YART: Videodrome

droidguy1119 · 04-26-09, 11:56 PM

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16005

Universal Pictures will remake the 1983 David Cronenberg-directed thriller "Videodrome," with Ehren Kruger set to write the script and produce with partner Daniel Bobker.

The producers tracked down the rights to Canadian distribution vet Rene Malo, who will be exec producer. Universal distributed the original and had first refusal on a remake, and the studio snapped up the opportunity.

The original "Videodrome" starred James Woods as the head of Civic TV Channel 83, who makes his station relevant by programming "Videodrome," a series that depicts torture and murder that transfixes viewers.

The new picture will modernize the concept, infuse it with the possibilities of nano-technology and blow it up into a large-scale sci-fi action thriller.

Cronenberg has no role in the film as yet. He is prepping for MGM "The Matarese Circle" as a starring vehicle for Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington. Since Cruise appears likely to next star in the DreamWorks drama "Motorcade" and Washington has committed to the Fox drama "Unstoppable," "Circle" doesn't appear likely to get under way until later this year or 2010.

Bobker/Kruger Films recently set the thriller "Dream House" at Morgan Creek and is producing, with Matthew Stillman, "The Keep" for Rogue. Kruger co-wrote the June 24 Paramount/DreamWorks release "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

gmanca · 04-27-09, 12:16 AM

Weak.

VHS? · 04-27-09, 12:18 AM

make it stop ... make it stop ... make it stop

Zen Peckinpah · 04-27-09, 12:20 AM

Long live the new flesh...NOT!

Also, my opinion of this idea:

RagingBull80 · 04-27-09, 12:30 AM

Videodrome is one of my favorites but I'm not totally against the idea.

I do however think that there is no way to do this right and the attempt will probably end in an epic FAIL.

Neeb · 04-27-09, 02:42 AM

Aren't we already living in the remake?

riotinmyskull · 04-27-09, 04:44 AM

Blu-raydrome...

RichC2 · 04-27-09, 07:23 AM

turning it into a big action thriller sort of defeats the purpose of the movie. At that point it isn't a remake anymore. May as well be remaking eXistenZ.

KillerCannibal · 04-27-09, 10:26 AM

Seriously, I stopped reading after "Ehren Kruger". That guy is a fucking hack. There are scant few writers working today who could even make a decent attempt at remaking Cronenberg, and he's definitely not one of them.

RichC2 · 04-27-09, 10:40 AM

But but but he wrote The Ring which dabbles in similar territory! So what if it's a remake of a popular Japanese movie! And so what that the dialog was the worst part of the remake!

oh wait.

inri222 · 04-27-09, 11:16 AM

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40889

Long Live The New New Flesh? VIDEODROME remake in development...

Hey folks, Harry here... In 1983, I did not see VIDEODROME. That was after my parents' divorce, and I'm relatively certain that it didn't play the nearest theaters to me in Wichita Falls, Texas at that time. However, when it hit HBO - I saw it at like 3 in the morning via Satellite on the Ranch I was living and I remember it freaked my shit right out!

David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME is as classic as they come. James Woods' performance is so freaky, the effects felt absolutely filthy. The concept of the New Flesh and the interactivity with video was mind-blowing to me as a kid - and watching that film today... It packs an even stronger punch because you realize just how pussy most of what we get today is by comparison.

So - it should put you at ease to know that Universal has snatched up the remake rights - and that Ehren Kruger (writer on ARLINGTON ROAD, THE RING remake, THE SKELETON KEY, THE BROTHERS GRIMM and this summer's TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) is updating and most likely under the delusion of improving material that most likely will be... what? I kinda can't imagine what a big version of VIDEODROME would be intended to be.

Certainly - it'll forego the brilliant and innovative practical effects in lieu of the latest and greatest of digital effects, but will it be as sweaty and nasty and lurid as the original? Will it even touch on the psycho-sexual overtones?

I suppose all we can do is sit back and watch what happens to this classic material - and hope that a director comes aboard that has the brilliant imagination and the sack that Cronenberg had when he made the original.

Kurtie Dee · 04-27-09, 11:25 AM

McG is concurrently remaking the remake, upon the completion of which we will all be sucked into a quivering VHS slot and made to watch episodes of The Nanny for eternity.

I give up.

Suprmallet · 04-27-09, 12:20 PM

Who thought this was a good idea?

Cardiac161 · 04-27-09, 12:54 PM

I'd assume this remake would be using dvds instead of VHS tapes.., though I can't imagine discs throbbing like the way the VHS tapes did in the original.

