We’re going back in time – all the way to 2004 – with news that a reboot of The Butterfly Effect is in the works. According to Variety, the original’s writer-director, Eric Bress, will script this new take on the tale. Many of the first flick’s producers are back on board too. Ashton Kutcher played […]
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Ben Hur reboot in the works (now with more Jesus)
January 16, 2013 
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In news that signals this remake craze is well and truly out of control, Deadline reports that MGM is looking to mount a new take on Ben Hur. As with most remakes these days, insiders are claiming this reboot returns to the source material of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel Ben Hur: A Tale Of The […]
Continue readingLionsgate consider rebooting Saw
August 10, 2012 1 Comment
Lionsgate are considering a reboot of the positively ancient Saw franchise, which has produced thirty-four sequels since the first flick debuted in the late 18th century. The news comes from Bloody Disgusting, who suggest that a remake is merely being mulled by the studio, and they may indeed bankroll another sequel instead. Exaggerations aside, 2012 will mark […]
Continue readingKenneth Branagh to play villain in his Jack Ryan reboot
July 23, 2012 0 Comments
Kenneth Branagh will show off his Russian accent in Paramount’s Jack Ryan reboot. Branagh confirmed his casting in the flick – which he is also set to direct – at a Television Critics Association presentation (reported by Deadline). He will play a Russian villain to Chris Pine‘s CIA agent, intent on destroying the American economy […]
Continue readingTwice bitten – The Amazing Spider-Man review
July 3, 2012 5 Comments
The Amazing Spider-Man – Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Rhys Ifans. Directed by Marc Webb. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Comic book characters get rebooted all the time, and that’s perfectly fine. Different writers and illustrators are entrusted with reimagining new beginnings, or adding twists to the basic template set eons earlier. Individual authors […]
Continue readingTwilight won’t be rebooted anytime soon
June 18, 2012 3 Comments
Summit Entertainment has told Deadline there are no plans to reboot the soon-to-conclude Twilight saga. Rumours have been swirling online – as rumours as wont to do – that Summit’s parent company Lionsgate plan to reboot the vampiric love story on the fifth anniversary of the original film’s release. Summit’s official comment is thus: ”We […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man
May 4, 2012 0 Comments
With all those Avengers and one very depressed Dark Knight arriving in cinemas this year, audiences may have forgotten about poor, newly rebooted Peter Parker and his Spidey-powers. Ironic considering that Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man series was once the powerhouse movie franchise. So, on the eve of The Avengers U.S. release comes a brand new trailer for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man, chock full of action, gravitas, and The […]
Continue readingUniversal reopen The Mummy’s tomb for a reboot
April 5, 2012 0 Comments
Universal are planning a reboot of their Mummy series, Variety reports. The last few materialisations of the Mummy starred Brendan Fraser, and were smash hits in the late 90s and early 00s. However, the monster franchise originated at the studio back in 1932. Prometheus screenwriter Jon Spaihts has been tasked with scripting the new incarnation. He […]
Continue readingEd Helms to lead rebooted Vacation franchise?
March 1, 2012 0 Comments
The Office and Hangover star Ed Helms may follow in Chevy Chase‘s shoes and lead the upcoming reboot of the Vacation franchise. According to Perez Hilton, Helms is at the top of a wishlist (presumably, the producers’) to play Clark’s son Rusty Griswold. In this new iteration, Rusty takes a leaf out of his father’s book and attempts […]
Continue readingJoe Carnahan to reboot Death Wish
January 31, 2012 0 Comments
Joe Carnahan – director of Narc, The A-Team, and the new Liam Neeson vs. wolves movie The Grey – has been tapped by MGM and Paramount to helm their reboot of the Charles Bronson classic Death Wish. According to the L.A. Times, Carnahan will both write and direct the picture. The 1974 Death Wish starred Bronson […]
Continue readingScarface reboot in the works
September 22, 2011 1 Comment
The legend of Scarface lives on. Universal are rebooting the tale of an immigrant who achieves the “American dream” (kinda) by becoming a violent drug kingpin, Deadline reports. Universal released Howard Hawks‘ original Scarface film in 1932, and followed it with the now-iconic Brian De Palma re-imagining in 1983. Al Pacino starred in the latter as Tony Montana, […]
Continue readingSnyder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel delayed until 2013
July 22, 2011 0 Comments
Zack Snyder‘s Superman reboot The Man of Steel will no longer debut in 2012. According to Deadline, the film has been given 12 months breathing room, and will now unspool June 2013. The reason the film was originally given such a short production window is due to the fact that Warner Bros only hold the […]
Continue readingFirst look at The Amazing Spider-Man
July 15, 2011 0 Comments
Entertainment Weekly has released the first official images from Marc Webb’s Spidey-reboot The Amazing Spider-Man. They offer us our first glimpse of Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Conners and Martin Sheen and Sally Field as Uncle Ben and Aunt May. The images (scanned by Superhero Hype […]
Continue readingThe Count of Monte Cristo to get sci-fi twist
July 5, 2011 0 Comments
If you felt that the only things missing from Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo were cyborgs, spaceships and dehydrated pizza, then you’re in luck! According to Variety, Warner Bros has purchased a new script by Ian Shorr, which takes the 19th century tale and sets it in the future. WB are […]
Continue readingSteven Spielberg considering Jurassic Park 4
June 17, 2011 0 Comments
Is a Jurassic Park reboot on Steven Spielberg’s To Do list? According to The Hollywood Reporter the famed director has been meeting with screenwriter Mark Protosevich to discuss bringing his dinosaurs back to life … again. The talk of Jurassic Park 4 comes after the launch of Spielberg’s series Terra Nova on American television, and […]
Continue readingUniversal moving ahead with The Wolfman reboot
June 13, 2011 0 Comments
