Probe Droid
Master Member
Just noticed that Fright Night is being remade with Colin Farrell as the vamp. Oy. Full cast here: Fright Night (2011). Always thought the first one was cute, nothing great but fun.
Latest remake: Fright Night
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darthgordon
Sr Member
I'm thinking you mean "remake." Do they ever?
ouch. hope this doesn't reflect poorly on David Tennant.
KnightAsylum
Sr Member
WHAT!!!!! OMG they are raping my childhood. How can they even look at this film and consider spoiling it with their filth. Creativity is dead...blah..blah.. blah..Lucas...blah...blah blah..Bay...grumble, grumble. grumble...money... hungry... grumble, grumble... rape (again)...
Solo4114
Master Member
Here's how it works now.
Producer 1: "Hey, I was surfing Netflix, and they've got this category devoted to 80s films. You should check it out."
Producer 2: "Check it out? Are you kidding?! Greenlight remakes on ALL of these films immediately!!!"
Producer 1: "What? But we haven't even received proposals on even half of them yet!"
Producer 2: "Doesn't matter. We can massage any script we've received over the last 6 months into a remake of any of these. Put a team on it. We'll be rich, rich, RICH, I tell you!!!"
Producer 1: "You know..you're right! Those poor suckers in the general public will pay to see ANYTHING if we call it a remake and do a marginally decent ad campaign before releasing it!"
Producers 1 and 2 laugh all the way to the bank, then go home to sleep on piles of money surrounded by beautiful women.
Producer 1: "Hey, I was surfing Netflix, and they've got this category devoted to 80s films. You should check it out."
Producer 2: "Check it out? Are you kidding?! Greenlight remakes on ALL of these films immediately!!!"
Producer 1: "What? But we haven't even received proposals on even half of them yet!"
Producer 2: "Doesn't matter. We can massage any script we've received over the last 6 months into a remake of any of these. Put a team on it. We'll be rich, rich, RICH, I tell you!!!"
Producer 1: "You know..you're right! Those poor suckers in the general public will pay to see ANYTHING if we call it a remake and do a marginally decent ad campaign before releasing it!"
Producers 1 and 2 laugh all the way to the bank, then go home to sleep on piles of money surrounded by beautiful women.
Hedjii72
Sr Member
allosaur176
Sr Member
so Peter Vincent is only 40 yrs old this time around??? Doh!
Probe Droid
Master Member
Wasn't it the same actress who played Marcy Darcy on Married With Children?
allosaur176
Sr Member
Darius Alucard
Sr Member
I really enjoyed the original.
I hope this turns out to be at least watchable.
Chekov as Charlie and McLovin as Evil Ed... :confused
I hope this turns out to be at least watchable.
Chekov as Charlie and McLovin as Evil Ed... :confused
Nataku
Sr Member
Yeah, I don't get that at all.
darthgordon
Sr Member
Yes. You see, instead of being an actor that made vampire movies in the 60's, he'll have to be an actor that made vampire movies in the 90's. Like... :confused ummm... Interview with a Vampire :confused and ummm... John Carpenter's Vampires :confused... those are the only two I can think of.
Wait! There's Bram Stoker's Dracula.
He's going to wear a leather jacket and talk like Keanu Reeves.
Man, this is gonna suck.
Solo4114
Master Member
Followed by The Gate, Night of the Lepus, and the thrilling remake of Manos: the Hands of Fate.
PHArchivist
Master Member
Yeah that was a bit freakish.
Sean Bradley
Well-Known Member
Hope this doesn't mean that Christopher Mintz-Plasse is going to go the way of Stephen Geoffreys. Kind of sad that he spent the rest of his career working in gay porn. He really had some promise as a young actor.
darthgordon
Sr Member
Details according to UHM... though I'm not sure where they got their info
UHM - Upcoming Horror Movies | Movie | Fright Night
Filming begins on July 26th 2010 in New Mexico.
Sandra Vergara plays Peter Vincent's assistant/girlfriend.
Imogen Poots plays Charley Brewster's girlfriend.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Kick-Ass) is playing "Evil Ed", Yelchin’s friend who feels slighted that Charlie has left his nerdy past behind and thus joins the vampire’s coven.
David Tennant (BBC's Doctor Who) will play the Peter Vincent character, who in this remake is a Las Vegas magician whose show revolves around horror-movie imagery. Vincent claims to be a vampire expert, but when the teen turns to him for assistance, he’s less than helpful.
Toni Collette plays the boy's mother.
Colin Farrell plays the vampire neighbor.
Actor Anton Yelchin (Star Trek, Terminator: Salvation) plays the lead, Charley Brewster.
Director Craig Gillespie is better known from his comedy efforts as director for flicks like Lars and the Real Girl in 2007 and Mr. Woodcock starring Billy Bob Thornton. He also served as producer and director for the hit Showtime series United States of Tara.
Writer Marti Noxon (Mad Men) also served as writer/producer for several episodes of the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer series.
It's said that the studio plans to keep the comedy-horror tone, while modernizing the effects.
It's rumored that this film may be in 3-D.
Dreamworks recently purchased the remake rights.
The obvious remake of the classic 1985 Tom Holland film.
UHM - Upcoming Horror Movies | Movie | Fright Night
Filming begins on July 26th 2010 in New Mexico.
Sandra Vergara plays Peter Vincent's assistant/girlfriend.
Imogen Poots plays Charley Brewster's girlfriend.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Kick-Ass) is playing "Evil Ed", Yelchin’s friend who feels slighted that Charlie has left his nerdy past behind and thus joins the vampire’s coven.
David Tennant (BBC's Doctor Who) will play the Peter Vincent character, who in this remake is a Las Vegas magician whose show revolves around horror-movie imagery. Vincent claims to be a vampire expert, but when the teen turns to him for assistance, he’s less than helpful.
Toni Collette plays the boy's mother.
Colin Farrell plays the vampire neighbor.
Actor Anton Yelchin (Star Trek, Terminator: Salvation) plays the lead, Charley Brewster.
Director Craig Gillespie is better known from his comedy efforts as director for flicks like Lars and the Real Girl in 2007 and Mr. Woodcock starring Billy Bob Thornton. He also served as producer and director for the hit Showtime series United States of Tara.
Writer Marti Noxon (Mad Men) also served as writer/producer for several episodes of the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer series.
It's said that the studio plans to keep the comedy-horror tone, while modernizing the effects.
It's rumored that this film may be in 3-D.
Dreamworks recently purchased the remake rights.
The obvious remake of the classic 1985 Tom Holland film.
