6 Rules For Remaking John Carpenter's They Live [They Live]
Rumor has it that Strike Entertainment is talking about picking up the rights to John Carpenter's They Live. This fills me with mixed emotions, because They Live is full of great moments (like a newsstand filled with black and white subliminal messages embedded into the magazines and papers). But at the same itme, how do you recreate such cheesetastic "I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum" lines and fight scenes? It's impossible, unless you follow these simple rules. Before everyone jumps out a

John Carpenter’s They Live Gets a Remake
I have come here to chew bubblegum and remake movies… and I’m all out of bubblegum. Will John Carpenter be the first director to have his entire filmography remade — while he is still alive, no less? It certainly looks that way. With Halloween, The Fog and Assault on Precinct 13 all getting updates over the past few years, and new versions of Escape from New York and The Thing also supposedly in development, now we have yet another one to add to the list: They Live starring Rowdy Roddy Pip

31 Days of Horror: Day 8 - In the Mouth of Madness
Any horror movie list needs to have at least one or two John Carpenter movies on. I thought about throwing Halloween on the list but that is just too simple and everyone has seen it. I’also have to say I’m a bigger fan of In the Mouth of Madness than of his other horror movies. Carpenter manages to create a modern H.P. Lovecraft classic story. In my mind it is fairly easy to create a world where a serial killer is stalking people but it is not so easy to create a terrifying descent into madness

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (U.K SE) - Oct 6th
Classic John Carpenter movie finally gets a Region 2 SE release.

Universal to Chew Bubblegum and Kick Ass in 'They Live' Remake
Some remake announcements I just shrug off, some I get excited for, and then some just plain get under my skin. While I am a remake enthusiast, there are some films I consider untouchable, and if a studio is going to remake a film all I ask is that it's different. Universal did throw us a pretty damn good remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD, so maybe a remake of John Carpenter's They Live won't be all that bad? Besides, Zack Snyder's Strike Entertainment is getting involved, which can only mean good things (right?).

Aliens, Criminals, and Other Carpenter Tools
John Carpenter will forever be associated with "Halloween," his brilliantly original (and profitable) 1978 horror film that helped inaugurate the modern slasher era, a movement that now includes more than a half-dozen uninspired "Halloween" sequels. But while horror is what ultimately gave Mr. Carpenter the budgetary and artistic freedom to make the films he wanted to make, his imagination has never been one-dimensional. Beginning Monday, the Brooklyn Academy of Music will launch a brief film...

SciFi Dept - Five Things You Didn't Know About Escape From NY
Kevin Maher goes on a harrowing journey to bring you five fun facts about Escape From New York.

The Thing Sequel To Be A Prequel
Latino Review spoke to Producer Marc Abraham and he revealed that he and John Carpenter are still developing a sequel to “The Thing”. Only it doesn't seem to be a sequel but a prequel. "This is more of a prequel than a sequel, there is your exclusive. Its going to be taking place in the same time frame” and “These are the events leading up to the 1982 film.” Posted by Flicks News at 3:34 PM Labels: John Carpenter, the thing add to del.icio.

The Thing remake is a prequel
We've been seeing that just about every John Carpenter property is hitting the remake chain, and The Thing is no different. We heard way back in September of 2006 that the film was being remade, and people got upset because the Carpenter version is superb, itself a remake. However even then the talk was that it would be a prequel. Today it's confirmed, and it seems we've even been given the focus of the story. It's a prequel all right, but not too far back in the past from Carpenter's The Thing.

The Thing Remake Will Be A Prequel
As a huge fan of John Carpenter, Kurt Russell and Howard Hawks, The Thing is one of my favorite films. I have vague memories of rumblings about sequels and remakes, but I never knew that anything even remotely concrete was beginning to form. Well it turns out that a story is in place that sets the film before the events of John Carpenter’s film. Producer Marc Abraham had this to say to Latino Review:   “This is more of a prequel than a sequel, there is your exclusive. It’

JOHN CARPENTER GOES GANGSTA
Details on pending Carpenter crime saga, The Prince.

They Live 2!?
John Carpenter’s cult 1988 film is getting the remake treatment from Universal and studio-based Strike Entertainment, which are in negotiations to acquire the film rights with rights holder Les Mougins. Strike’s Marc Abraham and Eric Newman will produce, while Shep Gordon of Les Mougins and Carpenter will serve as executive producers. The original film, part sci-fi thriller and part social satire, told the story of a down-on-his-luck construction worker (Roddy Piper) who discovers glasses th

List Time!
IGN's Top Halloween KillsSister Numero UnoMovie:HalloweenVictim: Judith, the first sis to Michael Death by: Butcher knifeKillacious: As probably the best slasher movie of all time, Halloween is fondly remembered by horror fans for its groundbreaking portrait of faceless evil as much as for its increasingly imaginative death scenes. But before director John Carpenter truly immersed himself in the business of bringing the adult Michael Myers to life, he shot an iconic opening scene which changed the face of t

More Unnecessary Remakes On The Way
At Screen Rant we’ve pretty much covered every single remake that Hollywood has been planning. It’s not easy but we’ve done our best to keep up. However, this week we almost had “Remake Meltdown” (a dangerous and lethal condition) when we learned that the movie bosses in the City of Angels had another batch of 1980s classics ready to be ruined. Remakes of action-adventure Romancing the Stone; comedy Arthur and John Carpenter’s They Live are now currently in production.

