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New Director for LOGAN'S RUN remake... he's a first timer!

FIRST! by GavinVanDraven	Aug 21st, 2007 02:34:36 AM
Logan's Run IN MY PANTS!
Logan.... by GavinVanDraven	Aug 21st, 2007 02:36:27 AM
wouldnt run... he'd stab people with his claws if they tried to put him in that old people disposal thingy
Guy must have made a reaaaaaaaly by THE KNIGHT	Aug 21st, 2007 02:39:09 AM
good impression! Congrats!
nice by Diablo77	Aug 21st, 2007 02:42:22 AM
never heard of him before, but that GoW trailer was what made me want to buy an xbox360, so i guess im already a fan. Surprised to hear its likely to be low-tech as his body of work so far appears to lean towards the ultra-polished future-tech sort of imagery that would work well in Logan's World. still - what do i know, im 30 and on the run...
Always wondered who made that GearsofWar ad by DoogieHowitzer	Aug 21st, 2007 02:53:09 AM
Probably the best pairing of video and music I have ever seen - I am a religious PC gamer but almost broke down and bought an xbox after seeing that ad. Glad its coming out for PC finally - with added content and better graphics. Think the visual style he shows in all those pieces will work very well for Logans Run - one of my favorite movies from my early years.
Bryan Singer no longer involved? by dastickboy	Aug 21st, 2007 02:54:51 AM
I thought he was buzzing to make this and did a load of pre-production. When did he come off the project or does he had a producer credit?
watched over by Fincher? by Strabo	Aug 21st, 2007 02:59:37 AM
That's a selling point now? In 1999 I might have cared, but Fincher has lost it completely. Nolan now occupies the niche Fincher used to own.
ahem by smylexx	Aug 21st, 2007 03:13:54 AM
There was no lesbian action in the Nike ad. I feel somewhat cheated. I demand a refund.
Wasn't this virtually remade by GLADIATOR MONKEY	Aug 21st, 2007 03:15:10 AM
Wasn't this virtually remade already with Bay's, "The Island"? In principle, I have nothing against remakes and I know full well that Hollywood has always had a history of cannibalizing it's past successes, but this one seems especially unnecessary. I would like to go to the theatre sometime and not already know the entire story of a film from it's previous incarnation(s).
cool ads! by Zardoz	Aug 21st, 2007 03:17:44 AM
I definitely want the Logan's Run re-do to be more like the books than the 70's film. (dead at 21, not 30, for one thing.) I hope this guy's the one who can do it...
Nice nips by FILMFUNK	Aug 21st, 2007 03:51:43 AM
But if that's your idea of Lesbo action you have a better imagination that I Cool as Feck trailers though! and you can see where they were going with this guy as all his stuff is either futuristic and has model humans running or both! and even though I thought Panic Room sucked I wouldn't write Fincher off completely just yet...
Flop.Floppity..flop..flop! by Rameses	Aug 21st, 2007 03:52:15 AM
What is the point ? No one is going to go down the local ciniplex to watch a remake of logan's Run.It's doomed from the start
THE IRON GIANT was on a Logan's Run. by Todd	Aug 21st, 2007 03:54:43 AM
At the age of 30, most (and this is mainly directed at males) would go though some sort of mid-life crises. Often, people feel that they have not lived to their full potential or not discovered themselves. Or, it could be said, on one’s 30th B-Day, they can “wake up” to their true nature and let them selves out of the cages of conformity their upbringing or society has encased them in. In either case, this can often lead to violence, rape, murder and ritualized killing. Not always, but sometimes. With THE IRON GIANT, when He woke up to His inward nature He became a weapon. Something that was awesome, terrible and unpredictable. The power to be deemed such a potential unpredictable threat to be to dangerous to allow to exist, so they tried to destroy Him. In essence THE IRON GIANT was on a Logan’s Run. However, because he was not executed, He did get a chance to come to terms with this new chapter of His life, and He did eventually recover – He became predictable, compassionate and chose what He wanted to be. For the human race, institutional memory is in place to help middle aged people coup with mid-life transitions, without that, you end up with Logan’s Run. – or if the institutional memory is there, but the situation is alien, as is the case with THE IRON GIANT, you too can end up with a type of Logan’s Run. Either way, change should not be feared, but embraced.
huh...I don't seem to recall him mentioning anything by Datascream	Aug 21st, 2007 03:59:19 AM
about lesbian "action". You guys are WAY to eager for fresh wank material. and this guy has some serious talent. Now let's Neil Blompkamp direct the damn Halo movie. Hollywood needs recognize talent.
