Tag: Remakes (71-80 of 95)

Mar 21 2011 04:29 PM ET

Barbra Streisand 'Gypsy' adaptation still alive

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Looks like Rose will rise after all: Universal has confirmed to EW that the studio is in talks to acquire a Gypsy adaptation starring Barbra Streisand, despite reports that the project had been squashed. Apparently, both lyricist Stephen Sondheim and book writer Arthur Laurents are still on board. Warner Bros., the studio reputedly formerly attached to the project, tells EW that they never made a deal for the adaptation. (Reporting by Tanner Stransky)

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Barbra Streisand in talks for ‘Gypsy’

Mar 19 2011 02:33 PM ET

'The Amazing Spider-Man': Could the new film's villain be [SPOILER]?

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A potentially major spoiler from The Amazing Spider-Man, the new Spidey reboot starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, appears to have been revealed by a surprising source: C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders).

(SPOILER ALERT!) The actor, who appears in the flick, said in a podcast on The RetroRadio that Garfield’s Spider-Man battles the Lizard in one of the film’s major action sequences. Said Howell, “I play a relatively small role. I play a construction worker whose son is caught in the middle of a battle between the Lizard and Spider-Man and we’re on the Manhattan Bridge. Spider-Man helps me get my son back in a perilous situation. At the end of the movie, there is a little bit of a payback there. Spider-Man is kind of hurting and I help him. Part of the story is the nation thinks he might be a bad guy at first. They don’t know who this guy is. Because of my experience on the bridge with my kid, I know he is a good guy. So, I pitch in and sort of help out at the end.”

More on The Amazing Spider-Man from EW:
Amazing Spider-Man: The Great Web-shooter Debate
Amazing Spider-Man full costume: First Look!

Mar 7 2011 09:59 PM ET

A new Lara Croft and 'Tomb Raider' reboot in the works -- farewell, Angelina Jolie

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Someone will have big shorts to fill. Well, actually, they’re tiny shorts, but we’re speaking metaphorically here.

Producer Graham King (The Departed, The Town) announced today that his company GK Films has acquired the film rights to the videogame heroine Lara Croft, and plans to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise. Angelina Jolie played the buxom, gunslinging treasure-hunter in two movies, 2001′s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and the more cumbersomely named Lara Craft: Tomb Raider — The Cradle of Life in 2003. Since then, the character has lived on only in videogame form, but King intends to bring her back to theaters at some point in 2013.  READ FULL STORY »

Mar 3 2011 05:35 PM ET

New 'Arthur' trailer keeps first one's funniest bits, adds John Hodgman

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The new trailer for the Russell Brand-starring remake of Arthur plays better than the first one, in my opinion. It keeps the best bits (i.e. his bedtime ritual, his magnet one-liner), and adds in some new ones (like him working at a candy store underneath John Hodgman). It also focuses more on the woman he really loves (Greta Gerwig) than the one he’s supposed to marry to keep his fortune (Jennifer Garner), which gives nanny Helen Mirren’s line to his mother, “He’s stronger than you think,” more meaning. Check it out below:  READ FULL STORY »

Feb 24 2011 05:41 PM ET

Warner Bros. plans a new version of 'The Bodyguard': Is this the kind of remake we want to see?

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Bodyguard-Whintey-HoustonScratch beneath the shiny, Oscar-glammy surface and the ugly, unavoidable truth is that the movie business has some serious problems these days: Ticket sales were down five percent last year, DVD revenues continue to evaporate, and last month was the worst January for the industry in 20 years. In this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly, we offer 10 fixes to help Hollywood get its mojo back — among them, Don’t remake good movies; remake bad ones. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 15 2011 01:21 PM ET

'Arthur' poster: Fun enough?

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Like the movie itself, the one-sheet for the Russell Brand-starring remake of Arthur has a lot to live up to. A bunch of toys on the floor, while playful, can’t compare to that iconic shot of Dudley Moore in a bubble bath. That read decadence and total abandon. This reads man-child, which is a common theme nowadays and less exciting. I do appreciate the Magritte-inspired hat though.

