Of Barrels, and the Scraping of the Bottoms Thereof
Just when you thought they'd dug down as far as they could go and scraped the bottom to the absolute limits of human ability, someone always manages to break through a layer of rust and find a whole new world o' crud. Case in point:
Liam Neeson in Talks for 'A Team' FilmThe ensemble isn't complete, though, and two key roles remain to be cast. As for myself, I pity the fool who must try to fill the shoes of the legendary Mr. T—
Liam Neeson is in negotiations with 20th Century Fox to star in its long-gestating bigscreen adaptation of "The A-Team" as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith. Bradley Cooper is in early talks to play Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck in the Joe Carnahan-directed pic based on the 1980s TV series...
Sorry. Someone had to say it.
—and note with somewhat more than passing interest that the role of "Howling Mad" Murdoch also remains unfilled. Hmm. A near-insane pilot able to fly anything, anywhere, anytime? I know it would just P.O. Dirk Benedict to no end, but I understand that Katee Sackhoff is, as they say, "between roles" right now.
Never mind that. Today's topic is remakes. Lord knows there's no shortage of them. Ronald Moore, late of the Battlestar Galactica remake, is currently working on yet another remake of The Thing. The story is told in the dark and frightening places of the entertainment world that James Cameron is currently working on the Forbidden Planet remake trilogy. And the very thought of the abomination that was Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong near to brings tears to my eyes. Still, there must be some good reason to do a remake; some irresistable way in which it's better than the original. There must be...
[sound of crickets, chirping]
Okay, there's the new Star Trek movie. That's one.
How about it? What's your pick for the remake that was most worth making? Or barring that, for the one that was the worst waste of time, money, and talent you ever saw? Or how about the one that has not yet been made, but the mere thought of the possibility of which makes you wake up screaming in the middle of the night? Or, going way out on a limb, what's the remake you'd like to see made, and why?
Let the arguments begin.
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