January 29, 2009 | by Niall Browne 

Predator Remake… Er… Reboot In The Works!

predator1Sometimes it’s depressing writing about films. I know you find that hard to believe – but it’s true.  There are times when great concepts are destroyed; times when dream casting is ditched in favor of the “flavor of the month”; but most importantly it is when a great movie is remade.

Predator is the next film in the remake (sorry reboot) firing line, and to make matters worse the film is set up by talent fascists Fox.

Last year we reported that Predator producer Jon Davis was mulling over returning to the franchise with Arnold Schwarzenegger returning, but he was vague about details and it looked like the scenario was more “what if” than reality.

Now Bloody Disgusting reports that 20th Century Fox is once again raiding their vaults and dusting off anything with name recognition and that they’ve obviously now gotten as far as “P” because it’s Predator’s turn for a reboot. It’s not the first time the studio has pillaged the Predator franchise (excluding Predator 2) - they have previously cheapened the original by making two Alien Vs Predator movies.

There is one glimmer of hope in all this. Robert Rodriquez will be producing the film under his Troublemaker Studios banner. According to Bloody Disgusting:

“In the reboot a team of  commandos face down a mysterious race of vicious monsters.”

So more like Aliens with Predators then. If they wait until Schwarzenegger is out of political office and sign him up to return as Dutch, then this might be worthwhile. Otherwise I’m not too excited by a CGI laden effects Predator movie that has no thrills and very little excitement.

Hey, maybe I’m just cynical. What do you think?

Source: Bloody Disgusting

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  • Ken J
    Um, I think just like if Aliens or Termintor 2 is remade, I will just ignore this and the original will forever be the ONLY "real" Predator movie...

    Anyway, I don't see why they can't just make this a sequel since it sounds very different from the original... Predator 3 anyone? Then I might actually watch it and not be as cynical about it. And if Arnold returns as Dutch for a Predator 3? Hell yes I will be excited to see it...
  • I think that I've come to the realization that originality is DEAD in today's Hawlywood.

    Of ALL the wells to go back to this ISN'T the one to revisit, mostly because hell - everything that CAN be said has been said if not in the first film, then the three others that followed after it.

    Requiem is something I hold a special hate for, using that as what is the bottom rung of the proverbial measuring ladder for "what's wrong with Hawlywood."

    The magic of the first movie is that you had NO IDEA what to expect. I refise to believe that same idea can't be used with another alien race, another team-up of colonial marinees that AREN'T Colonial Marines. Period, Paregraph.
  • Darren seeley
    Well...

    first the economy gets messed over by the Wall Street corrupt...

    Then half of middle USA is covered in ice...

    Then we find germs in our peanut butter bars...

    and now this!!

    What is going on? Hey, even the name 'Robert Rodriguez' doesn't get me hyped for the better...even if at one point way back when once upon a time he was connected to a possible Predator 3.

    As for the description, it sounds more like a remake, which isn't really needed (although, on the bright side...at least we won't get another Alien vs Predator film! Let's count our blessings where we have them!)

    Why can't they remake Night Of The Comet Second thought, maybe it's best if we kept a few things sacred,right?
  • Ken J
    Actually, the blame for the economy is also those "certain" people in congress, a "certain majority" that refused to vote in a law that would have prevented the whole thing years ago by making selling subprime loans illegal... But whatever. Not like the media will ever cover that aspect of it...

    But anyway, I hope they come to their senses and decide to make this a sequel.
  • El Diablo
    I think it's a terrible idea to reboot Predator. I'm all for a Predator 3 with an older Dutch (Arnie).
    Maybe Fox can comb through their library and make a bunch of crappy "vs. Predator" movies.
    X-Files Vs. Predator, Jedi vs Predator, (Planet of the) Apes vs. predator, (Heck)- I'd pay to see the Beverly Hillbillies Vs. Predator...
    You're lame Fox. Go eat a D!ck.
  • steven the git
    Yeah Ken, would rather see a sequel than a remake.

    While Predator was cool in the movie, the main appeal for me is the team of mercs Dutch leads. They were cool characters. Diminish there and not much point.
  • prtfvr
    I must be old when I think that the original Predator isn't even old enough to consider a remake. It's a classic, yes, but a classic that doesn't need "updating" I like the special effects then and they weren't over the top. The bad guy was in a scary suit and it wasn't CGI. I really liked that.

