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Brundlefly returns and Cronenberg looks to be returning with him!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. A dark, twisted, cynical side of me was waiting for this news of a remake of David Cronenberg's remake of THE FLY because I could then pull out "Be afraid. Be VERY afraid" for the headline. But then David Cronenberg went and fucked that up for me. Thanks, Dave.

A remake/reimagining/reworking/whatever of THE FLY is indeed in the works according to Steven Zeitchik at Hollywood Reporter's Risky Business Blog, but it's being spearheaded by David Cronenberg himself. Word is he's directing and potentially writing this reboot.



I actually went to LA to see his bizarre opera based on THE FLY. I don't know if it was worth the north of $200 ticket, but I did enjoy myself.

I'm curious about this project. A part of me doesn't want to see Cronenberg going back to the well and a part of me is giddy as a schoolboy to see him tackle a big scale FLY movie again. Does this mean we're going to see Viggo Mortensen as Seth Brundle? Or will Cronenberg be fucking awesome and just pull Jeff Goldblum away from that cop show? Or will Seth Brundle even exist in the remake?

It might be better to go a whole new direction just as he did in the original remake. I do demand acid vomit melting off some douchebag's foot, though.

So, yeah. We'll see how this progresses.



-Quint
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Interesting...
by The_Coyote
Sep 24th, 2009
12:27:36 AM
Don't have Brundlefly ask to be killed
by Omegaman
Sep 24th, 2009
12:32:03 AM
$200 ticket?
by The Dark Shite
Sep 24th, 2009
12:33:01 AM
Omega
by Quint
Sep 24th, 2009
12:34:32 AM
Interesting indeed...
by The Amazing G
Sep 24th, 2009
12:34:58 AM
I have only ONE question:
by Motoko Kusanagi
Sep 24th, 2009
12:40:13 AM
ya know what's an underrated Cronenberg movie?
by The Amazing G
Sep 24th, 2009
12:40:37 AM
Why? Just for the sake of fucking effects?
by conspiracy
Sep 24th, 2009
12:43:47 AM
Yeah I'm confused...
by LastOfTheV8Interceptors
Sep 24th, 2009
12:43:54 AM
His best movie.
by MaxTheSilent
Sep 24th, 2009
12:44:07 AM
Unecessary re-make/re-boo
by RoarsLoudly
Sep 24th, 2009
12:44:34 AM
Just pull a Lucas
by disfigurehead
Sep 24th, 2009
12:46:08 AM
Blah
by bueno_bob
Sep 24th, 2009
12:57:55 AM
Oh well.....
by Nuking the Fridge
Sep 24th, 2009
12:59:08 AM
Brundle Fly asking for death ....
by Nuking the Fridge
Sep 24th, 2009
01:00:40 AM
Will Geena Davis' bush be making a reappearance?
by kdoc13
Sep 24th, 2009
01:07:40 AM
Go the Fly!!!
by hallmitchell
Sep 24th, 2009
01:08:51 AM
Conenberg should remake The Thing
by Regicidal_Maniac
Sep 24th, 2009
01:09:22 AM
Directors remaking their own works?
by OutlawsDelejos
Sep 24th, 2009
01:10:16 AM
Fucking shift key, Ring 2.
by OutlawsDelejos
Sep 24th, 2009
01:11:07 AM
Oh for crap sake dont fuck my favorite movie
by Seth Brundle
Sep 24th, 2009
01:11:39 AM
Whatever the Cronen wanna do...
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Sep 24th, 2009
01:15:40 AM
OutlawsDelejos
by The_Coyote
Sep 24th, 2009
01:18:21 AM
Oh yeah!
by The_Coyote
Sep 24th, 2009
01:19:14 AM
existenZ WAS great!
by BadMrWonka
Sep 24th, 2009
01:24:06 AM
The original Cronenberg Fly was perfect!
by MattmanBegins
Sep 24th, 2009
01:30:33 AM
The_Coyote
by BGDAWES
Sep 24th, 2009
01:33:03 AM
BGDAWES
by virgin_eyeballs
Sep 24th, 2009
02:05:17 AM
No jew fly this time -
by Professor_Monster
Sep 24th, 2009
02:08:08 AM
Aldred Hitchcock remade his own film of...
by Primus
Sep 24th, 2009
02:16:37 AM
That should Alfred H of course...