Plenty of potential there, good screenwriter too by KillaKane	Aug 21st, 2007 04:04:07 AM
and with Fincher's mentoring, this all sounds really promising. Would be cool if they held over some Jerry Goldsmith's seminal score for this adaptation.
Bad acting by abner pepper	Aug 21st, 2007 04:24:48 AM
I fuckin hate remakes but even though i have a lot of affection for Logans Run if anything is ripe for a remake it is this,the acting and special effects were terrible.
Soylent green is people by abner pepper	Aug 21st, 2007 04:28:46 AM
How long til they announce a remake of soylent green.With Chuck Heston in a cameo as a teak sideboard.
We're gonna need some bigger boobs... by spud mcspud	Aug 21st, 2007 04:31:40 AM
...'Cos the kids of today aren't nuanced enough to appreciate the pert, perky perfection of young Jenny Agutter's rack. If she can look under 21, we need Jessica Biel as Jessica-7. Anyone EXCEPT Shia LeBouef as Logan-5. Jake Gyllenhaal maybe?
"You can live! LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!" by spud mcspud	Aug 21st, 2007 04:37:18 AM
"LIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE and grow OLD!" With Jenny Agutter, naturally ;D Personlly, I'm glad Bryan Singer doesn't get to do this movie. It's be two hours of Logan angstily mooding about thinking about how much he loved Jessica before James Marsden got there. Then the third act would feature an unconscious Logan and Jessica being flown away from a giant CGI wave chasing them across the Outside Worldscape. Guest starring a wildly overacting (but strangely charisma-free) Kevin Spacey in the Ustinov Old Man role. Everyone goes home and pisses on their USUAL SUSPECTS DVDs in protest. Dunno who this Joseph guy is, but the ads rock, and so should the movie. And as much as I love the 1976 movie, the books ARE better. Sorry!
I'm intrigued... by NITROSLICK	Aug 21st, 2007 04:56:07 AM
He directed my two favorite video game advertisements and I wasn't even aware that they were directed by the same individual! But after seeing that Nike ad, I am very much in to see this guy's interpretation of the future of Earth in LOGAN'S RUN! I actually think that this guy will do a great job with Bryan Singer being off the project.
What happened... by NITROSLICK	Aug 21st, 2007 04:58:43 AM
What happened to the script for LOGAN'S RUN that was written by the guys who wrote X2 and SUPERMAN RETURNS, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris? I figured that the studio would still use their script after Singer walked away from the picture...
Super sad... by Ass Lesson	Aug 21st, 2007 05:16:58 AM
...considering how strong McQuarrie's rewrite for Singer was, not to mention the spectacular VFX pre-viz Singer oversaw.
Very Nice Ad's by RobFromBackEast	Aug 21st, 2007 05:18:04 AM
Really has a bit of Fincher/Romanek about him, and that can only be a great thing
Iron Whatsit? by Squelchy	Aug 21st, 2007 05:53:26 AM
What the smeg was that Iron Giant ranter on about? Load of old cobblers that post. Loved the movie though.
Yawn by Lost Prophet	Aug 21st, 2007 05:59:42 AM
shitty uncool news.
Michael Gay´s The Island wasn´t a remake of Logan´s? by CuervoJones	Aug 21st, 2007 06:02:00 AM
I´m confused
Todd's IRON GIANT posts are always welcome here! by Primus	Aug 21st, 2007 06:23:58 AM
Keep the flame burning, brother.
Singer's off because... by Freefinger	Aug 21st, 2007 06:25:23 AM
... of the poor performance of Superman Returns. Who wants to take a chance on him now except WB who have a contract with him and want to save face by letting him do another crappy Superman film..
The Alien 3 DVD by Spandau Belly	Aug 21st, 2007 06:41:43 AM
All the special features are just apologies to Fincher and shots of him looking pensive while people call him a genius. It's awesome! My favorite is Charles Dance listing all the stupid things he would do if David Fincher asked..."I would jump off London Bridge if he asked me to." and the way he says it, he's not exagerating. BTW, even if Fincher hates Alien 3, I really like it.
