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An AFM report with news on X-FILES films, Renny Harlin's EXORCIST and God... I mean BRUCE CAMPBELL!
Hey folks, Harry here with some of the word as it was being passed about at AFM this year. Quint will be filing more complete reports soon. Last I heard he was somewhere in Vegas winning a feathered showgirl's headdress that he's been parading about in at the Blackjack Tables. Quint has developed a full proof system by which he can win 50-60 grand everytime he sits down at a table, but not wishing to be a show-off, he plays well beneath his potential to lull the casinos into a false sense of security. Yeeeeah, that's the ticket. ANYWAY - There's some interesting tidbits here... especially that bit about future X-Files movies and how that and Chris Carter's other series may see the silver screen. Well, here ya go...
Hi Harry and FatherGeek,
Not sure whether this is the kind of thing you'd find very useful, so I'll keep everything below to a minimum.
I just got back the AFM. Were you there? I was on the IFP/LA panel - indy flagflying. Always a good turn-out. The exhibitor I attended with -is still recovering. Yes. It was quite a busy couple of weeks.
Anyway, I thought I'd share some of the film news that arose from it. Mainly what's selling etc.
Saw some great films too. May I reccomend "Lost Skeleton of Cadavra", "Under the Radar" and "25 Degres en Hiver".
Not so good were "Sci-Fighter" (a B martial arts feature), "Thunderstruck" (an australian comedy) and "Crimson Rivers 2", which wasn't a shade on the original. I was also treated to a few sneaks - a rough piece from "Without a Paddle", which looks ok, and "Shrek 2", which is excellent.
News : Jennifer Tilly was representing 'The Civilization of Maxwell Bright' she's flying back and forwards from Romania where she's voicing the lead female doll in "Seed of Chucky" and also starring as herself at the same time. She said she'll 'pooped' by the time it's over. She said the film's going to be full with numerous cameos, and nods to the first couple of Childs Plays.
Bruce Campbell's got a new film in the can called "Going Back" from Inferno Films. About two friends who take a road trip. It's the buzz of the room. As is the fact that apparently Campbell's talking with New Line Cinema about resurrecting his "Evil Dead" character. Comeback indeed. Good Buzz also for Scott Speedman's new flick, it's going to be called "The 24th Day" {A Scan of the poster is attached)
Renny Harlin says he has finished "Exorcist" and that it's an all-new film, one which he'll be credited for. He said the people that were written out of the film, were written out only because they started afresh with a near new script. Those that have seen what Harlin's shot say it harks back to the original and is truly terrifying. "We already talking of doing number two. So they must like", he assured himself.
There were promo banners around which look to be plugging "Jurassic Park 4" - though no lettering on them, simple 3D-ish T-rex popping out of the front, with a smoky city landscape behind him. 2005. is all it says. Also a big 'Firefly' poster hanging by thread, looks neat.
Ok, and don't quote me on this but there's word Fox might be offloading some of their older properties to some of the distribs. One company called Arclight and another Gecchi are apparenlty in talks to take both "X Files" and "Millenium" away. The studio don't plan to follow through on their promises for films of both but have given the go ahead to another studio to do so. For a nice sum I'm sure.
What was made was all these NZ film companies like NZ Film talking up their future slate of "Rings" clones. One's apparently called "Spooked" and has Temera Marrison in it, one's a remake of 80's drag "Fright Night" that's already in preprod, and then there's things like "Mission Impossible 3", "Warriors of Virtue 3" and "Dirt Pillars Ashay".
If this is a help, let me know, I do get to hear things now and then, just not sure which website would have the most use for it. Perhaps the Bruce Campbell fans will like the news of his impending comeback?
Christopher.
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SUCKAS!!!!!...And thus, I have spoken! - - - George, The 7th Chicken!!!!
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More Bruce!
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That is all. You may go about your business. sk
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This was a flick Bruce made years ago (inbetween crimewave and Evil Dead II I think) is this a remake or re-release?
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Mar 05, 2004 9:15:19 AM CST
""Jurassic Park 4" - though no lettering on them, simple 3D-ish
by spacesheik
Can't wait. At last they get off the fucking island into "Q - the winges serpent" territory.