by Primus
Sep 24th, 2009
02:17:23 AM
The_Coyote
by BenBraddock
Sep 24th, 2009
02:22:07 AM
Sorry, I meant that for BGDAWES
by BenBraddock
Sep 24th, 2009
02:23:08 AM
The Cronenberg movie already was a remake anyways
by peterhengl
Sep 24th, 2009
02:23:42 AM
The original is timeless
by harrythehawk
Sep 24th, 2009
02:24:59 AM
"Jew fly! Jew fly! Don't bother me..."
by ZombieHeathLedger
Sep 24th, 2009
02:27:33 AM
Quint --
by DrunkyMcLush
Sep 24th, 2009
02:44:46 AM
The Fly is a great movie. Don't remake it
by Supermans
Sep 24th, 2009
02:51:16 AM
It's the writing part that has me excited.
by Neosamurai85
Sep 24th, 2009
02:51:20 AM
soundtrack
by Frojitsu
Sep 24th, 2009
03:10:27 AM
He should remake Rabid...
by otto maddox
Sep 24th, 2009
03:20:58 AM
Fuck's sake...
by kwisatzhaderach
Sep 24th, 2009
03:33:15 AM
or remake The Brood...
by otto maddox
Sep 24th, 2009
03:38:35 AM
The beginning of the brood was awesome..
by StarchildAD
Sep 24th, 2009
03:41:24 AM
or remake Scanners..
by otto maddox
Sep 24th, 2009
03:44:01 AM
eRmake eXistanz with an even uglier chick
by StarchildAD
Sep 24th, 2009
03:53:08 AM
Oliver Reed was the shit
by StarchildAD
Sep 24th, 2009
03:53:57 AM
Cronenberg won't remake this
by Seth Gecko
Sep 24th, 2009
03:57:10 AM
The South American Paper Wasp
by Happyfat73
Sep 24th, 2009
04:02:03 AM
Pusquito
by StarchildAD
Sep 24th, 2009
04:04:31 AM
no to remake! yes to sequel
by TheManWhoCan
Sep 24th, 2009
04:09:56 AM
Pascuali
by StarchildAD
Sep 24th, 2009
04:21:19 AM
ok, THIS is curious making.
by Mr Gorilla
Sep 24th, 2009
04:29:18 AM
Cronenberg should remake Shivers
by PhilipMarlowe
Sep 24th, 2009
04:32:49 AM
a Shivers remake is actually a good idea...
by The Amazing G
Sep 24th, 2009
04:42:19 AM
my mind has been fucking BLOWN...
by The Amazing G
Sep 24th, 2009
04:48:28 AM
anyway a remake of The Brood might not be a bad idea either
by The Amazing G
Sep 24th, 2009
04:52:04 AM
On the remakes by the same director front
by filmcoyote
Sep 24th, 2009
04:58:51 AM
Why?
by elsewhere
Sep 24th, 2009
05:17:18 AM
I hope it's a huge joke...
by spectrebeeyatch
Sep 24th, 2009
05:28:24 AM
Fuck directing, Cronenberg I want you to act for us!
by StarchildAD
Sep 24th, 2009
05:37:20 AM
Look, Ill fucking direct it if its too much trouble
by StarchildAD
Sep 24th, 2009
05:38:56 AM
sad
by KillDozer
Sep 24th, 2009
05:41:19 AM
Quint kudos for posting that polisth movie poster of the Fly
by ominus
Sep 24th, 2009
05:52:18 AM
Bring back Geena Davis, too.
by tonagan
Sep 24th, 2009
06:03:24 AM
A Shivers remake is a good idea.
by tonagan
Sep 24th, 2009
06:04:38 AM
Return to horror
by Davidhessstation
Sep 24th, 2009
06:05:13 AM
Don't forget Cronenberg in Jason X.
by tonagan
Sep 24th, 2009
06:05:17 AM
And is the Fly opera ever coming to the west coast?
by tonagan
Sep 24th, 2009
06:05:59 AM
Just.....why?!
by Mr Nicholas
Sep 24th, 2009
06:06:15 AM
I have no problem with a director and/or producer remaking their
by Mr Spork
Sep 24th, 2009
06:08:37 AM
*own movies
by Mr Spork
Sep 24th, 2009
06:09:31 AM
I meant EAST coast.
by tonagan
Sep 24th, 2009
06:19:34 AM
Evil Dead 2 a remake?
by Bouncy X
Sep 24th, 2009
06:39:52 AM
Hitchcock remade his own tha man who knew too much
by Taye
Sep 24th, 2009
06:56:21 AM
THE man who knew too much
by Taye
Sep 24th, 2009
07:03:17 AM
I DEMAND NEW MOVIES.
