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Published on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 2:50am |
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Is Darren Aronofsky Disobeying Directive 5?
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They call it "burying the lede". The Hollywood Reporter's headline is "MGM Likes DAWN at the CABIN". The story is about Mary Parent greenlighting a shitload of movies for the revitalized studio. The crucial part of the article lies a-moldering in paragraph thirteen:
Parent and MGM chairman and CEO Harry Sloan announced the "Red Dawn" remake -- along with a big-budget rebuild of "RoboCop," which director Darren Aronofsky among others has recently been in to discuss -- in May at the Festival de Cannes.
So Darren Aronofsky's "been in to discuss" the ROBOCOP, eh? The "rebuild" of the Paul Verhoeven classic. Was he drunk when he took this meeting? Aronofsky's a very smart man. He's three-for-three as a filmmaker. Why would he want to go messing around with something as iconic and sui generis as ROBOCOP?
For some reason, I'm thinking of Mel Brooks, one of the greatest comedic minds of our time. Two decades ago, he made a horrible mistake and and remade Ernst Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE. The result was decent, but, compared against the original, it was a waste of time, talent and money; it served no purpose, and is barely considered nowadays. I'd like Aronofsky to consider this before he does anything rash. I'm not saying he can't make something worthwhile out of a ROBOCOP "rebuild" (hating this terminology so very much); it's just that... he can't make ROBOCOP. That's been done. And ROBOCOP is a very particular thing. It was a superhero satire before theaters were overrun with superhero movies. It's as relevant today as it was in 1987. It ought not be fucked with.
Do what you will to RED DAWN, Ms. Parent, but leave our ROBOCOP alone. And don't be complicit in this, Darren, unless you have a worldbeater of an idea. If you really need a hit, remake something less essential. TOP GUN could be updated. Fox is still futzing around with THE FLY. I'd like to see another BYE BYE LOVE.
Do I think you could pull off a JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING? Yeah. Do I want to see you take that risk when MGM would just as soon greenlight another HOT TUB TIME MACHINE? Not when you've got THE FIGHTER on your dance card.
Just... be careful, man. I care. I care too goddamn much. Now who's driving me home?
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Reader Talkback
You're kidding right? by Angry Bald Guy | Jul 9th, 2008 02:54:05 AM | Red Dawn remake by socalactor | Jul 9th, 2008 02:54:53 AM | Beats a Uwe Boll remake. by Pops Freshemeyer | Jul 9th, 2008 02:55:24 AM | DONT FUCKING DO IT by Lost Jarv | Jul 9th, 2008 02:55:37 AM | Darren Aronofsky failed
project #2332432432 by wash | Jul 9th, 2008 02:56:00 AM | Gotta be fucking KIDDING me... by fuck.wit | Jul 9th, 2008 02:56:19 AM | NEWSFLASH! Hollywood
greenlights Hancock remake! by Mr. P. Lant | Jul 9th, 2008 03:00:56 AM | Aronofsky's gotta eat... by Rupee88 | Jul 9th, 2008 03:02:15 AM | Burying the "Lede," Beaks? by LlGHTST0RMER | Jul 9th, 2008 03:03:41 AM | Quite, Lightstormer by mrbeaks | Jul 9th, 2008 03:05:12 AM | Dick, I'm very disappointed by Project424 | Jul 9th, 2008 03:11:54 AM | Red Dawn Remake easy in this
