![]() ![]() In addition to a redo of "Bandits," he’ll be making a tardy sequel to " The Long Good Friday. HandMade, headed by exec, Antony Rufus Isaacs, has been digging through the company archives looking for properties he can exploit. The original 1981 film, produced and directed by Gilliam (who created animations for Monty Python’s Flying Circus) and written by Gilliam and Michael Palin, is one of the most famous of more than 30 theatrical features produced by Handmade Films, the London-based independent company backed in part by former Beatle George Harrison. The new movie – assumingly being made with Gilliam’s contribution – will mostly likely be the same thing, just with a higher film stock. ![]() I know, I know I feel the same way you do.įrom : "The insipid trend of remaking earlier, better films continues with Variety announcing a remake of Terry Gilliam’s 80s fave, “Time Bandits”. Bryan Singer was supposed to get on board this boat, but between working on other stuff and accusations of personal misconduct, the project has gone from development to back on the rumor mill.Today’s daily remake news? Someone wants an all-new version of Terry Gilliam‘s " Time Bandits" to get made. A CGI facelift makes this a prime property to bring up from the deep. While the movie was a big hit with kids back in the day, the limitations of special effects in that era make for fake looking tentacles and obvious submarine-toys-in-a-pool tank moments. The underwater fantasy tale of Captain Nemo and his miraculous submarine the Nautilus featured fights with giant sea squids, hidden treasures, and intrigue.Ģ0,000 Leagues Under The Sea would be an interesting movie to make its return to the big screen, especially with Disney's success with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Long before the Disneyland ride The Pirates of the Caribbean became a multibillion-dollar film franchise, the Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was brought to the screen by Disney in 1954. Here are 9 Remakes That Are Currently In Development (And 11 That Are Rumored). Whatever your opinion is on remakes, cinematic renovations won’t be going away anytime soon. Honestly, it’s fair to ask if any of these things should even be touched, especially if the original is true classic. Some films are deep into development, while others face an on-again-off-again status as scant reports dribble out of studio meetings, giving fans some hope. There’s an awful lot of chatter out there about what is supposedly coming from the remake wish list and what’s not. Then again, the first '60s film of The Planet of the Apes has never been topped by either of its franchise reboots (and the 2001 catastrophe is best forgotten entirely).Įither way, just the chance that viewers might encounter an enhanced redo of a milestone property is enough to have us all constantly asking for more. The '80s horror masterpiece The Thing, for example, is a vast improvement over the '50s version. Sometimes, remakes beat the pants off of the original product. ![]() ![]() Between franchise licensing and fresh adaptations of old material, it’s fair to ask if Hollywood is running out of ideas! But let’s be fair. Reboots have a very uneven track record, but there is one thing nobody can deny. Time Bandit May 2023 Time Bandit Demo Free Demo Time Bandit Part 1: Appendages of the Machine 2023 Space Bandit 5.99 Borderlands 3 59.99 Gloomhaven -30 34.99 24.49 Time Hacker VR Only 14.99 Atonement: Scourge of Time 5.99 Amber Time RPG -30 0. Beloved properties from every era of film are always brimming with the potential for improvement, utter failure or just a big ol’ “Why did they even bother?” Nothing gets geek movie audiences anticipating and debating quite the way that remakes do. ![]()
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