If a movie is a hit in any way, it’s a good bet that a remake will be released within a few decades. The remake-ification of successful movies happens even faster with non-American films, whose American remakes are churned out by Hollywood within a few years of the original’s release. Sometimes remakes are as good … Read more
With The Killer, director John Woo joins a very exclusive club: Directors Who Have Directed Remakes of Their Own Work. The new version of The Killer is, according to the press release, a “radical reimagining” of Woo’s own landmark 1989 action film The Killer. And if it seems like it’s beneath a filmmaker of Woo’s stature to remake himself, … Read more
The Crow’s original director does not appear to be very excited about the prospect of his movie getting remade. In a Facebook post, Alex Proyas — who helmed the first adaptation of The Crow back in 1994 — wrote that while he doesn’t “get any joy from seeing negativity about any fellow filmmakers work” he thinks “the … Read more
The original film is now 20 years old. Continue reading…