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Beacham takes on Medusa and the Kraken with a CLASH OF THE TITANS remake!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with the geekiest news to hit the trades today. In another round of remake mania at Warner Bros. they've taken the next step in their redux of CLASH OF THE TITANS. They announced a while ago they wanted to remake the flick and now they've hired Travis Beacham to script the thing. Beacham's an up and comer whose original script KILLING ON CARNIVAL ROAD is in the works with Guillermo del Toro directing.
My thoughts... I love the original, one of the last films Ray Harryhausen worked his magic on. I still think his Medusa is one of the most well executed creatures in movie history and I love the cast, which are all badasses... okay, except for Harry Hamlin. But everybody else rocks in that flick. Burgess Meredith especially. One of the things I love the most about CLASH OF THE TITANS is it was one of the last fantasy films to actually feel truly fantastic. There was an awe to Harryhausen's work in the film that I don't think was rivalled until LOTR.
Beacham's got a tough road in front of him. On one hand I'd love to see an epic Greek Mythology flick, on the other there's a possibility of tarnishing CLASH OF THE TITAN's good name with some winky-wink at the audience imposter. Gonna be interesting to see who is picked to direct and see how the cast shapes up after that. What do you folks think?
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Reader Talkback
Argh by CigsandCoffee56 | May 1st, 2006 07:12:09 AM | I would say that
Harryhausen's turning in
his grave... by seppukudkurosawa | May 1st, 2006 07:12:20 AM | Nostalgia films by Monkey Butler | May 1st, 2006 07:12:40 AM | Didn't they show titties
in Titans? by c4andmore | May 1st, 2006 07:16:02 AM | Blasphemy by CuervoJones | May 1st, 2006 07:16:47 AM | Yes... by DocPazuzu | May 1st, 2006 07:21:39 AM | At first I was on the verge of
screaming... by judderman | May 1st, 2006 07:21:47 AM | Clash of the Titans was
awesome. by Darksider | May 1st, 2006 07:22:45 AM | Clash of the Titans sucked by Peven | May 1st, 2006 07:26:10 AM | Cue the digital turds! by InspectorDoppler | May 1st, 2006 07:27:00 AM | Morons by Media Fiend | May 1st, 2006 07:28:34 AM | Surprise surprise! by DerLanghaarige | May 1st, 2006 07:31:59 AM | Loved this film as a kid by kwisatzhaderach | May 1st, 2006 07:35:32 AM | at least Barb Wire was an
original remake by CuervoJones | May 1st, 2006 07:36:14 AM | Clash of the Titans? by TheTagger | May 1st, 2006 07:43:06 AM | Unicorns are magical by tripp5 | May 1st, 2006 07:47:27 AM | AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!! by The hoff | May 1st, 2006 07:58:59 AM | Will Kemp as Perseus by Anna Valerious | May 1st, 2006 08:00:52 AM | Like anything else in the
business by Grayle | May 1st, 2006 08:10:30 AM | "Beacham's got a tough
road in front of him." by Trazadone | May 1st, 2006 08:16:32 AM | Clash of the titans remake??? by BendersShinyAss | May 1st, 2006 08:18:49 AM | This is the worst movie news
I've heard in years by Sith Witch | May 1st, 2006 08:21:41 AM | Clash of the Thetans! by TELF | May 1st, 2006 08:22:01 AM | Judy Bowker by Sith Witch | May 1st, 2006 08:24:29 AM | The only tits in the original
. . . by Nice Marmot | May 1st, 2006 08:28:17 AM | The movie that turned me into
a geek. by Gilkuliehe | May 1st, 2006 08:33:34 AM | Good news by giger167 | May 1st, 2006 08:36:09 AM | Chimera, I reckon... by TELF | May 1st, 2006 08:37:21 AM | remake? by stvnhthr | May 1st, 2006 08:39:22 AM | Nice Marmot by DocPazuzu | May 1st, 2006 08:40:06 AM | Nostalgia... by TELF | May 1st, 2006 08:54:25 AM | Holy Crap! Will Smith is
