Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. You know, I'm an optimist on most aspects of film, entertainment and in life in general. I usually give things a chance to prove themselves... However this rumor about a PREDATOR remake has my BAD IDEA warning bells going off like I was a loose slot nickel slot machine in Vegas.
Now, the original PREDATOR was one of those movies that somehow pulled out a classic flick when the production seemed doomed. The first Predator design was ridiculous and abandoned during shooting. Winston luckily remembered a conversation he had with James Cameron about a mandibled lizard creature and came up with one of the most iconic creature designs of the last quarter century. However, the production was full of ego wars, nasty tropical heat and just seemed to barely avoid catastrophy.
And they want to remake it? They think they can do it better? The original is such a great moment in time... Why no sequel? I think that'd be a much better idea... even the idea of asking John McTiernan to come back and direct it... Especially with this John Cena wrestling flavor of the month guy... I don't know. Doesn't sound too sharp...
Moviehole had the story, which is still a rumor... God, I hope it's not true... Click here to see the whole shebang!
I have to admit, this is the very first that I'm hearing on it, but according to the "Wrestling Observer Newsletter", WWE Superstar John Cena, coming up next in "The Marine" opposite "Nip/Tuck" star Kelly Carlson, is apparently up for the lead role in a remake of 1987's Arnold Schwazenegger starrer, "Predator".
A few months back, a scooper over at Latino Review touched on a remake, saying that John McTiernan has been offered the Directorial duties in an effort to lure him away from the "Thomas Crown Affair" sequel that he's been developing.
The "Observer" was one of the first to break the news about Cena's role in "The Marine", so I'm betting that there's a bit of "where there's smoke, there's fire" going on around this story. The WWE has pushed several of their Wrestlers for big screen projects as of late, with Cena, The Rock, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin & Kane all headlining new projects within the next few months.
Cena is in Australia at the moment for the "Survivor Series" tour, so hopefully we'll get some more info soon.
Writer Sam Park ["The Half-Way House"] had been hoping to lure Schwarzenegger back to play Dutch - one last time - in a "Predator 3", but seems FOX might have decided to go the remake route instead.