by fireclown
Sep 24th, 2009
07:04:20 AM
Hey look, it's the famous Funny Girl movie poster
by BrandLoyalist
Sep 24th, 2009
07:10:29 AM
He's remaking his own movie? Is he trying to be
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Sep 24th, 2009
07:11:41 AM
Look out Cronenberg...
by PessimusGrime
Sep 24th, 2009
07:18:09 AM
... Not to mention...
by PessimusGrime
Sep 24th, 2009
07:18:58 AM
All about the $
by nexxus7
Sep 24th, 2009
07:24:16 AM
FX, no shortage of scripts - just imagination, for dated
by filmcoyote
Sep 24th, 2009
07:55:18 AM
The Fly (1958); The Fly (1986)
by I AM ROCKO
Sep 24th, 2009
08:01:21 AM
Can't be a remake. Gotta be a sequel.
by Hint_of_Smegma
Sep 24th, 2009
08:06:41 AM
The big question is, will it be in 3-D?
by SpyGuy
Sep 24th, 2009
08:14:04 AM
Help me! Heeeeeeeeeelllllpppppppp meeeeeeeeeeee
by Nasty In The Pasty
Sep 24th, 2009
08:17:57 AM
ANyone see the Fly
by Series7
Sep 24th, 2009
08:19:42 AM
I don't understand this
by D.Vader
Sep 24th, 2009
08:37:48 AM
Bring in Bill Hader as G. Davis' brother!
by Blanket-Man
Sep 24th, 2009
08:42:19 AM
Did anyone like "THE FLY II"?
by BenBraddock
Sep 24th, 2009
08:46:00 AM
Jeff Goldblum in Law and Order CI
by Series7
Sep 24th, 2009
08:54:26 AM
Bring Back Eric Stolz!
by Series7
Sep 24th, 2009
08:55:15 AM
So is this the movie that
by Series7
Sep 24th, 2009
08:56:43 AM
if he can get jeff goldblum back..
by El Cimarron
Sep 24th, 2009
09:05:10 AM
recently watched the first 80s Fly film all the way through...
by Deviant Apex
Sep 24th, 2009
09:08:22 AM
I DON'T LIKE THIS AT ALL
by BringingSexyBack
Sep 24th, 2009
09:08:42 AM
deviant apex
by El Cimarron
Sep 24th, 2009
09:09:55 AM
I WANT TO SEE EASTERN PROMISES 2
by BringingSexyBack
Sep 24th, 2009
09:11:02 AM
MICHAEL JACKSON DID NOT TACKLE ISSUE OF HUMAN/FLY GENE SPLITTIN
by BringingSexyBack
Sep 24th, 2009
09:12:45 AM
BTW
by Deviant Apex
Sep 24th, 2009
09:15:32 AM
REMAKE ALTERED STATES INSTEAD
by BringingSexyBack
Sep 24th, 2009
09:18:15 AM
i will watch anything cronenberg does.
by RedHorseVector
Sep 24th, 2009
09:19:23 AM
cronenberg and lynch are the two crazy uncles i wish i had.
by RedHorseVector
Sep 24th, 2009
09:20:12 AM
Sorry BringingSexyBack
by Series7
Sep 24th, 2009
09:26:33 AM
I don't think I'd want to be in Lynch's family
by Series7
Sep 24th, 2009
09:28:00 AM
Re:El Cimarron
by Deviant Apex
Sep 24th, 2009
09:34:52 AM
The original Fly was based on a story in the Playboy magazine
by ominus
Sep 24th, 2009
09:43:35 AM
Beside the makeup effects The Fly probably
by skimn
Sep 24th, 2009
09:44:39 AM
what I REALLY want Cronenberg to do is...
by The Amazing G
Sep 24th, 2009
09:46:40 AM
Maybe in this remake USA army uses Brundles work
by ominus
Sep 24th, 2009
09:48:02 AM
origin story
by El Cimarron
Sep 24th, 2009
09:48:33 AM
Haha Jason X
by Adelai Niska
Sep 24th, 2009
09:49:20 AM
Oh Cronenberg, don't tease us and then let us down...
by Royston Lodge
Sep 24th, 2009
09:56:01 AM
It will just be the opera on film
by CarmillaVonDoom
Sep 24th, 2009
09:56:20 AM
lets have the same concept
by damiz707
Sep 24th, 2009
09:57:21 AM
Do it like the '50s version
by rev_skarekroe
Sep 24th, 2009
09:58:54 AM
I'd much rather see Cronenberg manage the Videodrome remake.