day and age ! by Dude_gimme_tabs | Jul 9th, 2008 03:12:41 AM | DO NOT REMAKE ROBOCOP! by messi | Jul 9th, 2008 03:15:10 AM | I remember his "vision" for
BATMAN: YEAR ONE by The Guy Who Slept Through
Everything. | Jul 9th, 2008 03:16:18 AM | Hands Off by Uridium | Jul 9th, 2008 03:17:29 AM | LlGHTST0RMER... by TheGoddamnSiege | Jul 9th, 2008 03:19:07 AM | Hey, at least it's not a
re-make... by Boba Fat | Jul 9th, 2008 03:20:38 AM | damn... by TheGoddamnSiege | Jul 9th, 2008 03:20:46 AM | By the way... by TheGoddamnSiege | Jul 9th, 2008 03:23:13 AM | RoboCop was an anti-capitalist
film... by TheGoddamnSiege | Jul 9th, 2008 03:26:46 AM | TheGoddamnSiege by Boba Fat | Jul 9th, 2008 03:27:17 AM | 3 for 3 my ass by Sebilrazen | Jul 9th, 2008 03:27:30 AM | "Robocop" could be remade. by Holeman | Jul 9th, 2008 03:30:37 AM | john carpenter is a hack by chipps | Jul 9th, 2008 03:30:51 AM | It's Robocop, not the Sistine
Bloody Chapel by newc0253 | Jul 9th, 2008 03:30:56 AM | Gotta agree with UnknownUser
Beaks... by blckmgk13 | Jul 9th, 2008 03:31:56 AM | Sorry, got lost there thinking
about Rachel Weisz by newc0253 | Jul 9th, 2008 03:33:06 AM | It could work if they just
superman returns it by blindambition238 | Jul 9th, 2008 03:33:09 AM | The fly? by raknade | Jul 9th, 2008 03:36:53 AM | blckmgk13 by raknade | Jul 9th, 2008 03:38:30 AM | p.s. the term "burying the
lede" by newc0253 | Jul 9th, 2008 03:40:34 AM | John Carpenter's The Thing by NoPIX | Jul 9th, 2008 03:41:05 AM | Headline makes no sense by Lloytron | Jul 9th, 2008 03:55:27 AM | It wouldn't be "lead," then? by LlGHTST0RMER | Jul 9th, 2008 04:05:46 AM | Dude_gimme_tabs by TroutMaskReplicant | Jul 9th, 2008 04:07:34 AM | newc0253... by TheGoddamnSiege | Jul 9th, 2008 04:13:51 AM | beaks, man..... by HOUSTON500 | Jul 9th, 2008 04:17:32 AM | OK, I'm not totally crazy... by LlGHTST0RMER | Jul 9th, 2008 04:23:53 AM | At least "rebuild" is a real
word by The McPoyle Clan | Jul 9th, 2008 04:31:34 AM | Ledes, Leads, and more Leeds! by nascentia | Jul 9th, 2008 04:35:28 AM | Paul V. should make another
one himself! by goonies | Jul 9th, 2008 04:52:10 AM | "Also, inverted pyramid is
pretty much extinct and not
taught an by TheGoddamnSiege | Jul 9th, 2008 04:53:44 AM | ok to weigh in here by Bloo | Jul 9th, 2008 05:12:42 AM | What will happen in the remake by Mr Gorilla | Jul 9th, 2008 05:19:32 AM | three for three MY ASS!! by the power of GREYSKULL | Jul 9th, 2008 05:24:21 AM | If it's going to be remade (as
brand names are wont to do)... by Galva | Jul 9th, 2008 05:32:32 AM | Buried the lede > Nuked the
fridge by Iowa Snot Client | Jul 9th, 2008 05:46:33 AM | Remake Top Gun over Robocop?! by SugaMouth | Jul 9th, 2008 06:06:35 AM | TroutMaskReplicant by Dude_gimme_tabs | Jul 9th, 2008 06:13:07 AM | The Thing by Lost Jarv | Jul 9th, 2008 06:17:24 AM | Shit, by Lost Jarv | Jul 9th, 2008 06:18:09 AM | NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!! no more
FUCKING remakes!!!! by themagus | Jul 9th, 2008 06:21:50 AM | @TheGoddamnSiege by newc0253 | Jul 9th, 2008 06:34:31 AM | Ummm, it's DIRECTIVE 4 by cornponious | Jul 9th, 2008 06:42:08 AM | Aronofsky should make 1984. by Knuckleduster | Jul 9th, 2008 07:23:11 AM | Seriously... if this has to
happen, let it be someone