gonna rock as Perseus! by JAGUART | May 1st, 2006 08:54:32 AM | How about GODS with a 300 look
and feel? by zinc_chameleon | May 1st, 2006 08:58:15 AM | WB franchises... by TELF | May 1st, 2006 08:59:12 AM | I always thought this would be
a good remake. by jimmy_009 | May 1st, 2006 08:59:58 AM | "Flash Gordon Rules!!!" by DocPazuzu | May 1st, 2006 09:02:11 AM | JAG... by TELF | May 1st, 2006 09:03:09 AM | Let's face facts by IAmLegolas | May 1st, 2006 09:17:21 AM | I'll allow it! by brycemonkey | May 1st, 2006 09:20:01 AM | Talking of fantasy kinks,
Flash Gordon... by brycemonkey | May 1st, 2006 09:21:37 AM | Doc... by TELF | May 1st, 2006 09:22:20 AM | Release the Kraken! by IndyCollector | May 1st, 2006 09:22:49 AM | UnleashThe Renderman Kraken! by CaptDanielRoe | May 1st, 2006 09:23:08 AM | I don't mind to be honest by Terry_1978 | May 1st, 2006 09:25:39 AM | Got things to do but... by TELF | May 1st, 2006 09:27:55 AM | "Lactating Gorgon Porn
anyone?" by DocPazuzu | May 1st, 2006 09:35:51 AM | TELF by DocPazuzu | May 1st, 2006 09:45:37 AM | Well said... by brycemonkey | May 1st, 2006 09:50:16 AM | Keep the same music... by DonKingKong | May 1st, 2006 09:52:03 AM | You know there won't be
tits in it by I Dunno | May 1st, 2006 09:55:15 AM | Get Henry Selick to do the
critters in stop-motion. by Osmosis Jones | May 1st, 2006 10:05:25 AM | Anybody remember that shampoo
commercial with Medusa? by MrBoinfoint | May 1st, 2006 10:16:19 AM | I've been waiting for
this... by Datascream | May 1st, 2006 10:26:56 AM | Clash was the worst of the
Harryhausen myth films by Max Meanie | May 1st, 2006 10:35:25 AM | Clash seesawed between awesome
and stupid by Big Bad Clone | May 1st, 2006 10:36:41 AM | Awful, awful, awful movie. by Trazadone | May 1st, 2006 10:49:45 AM | CGI by DiernaSoul | May 1st, 2006 10:54:57 AM | No Greek gods was part of the
pitch... by genro | May 1st, 2006 11:00:31 AM | Please, Please,
Please...'Drop Bubo' by PRAWNBALL11 | May 1st, 2006 11:00:48 AM | I agree DiernaSoul... by brycemonkey | May 1st, 2006 11:01:13 AM | BRING IT ON! by skycrapper | May 1st, 2006 11:02:29 AM | EXCELLENT IDEA by the beef | May 1st, 2006 11:05:37 AM | Bubo by BRUTICUS | May 1st, 2006 11:06:29 AM | Don't fuckin' do it!!! by butnugget | May 1st, 2006 11:11:29 AM | Will Smith as Perseus! by cerebulon | May 1st, 2006 11:18:02 AM | Lord, please include the robot
owl... by Billyeveryteen | May 1st, 2006 11:20:35 AM | ...oh by the way... by cerebulon | May 1st, 2006 11:20:59 AM | Well... by Kraken | May 1st, 2006 11:32:16 AM | But the Kraken isn't even
FROM Greek mythology. F.F.S. by RobinP | May 1st, 2006 11:32:45 AM | Y'all are wrong about Judi
Bowker's nudity... by DarthCorleone | May 1st, 2006 11:32:52 AM | Just read the talkbacks above
me... by Kraken | May 1st, 2006 11:34:15 AM | How about they make a GOD OF
WAR movie instead? by Orionsangels | May 1st, 2006 11:34:54 AM | Kraken by Shaner Jedi | May 1st, 2006 11:41:27 AM | Nooooooooooooo! by quadrupletree | May 1st, 2006 11:46:04 AM | When I was a wee lad in 81 and
saw Titans by Orionsangels | May 1st, 2006 11:50:54 AM | Interesting Fact... by Orionsangels | May 1st, 2006 11:54:25 AM | God of War movie & Clash of
the Titans by cyberskunk | May 1st, 2006 12:04:00 PM | Cleanup the original and leave
it alone! by Knobules | May 1st, 2006 12:06:09 PM | WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY
WHY WHY WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! by Missing Dink | May 1st, 2006 12:14:49 PM | 'Arryhausen's not
dead...'e's
just....resting. by RobinP | May 1st, 2006 12:40:58 PM | All retarded.. by NightArrows | May 1st, 2006 12:46:25 PM | Didn't King King... by ATARI | May 1st, 2006 12:46:41 PM | Sounds more like a "Sci-Fi
