remakes
Prolific songwriter and composer Alan Menken has revealed the upcoming Little Mermaid remake will update the lyrics of some songs to recognize consent. Menken, who composed the music for the original film and the remake, recently told Vanity Fair that there have been some minor changes made to some songs expected to return. “There are some lyric changes in ‘Kiss the […]
Ryan Coogler appears to be in the running to reboot Fox’s hit series X-Files. As reported by the Verge, X-Files creator Chris Carter recently teased Coogler’s involvement during an episode of CBC’s On the Coast podcast. “I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast,” Carter shared. “So he’s got his […]
Academy Award-winning director and Roots drummer Questlove is set to helm a live-action remake of the 1970 Disney movie The Aristocats. Questlove, whose 2021 debut Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature last year, will also be “overseeing music,” per Variety, and executive producing via his Two One Five Entertainment company alongside fellow Roots […]
Scream VI star Jenna Ortega is speaking candidly about the measures she took to protect her character’s authenticity on the set of Wednesday. During an appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, Ortega revealed that she would go off script while filming the Tim Burton-produced/directed Netflix series. The 20-year-old reasoned that she wanted Wednesday Addams’ dialogue and actions to […]
Robert Townsend’s B.A.P.S. starring Halle Berry and the late Natalie Desselle-Reid, became a classic staple for Black culture upon its 1997 release. So it’s no wonder Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B want in on a possible reboot. In an interview with Slash Film, Townsend revealed that many people have expressed interest in remaking it, including the “W.A.P.” rappers. “There’s people that love, love, […]
Zach Galifianakis has reportedly joined the live-action reboot of Lilo & Stitch. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 53-year-old actor recently closed a deal to star in the long-awaited project set for Disney+. The film was announced several years ago, with Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) attached to direct; the studio has since confirmed that Dean Fleischer Camp […]
A “Silent Hill Transmission” event aired Wednesday, delivering on Konami’s promise of providing updates for a handful of projects coming to revive the long-dormant universe. Fans can expect three games, a movie, and one “whole new experience.” Hours before the stream started, the video game company accidentally spoiled its own surprise that a Silent Hill 2 remake is coming to PlayStation […]
Selena Gomez is engaged in “final negotiations” with 20th Century Studios to produce a revival of the 1988 comedy Working Girl, Deadline reports. Ilana Peña, who served as creator and showrunner of the Disney+ series Diary of a Future President, has been tapped to adapt the screenplay. There’s no info yet on a director or whether Gomez is also starring in the remake about […]
Remedy Entertainment will collaborate with Rockstar Games as part of a “new development agreement” on a remake of Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC, The Verge reports. “We were thrilled when our long-time friends at Remedy approached us about remaking the original Max Payne games,” Rockstar Games founder […]
As expected, the upcoming remake of Train to Busan may undergo a significant title change to Last Train to New York. The news was revealed in a recent Deadline report announcing Timo Tjahjanto’s involvement in the Under Seige reboot. The article mentions Tjahjanto is still attached to direct the U.S. remake of 2016’s Train to Busan, a South Korean horror flick that followed a […]