My childhood, raped again... by ATARI	Aug 21st, 2007 07:12:59 AM
blah, blah, blah
The Thing That Should Not Be by Abominable Snowcone	Aug 21st, 2007 07:38:50 AM
Like John Carpenter's Halloween, this is another film that should not be remade or "reimagined" because it CAN'T be better. And if 'a new generation' wants to check it out, they should refer to the 1976 original with Michael York and the hotter-than-hell Jenny Aguiletta (sp). Case in point, Burton's "Apes." So much hype, so much disappointment. Why bother trying to match an original that has achieved and maintained 'classic' status for 30 years?
Cuervo Jones... by Blue_Demon	Aug 21st, 2007 07:54:33 AM
No, Bay's "The Island" was not a remake of "Logan's Run." It was plagiarized from "Parts: The Clonus Horror," and old B movie from the late seventies.
Strabo by mr. brownstone	Aug 21st, 2007 08:04:19 AM
Nolan is a good director, but he doesn't have half the eye for visuals that Fincher has.
Pleasedon'tscrewthisup... pleasedon'tscrewthisup... by Mondo47	Aug 21st, 2007 08:14:07 AM
Please (I know this is Hollywood we're talking about, so I am really going out on a limb here) don't screw this up. We can't help them remaking our classics and cherished memories (and fucking them over most of the time), but for the love of God let them get this one right. Not too hip, not too "for the kids" and not too dark, please. And "Sci-fi Lesbian Nike commercial"... two identical women lying on the same bed in workout gear hardly constitutes lesbianism, does it? I now have this mental image now of Harry pointing at women who happen to be standing next to each other screaming "Lesbians!" like a podperson gone wrong... heh heh.
Why Choose A Commercial Director? by The Outlander	Aug 21st, 2007 08:17:20 AM
When there are so many talented TV directors, that actually know how to work with actors and dialog. This is the problem with Hollywood, style over substance. I liked the computer animation, but it didn't make me think he would be a good choice to direct real actors.
Jerzy Kosinski? by Stalin vs Predator	Aug 21st, 2007 08:34:43 AM
Damn, I didn't know they resurrected him.
The original "Logan's Run"... by The Central Scrutinizer	Aug 21st, 2007 08:47:04 AM
...had a good core idea, but the execution was awful. Shitty special effects and a shitty script. A remake is not the worst idea, but if you want to remake a 70's sci-fi film my first choice would be "Dark Star".
Good to see some Zodiac love M-O-M by The Mothman	Aug 21st, 2007 09:12:28 AM
The one movie where Fincher's skill with actors and atmosphere is most obvious and not many seem to want to discuss it. Alas.
Zodiac: I don't know why I don't care by Spandau Belly	Aug 21st, 2007 09:17:57 AM
I'm sure Zodiac is a good movie, but for some reason I just don't care about seeing it. Norah Jones is helping me write a song about this.
Fish, plankton, sea greens, and protein from the sea! by Slugworth	Aug 21st, 2007 09:29:45 AM
Fresh as harvest day.
Why the hate for Fincher? by skimn	Aug 21st, 2007 09:50:59 AM
Zodiac was the first movie where he kept his camera acrobatics in check and really focused on the characters and story. I seem to recall that it was one of the higher reviewed movies on rotten tomatoes so far this year. Oh, thats right, critics don't know anything. As far as Logan's Run, I don't get all the love for the original. Calling it a classic and such. The special effects sucked ( ooooh holograms..), the miniature work looked like it done in my Mom's basement, and I was not impressed by the acting talents of Michael York, Jenny Agutter or Richard Jordan. It's prime for a remake that no one but those who remember the original will want to see.
Kinka Usher made a fantastic Mystery Men movie by Immortal_Fish	Aug 21st, 2007 09:58:17 AM
He was the guy that made the Taco Bell commercials. Sure MM underperformed, is considered a commercial flop, and Usher hasn't done anything since -- but I loved the hell out of that movie. But forget about who's in the movie and what it's about. The editing and camera shots were tight, with great performances delivered by all involved. Hell, anyone that can make Michael Bay sound funny and cool deserves a medal. It was a well crafted flick. I see no wrong in giving another commercial director a shot at the big screen.