Channel Original"... by Darth Bono Jr. | May 1st, 2006 12:52:25 PM | this could be amazing by teddanson37 | May 1st, 2006 12:53:10 PM | Stephen Sommers by godoffireinhell | May 1st, 2006 12:57:37 PM | My favorite movie as a kid by RonaldLark | May 1st, 2006 01:09:25 PM | What do I think? by KryptonsLastSon | May 1st, 2006 01:30:35 PM | What about a God of War
adaptation instead? by successor | May 1st, 2006 01:31:47 PM | You know GOFIH... by Anna Valerious | May 1st, 2006 01:32:04 PM | Actually one of people's
favorite movies is a remake by successor | May 1st, 2006 01:40:00 PM | Successor, I agree... by RobinP | May 1st, 2006 02:00:11 PM | Hey Knobules!... by DonKingKong | May 1st, 2006 02:05:05 PM | Lemme also add- by Anna Valerious | May 1st, 2006 02:09:01 PM | That's a little different by I Dunno | May 1st, 2006 02:10:09 PM | So if someone remade
Metropolis, I Dunno by Terry_1978 | May 1st, 2006 02:34:58 PM | Wasn't that called "The
Stepford Wives"? by brycemonkey | May 1st, 2006 02:50:42 PM | Blast... by jsm1978 | May 1st, 2006 03:00:28 PM | no No NO! by PortnoysRevenge | May 1st, 2006 03:42:02 PM | Don't know anything about
this scriptwriter by 'Cholera's Ghost | May 1st, 2006 03:43:05 PM | No list of quality remakes... by Seepgood | May 1st, 2006 03:54:52 PM | cyberskunk by 'Cholera's Ghost | May 1st, 2006 03:56:20 PM | Medusa by cyberskunk | May 1st, 2006 04:08:52 PM | Better this than Jason and
Argonauts by Rupee88 | May 1st, 2006 04:23:28 PM | Kind of wanted to be
outraged... by Childe Roland | May 1st, 2006 04:31:15 PM | you do know it's an
adaptation right? by the beef | May 1st, 2006 04:36:37 PM | Sweet by Trancer | May 1st, 2006 04:53:07 PM | Is Lucy Lawless available? by mikehiggins | May 1st, 2006 04:59:58 PM | Samuel L. Jackson as
Perseus!!! by BatPsycho | May 1st, 2006 06:06:14 PM | Don't forget unofficial
remakes by successor | May 1st, 2006 06:31:28 PM | In total agreement with
everyone about God of War.. by iron pills | May 1st, 2006 07:38:19 PM | Is nothing sacred anymore? by burningbabyfish | May 1st, 2006 07:54:36 PM | FUCK HOLLYWOOD AND FUCK
REMAKES by Gungan Slayer | May 1st, 2006 08:32:50 PM | Geez guys stop hassling me by proper | May 1st, 2006 08:58:05 PM | I'm Not Sure How To Feel by JustinSane | May 1st, 2006 09:44:51 PM | Re: Orionsangels by Orionsangels | May 2nd, 2006 12:48:53 AM | But what about Hamlin's
hair? It gets props. by superninja | May 2nd, 2006 12:56:03 AM | JustinSane, I can assure you by superninja | May 2nd, 2006 12:59:01 AM | It's the same ol'
problem with the AICN staff... by Orionsangels | May 2nd, 2006 01:01:24 AM | I haven't played God of
War by superninja | May 2nd, 2006 01:12:05 AM | Well, then again by Ridge | May 2nd, 2006 01:38:11 AM | Arnie needs... by WestieBestie | May 2nd, 2006 04:17:35 AM | Give this to Ridley Scott by designedforlife | May 2nd, 2006 06:04:37 AM | Any competent director with
some vision will do. by Orbots Commander | May 2nd, 2006 07:03:16 AM | let's face facts, the
original was fucking stupid by newc0253 | May 2nd, 2006 07:39:55 AM | Clash of the titans by emeraldboy | May 2nd, 2006 11:27:17 AM | Remember in God of War... by Billyeveryteen | May 2nd, 2006 11:46:20 AM | No no no no.... by Jaka | May 2nd, 2006 12:56:21 PM | We need a remake of... by Deeez Nuuuts | May 2nd, 2006 02:40:55 PM | Bring it! by Cat_Corporation | May 2nd, 2006 03:02:39 PM | This could be good. But then,
it could be really bad. by JDanielP | May 2nd, 2006 03:34:32 PM | This has potential... by LordOfTheThings | May 2nd, 2006 04:24:44 PM | GWANGI!!!!!!!! by RezE11even | May 2nd, 2006 09:56:34 PM | I thought he was referring to
Stephanie Beacham. by Vim Fuego | May 3rd, 2006 01:41:11 PM | Bad, bad, bad , bad movie by Ingeld | May 5th, 2006 06:15:51 PM |
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