Do you agree that the next poster for the April release needs to let loose a little? I suspect the studio wants to get Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner on the poster for star power, but perhaps once we approach the release date, it can gamble on a Brand solo shot bold enough to make you stop in a theater lobby. This one seems like a wasted opportunity.

P.S. I know she’s playing a nanny, but even nanny Helen Mirren deserves better shoes. Click here for a larger image.

Read more:
‘Arthur’ trailer: Russell Brand is a busy bee
Russell Brand’s ‘SNL’ promos

Feb 11 2011 04:57 PM ET

'TRON: Legacy' and original 'TRON' on DVD April 5

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Disney has announced that TRON: Legacy will be available on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on April 5. Also being released the same day? The original TRON – titled TRON: The Original Classic Special Edition for the DVD and Blu-ray — the film many moviegoers were attempting to seek out on DVD prior to TRON: Legacy‘s Dec. 16 release. Many fans of the 1982 film complained when they were unable to locate a Tron DVD in late 2010, since TRON director Steven Lisberger — a producer on TRON: Legacy — was remastering the movie. Said Lisberger at the time: “I don’t think there’s anything intentional going on to deprive Tron fans of the new edition.”

April 5 marks the first time TRON will be seen in stores since the 20th anniversary collector’s edition was released in 2002.

Read more:
EW review of ‘TRON: Legacy’
TRON: 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition
‘TRON’ before it had a legacy: PopWatch Rewind plugs into the original model
‘TRON: Legacy’: Hints of ’2001′ and Ziggy Stardust. What was your favorite homage?

Feb 4 2011 02:28 PM ET

Jerry Lewis on why Hollywood's remaking all of his old films -- EXCLUSIVE

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Jerry-LewisImage Credit: Bobby Bank/WireImage.com; Everett CollectionLast month, Jerry Lewis made news when he agreed to sell the remake rights to three of his classic ’60s Paramount comedies — 1960′s The Bellboy, 1960′s Cinderfella, and 1965′s The Family Jewels. It isn’t the first time that Hollywood has envisioned dollar signs in the 84-year-old legend’s vault. In 1996, Universal remade Lewis’ classic The Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy, which ended up being a huge box-office hit, launching a Klumps franchise. Afterwards, Lewis expressed mixed feelings about the films’ fart jokes and cheap laughs. All of which makes his recent deal a bit surprising. But in an exclusive interview, the King of Comedy tells EW that he plans to have more control this time. Click the jump to hear what else Lewis had to say. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 3 2011 03:35 PM ET

Stephen King: 10 things I know about the remake of 'The Stand'

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When news broke on Jan. 31 that Warner Bros. is remaking Stephen King’s 1978 novel The Stand, we at EW wondered what our old friend Uncle Stevie thought about the development. We asked, and here’s what he had to say:

1. No one will be able to top Gary Sinise, who played Stu Redman in the original ABC miniseries. He was perfect. When he says “You don’t know nothing” to the soldiers who are putting him under mandatory quarantine, you believe his contempt completely. My runner-up pick would be Jake Gyllenhaal.
2. I didn’t know anything about the remake until I read about it on the Internet.
3. You absolutely can’t make it as a two-hour movie. If it was a trilogy of films…maybe.
4. Molly Ringwald won’t be playing Fran Goldsmith this time. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 26 2011 02:21 PM ET

It's official: Will Smith and Jay-Z are hooking up to produce 'Annie' among other things...

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Willow-Smith-Jay-ZImage Credit: James Coldrey/WireImage.com; Astrid Stawiarz/GettyLast week, we reported that Will Smith was in talks with Sony Pictures to produce a movie adaptation of the beloved musical Annie that would star Smith’s 10-year-old daughter Willow and feature music by Jay-Z. Now it’s official. But not only are the A-list movie star and the multi-platinum rapper collaborating on the saga of the Broadway-belting little orphan, they’ve also formed a new joint venture to produce and develop more feature films and no doubt take over the world shortly thereafter.

In a statement from Smith’s publicist, the deal between Jay-Z and Smith’s production shingle Overbrook Entertainment (which includes wife Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter, and Ken Stovitz) went down as follows: READ FULL STORY »

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