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Mar 05, 2004 9:33:53 AM CST
Mission impossible 3? Jurrassic park 4? Renny Harlin remakes Exo
by theginger twit
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Is this the kids flick with sword weilding kangeroos? Oh, and Renny Harlin is a hack.
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Mar 05, 2004 10:01:43 AM CST
Doesn't making a WARRIORS OF VIRTUE 3 mean there's already a WAR
by thefoywonder
I know I heard something about this being filmed a good while back but nothing since then. If it was actually made then where the hell is it?
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Holy Fuckin' Shit!!
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This will suck, for one reason and one reason only.. no Roddy, no coolness. The first one doesnt NEED to be remade.. it still rocks :). Oh, and Amanda Bearse was always yummy, even after she came 'out'. However, it was Roddy & Chris Sarandon that made the movie ROCK
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As the son of living legend himself Tibor Feldman in the direct-to-Beta sequel of the greatest 93 minutes of my life, Troma's Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid!
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Can you imagine the unholy amounts of cool that could generate from that union? All sorts, man.
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Christ, if I kept losing money and bankrupt my employer, I think I'd be on soneone's Blacklist.
"Exorsist?" So, we'll have more shit blowing up in slow motion with "Carmina Burana" in the Background again...and again...and again....
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Renny Harlin sucks. He doesn't mind fucking up the work of Paul Shrader. We will never see The Exorcist prequel but a lousy film with gory effects made by the director who commited Deep Blue Sea. I'm disgusted by Hollywood. The time of good horror pictures is now gone forever
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Does anybody realize that this is going to be a remake? I rented the original version of Going Back years ago at Blockbuster. It came out on video in 1986 and was actually made in 1983. While I no doubt have faith that it will be really kick ass, the original was just as good. Why? Because Bruce Campbell is in it that's why. Whoever wrote this is obviously in no way a Bruce Campbell fan.
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Mar 05, 2004 2:08:14 PM CST
Did you people forget Harlin did a film called PRISON before his
by stonemonkey
Harlin has gotten better and better with age. The man is like wine. Wouldn't mind pitching my next film to him and shut all you naysayers up.
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Mar 05, 2004 2:11:07 PM CST
Warrior's of Virtue 3? Where'd the 2nd film go? The one in which
by stonemonkey
NOT the Kevin Smith of CLERKS/GREEN HORNET fame, but the Kevin Smith who played Ares on the XENA series. He died after a fall from a building. He was working on WoV 2.
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Who came up with that bad, unorigional idea? What a waste. And a remake of "The Exorcist"???
Jesus wept... (Oh, probably shouldn't have said that. We'll be getting a remake of "Hellraiser" now...) -
'nuff said
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Fuck future X-Files movies. As far as I'm concerned, Chris Carter burned that series down with the last two seasons, then he pissed all over the ashes, took a massive dump on the pile, and smeared all of our faces with the ash/piss/shit paste that used to be one of the best shows on television. Of course, Dickhead Duchovy is partly to blame for that, with his little bitch-ass whining about wanting to spend more time with his talentless, though highly fuckable, wife. Were it not for Robert Patrick, I don't think I would have kept watching till the bitter end. Now a Millennium movie...I could be sold on that, assuming it stars Lance. That show is really the best work of his entire career, with Aliens a close second. Of course, it's absolutely criminal the way Fox just fucked over the series and forced them to wrap it up in such a sloppy manner, thereby forcing Chris Carter to do that X-Files/Millennium crossover episode, which was painfully disappointing. You know what? It's all Fox. Cancelled Millennium. Cancelled Futurama. Fuck Fox. I hope those other studios go on to make several X-Files and Millennium movies that just rake in assloads of cash so they can buy Fox and burn that fucking company to the ground, then invite all of us out to piss and shit on the ashes and wipe it all over the Fox executives responsible for cancelling those superb shows. So let it be written, so let it done!
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Mar 05, 2004 3:43:48 PM CST
X-files movie will work only if Morgan and Wong help write...
by happyhamster
Carter/Morgan/Wong combo can do more than what either can do alone. I'm convinced of that.
