April 29, 2024

“Lorax” Filmmakers Remaking “Cat in the Hat”

With "Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax" topping the box-office for the past two weeks and scoring big coin, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have decided to tackle another Seuss property with the same 3D CG-animated feature approach reports Deadline. What's surprising is the choice - "The Cat in the Hat". Arguably Seuss' most famous story … [Read more...]

Paramount Remaking Hitchcock’s “Suspicion”

A few days after it was announced that DreamWorks was looking at a new adaptation of "Rebecca", Paramount Pictures is now looking for a new take on another Hitchcock classic - the 1941 romantic psychological thriller "Suspicion" says Variety. The original revolved around a dowdy woman (Joan Fontaine) who marries a handsome and charming man (Cary … [Read more...]

Ratner Remaking “Last American Virgin”

Less than day after departing his job as producer of the Oscars telecast comes word via The Playlist that "Rush Hour" and "X-Men: The Last Stand" director Brett Ratner is working on remaking 1982 comedy "The Last American Virgin". The original, itself a remake of Israeli film "Eskimo Limon", was like many coming-of-age sex comedies of the period … [Read more...]

Tony Scott Remaking “The Wild Bunch”

Tony Scott ("Deja Vu," "Unstoppable") is in talks to direct a remake of the 1969 Sam Peckinpah-directed classic western "The Wild Bunch" at Warner Bros. Pictures says Deadline. The original starred the likes of William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and Warren Oates and followed an aging group of outlaws out for one last score on the … [Read more...]