COMPETENT by Fawst | Jul 9th, 2008 07:24:50 AM | Why re-make? by Series7 | Jul 9th, 2008 07:29:39 AM | To: Darren by TheJake | Jul 9th, 2008 07:38:06 AM | Mel Brooks by Cinexcellence | Jul 9th, 2008 07:38:25 AM | Who would play Murphy? by scudd | Jul 9th, 2008 07:42:56 AM | I've always loved MGM, but... by Gungan Slayer | Jul 9th, 2008 07:48:25 AM | Robocop needs a remake. by Parallax | Jul 9th, 2008 07:48:33 AM | Orion by Series7 | Jul 9th, 2008 07:49:28 AM | Here I'll make it easy for you by Series7 | Jul 9th, 2008 07:52:09 AM | Or we could just . . . . by fireclown | Jul 9th, 2008 07:52:41 AM | Top Gun? by crashbarbarian | Jul 9th, 2008 08:05:58 AM | Remake Indy IV by Sith Witch | Jul 9th, 2008 08:12:28 AM | "Keep the violence"? by newc0253 | Jul 9th, 2008 08:14:56 AM | Remake with Michael Bay! by Mr Slippy Fist | Jul 9th, 2008 08:24:05 AM | ROBOCOP Has A New Age Fantasee
With A Vagina Tree! by LaserPants | Jul 9th, 2008 08:26:12 AM | Oh and sir Beaks a lot is
right by Series7 | Jul 9th, 2008 08:28:09 AM | Wolverines! by SenatorJeffersonSmith | Jul 9th, 2008 08:35:08 AM | Hands off Top Gun, dammit... by KillDozer | Jul 9th, 2008 08:36:06 AM | I just wanted to add... by KillDozer | Jul 9th, 2008 08:37:35 AM | "Bitches, Leave!" by LaserPants | Jul 9th, 2008 08:39:30 AM | Aronofsky always talks about
doing things by phantom_of_teh_paradise | Jul 9th, 2008 08:43:03 AM | You Lost Me, Beaks. You Lost
Me. by Mr. Winston | Jul 9th, 2008 08:46:26 AM | Why THE FOUNTAIN Sucked? by LaserPants | Jul 9th, 2008 08:49:14 AM | Remake ROBOCOP and there will
be...trouble. by SpyGuy | Jul 9th, 2008 08:53:32 AM | They're going to remake it
anyway... by DEX | Jul 9th, 2008 08:55:21 AM | Laserpants by Knuckleduster | Jul 9th, 2008 08:56:45 AM | Red Dawn - Relevant today? by wayneagainstthemachine | Jul 9th, 2008 08:59:41 AM | Sebilrazen by waitingimpatientlyforingloriou
sbastards | Jul 9th, 2008 09:01:25 AM | I WANT AN ARONOFSKY ROBOCOP! by alice 13 | Jul 9th, 2008 09:05:30 AM | Dear Darren: DON'T. by HoboCode | Jul 9th, 2008 09:05:46 AM | To Be or Not To Be by ArcadianDS | Jul 9th, 2008 09:06:07 AM | I was elected to lede... by Embeedeuce | Jul 9th, 2008 09:27:02 AM | Aronofsky's Robocop Will Be
Awesome by Duck of Death | Jul 9th, 2008 09:29:34 AM | "He's three-for-three as a
filmmaker." by fiester | Jul 9th, 2008 09:30:09 AM | Hey Beaks... by Mr. Nice Gaius | Jul 9th, 2008 09:32:03 AM | Knuckleduster? by LaserPants | Jul 9th, 2008 09:34:03 AM | "These are the new ledes.
These are the Glengarry
ledes." by Mr. Nice Gaius | Jul 9th, 2008 09:38:07 AM | I'd rather Aronofsky than some
hack.... by Mr. Profit | Jul 9th, 2008 09:41:12 AM | I think a lot of people by Series7 | Jul 9th, 2008 09:42:47 AM | Laserpants by Knuckleduster | Jul 9th, 2008 09:43:44 AM | "Sui generis" - pretentious
much? by shaneo632 | Jul 9th, 2008 09:45:30 AM | Live at Leed's by darth vega | Jul 9th, 2008 09:49:22 AM | Live at Leeds by darth vega | Jul 9th, 2008 09:50:32 AM | Devin Faraci by Mr. Profit | Jul 9th, 2008 09:54:59 AM | WOLVERINES!! by Embeedeuce | Jul 9th, 2008 10:01:45 AM | Remake Top Gun = highway to
danger zone by MrJohnson | Jul 9th, 2008 10:08:01 AM | Please leave Robo alone by rogueleader66 | Jul 9th, 2008 10:08:18 AM | Robocop wasn't superhero
satire by Laserhead | Jul 9th, 2008 10:09:31 AM | Speaking of cool music... by Knuckleduster | Jul 9th, 2008 10:29:53 AM | The only guy remaking it
should be Verhoeven by Vern | Jul 9th, 2008 10:31:09 AM | Aronofsky should direct
Buckaroo Banzai II by Christopher3 | Jul 9th, 2008 10:31:16 AM | Best line from Robocop is . .
