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In today’s “that’s sort of surprising, not because I didn’t think she would do it, but because I thought she died like four years ago” news, Neve Campbell has reportedly agreed to join old pals David Arquette and Courtney Cox in Scream 4, which is set to shoot in 2010.
According to a very interesting report from Variety, Harvey Weinstein and the Weinstein Co. are ready to move back to their cash cows of the past and suck all of the life out of them for profit. Such titles include Children of the Corn, An American Werewolf in London, and Short Circuit which will all receive the remake treatment, while Halloween, Hellraiser, and Scanners will all receive sequels shot in 3-D.
Says Harvey according to Variety:
“‘I’m heading back to my franchise films,’” Weinstein declared, citing plans to shoot sequels to ‘Hellraiser’ and ‘Scanners’ in 3D. Also on the slate are remakes of ‘Short Circuit’ and ‘An American Werewolf in London.’ ’These films are our strength, and we are committed to doing them in style.’”
Well, this is fantastic news for all of you readers out there who love getting really excited to revisit your old favorites only to be ultimately disappointed when the new films turn out to be giant piles of poo. But some of these choices have me confused. Short Circuit? Really? How are they going to update that technology to make it make sense in a world where robots are already part of our everyday lives? Obviously I’m talking about the Roomba vacuum.
