Remakes

maestrowork · May 26, 2008

What remakes would you like to see? And with what inspired casting?

Yesterday I thought, hey, wouldn't it cool to have an update of Pygmalion with Harrison Ford as Henry Higgins and either Natalie Portman or Keira Knightley as Eliza Doolittle?

Or Gone with the Wind with Clive Owen and Jodie Foster.

childeroland · May 26, 2008

I loved the original but I'd be curious to see Natural City redone with Clive Owen in the Yoo Ji-tae role, Amy Acker or Portman in Seo Lin's part, and Shia Lebeouf (sp?) in Jeong Eun-pyo's.

Toothpaste · May 26, 2008

maestrowork said:
Yesterday I thought, hey, wouldn't it cool to have an update of Pygmalion with Harrison Ford as Henry Higgins and either Natalie Portman or Keira Knightley as Eliza Doolittle?

Personally no, no it wouldn't. I want my Henry Higgins to be, you know, British, and I would love to see a newcomer play Eliza, as opposed to the two usual suspects for every single role of that kind. Especially considering Natalie has only just mastered the standard british accent, I worry dearly about the cockney.

Remake that is actually happening that I am really excited about: Get Smart.

maestrowork · May 26, 2008

I'd like to see Steve Carrell in Pink Panther instead of the other Steve.

Toothpaste · May 26, 2008

Ooh! Yes, that's a good idea! Though with a decent script to back it up.

I'd love to see a remake of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. But I'm not sure of the cast.

slcboston · May 26, 2008

Can we remake that last X-Men movie and forget the first try ever happened?

(Ditto with the two matrix sequels - especially that middle piece that was essentially nothing but overlong fight/chase scenes.)

Ginosion · May 26, 2008

I'd like to see a live action Gargoyles. They should get Gerard Butler as Goliath.

Or Metropolis. Maybe Nathan Fillion as Frender.

Or the classic cartoon Wizards, and have Peace be played be Christian Bale.

ChunkyC · May 26, 2008

Charlie's Angels. Only this time, have it make sense. Cast:

Halle Berry
Charlize Theron
Catherine Zeta Jones

Harrison Ford as Charlie

maestrowork · May 26, 2008

ChunkyC said:
Halle Berry
Charlize Theron
Catherine Zeta Jones

OMG!

NikeeGoddess · May 26, 2008

Halle Berry
Charlize Theron
Catherine Zeta Jones

Jack Black as Bosley

yessss!

NikeeGoddess · May 26, 2008

I'd like to see Steve Carrell in Pink Panther instead of the other Steve.

he's doing a Get Smart flick - too redundant

BenPanced · May 26, 2008

How about "none of the above"?

JamieFord · May 26, 2008

Has there been a remake that was better than the original?

Jcomp · May 26, 2008

I don't know about "remakes," but "reboots" or "redos" that I can think of off the top of my head:

Judge Dredd - The comic book has so, so much more going for it than Stallone's ego and studio interference allowed to reach the screen. This should be a hyperbolic, ultra-violent sci-fi epic. The only person I can think of who has any business directing it is Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Robocop, Starship Troopers). He's built for this sort of thing.

Ghost Story - You can't make it completely faithful to the book, obviously, but I'd still like to see something that captures the original's spirit a little better.

Hell House - Ditto from Ghost Story.

There are others, I'm sure, but I can't think of them now... Although I suppose I wouldn't mind seeing an updated version of The Monster Squad for old time's sake...

Jcomp · May 26, 2008

JamieFord said:
Has there been a remake that was better than the original?

You know what, I'm gonna go ahead and nominate Ocean's 11. I've seen the original, and it's cool, but the remake has so much more sophistication to the actual filmmaking going for it.

katiemac · May 26, 2008

I didn't see the original so I can't compare, but I liked 3:10 to Yuma.

maestrowork · May 26, 2008

JamieFord said:
Has there been a remake that was better than the original?

Nolan's Insomnia

The Fly

The Departed (based on HK film Infernal Affair -- which was okay for me)

Casino Royale

John Carpenter's The Thing

Dawn of the Dead (arguably)

Chicago (which was based on the musical based on the 1942 movie Roxie Hart)

My Fair Lady (based on Pygmalion)

The Magnificent Seven (arguably; based on the Seven Samurais)

and ditto Ocean 11.

JamieFord · May 26, 2008

Hmmm...never saw the original, but I'm guessing you're probably right on that one.

The one's that didn't measure up (in my mind anyway) were:

Planet of the Apes
Halloween
Psycho
The Longest Yard
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Pink Panther (Steve Martin)
The Haunting
Down to Earth (remake of Heaven Can Wait, which was a remake as well...)

The list goes on...

maestrowork · May 26, 2008

Yeah, those sucks... but Heaven Can Wait was pretty good.

The Thing, however, is like one of my all-time favorite movies.

JamieFord · May 26, 2008

I love both versions of The Thing.

Dale Emery · May 26, 2008

JamieFord said:
Has there been a remake that was better than the original?

Even with that nauseatingly interminable Doris Day song, Hitchcock's remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much was better than his original.

Dale

Dale Emery · May 26, 2008

Let's add Andromeda Strain to the list of remakes that fall far short of the original.

JoNightshade · May 26, 2008

I'd love to see a modern updating of The Day the Earth Stood Still (ie Farewell to the Master).

Dale Emery · May 27, 2008

JoNightshade said:
I'd love to see a modern updating of The Day the Earth Stood Still (ie Farewell to the Master).

The remake will be out December 12, with Keanu Reeves as Klaatu.

Dale

JimmyB27 · May 27, 2008

maestrowork said:
Casino Royale

Does this really count as a remake? I've not seen the '67 film, but it was a spoof, and I suspect the '06 film drew little inspiration from it.
You might also say that this - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/ is a remake of this - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077869/, but I would say both latter examples are simply based on the same source material as the earlier films, and not remakes.

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