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| Keeping the Devil at “Bay” Michael Bay will remake 70s shocker ''The Exorcist.'' The producer-director will do for the 1973 horror classic what he did for ''Amityville Horror'' and ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' By Ivy Pullinyerleg Wearing his producer hat, director Michael Bay (Armageddon) has overseen recent remakes of such venerable low-budget horror movies as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hitcher, and The Amityville Horror, but now, he's going after a prestige project: a remake of the quintessential shocker The Exorcist. Bay is in talks to produce the Warner Bros. remake with rocker Rob Zombie at the helm. The new movie is being deemed a “re-imagining” and will return to the William Peter Blatty novel that was the source of director William Friedkin's Oscar-nominated 1973 film, in which a young girl becomes a vessel for the devil. “Honestly,” Bay said, “I think we are finally at a point where computer effects have reached a point where we can do the novel justice. No disrespect to Friedkin or effects artist Dick Smith, but [their version] just does not hold up well. It looks very dated.” Rocker-turned-helmer Rob Zombie is in negotiations to direct Warner's new version of The Exorcist. “After I saw what a great job he did re-imagining John Carpenter’s Halloween,” Bay states, “I knew I had my man.” Zombie, dropping all projects in development, is thrilled at the opportunity. “I grew up with The Exorcist,” Zombie says, “and what better way to show my love than re-envisioning it for a new generation? I know that world. The only thing that really sticks out from the original for me is Jack Nicholson’s performance.” While no actors have been cast, Zombie is currently mulling his options. “Obviously,” Zombie hints, “Sid Haig would make a great Father Merrin.” Zombie also mentions he is currently courting “incredibly talented thespian” Sheri Moon for the lead role. “I read it and she just seems perfect for it.” Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will produce through their Platinum Dunes shingle, while Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman are producing for Mandalay Pictures. Warners is looking to rush the pic into production to meet a set date of October 31rst. Stiles White and Juliet Snowden wrote a version of the script that is still being developed. New scribes may be brought aboard with Zombie doing a cursory draft. Bay’s Platinum Dunes currently has several other remakes in “active development” including popular horror series A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. “It really is a great time to be a filmmaker,” Bay concedes. “I literally have hundreds of staffers searching video stores the world over for the next right project that I can improve.” |
| QUOTE (Bill Picard @ Mar 31 2008, 10:10 PM) |
| You missed the best part, Wilwil: bloody-disgusting is reporting that Ellen Page is set to star as Regan! |
| QUOTE (Vincent Pereira @ Apr 1 2008, 12:34 AM) |
| Although I applaud your thwarted effort, you need not have even gone through such great lengths as that, William. Simply saying that Frank Darabount was mounting yet another overwrought, unnecessarily depressing adaptation of a King novel or novella would have been enough. Vincent |
| QUOTE (Dave Bohnert @ Mar 31 2008, 10:07 PM) |
| it took me literally two minutes to figure this out. and i feel like a total idiot! |
| QUOTE (Bob Gutowski @ Apr 2 2008, 11:30 AM) |
| And I was SO ready to see Regan's head spin so fast that it takes off and makes a hole in the ceiling! AWESOME! |
| QUOTE (JEFFREY ALLEN RYDELL @ Apr 2 2008, 11:13 AM) |
| "Aww, HELL naw!" -Will (Father Karras) Smith |
| QUOTE (William D'Annucci @ Apr 2 2008, 12:16 PM) | ||
"Oh, you did NOT puke that green shit at me!!!" |