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NBC’s LIFE-Giver To Pen New Big-Screen TWILIGHT ZONE!!

I am – Hercules!!




Rand Ravich, writer-director of “The Astronaut’s Wife” and creator of NBC’s short-lived zen detective series “Life,” has been hired by Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio to pen a new big-screen “Twilight Zone” movie.

The movie DiCaprio has in mind won’t deal with multiple stories as the movie directed by Steven Spielberg, George Miller, John Landis and Joe Dante did a quarter-century ago. It would transform one episode into one movie. Or maybe two episodes into two movies.

Longtime AICN readers know I am a nut for the old Rod Serling anthology (which I hope gets a Blu-ray edition soon) – but I was not a fan of “Astronaut’s” nor of what I saw of “Life,” so my expectations for this long-brewing project remain muted.

My excitement level would jump from a 2 to a 5, though, if I learned a role were being tailored for Albert Brooks.

Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here.

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Look at those two apes! This must be where they live!
by therealkumar
Jul 20th, 2009
12:41:30 AM
Awww fuck
by GiveMeAnFinBreak
Jul 20th, 2009
12:43:39 AM
GiveMeAnFinBreak
by Johnny Smith
Jul 20th, 2009
12:47:54 AM
lemme get in here quick..
by soup74
Jul 20th, 2009
12:50:08 AM
Oh Gooooooood...
by vettebro
Jul 20th, 2009
12:51:53 AM
ahem...
by smylexx
Jul 20th, 2009
12:59:59 AM
It's GOTTA be an anthology!
by CopOnTheEdge
Jul 20th, 2009
01:00:29 AM
Not a big fan of "The Twilight Zone: The Movie"
by ChaunceyGardiner
Jul 20th, 2009
01:00:36 AM
THE TWILIGHT ZONE can never be duplicated.
by LoneGun
Jul 20th, 2009
01:03:47 AM
Yeah...
by Urall Luzers
Jul 20th, 2009
01:04:38 AM
Isn't half the stuff we watch a version of TZ?
by CherryValance
Jul 20th, 2009
01:07:25 AM
Oh Yeah...
by Helltron
Jul 20th, 2009
01:07:42 AM
Wacko Jacko Movie
by Trannyformers_Apologist
Jul 20th, 2009
01:08:47 AM
It's a shame Edgar Wright isn't doing this
by YackBacker
Jul 20th, 2009
01:09:49 AM
I mean, HOT FUZZ was kinda like a TZ episode, right?
by YackBacker
Jul 20th, 2009
01:11:57 AM
Aquaman MOVIE!! haha
by Trannyformers_Apologist
Jul 20th, 2009
01:13:05 AM
Voltron movie will have more heart than Shitformers 2 hahaha
by Trannyformers_Apologist
Jul 20th, 2009
01:14:32 AM
Like a wet turd that just keeps on drippin'
by BoRock_A_Boomer
Jul 20th, 2009
01:20:37 AM
Why even call it Twilight Zone then?
by damiz707
Jul 20th, 2009
01:38:36 AM
Yeah, this sounds like a cash-in on a known brand
by YackBacker
Jul 20th, 2009
01:45:31 AM
Recently saw The Eye Of The Beholder
by Anything But Tangerines
Jul 20th, 2009
01:54:25 AM
muted enthusiasm... sounds right
by DarthSaul666
Jul 20th, 2009
02:01:46 AM
Scriptgirl told us about this last week.
by brock landers baby
Jul 20th, 2009
02:03:34 AM
They should do "FRIGHT AT 30,000 FT". I think thats the title.
by Mike_D
Jul 20th, 2009
02:16:13 AM
there's a man on the wing of this plane!!!!!
by mr. smith
Jul 20th, 2009
02:16:19 AM
dream casting
by mr. smith
Jul 20th, 2009
02:25:50 AM
Rand Ravich is a total ex-druggie hack Douchebag
by DarthMrBelvedere
Jul 20th, 2009
02:57:26 AM
The Curse Will Return!
by Orionsangels
Jul 20th, 2009
02:58:39 AM
LEO, YOU COULDN'T FIND ANYBODY TALENTED TO...
