I had a few things to write about today, but this little bit of joy that comes to me from Creature Corner by way of Moviehole.net trumped them all: There is news (that I can only hope is a rumour) concerning the possibility of a remake of, yes, The Exorcist.
News of a remake of any film that is considered a classic always gets my hackles up, but sometimes the news is really bad…
A first draft of the screenplay has been written by Jim Cash. What has he written previously? Oh, his latest cinematic wonders include Anaconda (the original as well as the recent sequel), and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. Who is producing it, you ask? Warner Brothers (of course) along with Rogue Pictures, whose credits include… are you ready?… Seed of Chucky.
BTW, it’s not a remake… it’s a re-imagining of the original.
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If I were to reach waaaay out there and attempt to find even a glimmer of a bright side, it would be that Rogue Pictures also produced the mildly well received Assault on Precinct 13, and the very well done Shaun of the Dead. The talk is also that they are looking at Dakota Fanning for the lead and Gary Oldman in a major role (the priest?).
However, with the bombs that have been the recent Exorcist sequel and prequel, not only would you think that Warner Brothers would have learned to leave well enough alone, but that also removes any possibility of a remake being any good at all.
Of course I would assume that common sense in the minds of certain studio execs would tell them that any attempt to improve on the original is just plain stupid.
Silly me.
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Yeesh… sometimes I really think Hollywood has gone off the deep end.
Considering what a disaster Exorcist: The Beginning was, I’ll be shocked if this ever sees the light of day. Besides, Dakota Fanning has too many turkeys on her résumé; she needs to be more careful about her movie choices.
Brian
In response to ‘The Exorcist’ remake…
Before you begin to spout off what you think are facts and have the audacity to criticize a man who has reached a level of personal success that you will probably never reach, do some research. Aside from Jim not rewriting The Exorcist, he has also been dead for 4 years. So, the next time you go to IMDB to do a quick search on someone’s career, you might want to look at the ‘Date of Death’ line right at the top… and, oh yeah, how about looking at his entire career. True, he helped write Anaconda 1 & 2 and Viva Rock Vegas. Let us not forget that he also wrote the most popular movie of 1986, Top Gun, as well as Turner & Hooch, Secret of My Success, Dick Tracey as well as others.
I know it makes you feel good to berate other people’s movies because you are unable to actually write one yourself but if you actually look at the scripts for each one of his movies you will see that each of them are written extremely well. There are no holes in the plot, the dialogue is tight and they move well… regardless of what you think of the story.
I could go on for hours as to the weaknesses in your points, but I think I’ve proven mine. So, in the future, do a little work and be careful what you say.
Mike,
Thanks for posting. My intent was more to bash the studio for the concept than the writer, and I didn’t get the info that he was doing the rewrite from but from other multiple sources.
I appreciate your pointing out that facts and I will do a bit more due diligence in the future.
Vic