A remake of the John Hughes '80s comedy Weird Science is on the way. Deadline reports that writer Michael Bacall (Scott Pilgrim, Project X) has been hired to pen the script, which will have an edgier, R-rated tone than the original like the 21 Jump Street remake, which Bacall also wrote. Written and directed by John Hughes, Weird Science followed a pair of nerdy teens (Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith) who create the perfect woman (Kelly LeBrock) with a computer. As far as remakes of classic John Hughes movies go, this seems like the one you could do while upsetting the least amount of people – unless we're [...]
1984's All of Me was a very a good body-switching movie or, well, body-semi-switching movie. Lily Tomlin's character plans on a full swap but somehow ends up sharing Steve Martin's body with Steve. 'Twas a Steve Martin tour de funny. And now, almost 20 years later, DreamWorks is working on a remake. (This was after a previous attempt at a remake that would've starred Queen Latifah.) Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, who previously wrote The Vow and Never Been Kissed, have written the script. The plan is for the remake to be about a man whose soul ends up sharing a woman's body. This is why we can't [...]
Remember In Living Color? Now do you remember In Living Color? Great. It's coming back, with Keenen Ivory Wayans as the host, for Fox's 25th anniversary celebration, and with a series option for next season. I'd like to officially go on the record here as saying that I'm in full support of networks bringing back shows from the past to celebrate their networkiversaries. So much more thoughtful an anniversary gift than jewelry. And now I'm on the record about it, so I can never deny it when I run for President of TV. That's how strongly I feel.
So…Betty White as Endora, right? Furthering Hollywood's efforts to remake every single moving image dating back to invention of cellulose nitrate, The Hollywood Reporter says CBS has ordered a script for a possible remake of Bewitched, which ran from 1964 to 1972. Personally, I feel like people might actual love a Bewitched reboot, since we already have the template for the successful modern witch sitcom: it was called Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and it helped shape me from the formless adolescent clay. So…Jerry Stiller for Uncle Arthur, then?
