Russell Brand is remaking Arthurand may star in the title role, which originally earned Dudley Moore an Oscar nomination. Hopefully it’s not too big a hit, though, because we can do without another Arthur 2: On the Rocks. However, if Brand is the new Moore, I’d love to see him in a redo of Mickey + Maude.
Another remake: John Carpenter’s They Live is being recycled at Universal, and hopefully they’re eyeing a WWE star for the lead. Triple H perhaps? Or John Cena? The new film will join the mixed bag of Carpenter redoes including Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13, The Fog and the upcoming Escape from New York. At this point it seems that every one of Carpenter’s films will have been remade by the time he’s dead.
And yet another remake: Fox is redoing Romancing the Stone, which is a shame, because they should just continue the franchise. Even if they still recast all the characters, it’d be better than a straight copy.
Disney still loves its cash calf, Miley Cyrus, and is doing all it can to see her mature in its own pastures. The studio has hired Nicholas Sparks for a tailor-made project along the lines of his A Walk to Remember. He’ll simultaneously pen the novel and script, the plot and title of which are unknown. The only thing certain about the film is that it won’t feature any singing parts for Cyrus.
More South Korea firsts: following the recent news that Universal is financing a South Korean film, Sony Pictures has announced a production that will be the first mainstream Hollywood movie to shoot in the country. Unfortunately, the movie is Beverly Hills Ninja 2, starring David Hasselhoff.
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