Giles · 04-27-09, 12:57 PM

throbbing DVD's just sounds waaay too dumb.

Dr Mabuse · 04-27-09, 01:39 PM

This will suck.

Hokeyboy · 04-27-09, 03:17 PM

Videodrome is one of my favorite movies of all-time.

It works NOT because the story is a huge, ginormous, action-picked, action/conspiracy/horror thriller.

It works because it is in essence a SMALL movie that terrifies you with the notion that, in the pursuit of whatever interest or fetish you have, there may be some person or organization out there who will totally fuck your with reality. In the analog world of 1982, this concept (along with Cronenberg's vision of bio/mechanical symbiosis) was pretty mindblowing -- the concept that the next phase of humanity's evolution not being physical but virtual. But even if you remove 25 year old sensibilities, the film still works as a horrifying vision thanks to Cronenberg's script, direction, and vision, and chilling moments of intimate terror. What could be more terrifying than the horrors of your own mind?

Why great big explosions and stuff, of course!! Plus the latest CW star in the lead role, wisecracks, and a hip-hop soundtrack. You KNOW that's coming.

RichC2 · 04-27-09, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giles

throbbing DVD's just sounds waaay too dumb.

pssh, it'll be a secret link on iTunes.

LickTheABCs · 04-27-09, 04:49 PM

inri222 · 04-27-09, 05:47 PM

Hokeyboy · 04-27-09, 07:18 PM

Kurtie Dee · 04-27-09, 10:35 PM

Now we're getting somewhere.

droidguy1119 · 04-28-09, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Millheiser

Why great big explosions and stuff, of course!! Plus the latest CW star in the lead role, wisecracks, and a hip-hop soundtrack. You KNOW that's coming.

At the end, Efron smirks, kills the videodrome (a transformer with a giant VHS slot) by jamming the tape, saves Emma Roberts and lives happily ever after.

Bateman · 04-28-09, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KillerCannibal

Seriously, I stopped reading after "Ehren Kruger". That guy is a fucking hack. There are scant few writers working today who could even make a decent attempt at remaking Cronenberg, and he's definitely not one of them.

Also doubt he was using one the proper instrument...

ReduxGuy · 04-28-09, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by droidguy1119

At the end, Efron smirks, kills the videodrome (a transformer with a giant VHS slot) by jamming the tape, saves Emma Roberts and lives happily ever after.

STOP!!!! STTOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!

*runs out the 30th floor screaming hysterically*

04-26-09, 11:56 PM	#1
droidguy1119 DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,373	YART: Videodrome http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16005 Universal Pictures will remake the 1983 David Cronenberg-directed thriller "Videodrome," with Ehren Kruger set to write the script and produce with partner Daniel Bobker. The producers tracked down the rights to Canadian distribution vet Rene Malo, who will be exec producer. Universal distributed the original and had first refusal on a remake, and the studio snapped up the opportunity. The original "Videodrome" starred James Woods as the head of Civic TV Channel 83, who makes his station relevant by programming "Videodrome," a series that depicts torture and murder that transfixes viewers. The new picture will modernize the concept, infuse it with the possibilities of nano-technology and blow it up into a large-scale sci-fi action thriller. Cronenberg has no role in the film as yet. He is prepping for MGM "The Matarese Circle" as a starring vehicle for Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington. Since Cruise appears likely to next star in the DreamWorks drama "Motorcade" and Washington has committed to the Fox drama "Unstoppable," "Circle" doesn't appear likely to get under way until later this year or 2010. Bobker/Kruger Films recently set the thriller "Dream House" at Morgan Creek and is producing, with Matthew Stillman, "The Keep" for Rogue. Kruger co-wrote the June 24 Paramount/DreamWorks release "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. __________________ DVDTalk Reviews \| The Following Preview \| fb \| \| Twitter \| DVDaf (infrequently updated) \| e-mail me 1 *Scott Pilgrim vs. The World* \| 2 Tron Legacy \| 3 The Green Hornet \| 4 Kick-Ass \| 5 Shutter Island 6 A Nightmare on Elm Street \| 7 Saw VII 3D \| 8 Let Me In \| 9 Paranormal Activity 2 \| 10 jackass 3D

04-27-09, 12:16 AM	#2
gmanca DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,092	Re: YART: Videodrome Weak.