. by fireclown | Jul 9th, 2008 10:39:11 AM | I LOVE Robocop by Raymar | Jul 9th, 2008 10:51:57 AM | Vern by Series7 | Jul 9th, 2008 10:58:53 AM | yikes by Brett_FlashJ | Jul 9th, 2008 11:00:46 AM | PG-13 Robocop? I'll pass,
ED-209 will be a wuss by ganymede3010 | Jul 9th, 2008 11:03:06 AM | Guess it's just a matter of by phantom_of_teh_paradise | Jul 9th, 2008 11:05:46 AM | But then again by phantom_of_teh_paradise | Jul 9th, 2008 11:06:12 AM | and can anybody by phantom_of_teh_paradise | Jul 9th, 2008 11:11:07 AM | how fucktastically fucking
awful of a shitty idea by just pillow talk | Jul 9th, 2008 11:11:09 AM | Bay TOP GUN remake = by palooka_boy | Jul 9th, 2008 11:16:59 AM | How about a sequel to Requim
instead? by Domi'sInnerChild | Jul 9th, 2008 11:20:07 AM | Someone should try to remake
bad movies... by hank henshaw | Jul 9th, 2008 11:24:29 AM | Does anyone think Aronofsky
kinda overrated? by DarthBakpao | Jul 9th, 2008 11:31:07 AM | RoboSchmuck by JohnnyGato | Jul 9th, 2008 11:32:36 AM | As long as Channing Tatum
plays Murphy... by mr.brownstone | Jul 9th, 2008 11:32:45 AM | "I'd Buy That For A Dollar!!" by DarthBakpao | Jul 9th, 2008 11:37:25 AM | THE FOUNTAIN by bobbywatts | Jul 9th, 2008 11:50:15 AM | damn it by bobbywatts | Jul 9th, 2008 11:51:53 AM | man, whats the problem by bobbywatts | Jul 9th, 2008 12:01:08 PM | Hear hear bobbywatts by phantom_of_teh_paradise | Jul 9th, 2008 12:03:16 PM | this is going to be me by bobbywatts | Jul 9th, 2008 12:07:57 PM | If anybody actually ever
LISTENED to Aronofsky by phantom_of_teh_paradise | Jul 9th, 2008 12:17:42 PM | The Fifth Directive Is... by Slugworth | Jul 9th, 2008 12:39:19 PM | "I work for Dick Jones!!!
DICK JONES!!!" by SpyGuy | Jul 9th, 2008 12:41:04 PM | I Made Up Directive 5 by mrbeaks | Jul 9th, 2008 12:46:57 PM | I'm with Vern on this one... by Clarence Boddicker | Jul 9th, 2008 12:47:07 PM | Mr. Winston... by LlGHTST0RMER | Jul 9th, 2008 01:04:59 PM | octagonproplex, your list
gives me a hangover by g-ride9000 | Jul 9th, 2008 01:15:15 PM | PLEASE PLEASE, JUST LEAVE HIM
ALONE!!! (cry sniffle) LEAVE
ROBO by g-ride9000 | Jul 9th, 2008 01:19:29 PM | I'll see it if.. by Harold-Sherbort | Jul 9th, 2008 01:20:27 PM | Mr. Winston by mrbeaks | Jul 9th, 2008 01:24:55 PM | Yes, DarthBakpao, I find
Aronokfsky to be overrated by slone13 | Jul 9th, 2008 01:25:31 PM | IN THE FUTURE ALL COP CARS
WILL BE BLACK 89' TAURUS by g-ride9000 | Jul 9th, 2008 01:29:30 PM | Mel Brooks' To Be or Not To Be by Movietool | Jul 9th, 2008 01:41:13 PM | to xxxyxyxyx by bobbywatts | Jul 9th, 2008 01:47:51 PM | slone13 by bobbywatts | Jul 9th, 2008 01:51:27 PM | RoboFlop? by Harold-Sherbort | Jul 9th, 2008 01:54:53 PM | Even if he did come up with a
great idea for.. by Darth Macchio | Jul 9th, 2008 01:59:35 PM | Aronofsky is busy doing
schloky fight films by filmfanatic1 | Jul 9th, 2008 02:11:52 PM | The coolest thing that can be
done with Robocop.... by KillianXX | Jul 9th, 2008 02:13:37 PM | The problem with Re-makes
these days by Series7 | Jul 9th, 2008 02:29:07 PM | This is what would happen if
Aronofsky did Robocop... by BurgerKing | Jul 9th, 2008 02:31:07 PM | Slone13 by DarthBakpao | Jul 9th, 2008 02:33:06 PM | filmfanatic1 by Series7 | Jul 9th, 2008 02:36:00 PM | lead/lede by DennisMM | Jul 9th, 2008 02:45:21 PM | Damn you Michael Bay by Second Try | Jul 9th, 2008 02:47:42 PM | Robocop vs. Ironman by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 02:58:22 PM | "Look at my face Dick, do you
