What keeps any story or idea relevant is continuous adaptation. The blanket statement that “remakes suck” discounts a lot of great remakes and ignores the fact that mankind has been retelling and remixing stories forever. A good example of reinvention is Batman, who will see his 4th cinematic incarnation and is popular worldwide and across all ages. Buck Rogers on the other hand hasn’t had a new movie since 1939 and grows more irrelevant with each passing year.
All five movies that I think are due for a remake are 15 years or older. Four of these are adaptations from other media. For each movie I break down their faults or misfortunes, the opportunity in the source material or potential in a remake, how a remake makes fiscal sense, its current and past remake status, and finally a bit of fanboy wishful thinking.
Wild Wild West (1999) Why It's Due for a...
All five movies that I think are due for a remake are 15 years or older. Four of these are adaptations from other media. For each movie I break down their faults or misfortunes, the opportunity in the source material or potential in a remake, how a remake makes fiscal sense, its current and past remake status, and finally a bit of fanboy wishful thinking.
Wild Wild West (1999) Why It's Due for a...
- 7/21/2014
- by Free Reyes
- GeekTyrant
“I think it would be tricky to have one member of the Storm family black and one white. Is he adopted? I don’t know how you would play that.”
– Mark Millar
“ This speech is my recital, I think it’s very vitalTo rock (a rhyme), that’s right (on time)
It’s Tricky is the title, here we go…”
– Run–Dmc
“Tyrone Cash should be named Super Nigga.”
– Michael Davis
Mark Millar is talking about the possibility the next Fantastic Four will feature a African American in the role of the Human Touch. Run-dmc is what I think is a pretty clever answer to Mr. Millar’s assumption, namely that it would be tricky but – I think it would be right on time.
Damn – I is clever.
My quote? That’s just another dig at what I think is one of the most stereotypical backwards thinking black characters ever...
– Mark Millar
“ This speech is my recital, I think it’s very vitalTo rock (a rhyme), that’s right (on time)
It’s Tricky is the title, here we go…”
– Run–Dmc
“Tyrone Cash should be named Super Nigga.”
– Michael Davis
Mark Millar is talking about the possibility the next Fantastic Four will feature a African American in the role of the Human Touch. Run-dmc is what I think is a pretty clever answer to Mr. Millar’s assumption, namely that it would be tricky but – I think it would be right on time.
Damn – I is clever.
My quote? That’s just another dig at what I think is one of the most stereotypical backwards thinking black characters ever...
- 10/22/2013
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
By Tara Fowler
After Memorial Day's record-breaking weekend, how will proven summer star Will Smith (alongside his son Jaden — and, erm, M. Night Shyamalan, but let's forget about that) fare at the box office this coming weekend? Only time will tell, but until then, here are six facts you may not have known about the Fresh Prince.
1) He turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix": ...To play James West in "Wild Wild West." Smith has since said that this is the decision he most regrets in his entire career. (Can't really argue with that.)
2) He can solve a Rubik's Cube in just 55 seconds: See for yourself:
He's also solved them on screen on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "The Pursuit of Happiness."
3) Steven Spielberg phoned him up personally to convince him to do "Men In Black": While Smith was (mostly) in the buff. "I...
After Memorial Day's record-breaking weekend, how will proven summer star Will Smith (alongside his son Jaden — and, erm, M. Night Shyamalan, but let's forget about that) fare at the box office this coming weekend? Only time will tell, but until then, here are six facts you may not have known about the Fresh Prince.
1) He turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix": ...To play James West in "Wild Wild West." Smith has since said that this is the decision he most regrets in his entire career. (Can't really argue with that.)
2) He can solve a Rubik's Cube in just 55 seconds: See for yourself:
He's also solved them on screen on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "The Pursuit of Happiness."
3) Steven Spielberg phoned him up personally to convince him to do "Men In Black": While Smith was (mostly) in the buff. "I...
- 5/30/2013
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
Brash and exuberant, the opening movie of the 66th festival has divided critics, but its director is upbeat about audience response
It has divided the critics, who have either praised it for its exuberant, operatic, roaring approach to its material – or derided as a crass, tin-eared rendering of F Scott Fitzgerald's precisely tuned text. But, as The Great Gatsby opened the 66th Cannes film festival, its director and co-adaptor, Baz Luhrmann, defended the film, saying that his chief concern was the healthy box office.