by DarthMrBelvedere
Jul 20th, 2009
03:03:16 AM
I want a new Creepshow!!!
by landosystem
Jul 20th, 2009
03:12:44 AM
Don't let John Landis near the set
by Riley Martin
Jul 20th, 2009
03:38:26 AM
the new Richard Kelly movie is basically...
by beefywhore
Jul 20th, 2009
03:41:57 AM
So what's the point?
by Gislef_crow
Jul 20th, 2009
03:42:06 AM
yay more remakes!
by Potatino
Jul 20th, 2009
03:43:09 AM
it isn't The Zone without Rod Serling
by tompiltoff
Jul 20th, 2009
04:11:23 AM
Write in helicopter scene
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Jul 20th, 2009
04:25:16 AM
CREEPSHOW II
by thegreatwhatzit
Jul 20th, 2009
04:28:30 AM
The right creative team...
by HoichiTheEarless
Jul 20th, 2009
04:55:34 AM
The right creative team...
by HoichiTheEarless
Jul 20th, 2009
05:07:47 AM
Right, just don't kill anyone this time
by performingmonkey
Jul 20th, 2009
05:48:32 AM
Only way this could work
by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead
Jul 20th, 2009
06:40:41 AM
meh
by Yeti
Jul 20th, 2009
06:41:15 AM
And
by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead
Jul 20th, 2009
06:47:37 AM
Life started out fine.
by Knuckleduster
Jul 20th, 2009
06:49:41 AM
Perfect type of film for Shayamalan...
by Mr. Profit
Jul 20th, 2009
07:00:21 AM
JJ Abrams
by cthulu660
Jul 20th, 2009
07:06:05 AM
Multiple story films haven't been hits.
by hallmitchell
Jul 20th, 2009
07:28:32 AM
Reminds me of the series reboots
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jul 20th, 2009
07:30:46 AM
hallmitchell, yeah Pulp Fiction bombed at
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jul 20th, 2009
07:38:15 AM
never watched Life...
by jjwalrus
Jul 20th, 2009
07:42:53 AM
The best attempt in the last few years was-
by Mr. Profit
Jul 20th, 2009
07:54:17 AM
Anybody know a good place for dinosaur?
by durhay
Jul 20th, 2009
08:05:19 AM
Mr. Profit/Lost-Expose
by jjwalrus
Jul 20th, 2009
08:09:46 AM
I Have The Coolest Idea For A New Take On Twilight Zone
by Media Messiah
Jul 20th, 2009
08:12:08 AM
Amended: I Have The Coolest Idea For A New Take On Twilight Zone
by Media Messiah
Jul 20th, 2009
08:13:53 AM
M. Knight
by Series7
Jul 20th, 2009
08:15:57 AM
80's movie remake had the right idea
by Samuel Fulmer
Jul 20th, 2009
08:24:40 AM
Make the Judgment Night episode with Landis
by Samuel Fulmer
Jul 20th, 2009
08:26:56 AM
Twilight Zone only works in Black and White
by Crimson Dynamo
Jul 20th, 2009
08:43:25 AM
"I am the Shadow Man...
by Crimson Dynamo
Jul 20th, 2009
08:51:21 AM
Makes Movie out of the tv show FRIDAY the 13th:the series
by ZombieHeathLedger
Jul 20th, 2009
08:53:08 AM
The half hour Zones were always better than the hour long Zones
by skimn
Jul 20th, 2009
08:57:45 AM
Dammit!
by ZombieHeathLedger
Jul 20th, 2009
08:59:35 AM
jjwalrus
by Mr. Profit
Jul 20th, 2009
09:02:21 AM
IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jul 20th, 2009
09:03:54 AM
And The Howling Man -
by Mr. Profit
Jul 20th, 2009
09:05:00 AM
So is the Tower of Terror in it?
by FeralAngel
Jul 20th, 2009
09:10:23 AM
And the Miller segment of the movie always gets the
by skimn
Jul 20th, 2009
09:11:55 AM
Friday the Thirteenth-The Series- great premise
by Carl's hat
Jul 20th, 2009
09:14:35 AM
Might as well
by HornOrSilk
Jul 20th, 2009
09:56:51 AM
yeah, this is all wrong
by oisin5199