    Of course, I was excited about the idea of Alien vs. Predator for years and then...I don't really want to think about what they did with that. Why don't they remake that one and make it good this time.

    Is Hollywood THAT lazy? When will they remake Jaws? The shark DOES look fake these days. Someone's gotta wanna fix that and make it "more realistic".

    There's nothing new in the world and it's depressing.
  • David Hasselbach
    @ prtfvr

    PLEASE ... let sleeping dogs lie ... a JAWS remake is one of my Top Ten nightmares.

    Actually, Uwe Boll REALLY said in an interview that HIS DREAM would be remaking JAWS.

    THAT alone ends EVERY discussion, doesn't it?

    As for Predator ... I would love to see a third part. The original is a classic in every way and even the second rocked in its own way. At least it tried to be different ...

    If only a brave screenwriter would come a long (white steed and all...) and would write a third part set in the present with the Predators infiltrating a war zone on earth ... forced to choose sides.
    That would be brave ... and total political suicide.
    Hell, one more reason to see that flick!
  • blipvert
    I've been waiting for Predator 3 for ages. As many above have stated, why a remake, er reboot?

    I have enjoyed some of the revisions lately but it's starting to get a little silly now. Are we going to see an original trilogy Star Wars reboot soon with maybe Shia Labeouf as Luke, Jessica Alba as Leia and perhaps Christian Bale as Han. At this stage, that wouldn't even shock me.
  • steven the git
    Uwe Boll remake Jaws?

    I think I felt the entire world shudder.
  • greenknight333
    I liked Predator 2...I thought Danny Glover did a respectable job and when the Predator at the end tosses him the pistol from the 1800's I thought it was great...We didn't get your skull for a trophy Danny but here is a little memento for your troubles because you won fair and square...
  • greenknight333
    The only way Uwe Boll should be allowed near a Jaws remake is if he is eaten by a real great white and it is caught on film...Actually the shark would probaly regurgitate him and then the movie would be over...
  • greenknight333
    @ David Hasselbach

    Dude I notice in a few of your posts that you have mentioned Uwe Boll....are you a closet fan of his breathtaking body of work?

    ;)
  • Mike Basil
    100% Agreed! The idea to remake, reboot or re-whatever Predator is now more than enough proof that compulsive remakes are to the film industry what global warming is to the Earth. The line must be drawn somewhere.
  • Ken J
    Hasselbach, a more likely way they would do that is for the two opposing sides to come together to fight the Predator. Or if he had to pick sides, most likely he would pick the side of the insurgents only because we know Predators like prey who are actually a challenge. Insurgents would rather set a bomb and run away than to put up a standing fight. The Predator would find that too boring.
  • kyyle23
    They should do something completely original and film the entire movie from the Predator perspective and subtitle the entire movie. And better yet, set it on another planet where the Predators are hunting a smart, lethal creature as a trophy. make the Predator the sympathetic figure.

    The problem I have with Predators against people is that the people invariably win, and they always should get annihilated.
  • prtfvr
    @David

    I'd be fine with a Predator 3. I wouldn't have a problem seeing Arnold come back. He's had plenty of time to father a bad ass son to help. And no, not Shia. I like him but I think Predator wouldn't waste the time necessary to clean his little skull.

    And why does everyone want to remake relatively recent movies that were actually good? I'd like to see someone take a crap movie and remake it into something worth seeing. Not something that a great movie and make a crappy one out of it. That's "backwards". Who do we need to teach what that means?

    Someone could remake any of those old, horrible sci-fi movies. Plan 9 From Outer Space? And make it a great science fiction film or even an outright comedy. There's no challenge in taking a great movie and turning it into either a bad movie or great remake. You're already working on brand recognition and that's cheating. Try taking a really bad movie and making people want to see THAT. Talk about a challenge.
  • prtfvr
    @kyyle23

    I'm sure that on Planet Predator they have a fishing and gaming committee just like we do here and they wouldn't be allowed to over hunt the planet and wipe out an entire species. It's not like we're their enemies. They choose to hunt here.
  • David Hasselbach
    @ Ken J

    Bored Predators that bugger off at the end of the movie ... THAT would be so much cooler than anything Hollywood can come up with.

    @ greenknight

    I own EVERY BOLL FILM on DVD AND BluRay.
    I even have a shrine, a signed autograph and some worn shorts of him that I pray to every day before I get to sleep.

    Damn, that was so obvious?