"People are going out to see it" after a "very nervous [opening] weekend" when it was up against "giant action films", he said.
He was used to audience reaction outgunning the critics' voices, he said. "Look, I made Moulin Rouge. And Romeo + Juliet, and Strictly Ballroom for that matter, and they never got those high critics' scores."
He noted that in the last week the novel...
It has divided the critics, who have either praised it for its exuberant, operatic, roaring approach to its material – or derided as a crass, tin-eared rendering of F Scott Fitzgerald's precisely tuned text. But, as The Great Gatsby opened the 66th Cannes film festival, its director and co-adaptor, Baz Luhrmann, defended the film, saying that his chief concern was the healthy box office.
"People are going out to see it" after a "very nervous [opening] weekend" when it was up against "giant action films", he said.
He was used to audience reaction outgunning the critics' voices, he said. "Look, I made Moulin Rouge. And Romeo + Juliet, and Strictly Ballroom for that matter, and they never got those high critics' scores."
He noted that in the last week the novel...
- 5/15/2013
- by Charlotte Higgins
- The Guardian - Film News
Baz Luhrmann was ready to take the blame if "The Great Gatsby" flopped.
Now that it's a hit, he has every right to take the credit.
Luhrmann and his wife, Catherine Martin, spent three years "living and breathing" F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and works in preparation for this film. "We are total and utter research nuts," Luhrmann told The Huffington Post on Friday. "We could research forever and never make the movie."
Case in point: Luhrmann read that Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, had glimpsed the Statue of Liberty one morning from an ocean liner arriving in New York Harbor. "So we went to England and we came on an ocean liner to New York," he said.
Luhrmann's monumental research effort informed every aspect of the film -- and it helps explain why a collection of prominent Fitzgerald scholars and insiders have embraced the adaptation, even as some critics cry,...
Now that it's a hit, he has every right to take the credit.
Luhrmann and his wife, Catherine Martin, spent three years "living and breathing" F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and works in preparation for this film. "We are total and utter research nuts," Luhrmann told The Huffington Post on Friday. "We could research forever and never make the movie."
Case in point: Luhrmann read that Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, had glimpsed the Statue of Liberty one morning from an ocean liner arriving in New York Harbor. "So we went to England and we came on an ocean liner to New York," he said.
Luhrmann's monumental research effort informed every aspect of the film -- and it helps explain why a collection of prominent Fitzgerald scholars and insiders have embraced the adaptation, even as some critics cry,...
- 5/13/2013
- by Mike Hogan
- Huffington Post
If you need a prime example of the hubris and bloating and arrogance of the remake machine in Hollywood, you need look no further than the 1999 film Wild Wild West. Shot as if previsualizing the TBS weekend eight-peat screenings it would eventually join with Austin Powers and The Mask, the film itself is perfect for hangover theater, like one of the lesser frats mixing jungle juice. It's a terrible movie that you somehow convince yourself isn't that bad -- I kind of thought fondly of it until I recently rewatched it at the behest of our supreme overlord. Plotted and manufactured like a Bond movie, it takes two charismatic actors and somehow wrings them free of any possible joviality, all the while bounding through tragically unfunny dialogue and wretchedly stilted action sequences with all the joie de vive of the girl running the Universal Studios tour on her seventh hour...
- 1/11/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
CBS is gearing up to remake yet another one of its classic TV series with The Wild Wild West. Deadline reports that the network is negotiating a deal to revive the Western action-drama.
The site says Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore and former CSI: Crime Scene Investigation showrunner Naren Shankar will write and executive produce the pilot, which centers on two Secret Service agents investigating federal crimes after the Civil War. The original The Wild Wild West series ran from 1965 to 1969 and, since the series aired on CBS and originated at CBS Studios, the network retained the rights to the show. That series centered on James West and the gadget-maker Artemis Gordon, who traveled by train and took on missions to protect the President.
CBS is following in its own footsteps of high-profile remakes its recently retooled Hawaii Five-o is among the highest-rated programs of the 2010-2011 season to date.
