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Director Shuffle On Some Horror Remakes

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Oh, these pesky, horror remakes and the people who have to direct them.  For some time, Breck Eisner (SAHARA) was attached to direct the long-gestating CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON remake.  He then moved on, instead taking on the upcoming remake of Romero’s THE CRAZIES.  Now, according to the LA Times, Carl Rinsch, the man who is set to direct 47 RONIN, is taking on the CREATURE project.

Eisner, meanwhile, has just been tapped to direct the remake of David Cronenberg’s 1979 film, THE BROOD.  The film, with the new screenplay being written by PRIEST screenwriter Cory Goodman, centers on a woman who has a telepathic link to her murderous children.

What do you think of these choices?  Are these films worth remaking at all?  Are these the right choices for director on each?  What would have been your thoughts had Peter Jackson ever gotten his vision of CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON off the ground?  Let us know by shooting us a comment in the section below.

Tony Scott Confirms New ‘Alien’ as a Prequel

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“Yes, Carl Rinsch is going to do the prequel to Alien.”

That’s about all we need to hear.  Tony Scott confirmed the news to Collider at the press junket for his next film, ‘The Taking of Pelham 123.’  Collider also broached the subject of 20th Century Fox’s streak of not being “artist friendly” as they put it.  Scott had this as a response:

“Yes!  But Fox is our home.  They finance our production company.”

That’s not exactly a statement of comfort.  Fox hasn’t had the best track record of late when it came to going back and revitalizing franchises.  The ‘Alien Vs. Predator’ series has been a moderate trainwreck to put it lightly.  Many felt the company completely dropped the ball on the ‘Die Hard’ comeback.

Of course, when you think about it, the ‘Alien Vs. Predator’ films were prequels in of themselves.  This could mean this new ‘Alien’ film is a continuation of ‘AVP: Requiem.’  We may be finding out before the end of the year.  Scott confirmed they plan on going in front of the camera before 2009 comes to a close.

Source: Collider