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Bandit03 06-04-09 07:09 AM

Short Circuit Remake
 
Taken from here


Dimension Films has hired Dan Milano to write the script for the Short Circuit remake.

The 1986 original was about an armed robot that acquired a personality after a lightning strike, and sought the help of humans to prevent its destruction by its makers in the military.

Milano, who aside from writing and providing voices for the Adult Swim cartoon "Robot Chicken" and co-creating and playing the title character in "Greg the Bunny," figures to bring a subversive edge to the original film scripted by S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock.

"We're bringing Number 5 into the 21st Century and taking advantage of the improvements in robotics that are so massive that robots are now performing heart surgeries in hospitals," producer David Foster said and added that the robot's visual look won't change.
Can't wait til people complain about this one saying that they are ripping off Wall-E :lol:

RagingBull80 06-04-09 07:12 AM

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Childhood = Raped

stingermck 06-04-09 07:23 AM

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I bet he will transform now.

riotinmyskull 06-04-09 07:26 AM

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:suicide:

kstublen 06-04-09 08:26 AM

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Blasphemy

Sean O'Hara 06-04-09 10:36 AM

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There's one thing that could make this awesome -- they have to make it explicit that Johnny 5 is a forerunner of the HK tanks in Terminator:

http://www.hollywood-collectibles.com/hktanklge.jpg

http://theinvisibleagent.files.wordp...ot-johnny5.jpg

Brent L 06-04-09 11:02 AM

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Come on, ugh.

First I hear about a Predator (alright, so this one may be good because of the director) and Scream reboot and now this?

They should get an Indian guy to play a white guy in the remake.

RocShemp 06-04-09 11:23 AM

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Much like Predator, I'd rather see a sequel than a remake. Still, I'm curious to see what the updated Johnny 5 will look like.

Brent L 06-04-09 11:24 AM

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Yeah, that's the only thing I'm interested in here.

Watch it be 100% CGI or something horrible like that.

Maybe Jonah Hill will voice it too.

Matthew Chmiel 06-04-09 12:26 PM

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No Fisher Stevens = no fucking sale.

RagingBull80 06-04-09 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Brent L (Post 9485413)
They should get an Indian guy to play a white guy in the remake. Maybe Jonah Hill will voice it too.

:lol:

Match 06-04-09 12:38 PM

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Aziz Ansari as Ben Jabituya would be a good choice if they can't get Fisher Stevens back.
They should make Johnny 5 badass, not Emo.

Charlie Goose 06-04-09 01:05 PM

Re: Short Circuit Remake
 
THEY'RE RAPING MY.....oh wait, the original movie sucked. Carry on then.

Cardsfan111 06-04-09 01:08 PM

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I bet Steve Guttenberg is rolling over in his grave at this news.

Oh wait, he's not dead yet.

RichC2 06-04-09 01:19 PM

Re: Short Circuit Remake
 
Considering how well the last remake, Wall-E, did, I'm not that surprised.

RagingBull80 06-04-09 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie Goose (Post 9485725)
THEY'RE RAPING MY.....oh wait, the original movie sucked. Carry on then.

That's kinda what I was getting at.

BJacks 06-04-09 11:08 PM

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I know Dan (the screenwriter hired for this) and you don't need to worry about anything. The dude is a hardcore movie nerd (and nerd in general, he hosts D&D parties). He's the creator of Greg the Bunny and voices/writes a lot of the Robot Chicken sketches, and is one of the funniest guys in Hollywood.

If there's anyone I trust to do right by Johnny 5, it's Dan.

Darknite39 06-04-09 11:54 PM

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What the hell. I'll go see it.

Maybe we'll get some cool J5 toys, too.

nickdawgy 06-05-09 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie Goose (Post 9485725)
THEY'RE RAPING MY.....oh wait, the original movie sucked. Carry on then.

No way, it's a classic. Perfect laughable popcorn 80's flick.

JackBurton 06-05-09 07:59 AM

Re: Short Circuit Remake
 
Let's not and say we didn't.

tanman 06-06-09 01:43 AM

Re: Short Circuit Remake
 

Originally Posted by Charlie Goose (Post 9485725)
THEY'RE RAPING MY.....oh wait, the original movie sucked. Carry on then.

Hey I liked this movie :(

Hollywood has always had some strange ideas but lately between movies about board games, Where's Waldo, Full House reunion, remake of everything.

I don't see how improved robotics would help this movie. I thought Johnny 5 was quite expressive/impressive already. The effects still hold up decently. They didn't really do any stop motion which really dates a movie.

If anything advancements in technology probably just means they'll screw it up and go CGI with just about everything.

Sean O'Hara 06-06-09 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BJacks (Post 9486880)
I know Dan (the screenwriter hired for this) and you don't need to worry about anything. The dude is a hardcore movie nerd (and nerd in general, he hosts D&D parties). He's the creator of Greg the Bunny and voices/writes a lot of the Robot Chicken sketches, and is one of the funniest guys in Hollywood.

Great, so Seth Green will play Newton Crosby, and the jokes will make no sense to anyone who didn't spend 24 hours a day watching TV in the '80s.

RocShemp 06-06-09 09:11 PM

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I just hope this leads them to start selling those cool Johnny 5 toys from Short Circuit 2. I always wanted one of those. :D

Bandit03 06-06-09 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RocShemp (Post 9489914)
I just hope this leads them to start selling those cool Johnny 5 toys from Short Circuit 2. I always wanted one of those. :D

:up: :lol:

jeffkjoe 06-07-09 12:55 AM

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Not needed!


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