Classic B-movie king Roger Corman is developing new low-budget 3D horror adaptations of eight Edgar Allan Poe stories which he previously adapted and directed back in the 1950s and ’60s. The eight films will include "House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Raven," "The Tomb of Ligeia," "Premature Burial, … [Read more...]
Arrow’s Berlanti Remakes “Tomorrow People”
November 13, 2012 by
"Arrow" executive producer Greg Berlanti and "The Vampire Diaries" executive producer Julie Plec are teaming for a remake of cult 70's British sci-fi series "Tomorrow People" at The CW. Created for ITV as a rival to the success of BBC's "Doctor Who", 'Tomorrow' followed several young people from around the world who possessed special powers (think … [Read more...]
New Line Remakes “The Last of Sheila”
June 19, 2012 by
Beau Flynn ("Journey 2: The Mysterious Island") will produce a remake of the 1973 murder-mystery "The Last of Sheila" for New Line says The Hollywood Reporter. Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim penned the original which is set on a yacht in the Mediterranean where a Hollywood producer has invited friends to join him on the anniversary of his … [Read more...]
Overbrook Remakes “Ghost Graduation”
May 7, 2012 by
Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment is planning a remake of the Spanish comedy "Ghost Graduation" reports Variety. The story centers on a teacher with paranormal abilities who helps a group of ghosts confined to the high school where they died years earlier in a fire. Javier Ruiz Caldera helmed the original which was released earlier this year. … [Read more...]
Ken Scott Remakes His Own “Starbuck”
April 24, 2012 by
Ken Scott will direct and helm a remake of his own 2011 French-Canadian comedy hit "Starbuck" for Dreamworks Pictures says Variety. The story follows a middle-aged man who learns he has fathered over five-hundred children through sperm donation. When a few hundred of them express an irrepressible need to meet their father, he must decide whether … [Read more...]
DreamWorks Remakes Hitchcock’s “Rebecca”
February 10, 2012 by
DreamWorks and Working Title Films are teaming for a new adaptation of Daphne DuMaurier's classic psychological noir thriller "Rebecca" reports Showblitz. The book was previously adapted in 1940 as the first American film by then rising young director Alfred Hitchcock - it went on to score a Best Picture and Best Cinematography Oscar win along … [Read more...]
Jim Sheridan Remakes “Into the West”
February 3, 2012 by
Filmmaker Jim Sheridan ("In The Name Of The Father," "Brothers") is penning and is attached to direct a reimagining of the cult 1992 Irish fantasy feature "Into The West" reports Screen Daily. Mike Newell helmed the original feature about two young boys who escape the poverty of their Dublin council estate on adventure ‘into the west’ to find a … [Read more...]
Warners Remakes French “Sleepless Night”
September 24, 2011 by
Warner Bros. is planning an English language remake of the French action film "Sleepless Night" reports Heat Vision. The story centers on an undercover cop trying to get back his kidnapped son from a drug-dealing nightclub owner. One problem, he's lost his only bargaining chip - a duffel bag filled with cocaine he and his partner stole in a … [Read more...]
