Let The Right One In vs Let Me In. Brodre vs Brothers. Infernal Affairs vs The Departed. Psycho vs, umm, Psycho. When it comes to remakes, where do you stand? Quickflix critic Simon Miraudo and American pop culture-vulture Jon Tilton convene once a week to discuss the wonderful world of movies (and beyond) on the […]
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Hollywood to remake The Secret in their Eyes
October 7, 2010 
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Juan Jose Campanella‘s The Secret in their Eyes – the most recent winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar – is to be subjected to one of Hollywood’s grandest traditions: the English-language remake! According to the L.A. Times, Warner Bros is close to scoring the remake rights to the film. Billy Ray (Shattered Glass, […]
Continue readingFarrell to play smooth vamp in Fright Night
May 12, 2010 2 Comments
Colin Farrell has signed on to star in the upcoming remake of the classic 1985 vampire flick Fright Night. He will join Toni Collette and Anton Yelchin in the Craig Gillespie-helmed flick. Heat Vision are reporting that Farrell will take on the role made famous by Chris Sarandon in the original – a vampire named […]
Continue readingChris Rock writing remake of Kurosawa film
April 13, 2010 0 Comments
Chris Rock, star of CB4 and Pootie Tang, is writing the screenplay for a remake of Akira Kurosawa‘s film High and Low, because apparently it’s backwards day. According to Black Voices, Rock will pen a modern take on the 1963 thriller for director Mike Nichols. Rock is no stranger to remakes, having also penned the […]
Continue readingFincher to remake The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
April 6, 2010 6 Comments
David Fincher will return to his grimy thriller roots with an English language remake of the hit Swedish flick The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. According to The Playlist, Fincher will definitely begin work on the remake later this year, following his press commitments for The Social Network (his making-of-Facebook flick). The Girl With The […]
Continue readingIs the Taxi Driver remake happening or not?
February 17, 2010 3 Comments
source: screendaily.comYesterday we salivated over the possibility that Martin Scorsese would remake Taxi Driver, with Robert DeNiro reprising the iconic role of Travis Bickle and hilarious Danish director Lars von Trier acting as Scorsese’s creative partner. Well, it now seems as if that dream will not come true – maybe. Peter Aalbaek Jensen, von Trier’s […]
Continue readingScorsese and DeNiro to remake Taxi Driver? With Von Trier?!
February 16, 2010 2 Comments
source: earthtimes.org OK, there’s a good chance this may not be true. BUT, if we all cross our fingers really tightly then maybe – just maybe – it’ll happen. Reports from the Berlin Film Festival suggest that Martin Scorsese is considering a remake of his seminal picture Taxi Driver. Crazy, right? It gets crazier. Copenhagen […]
Continue readingJoel Edgerton to star in The Thing
February 8, 2010 0 Comments
source: thr.comAussie Joel Edgerton is set to star alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the latest cinematic incarnation of The Thing. The project, intended as a prequel to John Carpenter‘s classic 1982 film of the same name, was first announced by Universal 12 months ago. Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica showrunner) wrote the screenplay with Eric […]
Continue readingLake Mungo makes waves in the U.S.
February 5, 2010 1 Comment
source: if.com Low budget Aussie thriller Lake Mungo has made an auspicious debut at the fourth annual After Dark Horrorfest in the U.S. The faux-documentary is now lined up for an American remake. Lake Mungo’s U.S. poster. The Joel Anderson directed flick tells the story of Alice Palmer, a teenager who drowns while swimming in […]
Continue readingWould you like to star in the new Coen Bros film?
December 23, 2009 0 Comments
source: truegritcasting.com Are you a 12 to 16 year old girl with a penchant for existential dramas with a twinge of black comedy? You are?! Good news! The Coen Brothers want you to star in their upcoming remake of True Grit! Paramount Pictures have put out a casting call for any young girl eager to […]
Continue readingThe Karate Kid trailer debut!
December 23, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com As all of these holiday films head into cinemas, they come equipped with brand new trailers for some of the big releases of 2010. It’s been a smorgasbord of trailer debuts this week – today we are given our first look at the upcoming remake of The Karate Kid. The Harold Zwart directed […]
Continue readingDamon, Brolin in talks to join Coen Brothers’ True Grit
October 28, 2009 0 Comments
source: variety.com Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in discussions to join The Coen Brothers‘ upcoming re-imagination of the classic 1969 western True Grit. Jeff Bridges is already attached to play Rooster Cogburn, the role for which John Wayne nabbed his only Oscar. Damon is being considered for the role of La Boeuf (no, not […]
Continue readingFirst look at the New A-Team!
October 27, 2009 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com The cast of Joe Carnahan‘s upcoming film adaptation of The A-Team have donned their respective costumes and struck a pose for the camera. Enjoy. Click on the image to see a hi-res shot. From left, Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton ‘Face’ Peck, Quintin ‘Rampage’ Jackson as B.A. Baracas, Sharlto Copley (District 9) as […]
Continue readingKeira Knightley to star in My Fair Lady remake?
October 26, 2009 2 Comments
source: thetelegraph.co.uk The Telegraph are reporting that Keira Knightley will portray Eliza Doolittle in a remake of the classic film My Fair Lady. According to the report, she beat Scarlett Johansson to the part. Knightley revealed in 2006 that she had auditioned for the role and begun singing lessons. Looks like they paid off! The […]
Continue readingGo crazy for The Crazies!
October 6, 2009 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com Well it’s a new week, and you know what that means: the trailer for another horror movie remake has debuted online! This week, Breck Eisner has a stab at George A. Romero‘s cult classic The Crazies. Timothy Olyphant stars as the sheriff of a small town suddenly plagued by madness and murder after […]
Continue readingAussie nabs lead in Let The Right One In remake!
October 5, 2009 8 Comments
source: slashfilm.com The cast of the American remake of the Swedish vampire flick Let The Right One In has been announced, with Australia’s own Kodi Smit-McPhee nabbing the lead role. Overture Films announced that Smit-McPhee will play the bullied young boy Owen. Chloe Moretz will star as the vampiric object of his affections, Abby. In […]
Continue readingAlien prequel to be directed by Ridley Scott!
August 3, 2009 1 Comment
source: slashfilm.com Ridley Scott has signed up to direct the upcoming prequel to Alien. Ridley’s brother Tony Scott previously confirmed the prequel was in development back in June. At that time, The Brothers Scott were slated to produce while commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch was tipped to direct. It looks as if Fox Studios weren’t […]
Continue readingLet The Right One In remake still going ahead
July 6, 2009 0 Comments
source: latimesblog.com Cloverfield-director Matt Reeves has spoken to the LA Times about his upcoming remake of Swedish vampire flick Let the Right One In. The remake was officially announced last year as the original flick burned its way across international screens grabbing acclaim across the world. It tells the story of 12-year-old Oskar and his […]
Continue readingJoss Whedon doesn’t want to be in your stupid Buffy movie anyway!
June 14, 2009 1 Comment
source: ew.com In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Joss Whedon has revealed he has no interest in being involved in the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer feature film. Last month we reported the fairly devastating news that Fran Rubel Kuzui (director of the original 1992 film) and Vertigo Entertainment were bringing Buffy back to the […]
Continue readingFirst Look at American Kath and Kim
July 3, 2008 2 Comments
source: news.com.auHere is the first picture of Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as Kath & Kim in the U.S adaptation of the hit aussie show. The new American version will still focus on the same basic story of perky Kath and her spoilt daughter Kim. It will be set in the suburbs of Florida. It’s […]
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