Rob Zombie Returning for ‘Halloween 2′?
In the last few weeks, the French directors behind ‘Inside’, Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, parted ways once again with Dimension films on one of their horror properties.  First it was the remake of ‘Hellraiser’.  Then it was the followup to Rob Zombie’s version of ‘Halloween’. Now comes the rumor, and it is a rumor, mind you, that Zombie could be sitting back down in the director’s chair for yet another ‘Halloween’.  An “insider

"The Thing" Remake in the Works
Roush spoke with director Marc Abraham, whose new movie, Flash of Genius, will be in theaters Oct. 17, 2008. A future project of Abraham’s is producing a remake of the 1982 horror classic John Carpenter’s The Thing, about a shape-shifting alien that’s revived after being frozen in ice. Abraham revealed that the movie would be “more of a prequel than a sequel,” and would chronicle the events leading up to the 1982 film. This is big news for John Carpenter fans, who — l

Only Three Episodes Of Stargate Atlantis Left! [TV This Week]
This week, Sarah Connor is forced to hang out with other people's families (just like Christmas). Olive solves the crime on Pushing Daisies. And Stargate's Jewel Staite gets accosted with an axe. But more importantly, it's the last of the SGA episodes before the grand finale on January 9th. Will it end with a big fat wedding full of Wraiths and kisses for McKay and Dr. Keller? Clips from Sarah Connor, Heroes and Clone Wars are below.Monday:The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Sarah and Cameron have to protect Dere

"Kurt Russell is to the right of Attila the Hun."
Quotes from the interview circuit: "No one seems to mention that the President of the United States in Escape from New York is British! [Laughs] We made up some story about him being the love child of Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. That didn't make it into the movie because Kurt Russell is to the right of Attila the Hun. He actually doesn't think we should have to pay for roads--unbelievable. But we're friends because we respect each other's work ethic. He's a wonderful guy; I love him."    &n

Sean Avery Apologizes For 'Sloppy Seconds' Comment Heard 'Round The World
Sean Avery attempted to apologize for his now infamous "sloppy seconds" comment about his teammate and ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert, but he might as well have been speaking in another language, because it's not going to do any good. Hey Avery! You're off the team: CONTINUED » Dec 4, 2008 · posted by drew · Link · 1 Response Related Posts • 12.04.08: Ms. Huffington Shills a Book She Didn't Write (Comments: 1) • 12.04.08:

Exclusive: News On The 1982 Remake Of The Thing
Today to I spoke to director Marc Abraham whose new movie, “Flash of Genius” is coming out soon. But he's not known for directing. he's know for producing. One of his future projects is a remake of the 1982 horror classic “John Carpenter's The Thing.” I asked Marc how can you possibly top the 1982 version and whether or not it is a remake or a sequel. This was his reply: "This is more of a prequel than a sequel, there is your exclusive. Its going to be taking place in the same time frame."

Former Lionsgate Exec Launches 'A Bigger Boat'
Under the direction of exec Joe Drake, Lionsgate Films has pretty much walked away from the type of movies that made its name -- as exemplified by their dumping of the Clive Barker adapatation Midnight Meat Train, and sending an audience friendly movie like Dance of the Dead (that most of us at Cinematical just happen to love) straight to DVD. Now Peter Block, the company's former head of acquisitions and co-productions and a veteran producer whose three dozen credits include the aforementioned Midnight Mea

Ice Cube Regrets Turning Down Menace + Taking Ghosts Of Mars
Rapper/actor Ice Cube has two major career regrets - turning down a part in the film MENACE II SOCIETY and agreeing to GHOSTS OF MARS. The star would rather scrub the latter movie off his resume - because he thinks it's the worst film he has made. He says, "I don't like that movie. I'm a big fan of (director) John Carpenter (and) the only reason I did it was because John Carpenter directed it. "But they really didn't have the money to pull the special effects off." And he also wishes he could sw

The Big Three Wait for Judgement as the Media World Burns
There is some intense live-blogging action going on now that the Big Three automakers are back in Washington asking for a bailout for a second time, only this time they apparently have a "plan" to help out the American people…and are asking for $13 billion dollars more than they originally thought. Because: why should Citigroup get $306 billion for their banks, and Freddie and Fannie get their bad loans taken care of by Uncle Sam, but Chrysler, Ford, and Chevrolet have to beg for a measly

Cage, Carpenter may team up for prison film
Nicolas Cage and director John Carpenter are in final negotiations to team up for a prison thriller titled "Scared Straight." Nu Image/Millennium Films would finance the film and is in negotiations with Contrafilm's Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson along with Randall Emmett and George Furla to produce. Avi Lerner also would produce. "Straight" follows a troubled youth who's sent to prison off the Scared Straight crime-prevention program, which imprisons delinquent teens for a short period in the hopes of

Jonathan Liebesman directing BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
Fairly low key horror director Jonathan Liebesman (DARKNESS FALLS, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING) is moving up the Hollywood ladder with a decent sized apocalyptic/sci-fi studio film. He is in talks to direct Columbia’s BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, a full on action movie about one Marine platoon’s encounter against an alien invasion on the streets of L.A. I’ve liked the idea since it was picked up in April by Neal Mortiz from a script by Chris Bertolini (THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER), r