Webster’s Dictionary defines a reboot as “the act or an instance of starting (something) anew or making a fresh start.” Which is actually not all that helpful for the purposes of figuring out how a reboot is different from a remake. What the hell, Webster’s? You’re supposed to define these things for us! It feels like the … Read more
After decades of development, The Crow has finally been remade. The new film stars Bill Skarsgard in the title role, playing Eric Draven, who is killed along with his soulmate (FKA Twigs), then returns to the land of the living to avenge their deaths. Based on an indie graphic novel, The Crow first became a cult hit movie … Read more
The Crow remake, starring Bill Skarsgard as Eric Draven, is set to reach theatres in June, and a trailer for the film is now online Yesterday, a short teaser for the upcoming remake of The Crow dropped online with the promise that a full trailer would follow today – and, true to their word, Lionsgate … Read more
Disney has put the live-action remake of The Sword in the Stone on hold. The 1963 animation had been expected to follow the likes of Cinderella, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘The Lion King’ in being turned into a live-action blockbuster by the media corporation but now, according to Damsel director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the … Read more
Disney’s live-action remake of Bambi needs a new director. Indiewire reports that Sarah Polley, the actor turned filmmaker who won a recent Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for her film Women Talking, had been attached to update the 1942 Disney animated classic in the style of the company’s recent remakes like Cinderella, Mulan, and many more. They write that after the recent … Read more
A new lawsuit claims that the creators of the upcoming Road House remake took “extreme measures” to finish the film under a tight deadline — going so far as to to fake the actors’ voices with AI during the 2023 actors’ strike. The surprising allegations detailed in the Los Angeles Times. The suit was brought by R. Lance … Read more
The long-in-development Naked Gun remake starring Liam Neeson now officially has a release date, with Paramount revealing the film will arrive next year. During a slew of news announcements, the company confirmed that the remake will release on July 18, 2025. The movie will be directed and executive produced by Akiva Schaffer, who co-wrote the … Read more
The Naked Gun is getting a remake starring Liam Neeson. The original film, released in 1988, became a sold hit for the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, who previously had a smash hit with the spoof Airplane! The Naked Gun was their take on classic cop movies, with Leslie Nielson in the role … Read more
Attempts to remake The Crow for modern audiences have been going on since before ScreenCrush was a thing. (And ScreenCrush is old. We’re talking more than ten years old old.) After endless attempts and failures and false starts, a new version of the cult classic ’90s goth superhero movie actually has a release date — and … Read more
Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos has signed on to take the helm of the Save the Green Planet remake for producer Ari Aster Almost four years have gone by since it was announced that CJ ENM, the production company behind Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, was teaming with Ari Aster’s Square Peg to produce an English … Read more