Shooting kicked off this week in New Zealand on the remake of "Evil Dead", the same time a lawsuit regarding the franchise has been filed. Renaissance Pictures, the company Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert formed in 1979 to produce the original "Evil Dead", is suing Award Pictures for trademark infringement and further counts over Award's intention to … [Read more...]
“Trek” Scribes Reboot “Mummy” & “Van Helsing”
May 2, 2012 by
Stephen Sommers just got kicked in the ego. More importantly where's the "Deep Rising" reboot? Universal Pictures have signed a two-year first-look production deal with "Fringe" creators and "Star Trek"/"Transformers" scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci according to a just issued press release. The first films of this new deal? Reboots of … [Read more...]
Vaughn Stars In “Rockford Files” Reboot
April 17, 2012 by
David Levien and Brian Koppelman have been hired to pen a big screen adaptation of classic 70's NBC TV series "The Rockford Files" for Universal Pictures reports Deadline. The original had James Garner playing an ex-con turned disheveled but charming private eye in Los Angeles who had a knack for solving cold cases and lived out of a mobile home … [Read more...]
Universal To Reboot “The Mummy”
April 9, 2012 by
"The Darkest Hour" and early "Prometheus" scribe Jon Spaihts has been hired to pen a reboot of "The Mummy" franchise for Universal Pictures says Variety. Stephen Sommers helmed the decently received first film in 1999 which starred Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and was itself a reboot of the classic Universal Monsters movies from the 30's and … [Read more...]
Trank Wanted For “Fantastic Four” Reboot
January 14, 2012 by
"Chronicle" director Josh Trank has become the frontrunner to direct a reboot of the "Fantastic Four" franchise at 20th Century Fox reports Variety. Michael Green ("Green Lantern") is penning the newest draft about the four individuals who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space. The previous … [Read more...]
“Anonymous” Scribe Pens “Galactica” Reboot
October 23, 2011 by
John Orloff ("Anonymous," "Legend of the Guardians," "Band of Brothers") is closing a deal to write Bryan Singer's "Battlestar Galactica" film for Universal Pictures says Heat Vision. Singer has been attempting to get his film adaptation of Glen Larson's original 1978 TV series off the ground for many years but the project recently took on a new … [Read more...]
‘Angels’ Duo Pen “Zorro” Reboot Script
October 6, 2011 by
Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia ("Warehouse 13," "Human Target") have been hired to pen a reboot of the "Zorro" franchise for Sony Pictures reports Deadline The project is neither a remake or a continuation of the recent two-film franchise that they began with 1998's acclaimed "The Mask of Zorro" and followed with the less well-received 2005 … [Read more...]
Downey Jr. Stars In “Perry Mason” Reboot
October 5, 2011 by
Robert Downey Jr. is looking to star as legendary defense attorney Perry Mason in a film reboot of the property at Warner Bros. Pictures says Variety. The film will go back to Erle Stanley Gardner's 82 original novels and several dozen short stories which are set in the rough and tumble world of early 1930s Los Angeles, Mason's secretary, Della … [Read more...]
“Mortal Kombat” Gets A Big Screen Reboot
September 29, 2011 by
It was inevitable. After the success of the recent digital series for Warner Premiere, New Line has hired "Fame" director Kevin Tancharoen to direct a reboot of the "Mortal Kombat" film franchise reports Heat Vision. Tancharoen directed "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth", a short film that served as a proof of concept for a movie he was pitching based on … [Read more...]
Rea, Quinn, Bauer Join “Wolfman” 2nd Reboot
September 18, 2011 by
Stephen Rea ("V for Vendetta"), Ed Quinn ("Eureka") and Steven Bauer ("Scarface") have all joined the cast of Universal's direct-to-DVD second reboot of "The Wolfman" at Universal Pictures reports Moviehole. Bauer let slip the info in a recent interview promoting the Blu-ray release of "Scarface". Bauer says he has five weeks of filming on the … [Read more...]