The site says Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore and former CSI: Crime Scene Investigation showrunner Naren Shankar will write and executive produce the pilot, which centers on two Secret Service agents investigating federal crimes after the Civil War. The original The Wild Wild West series ran from 1965 to 1969 and, since the series aired on CBS and originated at CBS Studios, the network retained the rights to the show. That series centered on James West and the gadget-maker Artemis Gordon, who traveled by train and took on missions to protect the President.
CBS is following in its own footsteps of high-profile remakes its recently retooled Hawaii Five-o is among the highest-rated programs of the 2010-2011 season to date.
- 11/11/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
CBS is looking to bring the 1960's Western television series "The Wild Wild West" back to the small screen with "CSI" executive producer Naren Shankar and "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer Ron Moore. Shankar and Moore are writing and executive producing the remake, which follows two Secret Service Agents who investigate federal crimes in post Civil War America. The original series was set during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant who served from 1869-77. It centered on two Secret Service agents, gunslinger James West and gadget-maker Artemus Gordon who traveled the country aboard their luxury train as they did missions to protect the President. "The Wild Wild West" was turned into a feature back in 1999, starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline, and went on to gross $113 million domestically on a $170 million budget.
- 11/11/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Once again digging into its own vaults, CBS is clearly taking a page from its recent successful reboot of Hawaii Five-0 and negotiating a deal with former CSI executive producer/co-showrunner Naren Shankar and Battlestar Galactica developer/executive producer Ron Moore to revive the 1960s action-adventure Western, The Wild Wild West.
CBS TV Studios owns the rights. Shankar and Moore are writing and executive producing the remake, according to Deadline.
The move reunites Shankar and Moore, who worked together on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Creator Michael Garrison described the original Wild Wild West — which ran on CBS from 1965-1969 — as "James Bond on horseback." Set between 1869 and 1877, during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, the show centred on the exploits of two Service Agents: the rough & tumble James West (Robert Conrad), and master of disguise Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin). Both traveled the country aboard their gadget-equipped train,...
CBS TV Studios owns the rights. Shankar and Moore are writing and executive producing the remake, according to Deadline.
The move reunites Shankar and Moore, who worked together on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Creator Michael Garrison described the original Wild Wild West — which ran on CBS from 1965-1969 — as "James Bond on horseback." Set between 1869 and 1877, during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, the show centred on the exploits of two Service Agents: the rough & tumble James West (Robert Conrad), and master of disguise Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin). Both traveled the country aboard their gadget-equipped train,...
- 11/11/2010
- CinemaSpy
CBS is planning a new small screen remake of classic 60's western TV series "The Wild Wild West" reports Deadline.
Set after the Civil War, the series followed two Secret Service agents - lawman James West and inventor Artemis Gordon - who traveled by train and took on missions to protect the President and investigate federal crimes.
"Battlestar Galactica" creator Ronald D. Moore and former "CSI" showrunner Naren Shankar will write and executive produce the pilot. The property was previously adapted into the Will Smith and Kevin Kline movie "Wild Wild West" back in 1999, a film that often still registers high on many 'worst films ever made' lists.
Set after the Civil War, the series followed two Secret Service agents - lawman James West and inventor Artemis Gordon - who traveled by train and took on missions to protect the President and investigate federal crimes.
"Battlestar Galactica" creator Ronald D. Moore and former "CSI" showrunner Naren Shankar will write and executive produce the pilot. The property was previously adapted into the Will Smith and Kevin Kline movie "Wild Wild West" back in 1999, a film that often still registers high on many 'worst films ever made' lists.
- 11/11/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
If, like us, you suffered through the supremely disappointing event crap fest Wild Wild West more than a decade ago, you might have tried to scrub any awareness of the title’s existence from your mind frame. But that would be a shame; since the TV show it was adapted from is actually rather fun, in an action-filled, good-for-its-‘60s-time way. Now it would seem Us telly has woken up to that fact, working out a deal with former CSI show-runner Naren Shankar and ex-Battlestar brain Ronald D Moore to craft a new version.The pair will write and oversee the remake, which will follow a similar plot: two Secret Service agents with very different styles yet complementary personalities. The pair – gunslinger James West and gadget expert Artemus Gordon – confronted threats to the fledgling Us under the auspices of President Ulysses S Grant.We’re keeping our enthusiasm slightly mooted,...
