Reply With QuoteHuh. LOVED Clash of the Titans...when I was 10.
Don't know that it needs a remake though
Screenwriting hero Lawrence Kasdan has been tapped to pen "Clash of the Titans" for Warner Bros. Pictures. Basil Iwanyk is producing via Thunder Road.
A remake of the 1981 cult classic, the story revolves around Zeus' son, Perseus, and his journey to save Princess Andromeda during which he must complete various tasks set out by Zeus, including capturing Pegasus and slaying Medusa. The original marked the final film on which Ray Harryhausen did special effects.
Travis Beacham ("Killing on Carnival Row") wrote a draft.
Lynn Harris is overseeing for the studio.
For Kasdan, "Titans" is his first fantasy-style project since the early 1980s, when he wrote the screenplays for "Return of the Jedi," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He has since tended to write, as well as direct and produce, more earthbound fare such as "Mumford" and "Grand Canyon." He next exec produces the upcoming "In the Land of Women," written and directed by son Jon Kasdan, which bows Friday.
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Kasdan is repped by CAA.
Huh. LOVED Clash of the Titans...when I was 10.
Don't know that it needs a remake though
I have fond memories of the original. A great movie, don't know if it needs to be remade, but at least the have a good writer attached.
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Clash was pretty bad so it's not like they can screw it up.
don't think it needed to be remade, but hell, at least zak penn isn't scripting this...
Kasdan! We watched Big Chill the other night and I was wondering what in the hell happened to him. So many of my all-time faves come from this man's writing or direction or both.
Too cool.
I'm not sure how I feel about this...
Loved the original as a kid and even now.
Hmmmm.
OG Benboer right here. Circa late '98 bitches! Don't even try and bring that weak ass 21st Century bullshit.
so... is it like once it's been 25 years a movie is up for being remade?
cause some movies really shouldn't be remade
hmmm... but that theory could mean we get a new Harold and Maude
This is such limited thinking by the Producers. I HATE that they want to remake it. There are SO many great Greek Myths that would look amazing on film. To go back and do what has already been done is weak.
Clash of the Titans II: Theseus and the Minotaur How about that??
Clach of the Titans: The God/Titan War
Clash of the Titans: Zeus
Clash of the Titans: Herakles
What filmmakers need to remember is that Greek Myths are ROYALTY FREE stories, that are well known and loved by many (ergo, built in audience)..
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