An American Werewolf in London...

something daft already!! · 22 Jul 2020 at 16:59

...is being remade.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465834/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1

it has Max Landis, not sure if he's the son of John Landis, directing. No release date yet.

The original is one of my all time favourite films and holds a special place in my heart like Aliens and Robocop. I hope this new one is up to the original and doesn't follow the Paris sequel in quality.

Grimley · 22 Jul 2020 at 17:35

If experience has taught me anything, its probably that 99 times out of 100 the remake is never as good as the original.

For starters, the human to werewolf transformation will be CGI & I seriously doubt it will win the Oscar like the original did for Rick Baker.

Gray2233 · 22 Jul 2020 at 17:41

Another movie remake?

Bleh.

SixTwoSix · 22 Jul 2020 at 17:46

The Thing remake was very good, exception to the rule though.

Werewolf · 22 Jul 2020 at 17:48

I'm willing to give it a go given who the director is.

The original is one of my favourite films

SixTwoSix · 22 Jul 2020 at 18:01

Werewolf said:
I'm willing to give it a go given who the director is.

The original is one of my favourite films

Clearly a case of nepotism giving Max the directorial role though, he hasn't done a lot and this project will have high expectations.

Mr Badger · 22 Jul 2020 at 18:12

something daft already!! said:
...is being remade.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465834/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1

it has Max Landis, not sure if he's the son of John Landis, directing. No release date yet.

The original is one of my all time favourite films and holds a special place in my heart like Aliens and Robocop. I hope this new one is up to the original and doesn't follow the Paris sequel in quality.

The original would be on my favourite movie list (if I had one) so I share the trepidation about a remake. Still, at least the werewolf will be a girl this time (should get some folks frothing) so maybe it will be more like Ginger Snaps.

Werewolf · 22 Jul 2020 at 18:36

He may not have directed much, but he's written horror, he's written off beat comedy (with elements of horror), that's pretty hard to get right but he did a good job of it which raises my hopes.

I would hope his father wouldn't have deliberately set him up for a fall, and would not have trusted him if he wasn't sure.
One of the things I try to remember in such cases is that often the offspring of a famous actor/director will, if they're serious and their parents were paying attention and taught them, have learned a lot about how things work long before they actually start earning any credits, and if they're doing something that is related to their parents work will often have a far better idea of the feel and workings behind it than a random director/writer chosen by the studio.
It's also worth noting that his father didn't have much more experience (possibly less) when he directed the original film.

darkgen · 22 Jul 2020 at 18:57

Agutter *swamp*

SixTwoSix · 22 Jul 2020 at 19:51

Werewolf said:
He may not have directed much, but he's written horror, he's written off beat comedy (with elements of horror), that's pretty hard to get right but he did a good job of it which raises my hopes.

I would hope his father wouldn't have deliberately set him up for a fall, and would not have trusted him if he wasn't sure.
One of the things I try to remember in such cases is that often the offspring of a famous actor/director will, if they're serious and their parents were paying attention and taught them, have learned a lot about how things work long before they actually start earning any credits, and if they're doing something that is related to their parents work will often have a far better idea of the feel and workings behind it than a random director/writer chosen by the studio.
It's also worth noting that his father didn't have much more experience (possibly less) when he directed the original film.

I hope you're right, I really do.

Meridian · 22 Jul 2020 at 20:26

SixTwoSix said:
The Thing remake was very good, exception to the rule though.

In what universe? Certainly not this one.

Uncle Petey · 22 Jul 2020 at 20:30

Meridian said:
In what universe? Certainly not this one.

Pretty sure he's talking about the John Carpenter version being a remake of The Thing From Another World, not the prequel we got a few years back.

Not sure if he's intentionally worded it that way to draw out the kind of response you just gave

SixTwoSix · 22 Jul 2020 at 20:36

Uncle Petey said:
Pretty sure he's talking about the John Carpenter version being a remake of The Thing From Another World, not the prequel we got a few years back.

Not sure if he's intentionally worded it that way to draw out the kind of response you just gave

Ding ding, winner winner...

had just finished work and wondered if I could reel someone in with a throwaway comment.

Meridian said:
In what universe? Certainly not this one.

As Uncle Petey said, I'm on about carpenters 1982 remake.

ElliorR · 22 Jul 2020 at 20:43

You know what I’m going to say it. Given it was a prequel, with the lovely Mary Elizabeth Winstead, it wasn’t too bad a film. Not a patch on The Thing, but not too bad.

something daft already!! · 22 Jul 2020 at 20:45

SixTwoSix said:
Ding ding, winner winner... had just finished work and wondered if I could reel someone in with a throwaway comment.

As Uncle Petey said, I'm on about carpenters 1982 remake.

That's a bit like saying Zero Hour! remake is better than the original.

SixTwoSix · 22 Jul 2020 at 20:56

something daft already!! said:
That's a bit like saying Zero Hour! remake is better than the original.

Zero hour?

PlacidCasual · 22 Jul 2020 at 21:27

I like a Thing From Another Planet. But The Thing is brilliant.

Can’t see the point in a Werewolf remake. I bet it loses all of the quirky Britishness that makes the original so good. Also Scarlet Johanssen is too old to replace a Jenny Agutter.

something daft already!! · 22 Jul 2020 at 21:34

SixTwoSix said:
Zero hour?

That's what Airplane! was based on. They took the whole story and turned it into a parody. Airplane! is a far better film in every respect.

Minusorange · 22 Jul 2020 at 21:51

Is it really a remake when it's based off a book ? The Thing & The Thing from another world are 2 different directors adaptions on the novella "Who goes there?" The Thing prequel though was a homage to carpenters The Thing and actually works as prequel very well and is also not a remake as the ending flows perfectly into the start of Carpenters Thing

There's no book American Werewolf is based off though, so it is actually a remake and like most remakes it will suck

Malevolence · 22 Jul 2020 at 23:43

Calling it now. It's going to be tamed down to get a PG-13 rating and it'll be woke as **** in order to appeal to teenage girls and young adults.