Poor Singer by LaserPants	Aug 21st, 2007 10:29:22 AM
Never shoulda walked out on X3. Nobody liked Donnerman Regurgitated. And the ersatz X3, though disappointing, turned out much better than expected, and made a mint. Sigh. Why, Bryan, why? Next time, Bryan, lay off the coke, learn to drown out the pernicious voices of yr overactive ego, and please do learn to be humble. You essentially walked away from what could have been the greatest superhero trilogy ever, to make a movie that nobody gave a shit about, for an outrageously huge budget, which BOMBED, and which no doubt has the beancounters in Hollywood thinking twice about hiring you for anything ever again. Ever. Poor, poor Bryan Singer.
poor bryan singer? by Lost Prophet	Aug 21st, 2007 10:31:29 AM
Fuck Brian SInger. Unless he sends me my £20 back for stalkerman returns. it's all self inflicted. I'm surprised the two little monkey writers that were complicit in that abortion are still working.
Logan by Cobbio	Aug 21st, 2007 10:36:49 AM
I dug Joseph Kosinski's visual style in those advertsements. He consistently generates a nice blend of action, build-up, and quiet human drama. Most ad directors slam-bam you with brainless and wildly edited ADD bullshit, but Kosinski seems to have a more subtle, slower-moving, and emotional style. This will all be important if we're to care about Logan and his Run. Good choice, Ron Silver. I'm excited to see where this film goes.
This is one remake where TEENIFYING by kabong	Aug 21st, 2007 10:39:53 AM
is appropriate.
That Mike commercial was gay by krushjudgement	Aug 21st, 2007 10:58:24 AM
and by gay, I mean lame.
oops Nike by krushjudgement	Aug 21st, 2007 10:58:48 AM
oops
Transformers 2 by yodalovesyou	Aug 21st, 2007 10:59:57 AM
I don't know why AICN hasn't printed this news. This should be cause for celebration... MICHAEL BAY HAS SAID 'No' TO TRANSFORMERS 2! yes! Now hire someone who won't overdo the shakey-cam crap so that we'll actually be able to see ILM's beautiful creations in action, properly.
That stupid "mad world" GOW ad by half vader	Aug 21st, 2007 11:24:28 AM
Don't get me wrong, I'm not doing the usual TB thing and going against the grain to be cool. I loved all those other ads. I love Gears (it's coming to the MAC for crying out loud - what was that all the fanboys were saying about exclusivity?!), and I love that version of the song and the original "Mad World". But the ad sucks. The pace of the visuals don't go with the song or use the dichotomy between them well. The juxtaposition sucks. The overhead shot and the monster emerging work well but other than that it doesn't seem a whole lot different from just a cutscene with the music replaced. If anyone's seen the "Domo-kun" mad world one it's a million times better and actually has a nice sense of pathos! Yeah I know I'm coming off like a prat but it IS the TBs so what the hey...
This One Needs a Hard "R" by WriteFromLeft	Aug 21st, 2007 11:41:22 AM
...for it to work. At least, if they're going to follow the action in the novel. And Logan gets a lot of action in the novel, if you know what I mean.
Yeah--lots of action by Abominable Snowcone	Aug 21st, 2007 11:49:43 AM
Have Logan summon Jessica on that transporter, and when he says, "Let's make love," she resists again, but later during their adventure they get busy. A lot.
Even sans Bay, I still won't see Transformers 2 by Spandau Belly	Aug 21st, 2007 12:06:06 PM
The biggest problem was the script. Michael Bay's direction only destroyed the film's one action sequence, but the rest of the film had terrible structure, too many plotlines, crass humour, radical and rapid shifts in tone, and only unlikeable characters. I think they should just do a remake of Transformers and get James Cameron to do it. Even if he just re-used his script for The Abyss and replaced the aliens with robots I'd see it.
PAY ATTENTION by The Breasts of Midol Girl	Aug 21st, 2007 12:37:18 PM
TO US.
Half Vader to D.Vader, over... by half vader	Aug 21st, 2007 12:46:57 PM
Hey, fair enough, I know there are an awful lot of people who really like it. I'm happy to agree to disagree, but I still haven't gotten used to it after all this time. It still annoys the crap out of me. You're right though, the marble face is nice. I know the slo-mo thing is sort of clichéd and that's probably why they steered away from it, but sometimes things work for good reason. Anyway, it just makes me crazy. Probably would help to stop coming on AICN in the wee small hours, might not get so aggravated.
