There was something in the air today. Some kind of pollen, or plant allergen, something that led me to having a brief conversation about the multi-adapted in multiple mediums, Little Shop Of Horrors. And mind you this wasn't with fellow cinephiles or even casual readers. This was with some of my ten and twelve year old students. Yep, that's how far reaching this cult story goes. Maybe they know the Corman cult classic or the off-Broadway musical, either way, there was something in the air, 'cause mind you this conversation took place hours before The Hollywood Reporter brought us the exclusive that Warner Bros. and screenwriter Roberto Aguirre-Sasca would be developing a new version with Joseph Gordon-Levitt producing, and possibly starring. And with Jgl's fondness...
- 5/3/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The Carrie remake is a terrible idea. First suggested last May, the project hired Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa, writer of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, to pen the script, but little progress has been seen since (thankfully). There have been names suggested to play the title role, including Megan Fox and Hailee Steinfeld, but none of it has been more than rumor up to this point. Now the first name suggested for the director's chair has popped up, and while it actually isn't a bad choice. According to Deadline, MGM and Screen Gems are now in talks with Kimberly Peirce to helm the new project. Though she doesn't have an extensive resume, Peirce has directed two feature films, including the Oscar-winning Boys Don't Cry and the 2008 Iraq War movie Stop Loss, which received a more tepid response from critics. According to the site, Aguirre-Sacassa's script is more closely based on the...
- 1/4/2012
- cinemablend.com
In the present trend of remakes, it should not come as a surprise when news came, via The Hollywood Reporter, that Stephen King’s Carrie will now be the latest in that trend. That’s right folks, there will be yet another iteration of the horror story of the shy telekinetic teenage girl who wreaks havoc at her prom, once in 1976 with Sissy Spacek and again in a 2002 television movie remake (with a failed hope of turning it into a weekly series). Studios also attempted to cash in with a poorly received 1999 sequel in the form of The Rage: Carrie 2.
MGM and Screen Gems have decided to partner up and bring this classic Stephen King story back to the big screen. Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa, who’s most cited for retooling the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical, has been tapped as screenwriter.
Another King project still making news...
MGM and Screen Gems have decided to partner up and bring this classic Stephen King story back to the big screen. Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa, who’s most cited for retooling the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical, has been tapped as screenwriter.
Another King project still making news...
- 5/21/2011
- by Alan L
- SoundOnSight
When it comes to film adaptations of a writers work, few have as checkered a past as Stephen King. While the horror guru has had some of his books turned into masterpieces, many more of them are plain awful. One of the bigger controversies in the King's film history is his dislike of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, which is seen by many as one of the great horror movies of all time. But while the author may not agree with consensus on that particular project, he does have an appreciation for Brian De Palma's Carrie and is as mystified as anyone that it's going to be remade. Following the report from last night that Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa has been hired to write the script for a Carrie remake, EW reached out to Stephen King for comment and just like many of you, he doesn't understand why they are...
- 5/20/2011
- cinemablend.com
Stephen King is considered by many to be the king of horror, but Hollywood hasn’t always been kind to the horror master when they drag his work onto the big screen. Now, instead of trying to polish one of the many turds out there, a true King classic is being considered for a remake, and the man himself has something to say about it.
When you think horror, you probably don’t think about Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark… or then, maybe you do because Spidey’s stage incarnation is definitely something that can spawn nightmares. CinemaBlend brings word that Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa , the guy brought in to try and fix the Broadway train wreck, has been pegged for the job of re-writing Carrie.
Yes, Carrie. Not Dolan’s Cadillac or Maximum Overdrive or any of the other sludge that was meant to be a movie adaptation of King’s novels.
When you think horror, you probably don’t think about Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark… or then, maybe you do because Spidey’s stage incarnation is definitely something that can spawn nightmares. CinemaBlend brings word that Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa , the guy brought in to try and fix the Broadway train wreck, has been pegged for the job of re-writing Carrie.
Yes, Carrie. Not Dolan’s Cadillac or Maximum Overdrive or any of the other sludge that was meant to be a movie adaptation of King’s novels.
- 5/20/2011
- by Marty Shaw
- Movie Cultists
After several highly publicized setbacks to the production of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, director Julie Taymor has stepped down from her prominent position with the production.
In a statement released earlier this morning, Turn off the Dark producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J Harris gave praise to Taymor's vision of the superhero stage play and insisted that she will be a part of the production but in a reduced capacity.
After its premiere was cancelled and rescheduled several times, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark was supposed to have its official opening night next week, March 15. That date has been postponed yet again to an unspecified time in the early summer of 2011.
As Bono and The Edge work on incorporating two new songs into the show, and Spider-Man comic book writer/playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacas works on fine-tuning the story, experienced Broadway director Phil McKinley has been hired to replace Taymor's role.
In a statement released earlier this morning, Turn off the Dark producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J Harris gave praise to Taymor's vision of the superhero stage play and insisted that she will be a part of the production but in a reduced capacity.
After its premiere was cancelled and rescheduled several times, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark was supposed to have its official opening night next week, March 15. That date has been postponed yet again to an unspecified time in the early summer of 2011.
As Bono and The Edge work on incorporating two new songs into the show, and Spider-Man comic book writer/playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacas works on fine-tuning the story, experienced Broadway director Phil McKinley has been hired to replace Taymor's role.
- 3/10/2011
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
After being savaged by the critics last week, the producers of the Spider-Man tuner are hoping to plug the holes in the plot with a rewrite by Roberto Aguirre-Sacas. The reviews that skewered "Turn Off the Dark," which is still in previews after almost three months, all made mention of the weakness of the book by director Julie Taymor and Glen Berger. Aguirre-Sacas has had success in a variety of venues, with 10 off-Broadway plays, three seasons of "Big Love," and a range of comic books, including several "Spider-Man" titles. He also revamped the book for the 1966 musical "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman" for a well-received run last year in Dallas. Also new to the show is the British record producer Steve Lillywhite who has worked with novice Broadway composers Bono and The Edge and the rest of U2 on eight albums. Lillywhite won the 2005 Grammy Award...
- 2/17/2011
- Gold Derby
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