by Royston Lodge
Sep 24th, 2009
09:59:31 AM
Of course the premise of the movie did not make sense.
by Ingeld
Sep 24th, 2009
10:11:11 AM
Fucking gross.
by Azlam Orlandu
Sep 24th, 2009
10:13:52 AM
Cronenberg should do DR. STRANGE instead
by IAmLegolas
Sep 24th, 2009
10:19:30 AM
Brundle's concept of teleportation
by skimn
Sep 24th, 2009
10:24:03 AM
Evil Dead 2 is neither a sequel nor a remake
by slone13
Sep 24th, 2009
10:25:23 AM
Do the velcro fly!
by jarjarmessiah
Sep 24th, 2009
10:31:12 AM
This could definitely work if it is a remake/sequel...
by JackLucas
Sep 24th, 2009
10:33:10 AM
And if this IS a sequel with new ideas within the same universe?
by JackLucas
Sep 24th, 2009
10:35:06 AM
This time have the "Fly" actually fly!
by Sithdan
Sep 24th, 2009
10:39:01 AM
DeMille
by imagin78
Sep 24th, 2009
10:41:01 AM
Fly II did have the smooshiest head crunch
by skimn
Sep 24th, 2009
10:43:10 AM
Mortensen would be great in this,
by Captain Happy
Sep 24th, 2009
10:46:24 AM
Although, if it's more of a sequel...
by Captain Happy
Sep 24th, 2009
10:51:56 AM
Royston Lodge has good points
by Klytus_I.m_Bored
Sep 24th, 2009
10:56:06 AM
he should have tons of lense flair
by LarryTate
Sep 24th, 2009
10:59:01 AM
To coincide with our fear of swine flu
by skimn
Sep 24th, 2009
11:17:53 AM
Gotta get Eric Stoltz in there
by MaliceHighload
Sep 24th, 2009
11:27:31 AM
The only thing the original lacked...
by Immortal_Fish
Sep 24th, 2009
11:32:11 AM
Cronenberg should remake Super fly!
by theycallmemrtibbs
Sep 24th, 2009
11:44:23 AM
IMMORTAL FISH
by BringingSexyBack
Sep 24th, 2009
11:45:03 AM
THE REAL HORROR IS THAT AETNA DENIES BRUNDLE'S CLAIM
by BringingSexyBack
Sep 24th, 2009
11:45:59 AM
LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH
by PleaseWipeMyAss
Sep 24th, 2009
11:54:53 AM
Standing by for shitty CGI and PG13 rating
by Logan_1973
Sep 24th, 2009
12:00:38 PM
Since they are planning a remake of Total Recall...
by Traumnovelle
Sep 24th, 2009
12:08:31 PM
I liked the 1st Cronenberg fly
by PowerRing
Sep 24th, 2009
12:18:08 PM
"It Came From Within"
by nolan bautista
Sep 24th, 2009
12:18:43 PM
Oh yeah..
by nolan bautista
Sep 24th, 2009
12:23:20 PM
So...a Fly remake by David Cronenberg?....
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Sep 24th, 2009
12:34:10 PM
So is he going to do a remake of Naken Lunch next?
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Sep 24th, 2009
12:37:20 PM
Maybe the fly at the end of this remake,gets killed by
by ominus
Sep 24th, 2009
12:56:16 PM
PETA IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS!!!!!
by BringingSexyBack
Sep 24th, 2009
01:00:54 PM
Will Obama have a cameo?
by ominus
Sep 24th, 2009
01:22:38 PM
This just tells me...
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Sep 24th, 2009
01:23:52 PM
David Cronenberg to direct Planet of the Apes: The Musical
by Royston Lodge
Sep 24th, 2009
01:24:51 PM
The Special is for special occasions.
by Toilet_Terror
Sep 24th, 2009
01:25:50 PM
Though it doesn't excite me much in theory
by Toilet_Terror
Sep 24th, 2009
01:28:35 PM
Captain Happy, they already did that...
by Dr.DirtyD
Sep 24th, 2009
01:35:22 PM
I just don't know what to think about this...
by HarryCalder
Sep 24th, 2009
01:54:19 PM
There ARE other 50s monster movies he could remake.
by Royston Lodge
Sep 24th, 2009
02:05:38 PM
Royston, agree wholeheartedly.