04-27-09, 12:18 AM	#3
VHS? DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego,CA Posts: 1,168	Re: YART: Videodrome make it stop ... make it stop ... make it stop

04-27-09, 12:20 AM	#4
Zen Peckinpah DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,794	Re: YART: Videodrome Long live the new flesh...NOT! Also, my opinion of this idea: __________________ "The next time the motherfucker call, tell him I said suck my dick. I don't give a fuck, whatever the fuck make the people laugh, say that shit. Do the people laugh when you say what you say? I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'do you get paid?' I said, 'Yes.' He said well tell Bill I said have a Coke and a smile and shut the fuck up! The Jello puddin'-eating motherfucker!" Last edited by Zen Peckinpah; 04-27-09 at 12:22 AM.

04-27-09, 12:30 AM	#5
RagingBull80 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West of the Fields Posts: 1,588	Re: YART: Videodrome Videodrome is one of my favorites but I'm not totally against the idea. I do however think that there is no way to do this right and the attempt will probably end in an epic FAIL. __________________ "Through fields of Cattle. Through fields of Cane." D V D S

04-27-09, 02:42 AM	#6
Neeb Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 639	Re: YART: Videodrome Aren't we already living in the remake?

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KillerCannibal DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 8,379	Re: YART: Videodrome Seriously, I stopped reading after "Ehren Kruger". That guy is a fucking hack. There are scant few writers working today who could even make a decent attempt at remaking Cronenberg, and he's definitely not one of them. __________________ Top 10 most-wanted BD titles:Blue Velvet/Once Upon A Time in the West/Jaws/Mulholland Dr./Battle Royale/Videodrome/Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ('74)/Beyond the Valley of the Dolls/Phantasm/Death Wish

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RichC2 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 12,026	Re: YART: Videodrome But but but he wrote The Ring which dabbles in similar territory! So what if it's a remake of a popular Japanese movie! And so what that the dialog was the worst part of the remake! oh wait. __________________ Toshiba HD-A2 / Sony Playstation 3 60gb Xbox Live Tag: Gumai / PSN Tag: Seihaku

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inri222 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,865	Re: YART: Videodrome http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40889 Long Live The New New Flesh? VIDEODROME remake in development... Hey folks, Harry here... In 1983, I did not see VIDEODROME. That was after my parents' divorce, and I'm relatively certain that it didn't play the nearest theaters to me in Wichita Falls, Texas at that time. However, when it hit HBO - I saw it at like 3 in the morning via Satellite on the Ranch I was living and I remember it freaked my shit right out! David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME is as classic as they come. James Woods' performance is so freaky, the effects felt absolutely filthy. The concept of the New Flesh and the interactivity with video was mind-blowing to me as a kid - and watching that film today... It packs an even stronger punch because you realize just how pussy most of what we get today is by comparison. So - it should put you at ease to know that Universal has snatched up the remake rights - and that Ehren Kruger (writer on ARLINGTON ROAD, THE RING remake, THE SKELETON KEY, THE BROTHERS GRIMM and this summer's TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) is updating and most likely under the delusion of improving material that most likely will be... what? I kinda can't imagine what a big version of VIDEODROME would be intended to be. Certainly - it'll forego the brilliant and innovative practical effects in lieu of the latest and greatest of digital effects, but will it be as sweaty and nasty and lurid as the original? Will it even touch on the psycho-sexual overtones? I suppose all we can do is sit back and watch what happens to this classic material - and hope that a director comes aboard that has the brilliant imagination and the sack that Cronenberg had when he made the original.

04-27-09, 11:25 AM	#12
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Cardiac161 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 866	Re: YART: Videodrome I'd assume this remake would be using dvds instead of VHS tapes.., though I can't imagine discs throbbing like the way the VHS tapes did in the original.

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Hokeyboy DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 6,904	Re: YART: Videodrome Videodrome is one of my favorite movies of all-time. It works NOT because the story is a huge, ginormous, action-picked, action/conspiracy/horror thriller. It works because it is in essence a SMALL movie that terrifies you with the notion that, in the pursuit of whatever interest or fetish you have, there may be some person or organization out there who will totally fuck your with reality. In the analog world of 1982, this concept (along with Cronenberg's vision of bio/mechanical symbiosis) was pretty mindblowing -- the concept that the next phase of humanity's evolution not being physical but virtual. But even if you remove 25 year old sensibilities, the film still works as a horrifying vision thanks to Cronenberg's script, direction, and vision, and chilling moments of intimate terror. What could be more terrifying than the horrors of your own mind? Why great big explosions and stuff, of course!! Plus the latest CW star in the lead role, wisecracks, and a hip-hop soundtrack. You KNOW that's coming. __________________ Words the average DVDTalker shouldn't use until they pick up a dictionary: overrated pretentious penultimate abrupt elitist "So you have a degree in English, and don't know how to spell "sanctomonious"? Priceless!" -- dork

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