Universal will reboot The Wolfman after its disastrous effort with the 2010 film of the same name starring Benicio Del Toro. Moviehole has confirmed a rumour from earlier in the year. The studio will not go ahead with a sequel, as originally thought, but will instead rework an existing script into a more original offering. […]
Continue readingFamily Guy creator to reboot The Flintstones
May 17, 2011 1 Comment
Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane has just closed a deal with Fox to reboot The Flintstones for both the small and big screen. The news was broken by Deadline and later confirmed at the 20th Century Fox 2011 Upfront. It is unknown what kind of approach McFarlane will take when rebooting the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon, […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
April 14, 2011 0 Comments
Ooh, chimpanzee that! The trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes has debuted online. Formerly known as Rise of the Apes, the film stars James Franco as a young scientist who tries to advance the intelligence of apes, which is all well and good, until his primary subject Caesar (a mo-capped Andy Serkis) […]
Continue readingJennifer Garner is your new Miss Marple
March 30, 2011 1 Comment
Jennifer Garner is set to star in and produce a Miss Marple reboot for Disney, Deadline reports. There are several things wrong with the sentence ‘Miss Marple reboot’ for a start. Following in the footsteps of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes reboot, Garner and her Vandalia Films partner Juliana Janes are looking to transform the elderly […]
Continue readingTomb Raider reboot in the works
March 9, 2011 0 Comments
Another day another reboot. Deadline New York has confirmed Tomb Raider is set to return to the big screen in 2013 through GK films. The action-adventure franchise began life as a video game in 1996 and transitioned to film with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001 as a star vehicle for Angelina Jolie. The reboot […]
Continue readingEastwood and Beyoncé remaking A Star Is Born
January 21, 2011 1 Comment
What is going on?! We knew that Hollywood was remake happy, but in 24 hours we’ve learnt of six of the strangest reboots ever pondered! Here’s another one… According to Deadline, Clint Eastwood will direct and Beyoncé Knowles will star in a modern adaptation of the timeless tale A Star Is Born. Their take will […]
Continue reading>WB rebooting Lethal Weapon, Westworld, The Dirty Dozen and The Wild Bunch
January 21, 2011 1 Comment
>Well, OK then! If you thought news of Will Smith remaking the musical Annie as a vehicle for his hair-whipping daughter was off the reservation, wait until you hear this… According to THR, Warner Brothers are gearing up to reboot a number of their most beloved properties after the recent departure of studio exec Jessica […]
Continue readingRomeo and Juliet retold by the woman scorned
November 15, 2010 0 Comments
It’s probably safe to assume that the majority of people with access to cinema will have seen at least one film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in their time. It’s probably also fairly safe to assume that no one’s had the opportunity to see that story from fair Rosalind’s point of view … yet. According […]
Continue readingEmma Stone cast as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man
October 6, 2010 0 Comments
Well, we got that wrong! As was rumoured earlier this week, Emma Stone has officially been cast in Marc Webb‘s upcoming Spider-Man reboot. But not as Mary Jane Watson, as we had all assumed (you can blame her famous red locks for that misunderstanding). Stone will instead play the blonde Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man’s first love […]
Continue readingZack Snyder to direct Superman
October 5, 2010 2 Comments
In one of the most hotly-contested races in recent Hollywood history, Zack Snyder has proven victorious. The Watchmen-helmer has been selected to direct the upcoming Superman reboot for Warner Bros. According to Deadline, Snyder will begin working on the new Man of Steel adventure as soon as he completes post-production on Sucker Punch. Snyder’s name […]
Continue readingSpider-Man: Emma Stone offered Mary Jane; P.S. Hoffman to play Venom?
October 4, 2010 0 Comments
It’s a new week, and that means we have a whole bunch of updates/rumours regarding Marc Webb‘s upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man saga. According to Deadline, Sony have offered the role of Mary Jane Watson to Easy A‘s Emma Stone. We discussed this possibility several weeks ago, and it now seems the role is Stone’s […]
Continue readingDarren Aronofsky joins the Superman director shortlist
September 29, 2010 0 Comments
Last week it was revealed that producers Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas were meeting with several directors to potentially helm the upcoming Superman reboot for Warner Bros. The filmmakers included Tony Scott, Matt Reeves, Jonathan Liebesman, Duncan Jones and Zack Snyder. However, a new name has been thrown into the pile of contenders: Mr. Darren Aronofsky. […]
Continue readingChris Nolan’s shortlist of Superman directors emerge
September 24, 2010 0 Comments
Good news for those of you waiting to see some movement on the upcoming Christopher Nolan-produced Superman reboot. Deadline have revealed a shortlist of directors hand-picked by Nolan and co-producer Emma Thomas to helm the high-profile picture. The list includes: Tony Scott (The Taking of Pelham 123) Matt Reeves (Let Me In) Jonathan Liebesman (Clash […]
Continue readingAndrew Garfield is your new Spider-Man
July 2, 2010 0 Comments
Sony have finally revealed the young actor who will star as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in their upcoming reboot of the blockbuster comic franchise. Provided you haven’t already read the headline of this article, or glanced at the picture below, let’s have a drum role for ………… Andrew Garfield! Garfield was long-rumoured to take over the role […]
Continue reading‘Basterd’ Fassbender considering roles in Spider-Man; X-Men
June 10, 2010 0 Comments
Michael Fassbender is, without a doubt, one of the best and most exciting actors working today. He blew us away in Steve McQueen‘s Hunger and Andrea Arnold‘s Fish Tank, and became the all-time most badass on-screen movie critic in Quentin Tarantino‘s Inglourious Basterds. He’s now being courted by two major studios for starring roles in […]
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