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Old 01-30-25 | 10:37 AM
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The Faculty - remake

Miramax will go back to school with a new version of “The Faculty,” the 1998 sci-fi thriller that became a box office hit and cult favorite. Robert Rodriguez, who directed the original, will produce the film.

Breakout talent Drew Hancock is writing the remake’s script. Hancock’s debut feature, “Companion,” which he wrote and directed, hits theaters this weekend. It has earned rave reviews. BoulderLight, the production company behind “Barbarian” and Zach Cregger’s upcoming film “Weapons,” is producing the new picture.

The original version of “The Faculty” focused on a group of students who begin to suspect that the off-beat administrators and teachers at their high school are hiding a deadly secret. The original movie boasted a screenplay by Kevin Williamson and starred Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Usher Raymond, Elijah Wood and Jon Stewart in a pre-“Daily Show” role. It grossed an impressive $63.2 million and has developed a following in the subsequent decades.
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Old 01-30-25 | 11:51 AM
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Interesting. I still enjoy the original a good bit. Definitely not one I ever considered would be remade.
Old 01-30-25 | 02:39 PM
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They need to do this every 20-25 years with the high school actors now playing the faculty and on and on.
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Old 01-30-25 | 11:29 PM
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We better get another Tommy Jeans commercial out of this...

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Originally Posted by Noonan
Interesting. I still enjoy the original a good bit. Definitely not one I ever considered would be remade.
Original is fine. I’m sure this new one will be "modern audience certified". The alien will be misunderstood and have feelings. You know.
Old 01-31-25 | 05:51 AM
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So another Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake set in high school? Okay as the world has changed enough they would find enough ways to make it differently.
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Old 02-02-25 | 02:38 PM
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They need to do this every 20-25 years with the high school actors now playing the faculty and on and on.
No they don't.

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