The Omen to be remade.... AGAIN!
06-27-14, 04:57 PM
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The Omen to be remade.... AGAIN!
Back in May we reported that Lifetime was developing “Damien,” a television followup to the 1976 The Omen.
While that continues to be worked on with “The Walking Dead” showrunner Glen Mazzara, sources tell Bloody Disgusting exclusively that Twentieth Century Fox is hoping to bring Damien Thorn back to theaters. We’re told that FOX is working with Platinum Dunes to develop a second The Omen remake. I guess remakes are dead and studios are officially moving onto re-remakes?
John Moore directed the 2006 remake starring Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. Released on 06-06-06, the remake was moderately successful pulling in $120M worldwide on a $25M budget.
Richard Donner helmed the original that begins when mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador leaving him wondering if the child that he is raising is the Anti-Christ. The film starred Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, alongside Harvey Stephens as Damien.
Platinum Dunes will see the release of The Purge: Anarchy this summer, and has been behind a wide variety of remakes from Friday the 13th to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror and even A Nightmare On Elm Street.
While that continues to be worked on with “The Walking Dead” showrunner Glen Mazzara, sources tell Bloody Disgusting exclusively that Twentieth Century Fox is hoping to bring Damien Thorn back to theaters. We’re told that FOX is working with Platinum Dunes to develop a second The Omen remake. I guess remakes are dead and studios are officially moving onto re-remakes?
John Moore directed the 2006 remake starring Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. Released on 06-06-06, the remake was moderately successful pulling in $120M worldwide on a $25M budget.
Richard Donner helmed the original that begins when mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador leaving him wondering if the child that he is raising is the Anti-Christ. The film starred Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, alongside Harvey Stephens as Damien.
Platinum Dunes will see the release of The Purge: Anarchy this summer, and has been behind a wide variety of remakes from Friday the 13th to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror and even A Nightmare On Elm Street.
06-29-14, 10:47 AM
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Re: The Omen to be remade.... AGAIN!
Yeah Platinum Dunes is for the most part shit. Not really looking forward to this. Definitely odd that we're getting another remake announcement only eight years after the first remake.
07-01-14, 12:08 AM
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Re: The Omen to be remade.... AGAIN!
The remake was pretty bland as it is, and I can see the re-remake being even worse knowing Platinum Dunes is behind it.
07-01-14, 07:48 AM
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Re: The Omen to be remade.... AGAIN!
Platinum Dunes movies always LOOK real nice but I have yet to see one that's very good.
I never thought the original Omen was very good and the remake was forgettable. I they want to try again I say go for it, they're not exactly treading on sacred ground, IMO, though others might disagree.
However, that's being said, I also have no interest in seeing this and can imagine many other people do either.
I never thought the original Omen was very good and the remake was forgettable. I they want to try again I say go for it, they're not exactly treading on sacred ground, IMO, though others might disagree.
However, that's being said, I also have no interest in seeing this and can imagine many other people do either.
07-01-14, 02:50 PM
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07-01-14, 02:55 PM
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That said, it is the best movie Platinum Dunes has made thus far (although the bar isn't set very high).
07-01-14, 03:44 PM
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07-01-14, 04:59 PM
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