I'm going to try and think of the Pete's Dragon remake much in the way that I think about Charlie (or Willy Wonka) and the Chocolate Factory. I don't think I have to choose sides between Gene Wilder and Johnny [...]
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RoboCop Remake Snags Michael Keaton For Its Villain
In June, we told you about House star Hugh Laurie being in final talks to take on the villainous role of Raymond Sellars in MGM/Columbia Pictures’ remake of RoboCop. As of last week, Laurie has “dropped out” of the running [...]
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Leaked Script for ROBOCOP Remake Gets Torn Apart; Reveals Remake Might Suck
Last month, just before San Diego Comic-Con, Sony Pictures and MGM launched a a viral campaign for director José Padilha‘s (Elite Squad, Elite Squad 2) forthcoming remake of RoboCop, starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Laurie and Abbie Cornish. The viral [...]
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Matt Tolmach to Produce JUMANJI Remake for Sony Pictures
Back in 1995, a young Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams and Bonnie Hunt starred in Jumanji. The film, directed by Joe Johnston (Captain America: The First Avenger) was based on a 1981 children's book penned by Chris Van Allsburg, and centers [...]
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Viral for ROBOCOP Remake Launches; Features Our First Look at the ED-209 and Teases New RoboCop Design
Not surprisingly, with Comic-Con just around the corner, Sony Pictures and MGM have launched a a viral campaign for director José Padilha‘s (Elite Squad, Elite Squad 2) forthcoming remake of RoboCop, starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Laurie and Abbie [...]
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Hugh Laurie to Get Villainous for José Padilha’s ROBOCOP Remake
Just two days ago, we brought you the news when the lovely Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch, Seven Psychopaths) entered into talks to join the cast of director José Padilha‘s (Elite Squad, Elite Squad 2) forthcoming remake of RoboCop asRoboCop as the [...]
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Abbie Cornish to Join the Cast of José Padilha’s ROBOCOP Remake
Just last week, we brought you the news when actor Samuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of director José Padilha‘s (Elite Squad, Elite Squad 2) forthcoming remake of RoboCop as Pat Novak, a charismatic media mogul and a powerful force in [...]
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Samuel L. Jackson Joins the Cast of the ROBOCOP Remake
Back in March, we brought you the news when actor Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises) was cast in director José Padilha‘s (Elite Squad, Elite Squad 2) forthcoming remake of RoboCop as the scientist who creates the super-human cyborg known [...]
Read moreGuy Ritchie to Helm TREASURE ISLAND Remake for Warner Bros. Pictures
Back in April of 2010, we brought you news of Warner Bros. Pictures’ announcement to develop a new Treasure Island remake with Sherlock Holmes producer Lionel Wigram. At the time, a director had not been attached to the project to [...]
Read moreGary Oldman Joins the Cast of José Padilha’s ROBOCOP
Back in March, we brought you the news when MGM hired Joel Kinnaman (The Darkest Hour) to play the title role in director José Padilha's (Elite Squad, Elite Squad 2) forthcoming remake of Robocop, which was penned by Josh Zetumer [...]
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Isabelle Fuhrman Scores Lead Role in Remake of Dario Argento’s SUSPIRIA
Fifteen year-old actress, Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), who was most recently seen as Clove in director Gary Ross' big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games, and will appear in director M. Night Shyamalan's forthcoming sci-fi film, After Earth, alongside Will Smith (Men [...]
Read morePrincipal Photography for the EVIL DEAD Remake Has Begun in New Zealand
At the end of last month, Jane Levy, star of The Evil Dead remake, revealed how she had always wanted to play a psychopath in an interview where she described her role as “the perfect job.” Original Evil Dead-ers Sam [...]
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