Black Christmas figures After a first weekend, Black Christmas
has scored $3.7 mil and has reached over $11 mil. up till
now. The previous version was directed by Bob Clark,
starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea and Margot
Kidder, and the new one is directed by Glen Morgan,
starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
Katie Cassidy, Oliver Hudson and Andrea Martin.
Black Christmas remake This Christmas, on the December 25,
a new version of the classic 1974 horror Black Christmas should
be released in theatres. The story is about the killer who
grew up in the basement and after revenge on his parents
who kept him there threatens the new owners of his house...
The Hitcher remake As we announced previously, the remake
of the 1986 thriller The Hitcher is in post-production
phase and the premiere should be held in late January 2007.
The story is about the psychopath hitchhiker played by Rutger
Hauer in the original version and Sean Bean in
the new one. The movie is directed by Dave Meyers and
the rest of the cast are Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton and Neal
McDonough.
Sisters remake After the premieres on the festivals
in Canada and Spain, the new version of Brian De Palma's
1973 thriller / horror movie 'Sisters' is not
very appreciated by the critics, although it's "evenly paced, mostly
well-acted and semi engaging sit down" according
to JoBlo.com. The 2006 version was directed by Douglas
Buck, starring Stephen Rea and Chloe Sevigny....
Upcoming movies remakes Here is the short resume of the upcoming movies in 2007
that are the new versions of previous hits; seems like the Scandinavian cinema
is the top inspiration this year: Pathfinder (Marcus Nispel), a saga about Viking
boy who grows up in Native American tribe, a remake of the
1987 Norway movie Ofelas by Nils Gaup. The Invisible (David S. Goyer) is a remake
of the 2002 Swedish SF thriller named Den Osynlige about
the teenager's ghost who seeks revenge...
Some other upcoming movie remakes in 2006 and 2007 are:
- The Bad Seed, a horror remake of the Mervin LeRoy 1956 version
- Back to School, a movie remake of a 1986 comedy, still in production
There's
a rumor about new version of cult Walter Hill's action film The Warriors from
1979 not confirmed yet...
Jessica Alba in the remake of "The Eye" The remake of the Hong Kong film Gin
Gwai (2002) is about to be remade as The Eye starring
Jessica Alba and Goran Visnjic (ER doctor Luka Kovac) directed
by David Moreau and Xavier Palud. It's a horror movie remake
about a girl who got eye transplantation after which she
sees the ghosts...
Seven Samurai - another remake? The new Hollywood remake rumor is about possible production of the new version of the classic Seven Samurai. The Martial arts director and actor Donnie Yen has met with the producer Harvey Weinstein to discuss the issue. If the project gets the green light, George Clooney and Zhang Ziyi could be starring in the movie along with Donnie Yen. Check out the previous versions here...
The Departed! After
a long time, we can finally see another "better than
original"! Although the original was not bad at all,
the Scorsese remake has outranked the 2002 Hong Kong version.
The critics love it, the box-office cashes a big bucks on
it; until now it has scored over $170 mil worldwide... What
else to say but go and check out The
Departed!
Post-Halloween
pick: Good ol' Dracula Although
the Halloween is over, you might want to stay in the spirit
for few more days... Maybe you should check out the movie
versions of the most famous count among blood-drinkers,
with legendary Lugosi, Lee, Oldman... and decide which
one to watch these days: Dracula versions
