when I have the FOOTLOOSE Blu-ray available to me. However, I’ve been hearing some really positive things coming [...]
Special Agent Utah, They’re Remaking Point Break, Too
It’s a good thing Patrick Swayze is dead already. This makes the whole “rolling over in his grave” thing a little bit easier. Fresh on the heels of Lionsgate insisting that a DIRTY DANCING remake is a good idea, so much so that they’re really doing it, Alcon Entertainment continues the onslaught on Swayze’s filmography, [...]
The Dirty Dancing Remake Gets A Writer
As much as we all hoped that the DIRTY DANCING remake would get put in the corner, Lionsgate is insistent on moving forward with this movie that nobody wants. They’ve gone ahead and hired a writer to pen the screenplay for the re-do, according to Deadline, selecting Maria Maggenti to craft this horrible decision to [...]
It’s Will Smith Or Bust For Shawn Levy On Fantastic Voyage
Casting has gotten too hard for director Shawn Levy as he tries to piece together the ensemble he’ll be shrinking and letting loose inside the human body for a James Cameron-produced 3-D remake of FANTASTIC VOYAGE. As a result, Levy has thrown down the gauntlet, issuing his ultimatum for the film – either we get [...]
The Kidd Vs. Fright Night
CAUTION: SPOILERS AHEAD It’s been a number of years since I watched the original FRIGHT NIGHT… quite awhile, in fact, that I don’t remember it all that well. Bits and piece flow in and out of my subconscious, but, in recalling I wasn’t a big fan of the 1985 film to begin with, it’d be [...]
The New Footloose Trailer Has This From The Original And That
There was a time when I was optimistic that perhaps Craig Brewer could put a different spin on FOOTLOOSE, remaking the 80s favorite for Paramount, at a time when culturally the United States is pretty divided. I allowed myself to be sold that in this current climate, the conservative versus progressive debate that looms large [...]
Someone Should Put This Remake In The Corner; Dirty Dancing Is Up Next
I’m trying not to be pissed off by the news that Lionsgate is moving ahead on their plan to remake DIRTY DANCING, a high priority for the studio, as Deadline reports they’ve inked Kenny Ortega (the choreographer on the original film) to direct. In this era of re-doing everything, it was only a matter of [...]
UPDATED WITH WINNERS!!! Thursday Is Fright Night With InfamousKidd.com
DreamWorks has given us the opportunity to bring some of you along for the ride of seeing the remake of the 80s cult classic FRIGHT NIGHT, starring Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette and David Tennant with us this Thursday night in South Miami at the AMC Sunset Place 24 at [...]
Fright Night Has A Fairly Decent International Trailer
I’m still not entirely sold on the FRIGHT NIGHT remake, as there’s just something about it that just doesn’t feel right. Is it me, or does it just reek of soulless remake? Nothing seems to flow. It all feels forced. It’s almost like it’s just trying too damn hard to prove that it’s not the [...]
Bruce Campbell Will Definitely Be In The Evil Dead Remake
The more we keep hearing about THE EVIL DEAD remake, the less likely I am to come around on it. It just sounds like a horrendous idea to trample over a film that is so beloved by its fans in order to make a film that’s nearly identical. Oh, I’m sure they’ll have different characters [...]
Diablo Cody Is Working On The Evil Dead Remake
In a move that’s sure to excite some and infuriate others, Sam Raimi has announced that not only is THE EVIL DEAD remake happening and prominently sitting on the fast track to getting made, but Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody is making revisions to the script that director Fede Alvarez had co-written with Rodo Sayagues. Cody claimed [...]
The Evil Dead Remake Has A Long Way Still To Go
Sides continue to be taken amidst the realization that a remake of THE EVIL DEAD is indeed happening with Fede Alvarez behind the camera and Sam Raimi producing. Some who would normally be against remakes of any kind have suddenly softened their stance, because they want something anything EVIL DEAD in the pipeline. Then there [...]
Instead Of An Evil Dead Sequel, You’re Getting An Evil Dead Remake
For all the talk we’ve gotten over the years about Sam Raimi returning to the EVIL DEAD series one more time for a fourth film, I bet you never thought a remake would be in the works before the long-awaited sequel. Well, you might want to prepare yourself for the news you weren’t expected. According [...]