think I want a remake?" by SID 8.0 | Jul 9th, 2008 03:06:31 PM | hmm by ScaryJim | Jul 9th, 2008 03:07:43 PM | Clarence Boddicker by FraDolcino | Jul 9th, 2008 03:14:58 PM | Speaking of remakes by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 03:24:16 PM | The Thing isn't actually a
remake at all... by Darth Macchio | Jul 9th, 2008 03:48:39 PM | Aronofsky wants to be like
Christopher Nolan by Chishu_Ryu | Jul 9th, 2008 04:06:18 PM | Great Movie, Lousy Franchise,
although... by Hikaru Ichijo | Jul 9th, 2008 04:21:34 PM | Hey I get the TAKE IT BACK
reference. by Gilkuliehe | Jul 9th, 2008 04:35:15 PM | This will not work by spectrebeeyatch | Jul 9th, 2008 04:39:16 PM | the fountain was unwatchable.
total crap. by TooWhippy | Jul 9th, 2008 04:52:32 PM | NeilF by chipps | Jul 9th, 2008 05:17:39 PM | um, am I the only one who
doesn't care about Robocop? by BadMrWonka | Jul 9th, 2008 05:28:04 PM | Why not remake bad movies? by drewlicious | Jul 9th, 2008 07:17:09 PM | I'd FUCKING SEE IT! I'D
FUCKING SEE ANYTHONG DARREN
DOES by Proman1984 | Jul 9th, 2008 08:07:47 PM | For Fuck's Sake... by Wonko | Jul 9th, 2008 08:32:40 PM | See Above by Wonko | Jul 9th, 2008 08:39:41 PM | hmmm by chipps | Jul 9th, 2008 09:41:12 PM | Wonko by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 10:05:24 PM | Proman 1984 by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 10:27:30 PM | It ought not be fucked with! by Violator90 | Jul 9th, 2008 10:28:24 PM | chicks shouldn't wear thongs. by chipps | Jul 9th, 2008 10:30:35 PM | Bricktops hammer by Wonko | Jul 9th, 2008 10:36:48 PM | Wonko by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 10:45:50 PM | Chipps by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 10:49:49 PM | thongs by chipps | Jul 9th, 2008 10:56:34 PM | not in America by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 11:04:57 PM | i actually knew by chipps | Jul 9th, 2008 11:09:29 PM | Sorry by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 11:17:55 PM | lol by chipps | Jul 9th, 2008 11:38:52 PM | no need to rent those by Bricktops hammer | Jul 9th, 2008 11:43:32 PM | Simply give it to Verhoeven,
FFS!!! by Motoko Kusanagi | Jul 10th, 2008 12:30:00 AM | Directive 5 did exist in the
original script. by Subovon | Jul 10th, 2008 02:50:22 AM | Mr. Beaks by Mr. Winston | Jul 10th, 2008 03:04:47 AM | Sequel yes, remake - NO! by QuietEnglishGent | Jul 10th, 2008 03:54:16 AM | Robocop and Starship Troopers by Seth Gecko | Jul 10th, 2008 05:22:28 AM | Robocop simply IS. There is
no remake. by Baked | Jul 10th, 2008 06:41:05 AM | No Weller, No Robo by adiehardfanwithalethalweapon | Jul 10th, 2008 07:06:56 AM | UnknownUsers knows his shit by kiddae | Jul 10th, 2008 09:03:29 AM | Agreed but... by Darth Macchio | Jul 10th, 2008 10:16:05 AM | are you kidding? TOP GUN?? by DAS JANKE | Jul 10th, 2008 01:07:57 PM | Just To Clarify (For The
Fuckwads On This Board) by SG Xibalba | Jul 10th, 2008 02:58:06 PM | Stengah by SG Xibalba | Jul 11th, 2008 12:02:31 PM | I weep by Rustydahlia87 | Jul 27th, 2008 01:54:44 AM |
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