    Ok, I don't own ANY Boll film and he is the embodied antichrist of film.
    It's simply fascinating how he can turn the smartest, most thought out concept into a piece of hollow crap.
    I stand in awe of his work. In the most negative way possible. :-)
  • kyyle23
    LOL prtfvr. Not annihilation of the species, annihilation of the people being hunted.
  • prtfvr
    @kyyle23

    No where's the fun in just annihilating your prey? That'd be like making Ted Nugent used a gun instead of a bow an arrow. You want to give the a fighting chance.

    Humans just have better fighting skills then deer. That's why those rascally Preditors hut us instead of deer. :)
  • kyyle23
    I dont know, the people in AvsP were pretty friggin dumb. I would give deer the edge
  • linamix
    I think the preditor range has been exhausted. As for which remakes to make, why a remake a bad movie? why not just a badly made, good movie? who's up for a big budget 'Toxic Avenger'?
  • Is there anything left that can be done with this concept? Id rather see a 3rd entry with a big named actor than a re-boot!

    chuck
  • Yeah, this needs to stop. Is Hollywood so isolated that they don't know what we're saying out here? What Hollywood needs to do is "cool it" for awhile. Do a lot of small films, concentrate on getting some good, unknown scriptwriters and go from there. It'll all come back if they play it smart... but then, we're talking about Hollywood. I have no real hope.
  • ZAR
    @blipvert

    Love yout nick! I wonder how many will understand what it means & where it's from - WITHOUT having to look it up. ;)

    I remember when they showed the (somewhat pilot) movie on British TV for the first time. Rather late at night (10.30pm or something) as far as I remember. I had missed the trailer/teaser and had NO idea what was coming there! And then it kept getting better and better!

    Alas, still no release on DVD. :(

    Sorry for off-topic, mates!

    ZAR.
  • prtfvr
    kyyle23 said:

    "I dont know, the people in AvsP were pretty friggin dumb. I would give deer the edge"

    LOL! You're right. Normally a Predator wouldn't even stoop so low as to hunt those people. They sure couldn't compare to Arnold, Carl Weathers, and Jesse "I ain't got time to bleed" Ventura. Where's the challenge? It's like hunting with dynamite.

    And really? Being tracked through the city? THAT city? Who isn't already being tracked there? It's like hunters going to the zoo and bagging trapped animals.

    I'll bet The Rock could kick some ass. I'd be fine with that. Especially if they related him to Arnie somehow.

    Well, I've run out of analogies for now although it was fun.

    I'd rather see a 3 than a horrible "remake" of something that doesn't need to be remade.
  • I always feel the term ''reboot'', is just a another word for ''remake''. It's like saying ''Grandpa has passed on'' instead of saying ''Grandpa is DEAD''. Anyway, I know a lot of you out there are pissed off that Predator is getting re-done, but honestly, I see no problem with it.

    The first Predator flick was very well received, but since then, Predator never made a massive hit on screen again. Predator 2 got negative reviews and 14 years later, Predator came back to the big screen with AVP and Requiem, which was bashed by fans and critics. Predator needs a fresh start and bringing Robert Rodriquez into the mix is more than positive news.
  • David Hasselbach
    @ Robert

    The grandpa analogy is kinda creepy, but fitting.

    BUT 'reboots' tend to go back to the source material and create something more in the sense of the original's original ... and by that I mean BOOKS.

    A 'remake' normally changes hardly anything. Best (worst) example ... PSYCHO.

    I think we could settle on 'reboots' being 'remakes' done right.

    Can we? :-)

    And concerning the Predator ... as long as they don't change the appearance of the Predator, it completely doesn't matter what they do. The new film can always be seen as a sequel.

    But personally, I don't need a new Predator right now.
    What I need is an Aliens vs Predator done RIGHT.
    In space. Without humans.
    It CAN work, people!
  • SK47
    Maybe someone at Fox should spread the notion that calling this new entry a 'reboot' is totally unnecessary.
    If you are changing the characters, story, setting, and other stuff, then why is there a need to send out a press release saying 'yes, we are rebooting the franchise', why not send out a PR form saying 'yes, we are making a NEW Predator film. This time, a team of elite commandos faces off against a group of Predators'? Make sense?
    Hell, even if you are using Arnold's iconic Dutch character, there is no need to reboot the franchise, just tell the next story! Example, the military calls in Dutch to lead a commando team against this monstrous force which Dutch has faced before!
    Doesn't that make sense to you guys?
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