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Greetings, my friend. Are you interested in the unknown?   The Unexplainable?…no, you probably want to know what the hell this headline means.

With a film like ‘Night of the Living Dead’ being in public domain, it has been and will be subjected to countless remakes, re-imaginings and sequels due to the fact that you can capitalize off the name and get your movie seen by fans regardless of your background.

So, why not take that concept for a public domain film like ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’?   Could it be because ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’ has been called and associated to being the “Worst Film of All Time”?   I’m sure that might have something to do with it.

That didn’t stop a filmmaker by the name of John Johnson.   A few months ago he teased websites with a graphic that had today’s date (get it?   9/9/09 for Plan 9!).   While the film isn’t being released today, he did cut a trailer for it.   You can now view it, if you dare!

Plan 9 Teaser Trailer from Darkstone Entertainment on Vimeo.

 

Honestly, this looks like it could be fun.   I have to say some of the effects in here look good and it looks like it is competently made – unlike the original.  
I understand on a promotional or business aspect on why he is calling this a remake, but it is kind of silly.   I’ll look forward to it.   Even if I am the only one.

If you are curious on why it is being remade, you can ask the director himself as he will be doing a live video Q + A at 8pm on Sunday September 13, 2009 EST through BlogTV.

You can also visit the website for the film at http://plan9movie.com/

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