- 11/11/2010
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: In one of the highest-profile reboots this season, CBS is looking to revive the 1960s action-adventure Western The Wild Wild West with former CSI executive producer/co-showrunner Naren Shankar and Battlestar Galactica developer/executive producer Ron Moore. The network is negotiating a deal for the project, which will be co-produced by CBS TV Studios, where Shankar is based with an overall deal, and Sony Pictures TV, where Moore is under an overall deal. The project originated at CBS TV Studios, which has the rights to the original series that ran on CBS from 1965-1969. (My new colleague Michael Ausiello broke the original story about the project when he was at EW and helped with this one too.) Shankar and Moore are writing and executive producing the remake, which follows two Secret Service Agents who investigate federal crimes in post Civil War America. The original series, which creator Michael Garrison...
- 11/10/2010
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
I don't know how many reboots can be announced over the space of seven days but someone is pushing the limits. That said, if anyone deserves the benefit of the doubt it is Ronald D. Moore (who by the way is totally hot). Moore is the mastermind behind the 2004 "Battlestar Galactica" series and his resume is impressive ("Caprica", "Carnivale", "Roswell", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation"). Reading that list myself made me hope this remake will be set in space.
While there are no details or specifics as yet and most of us (even me) aren't old enough to have watched the original, the show was brought about by the public's James Bond fascination. In fact, "The Wild, Wild West" series pitch was "Bond on horseback". Starring Robert Conrad as James West, a Secret Service agent under Ulysses S. Grant, the series ran on CBS from 1965 -...
While there are no details or specifics as yet and most of us (even me) aren't old enough to have watched the original, the show was brought about by the public's James Bond fascination. In fact, "The Wild, Wild West" series pitch was "Bond on horseback". Starring Robert Conrad as James West, a Secret Service agent under Ulysses S. Grant, the series ran on CBS from 1965 -...
- 10/6/2010
- by Cindy Davis
Race debate stirs after London-born star of The Wire wins role as Norse deity Heimdall in Kenneth Branagh's new film Thor
Even for an actor who has played a vampire-hunter with a guilty conscience, a Baltimore crime lord with a taste for Adam Smith, and an asset manager with a stalker, the role of the Norse deity Heimdall – guardian of the burning rainbow bridge between the world of men and the world of gods – was always going to be a bit of a challenge.
But playing a god in Kenneth Branagh's forthcoming film Thor has turned out to be the least of Idris Elba's worries, after fans of the comic books turned on the star of The Wire for reasons that have nothing to do with his acting ability and everything to do with the colour of his skin.
When news emerged late last year that the...
Even for an actor who has played a vampire-hunter with a guilty conscience, a Baltimore crime lord with a taste for Adam Smith, and an asset manager with a stalker, the role of the Norse deity Heimdall – guardian of the burning rainbow bridge between the world of men and the world of gods – was always going to be a bit of a challenge.
But playing a god in Kenneth Branagh's forthcoming film Thor has turned out to be the least of Idris Elba's worries, after fans of the comic books turned on the star of The Wire for reasons that have nothing to do with his acting ability and everything to do with the colour of his skin.
When news emerged late last year that the...
- 4/28/2010
- by Sam Jones
- The Guardian - Film News
Browsing in bookstores, I’ve discovered the closing of the West. I’ve noticed over the years how the racks devoted to paperback Westerns (at least here in the East) have steadily shrunk. Now, in many stores here, there are only two or three shelves of Westerns (and mostly those are filled with multiple titles by Louis L’Amour). Equally, on DVD shelves, there’s usually only a single section of movie Westerns; in some stores, the Westerns are just mixed in amongst the action-adventure entries. And of course there are few new Western films in theaters and no current TV series. It’s sad evidence, I think, that we’re slowly Losing the Western.
As a Western fan, I’m concerned about its increasing rarity. Here’s where I come from on it: Although born in Pennsylvania, I lived in the West for a decade while growing up—New...
As a Western fan, I’m concerned about its increasing rarity. Here’s where I come from on it: Although born in Pennsylvania, I lived in the West for a decade while growing up—New...
- 11/6/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
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