All Entries Tagged With: "remakes"
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 [...]
Even The King Of Kong Is Getting Remade
THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS easily has to be one of my favorite documentaries of the last 10 years, maybe even longer. If you haven’t seen it, it is absolutely a must-see, especially if you consider yourself a geek of any kind. THE KING OF KONG follows the battle for the overall [...]
Emma Thompson Is Will Smith’s Choice To Re-Adapt Annie For His Daughter
Sometimes you hope that people realize the stupid mistake they’re about to make and then put the kibosh on any plans to follow through on them before they make a complete ass out of themselves. In a few rare instances, they see the error of their ways, and save everyone from the heartache and misery. [...]
Professor Falcon, How About A Nice Remake Of War Games?
I don’t know why I should be surprised that yet another 80s movie remake is in the works. I guess maybe I just continue to be optimistic that one day Hollywood will get back to creating original films. Doing an entire decade of movies over again seems a little bit ridiculous. But apparently ridiculousness sells [...]
The Footloose Remake Looks Like The Original But With More Choreography
I should have known better. I really should have. Letting down my guard and thinking that just because Craig Brewer was in the director’s chair for the FOOTLOOSE remake that it might have a chance of being better than abysmal was such a stupid thing to do, and the new trailer released by Paramount for [...]
Now Remakes Are Just Remaking The Original’s Posters, Too? WTF, Straw Dogs
I was actually okay with the remake of STRAW DOGS. Yeah, the trailer still looked awfully similar to the Dustin Hoffman original, but I was willing to look past that and give it a shot, because it had James Marsden in it. The guy never gets any respect, and finally he’s elevated to something more [...]
Total Recall Remake Keeps Assembling A Solid Cast While Sounding Nothing Like Total Recall
Normally a film that has Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, Kate Beckinsale, Ethan Hawke, Bryan Cranston and John Cho, in addition to Colin Farrell, might grab my attention… and then I realize that they’re all a part of the TOTAL RECALL remake being put on by Columbia Pictures, and I just get sad inside. Biel has [...]
Someone Actually Thinks Remaking Carrie Is A Good Idea
Seriously… stories like this make me want to book a first class flight to L.A. in order to track down whoever is responsible and punch them squarely in the gonads. And I’m not even talking one swift jab or even a roundhouse. No, I’d like to take one square shot at each ball, so the [...]
Straw Dogs Remake Trailer Has Plenty Of Revenge To Spit On Your Grave
I’d be quite surprised if the average movie-goer was aware that there already exists a movie titled STRAW DOGS that starred Dustin Hoffman and Susan George, directed by Sam Peckinpah. Hell, I’d be surprised if they could tell me a movie Dustin Hoffman was in besides the Focker franchise. In any event, another remake is [...]
The First Trailer For The Fright Night Remake Really Does Suck
If you want to see everything The Kidd hates about this trend of remakes, look no further than the first trailer for FRIGHT NIGHT (via IGN), the re-do of the 80s cult horror comedy classic. The reason anyone knows what FRIGHT NIGHT is is because of its unique tongue-in-cheek edgy take on the traditional vampire [...]
Shawn Levy Attempts To Take Hugh Jackman On A Fantastic Voyage
As THE WOLVERINE sits in limbo indefinitely until it can find a new director (Duncan Jones and David Slade remain candidates) and figure out if shooting on location in Japan is even possible, Hugh Jackman has a gaping hole in schedule where the Wolverine sequel would have been. Shawn Levy is trying to take advantage [...]
Nepotism Could Get Kate Beckinsale In The Total Recall Remake
There’s never been a time when I’ve said to myself “Oh… Kate Beckinsale is in that movie…?! I just have to go see it now.” And I don’t see it happening any time in the future either, especially not for a TOTAL RECALL remake that doesn’t even go to Mars as far as the early [...]
Bradley Cooper Is In Early Talks To Become The Crow
Of all the people that could possibly play the lead in the remake of THE CROW, I’d never have guessed in a million years that Bradley Cooper would even be in the discussion. I’m pretty sure that if you told me yesterday that Bradley Cooper was under consideration for such a role, I’d have laughed [...]
The Crow Remake Has A New Director Gently Tapping On Its Chamber Door
Relativity’s remake of THE CROW has been sitting in a holding pattern ever since director Stephen Norrington , having no longer fit the vision of the film as proposed by one of the potential stars interested in taking on the title role (it may or may not have been Mark Wahlberg, who ultimately the film). [...]
Bryan Cranston Breaks Bad For Total Recall Remake
Whenever I can finally check out all the seasons of BREAKING BAD at one time on my Netflix streaming, I’ll be all over that. Until then, I’ll just have to bitch about how good I hear the show is and how excellent Bryan Cranston is on it, and how I didn’t start with the show [...]
Disney Puts The Kibosh On The Yellow Submarine Remake
And now we know how to stop the remake train from pulling into the station… just find out who’s making a movie we don’t want to see, and encourage as many people as possible not to see any other films they’re making, and when the box office numbers tank for those other movies, the studio [...]
As If The Arthur Remake Trailer Wasn’t Bad Enough…
The Kidd firmly believes that anything worth doing is worth doing right, so, if you’re going to go ahead and make a shitty and unfunny remake, then you might as well have both the shitty and unfunny trailer and one sheet to match. Why bother stopping short? Just carrying the awfulness all the way through, [...]
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Gets A New Release Date
When you have a good movie on your hands, eventually someone’s going to want it… at least that’s what conventional wisdom would tell you. And yet after Disney decided to sell off Miramax, the Guillermo del Toro-produced rendition of DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK was shelved, with no plans for release or distribution set [...]
Glee’s Ryan Murphy Being Eyed To Direct The Annie Remake
Could this possibly get any worse? Look… I’ve got no problems with Ryan Murphy. I absolutely love GLEE. I am a certified GLEE fan… a Gleek, if you prefer. I have the shows on DVD. I have the songs on my iTunes, and, if the concert tour was coming anywhere near the Infamous HQ, I’d [...]
