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Brad Pitt and General Motors Teaming for 'Cannonball Run' Remake

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:05:04 +0000

‘The Cannonball Run,’ the camp-tastic 1981 road race flick starring everyone from Burt Reynolds to Terry Bradshaw, looks like it is going to be getting a remake. Because, well, of course it is. According to New York Magazine, Warner Bros. wants Guy Ritchie (‘Sherlock Holmes’) to direct the update, and hopes to get Brad Pitt [...]

Universal Developing New 'Scarface' Movie

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:58:15 +0000

A reboot of the oft-quoted 1983 cult classic ‘Scarface’ is being developed by Universal.

There is no timeline for the release of the film, at this point, since potential script writers are being considered. Universal doesn’t intend the film be a sequel or a remake, but rather a re-imagination that draws from the themes prevalent in both Al Pacino’s notorious version of Scarface and the original 1932 Howard Hawkes-directed ‘Scarface.’

'Top Gun' Coming to Theaters in 3D

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:58:52 +0000

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maverick, Goose and the rest of the ‘fly boys’ will land back in movie theaters in 2012 when ‘Top Gun’ is re-released in 3D. A four-minute preview of the converted film was screened at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam. The bit they showed? The ‘Danger Zone’ aerial flight [...]

Disney to Remake 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves' as a Ninja Adventure Movie

Shauna Wright — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:14:29 +0000

Disney is planning to remake the 1937 classic animated feature, ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ with a serious twist: the gentle dwarves will be reimagined as 19th-century ninjas.