Upcoming 80's movie reboots

[branny]

Re: Upcoming 80's movie reboots

I don't know much about the A-Team if I'm honest but I think Liam Neeson will be great in the remake. I think the reaction to his casting has been very mixed so far but I think this one will work out very well indeed.

As for the Jim Carrey idea, I hope he is nowhere near this A-Team remake....hopefully he'll be wanted for another Ace Ventura!

A couple more movies apparently in the pipeline to add to the list:

Thundercats
Bill and Ted (Currently untitled)
Alien (Prequel)
Flight of the Navigator
Masters of The Universe
Nightmare on Elm Street
Coming to America

I know this one isn't 1980's but I read a rumour that a studio is interested in remaking Drop Dead Fred which originally featured Rik Mayall. The name most likely to replace him in the remake is Russell Brand....

Hadn't heard about this one. Hope they do it justice with a decent director and please no cgi. The man in a rubber suit looked far better.

[branny]

Re: Upcoming 80's movie reboots

I don't know much about the A-Team if I'm honest but I think Liam Neeson will be great in the remake. I think the reaction to his casting has been very mixed so far but I think this one will work out very well indeed.

As for the Jim Carrey idea, I hope he is nowhere near this A-Team remake....hopefully he'll be wanted for another Ace Ventura!

A couple more movies apparently in the pipeline to add to the list:

Thundercats
Bill and Ted (Currently untitled)
Alien (Prequel)
Flight of the Navigator
Masters of The Universe
Nightmare on Elm Street
Coming to America

I know this one isn't 1980's but I read a rumour that a studio is interested in remaking Drop Dead Fred which originally featured Rik Mayall. The name most likely to replace him in the remake is Russell Brand....

If Russell Brand is in it, i'll be avoiding it like the plague. Can't stand the fella.

[Derekflint]

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I've read that Alien 5 will be a prequel to the first film. Whether it will involve the derelict ship or not isn't clear.

[rossobantam]

Re: Upcoming 80's movie reboots

I've read that Alien 5 will be a prequel to the first film. Whether it will involve the derelict ship or not isn't clear.

I've ALWAYS wondered about that ship ..where did it come from etc etc.
We've seen a tiny clip featuring the Predator home world in AVP Requiem, but what about the Alien homeworld?

[rossobantam]

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Goonies ONLY if Chunk and Sloth are in it *EDIT* arrrgh no Sloth..he died in 1989

**EDIT X 2..whilst googling the Goonie cast I was gobsmacked .....I NEVER knew Mikey (the lead kid in the Goonies) was the fella who played Samwise Gamgee (Frodo's travelling companion in the Lord of the Rings three movies) . Now I look at him of course its obvious!!

Tron2 could be interesting

Mad Max yeh!!

BUT

The Untouchables...no way, leave untouched; do not spoil the memory of an utterly fantastic film (the scene at the end on the station staircase is unforgettable)

So did EVERYONE ELSE know that about Mikey/Samwise then?

[Richard1978]

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So did EVERYONE ELSE know that about Mikey/Samwise then?

I did.

Also Elijah Wood was one of the kids in the 1980s Nostalga Cafe in Back To The Future II.

[branny]

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Allow me to make you shudder: what are the chances of the Hollywood money men wanting Murdock to be played by Jim Carrey?

I'm not really a fan but i've gotta admit he did a fine job playing The Riddler. The rest of it was pants apart from the Holy rusty metal joke.

[branny]

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I did.

Also Elijah Wood was one of the kids in the 1980s Nostalga Cafe in Back To The Future II.

and Erika Eleniak in E.T. Even more obscure, Helen Hunt playing George Segal's daughter in Rollercoaster (1977).

[Derekflint]

Re: Upcoming 80's movie reboots

Here's one - Patsy Kensit in Hanover Street (1979).
Except I didn't know her birthday, all I knew was she's older than me.

'So where's Kensit then? And who's the midg... What the...?'