Battle Royale remake scheduled

[ColdBlooded]

The blood-soaked Battle Royale stormed cinemas in 2000, littered with the corpses of Japanese students. But clearly being just six years old isn’t a bar to the mighty warriors of the remake patrol. Because New Line is planning to enlist an American version.

Chances are you’ve seen – or at the very least heard about – the original, set in a future where unruly students are packed off to an island, abandoned and force to fight each other to the death.

Producer Neal Moritz (who recently went all Japanese for Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift) and regular Asian remake guru Roy Lee are attached, but there’s no director or writer on board yet. We’d like to point out here that there's some irony in Moritz’ company being called Original Film.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=18945

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

I didnt like the original...maybe the remake will be slightly better..

 

[Jake]

i bet it is going to be so watered down

 

[DJ Mark 7]

They're gonna RUIN this shit

 

[Cheaptimes]

They're gonna RUIN this shit

That is no Lie.

The first one was brilliant, they shouldnt have even tried to make that second one.

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

The original blew ass.....alot hype around it and was beyond corny....even for a Japanese film..

 

[Jake]

well we know right off the bat that the school kids idea will be eliminated...people wont go for that out here. i see it ended up as a corny ass action movie with no plot,just random killings

 

[naner12]

Aren't they also remaking Oldboy? They need to let good asian movies be.

 

[ColdBlooded]

^^ yes

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

Aren't they also remaking Oldboy? They need to let good asian movies be.

Yes....and i think its starring Nicholas Cage....thats a good way to fuck up a movie if ya ask me...

Heres seomthing i found on an IMDB message board...

http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/3739/2/

"On the heels of the movie’s Stateside release last spring, Universal picked up the American remake rights, and rumors flew that Nicolas Cage was interested in starring in the film. Indie helmer turned studio hired hand Justin Lin, who has The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift set to drop next month, was bandied about as a possible director, and even contributed an unofficial story pitch that put him in the catbird’s seat. Unfortunately, that also put him squarely in the sights of vociferous, ankle-nipping detractors who want guarantees of a more idiosyncratic take on the project.

“The studio has it,” Lin recently told Now Playing magazine. “I’m still trying to…” Here he pauses judiciously. “We’ll see. It would really have to be the right situation. I know the situation I would like it to be, and if it’s not that, then they should find a great filmmaker to make it. It was one of those movies that blew me away. I have very strong opinions on it, and I haven’t come close to developing those to the point [where I’d] actually want to remake it yet. I’m very protective of that film.”

“There’s been lots of speculation out there, a lot of people trashing me,” Lin continues. “The terms would have to be right, and that’s an ongoing assessment. You don’t want to make a Xerox copy because the original is so brilliant. One day hopefully someone will cross that bridge, but right now nothing’s happening with it. If anything, it’s actually safely tucked away.” "

"Great artists steal, they don't do homages." - Quentin Tarantino

 

[Nuttkase]

Yes....and i think its starring Nicholas Cage....thats a good way to fuck up a movie if ya ask me...

Are you fucking kidding me? Nicholas Cage? Why do americans think we have to take foreign movies that are already classics and re-make them?

Persoanlly I liked Battle Royale but it wasn't anything to get really excited about and was way too hyped up...but Oldboy is a fucking classic IMO. You know damn right they are just going to fuck it up badly. I'm boycotting it when it comes out lol.

Nuttkace

 

[eastbayrider510]

i liked battle royale except for sum parts were extremely irritating like when the group of kids surround one guy and instead of shooting they just talk shit and he ends up killing all them.

 

[skipper]

i bet it is going to be so watered down

No lie...although could u imagine though saying they do make it there is no way they would make part 2....

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

No lie...although could u imagine though saying they do make it there is no way they would make part 2....

They cant make a part 2 beacuse Oldboy is the second of 3 "revenge" movies done by director Chan-wook Park...the first one is Sympathy For Mr.Vengeance....2nd is Oldboy...and 3rd is Sympathy For Lady Vengeance....all are excellent films...