Jul 20th, 2009
10:02:45 AM
Just stay away from helicopters!
by Sithdan
Jul 20th, 2009
10:15:34 AM
IS THIS GONNA HAVE VAMPIRES THAT SPARKLE
by turketron_2
Jul 20th, 2009
10:44:25 AM
I know the ending
by bah
Jul 20th, 2009
11:29:23 AM
Outer Limits
by cyberskunk
Jul 20th, 2009
11:37:00 AM
TZ titles
by gregc
Jul 20th, 2009
11:38:55 AM
Oh boy
by bueno_bob
Jul 20th, 2009
11:42:30 AM
watching an hour or two of Zone a night....
by rben
Jul 20th, 2009
11:47:05 AM
Matheson
by gregc
Jul 20th, 2009
11:55:28 AM
They need to base it on the Tower of Terror Disney ride
by KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS
Jul 20th, 2009
12:04:27 PM
WE WANT A 'NIGHT GALLERY' MOVIE!
by uberman
Jul 20th, 2009
12:18:27 PM
Ackroyd and Brooks...
by AzulTool
Jul 20th, 2009
12:19:59 PM
LINK PHAIL
by ZombieHeathLedger
Jul 20th, 2009
12:26:28 PM
I have a soft spot...
by FUCK_YOU_GEORGE_LUCAS
Jul 20th, 2009
12:54:24 PM
AzulTool
by bueno_bob
Jul 20th, 2009
12:55:10 PM
Love the original Twilight Zone
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
Jul 20th, 2009
01:27:58 PM
Outer Limits : The Movie
by skimn
Jul 20th, 2009
02:03:21 PM
How to Cook for Forty Humans
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jul 20th, 2009
02:29:20 PM
LIFE
by doubleARon
Jul 20th, 2009
02:35:01 PM
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead
Jul 20th, 2009
03:27:32 PM
Wait isn't already happening
by Series7
Jul 20th, 2009
03:44:45 PM
TZ
by Mel Garga
Jul 20th, 2009
04:19:46 PM
Anthology films
by skimn
Jul 20th, 2009
04:45:39 PM
Don't know the name...
by TedKordLives
Jul 20th, 2009
05:00:17 PM
Poor John Landis...
by TedKordLives
Jul 20th, 2009
05:03:16 PM
Geez TedKordLives
by skimn
Jul 20th, 2009
05:06:05 PM
Landis should have been prosecuted for
by rben
Jul 20th, 2009
05:23:19 PM
Oh, yeah...
by TedKordLives
Jul 20th, 2009
05:28:19 PM
TWILIGHT ZONE- BEST GENRE SHOW EVER!
by ZodNotGod
Jul 20th, 2009
06:10:14 PM
Will never work
by JoeSixPack
Jul 20th, 2009
08:14:17 PM
Not a fan of LIFE... !?!
by TheBLIGHT
Jul 20th, 2009
08:29:36 PM
Errrg... spelling smuckes...
by TheBLIGHT
Jul 20th, 2009
08:30:38 PM
If Serling's not involved, it will be fucking awful...
by darthwaz1
Jul 20th, 2009
08:52:07 PM
A Twilight Zone Movie would have to be Hella Creepy...
by ToMonicker
Jul 20th, 2009
09:25:55 PM
Copyright police
by gotilk
Jul 20th, 2009
09:56:36 PM
Nick of Time
by gregc
Jul 20th, 2009
11:00:57 PM
Shatner Nick of Time episode, love it
by JoeSixPack
Jul 20th, 2009
11:16:55 PM
The Scary Door
by nemesisdarkside
Jul 21st, 2009
12:51:10 AM
speaking of Outer Limits...
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Jul 21st, 2009
03:23:44 AM
dancetothebeatofthelivingdead
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jul 21st, 2009
07:44:17 AM
look at that ciiiiiiiiity!
by The Amazing G
Jul 21st, 2009
07:46:05 AM
After Twilight Zone, my second favorite...
by Orbots Commander
Jul 21st, 2009
08:00:04 AM
Actually the pilot episode was...
by Orbots Commander
Jul 21st, 2009
08:05:29 AM
Outer Limits....Joseph Stefano
by rben
Jul 21st, 2009
08:42:57 AM
gotilk, the copyright police
by lyleblake82000
Jul 21st, 2009
01:23:29 PM
Grammaton Cleric Binks
by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead
Jul 21st, 2009
06:16:03 PM

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