Keep it simple by mrwintmrkidd	Aug 21st, 2007 01:10:30 PM
this is an amazing book. Much like Ender's Game the sci-fi setting is only that. A setting. The established universe takes a back-seat to their lead characters and the journey they take. The closer they keep this to the book, the happeir I'll be. Those six-shotters the Sandmen carried were bad-ass!
My lifestone would have rotted off by now. by Smerdyakov	Aug 21st, 2007 01:30:33 PM
So I'm O.K.
HERE WE GO AGAIN. . . .. by Darth_Kaos	Aug 21st, 2007 01:41:28 PM
. . . another director with style and no substance. I'm so tired of this bluscreen CGI blushit. I thought 300 sucked and was overrated. And if those commercials are indication, this movie will suck as well. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Fresh new director always inspires confidence by indyjonez100	Aug 21st, 2007 03:06:13 PM
Perhaps?
good luck finding a replacement for Jenny Agutter by gavdiggity	Aug 21st, 2007 04:04:43 PM
between the original Logan's Run and An American Werewolf in London, she helped me become a man. over and over again. with lotion.
gavdiggity - Jenny Agutter by spud mcspud	Aug 21st, 2007 04:31:40 PM
The Spud feels your pain. Apply lotion.
Head In A Box by spud mcspud	Aug 21st, 2007 04:36:31 PM
What was in the box? WHAT WAS IN THE BOOOOOOOOOOX?!?!? I can't quite agree - I will see LOGAN'S RUN if it looks even halfway competent - but there's definitely a list of directors whose names on remakes should make us run in fear and loathing: LEN WISEMAN - I don't care if he's fucking Kate Breastinsale. He sucks. ROB ZOMBIE - Will someone please let him make a CHAINSAW MASSACRE sequel so he can fuck off now? RUPERT WAINWRIGHT - New FOG? Worst. Remake. Ever. Until HALLOWE'EN hits, that is. BRYAN SINGER - Sorry, but even the over-rated X-MEN don't make up for that abortion STALKERMAN RETURNS. Actually, maybe you're right. Fuck all remakes!
TomBodet by spud mcspud	Aug 21st, 2007 05:50:59 PM
Scarily, I think you're right.
Remake Fuckin Hell, by Lornsorrow	Aug 21st, 2007 07:05:18 PM
because in Hollywood, we don't give a shit about classics, or originality, and we don't think anyone else does either. Onward remake soldiers! Onward to victory! The gaping maw of the public awaits!
Farrah Fawcett-Majors by bswise	Aug 21st, 2007 07:09:48 PM
Any remake must include scene of Farrah Fawcett being killed by plastic surgery out of control.
Jenny by lost.rules	Aug 21st, 2007 08:13:56 PM
Sweet, sweet Jenny. Mmmmmmhhhh :)
CHILDREN OF FUCKING LOGANS RUN MEN!!! by LaserPants	Aug 21st, 2007 09:32:34 PM
Sorry, but it had to be said. CHILDREN OF MEN being the BEST! MOVIE! EVAAARRRR! (Okay, one of the best movies evar.)
Logan's Run (novel) appears to be out or print... by tritium	Aug 21st, 2007 09:58:13 PM
Anyone know where one could grab a copy of the novel / ebook online (torrent) ?? The sequel was really good, as well. It must be 25 years since I read these books.
When there's no more room in hell, remakes... by Uncapie	Aug 21st, 2007 10:16:27 PM
...will walk the Earth. It is happening now.
This Years Little Miss Logan's 7,000 My Space Flames!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Aug 22nd, 2007 02:24:09 AM
It may be too soon...
Electonica score please: by MoOmOo	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:26:40 AM
If he keeps it dark and vaguely similar to his Nike commercial, with an electronica score, it could be a great movie. Good movie concept, and we sure don't have a lot of sci-fi these days.
But can he do dialog? by sangredeltoro	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:57:45 AM
Visuals are nice, but like other commercial directors turned theatric, no matter how well the script is done, can they carry a full length movie with actors and actual dialog?
This guy is way better than neil blomkamp... by Director17	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:53:20 AM
howabout him for a halo movie?

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