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Sep 24th, 2009
02:09:08 PM
He did such a creepy job with gyno's in Dead Ringers
by skimn
Sep 24th, 2009
02:18:39 PM
Cant think of a single reason for this to happen
by Turingtestee
Sep 24th, 2009
02:43:03 PM
Is there a luckier bastard than Goldblum?
by kuryakin
Sep 24th, 2009
03:08:25 PM
Hmm didn't mean to post just the title
by kuryakin
Sep 24th, 2009
03:10:52 PM
But he was the bomb in Mad Dog Time
by kuryakin
Sep 24th, 2009
03:12:11 PM
I like Goldblum,he has taken part in a lot of
by ominus
Sep 24th, 2009
03:27:40 PM
He should a make a movie based on H1N1
by ominus
Sep 24th, 2009
03:32:33 PM
"He just needs to CGI a modern hairstyle onto Geena Davis"
by Nasty In The Pasty
Sep 24th, 2009
03:33:47 PM
Will Eric Stoltz be back as Jeff Goldblum's son?!!!!
by Drath
Sep 24th, 2009
03:49:31 PM
You know Letterman or someone
by Series7
Sep 24th, 2009
04:11:34 PM
REPAIRS!!! NOT REMAKES!!!
by Missing Dink
Sep 24th, 2009
04:11:58 PM
Cronenberg should pull a David Lynch and...
by Fandude7
Sep 24th, 2009
04:40:37 PM
Cronenberg is making some odd decisions lately
by Redmond
Sep 24th, 2009
04:43:16 PM
Headlines I'd rather read . . .
by Royston Lodge
Sep 24th, 2009
04:44:29 PM
Huge DC Fan
by RaRoMo
Sep 24th, 2009
05:05:18 PM
Wait....he's remaking a movie he already directed?
by Onin Solstice
Sep 24th, 2009
05:38:12 PM
The_Coyote
by OutlawsDelejos
Sep 24th, 2009
05:46:56 PM
SUPERHERO MOVIE
by Reposseser
Sep 24th, 2009
07:03:27 PM
Why get righteously angry about remaking a remake?
by Tall_Boy66
Sep 24th, 2009
07:21:36 PM
BBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ BBZZZ BBZZZZ BZ BBZZZZ
by BringingSexyBack
Sep 24th, 2009
09:01:46 PM
Shoooot him
by Caerdwyn
Sep 24th, 2009
09:13:56 PM
You'll remake what you're told to remake, Dave.
by kabong
Sep 24th, 2009
09:39:58 PM
LET THE RAIN FALLL DOWNNN
by StarchildAD
Sep 24th, 2009
09:43:23 PM
Cronenberg can do this
by Minaton
Sep 24th, 2009
10:31:43 PM
that scene in Dead Ringers *spoiler*
by The Amazing G
Sep 24th, 2009
10:46:32 PM
CRONENBERG does FLY; SCOTT does ALIEN
by uberman
Sep 24th, 2009
11:29:25 PM
I cant believe i didnt even know Cronenberg
by StrokerX
Sep 25th, 2009
02:41:22 AM
So it's a virus
by carraway
Sep 25th, 2009
02:47:50 AM
CGI
by MotherPussBucket
Sep 25th, 2009
05:08:15 AM
Croneberg gotta eat
by ominus
Sep 25th, 2009
07:25:25 AM
SUPER FLY!!!!!
by FreeBeer
Sep 25th, 2009
08:20:53 AM
The Fly Will Fly
by FreeBeer
Sep 25th, 2009
08:33:13 AM
Howard Shore should re-score
by Nuking the Fridge
Sep 25th, 2009
09:04:33 AM
Mother Puss Bucket
by skimn
Sep 25th, 2009
09:19:03 AM
Geena Davis
by Abominable Snowcone
Sep 25th, 2009
09:33:55 AM
Maybe
by Suskis
Sep 25th, 2009
09:52:46 AM
The Fly Will Fly Continued...
by FreeBeer
Sep 25th, 2009
10:03:07 AM
I got an idea
by Spacezilla
Sep 25th, 2009
01:55:31 PM
This has absolutely nothing to do with "The Fly"...
by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Goode r
Sep 25th, 2009
03:57:53 PM
This TB is dead but...
by SAILOR_RIPLEY
Sep 25th, 2009
05:14:36 PM
Have faith in Croneberg...
by Skyway Moaters
Sep 25th, 2009
05:17:55 PM
Crash and Naked lunch = brilliant.
by FleshMachine
Sep 25th, 2009
06:44:56 PM
Um, yeah FleshMachine...
by Skyway Moaters
Sep 25th, 2009
09:33:47 PM

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