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...are uninspired remakes, lame sequels, and more shit from the hack known as Joss Whedon. Indy film is the only thing worth watching.
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Not only did Morgan Creek abandon Paul Schrader's cut and hire Renny Harlin to do "fixes", they let him shoot an entirely new movie. A $25 million dollar movie is now $75 million. I can't remember the last time a studio allowed a director (much less one who hasn't had a hit film in years; indeed, his bombs have been pretty big ones) re-shoot an entire movie. Makes one wonder what monkeys are running Morgan Creek.
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J4: Moon Madness
I first came up with the idea of Moon Madness while sitting through Lost World. All you need is Richard Attenborough in the trailer being interrogated over the previous incidents and he casually mentions that he also had a secret lab on the moon. A secret Chinese moon landing goes amok when they find an abandoned lab, and are then attacked by a new species designed for life in space, Moonasaurus. Steven Seagal leads a rag-tag group of Glouchester fishermen to save the Chinese Cosmonauts. The fishermen are made up of Michael Dudikoff, Joe Lara, Brian "Stone Cold" Bosworth, and Sammo Hung. Albert Pyun must direct or no deal Spielberg.
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A remake of Fright Night? AAAARRRGGHHH!!!! The original is perfection. "Oh, you're so COOL, Brewster!"
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Mar 06, 2004 9:05:38 AM CST
remake of Mommie Dearest by John Waters! Thats one I want to see
by mentallymariah
How about a remake of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE BY JANE CAMPION? starring Amy Smart as the victim?
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Bring forth the Bruce!
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Mar 06, 2004 9:35:43 PM CST
Jurrasic Park 4 is apparently going to be a prequel to KRULL!
by pjdonnelli
Yes this is true, think about it. And KRULL is GOD spelt backwards! Look it's true: LLURK.
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Mar 06, 2004 10:50:45 PM CST
A remake of "Fright Night" and "Seed of Chucky" already being ma
by nomad202
Kick ass.
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Katie Holmes gets full frontal naked and is billed as "Girl #2 (In Order Of Appearance)." OK, I just came back from yet another Sat. night of heavy drinking. Let's all see how stupid this post was in the morning (including myself).
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Carter got the axe awhile ago...once Millennium hits DVD this year, all 10:13 titles will be out and FOX is hoping for something new to exploit, hence the Darclight pitches...there's a direct-to-video chance in all of this...
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Mar 07, 2004 7:05:27 PM CST
Bruce Campbell should play the T-Rex is Jurassic Park 4....
by edward_nygma
...he can so do this part.
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... JP4 will kick ass!
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Campbell could take over the lead for KRULL II: KRULLING IT.
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He's good man! He's good at action movies, but dun know about horror...!
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They need to ressurect the career of that guy who played Evil. He had Fright Night, Fraternity Vacation and then apparently like 50 gay pornos. He should have been the one to go on to a successful sitcom career! That chick who went on to become Marcy in Married with Children is so a dyke! Chris Sarandon had better be in it, and Roddy McDowell's corpse! They can just dig it up, and use him Weekend at Bernies style!
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Renata, I agree that Harlin sucks (although Deep Blue Sea is a guilty pleasure), and you're right that it's rare that they would let them shoot the whole film over again, and it is hard to believe if it's now a $75 million production. But I still think it's going to pay off. "The Exorcist" name is HUGE. Its adjusted grosse puts it in the top 10 all time list, bigger than even movies like "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "the Empire Strikes Back". And people just can't seem to get enough of horror movies (especially remakes) that are packaged as "A" films. It'll be marketed as though the other ones didn't exist, and as a complete "re-imagining," and even if it sucks it's going to make a fortune. The upcoming Amityville Remake will payoff too, even though it's a stupid idea.
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Going Back was made in 1983 by RST Productions. Vestron acquired it and then went bankrupt, so only a few VHS copies were distributed. Ron Teachworth got the rights back recent and sat down with Bruce to create some great extras including a full length commentary track.
Inferno Film Productions - that's us - (not "Inferno Films" someone else has that name) is repping the film for a re-released on DVD. We screened it at AFM.
You can access the trailer to "Going Back" at: www.infernofilm.com/goingback.wmv
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