Daredevil Goes Back to Basics For Film Reboot

February 7, 2010 · Posted in Daredevil, Film Remakes, Marvel Movies · Comment 

Marvel’s been in the business of relaunching, rebooting and retooling lately, and all that activity hasn’t just been limited to their comic book franchises!  The biggest news recently has been the collapse of the Spider-Man film franchise, with plans for a fourth installment of the Sam Raimi directed series now gone in favor of a reboot that will take Peter Parker back to his high school origins.  Now it seems that another Marvel character is getting an overhaul.  ”The man without fear” himself, Daredevil, is going back to the drawing board, and a screenwriter and producer are already on board! Read more

Fantastic Four to get Film Overhaul

There was something in the water that said this might happen.  After some tentative speculation, rumors of a relaunch of the Fantastic Four film series are confirmed.  According to Variety, 20th Century Fox will re-boot the two-film series, and it’s unclear at this time if any of the actors and actresses who starred in the first two films, Ioan Gruffud, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, and Michael Chiklis specifically, will reprise their roles in the new series.  Based on the announcement of the new creative talent behind the film, it is perhaps highly unlikely. Read more

Upcoming Sci-Fi/Comic Book Film Remakes That Will Crush the Originals

July 16, 2009 · Posted in Film Remakes · 18 Comments 

With a recent spike in bad film remakes (War of the Worlds) and planned remakes (The Karate Kid), we decided to take a more positive approach.  Here are five four movie remakes that are going to absolutely destroy their originals: Read more