Dodge_Sniper
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A bit late on getting this news, but still awesome.
The ever-so-popular SAW II and SAW III director Darren Lynn Bousman has signed on for yet another film after Saw III made an enormous $80 million at the box office (a $70 million profit). This time it's under Bob Weinstein and Dimension Films instead of Lionsgate, with which he was signed for two films, the second of which is not yet revealed. Don't knock this remake yet, every aspect of it seems perfect, from the producers, the screenwriter, and director - it could be good!
The news from Variety states that the rights were bought for a remake of David Cronenberg's 1981 sci-fi horror movie Scanners recently and Bousman was chosen to direct for a late 2008 release. A few more details about the project were discussed, including a familiar screenwriter who will be writing the remake, and Bousman's busy schedule throughout the rest of this year.
For those that don't know, the film is about a scientist who infiltrates an underground movement of "Scanners," whose telepathic abilities make them lethal weapons. The remake is being written by David Goyer, who's done some great writing previously including the screenplay for Dark City and Batman Begins. He was considered to direct The Flash, but instead was taken off the project in favor of a different director.
Darren Bousman has become increasingly popular in the horror scene, not only taking on this project for 2008, but also working on SAW IV and his own personal project Repo! The Genetic Opera!, a horror musical. SAW IV begins production on April 15th, and then Bousman will move straight into Repo!, then follow up with Scanners in early 2008, which will have the script completed by then. Looks like some exciting times ahead for Bousman!
It was announced a few months ago that David Goyer (The Invisible) would be writing a remake of David Cronenberg's Scanners with Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW 2,3,4) attached to helm. all of the details can be found inside.
Batman Begins writer David Goyer told SCI FI Wire that his updated version of David Cronenberg's classic SF-horror film Scanners will expand on the 1981 original and place it in the context of current events. "One of the ... things that's also great about Scanners was the fact that Cronenberg embeds so much subtext into his stories," Goyer said in an interview while promoting The Invisible, his upcoming supernatural film. "So we've tried to keep the spirit of that and kind of transpose that into a post-9/11 world, if you can imagine what Scanners would be involved in in that kind of world. That's what we're attempting to do here."
In the original low-budget movie, a couple of hundred telepathic and telekinetic humans, led by the particularly cunning and powerful Revok (Michael Ironside), plotted to take over the Earth, in some cases using their powers to literally blow people's minds.
"I'm a huge Cronenberg fan, and Scanners was definitely one of my favorite films as a kid," Goyer said. "What we're trying to do is take all the best elements of that. ... He obviously made it on a shoestring budget, so this time hopefully we can expand upon what he did." Goyer called Cronenberg "a genius."
Goyer is writing the new Scanners script for a film that will be directed by SAW II helmer Darren Lynn Bousman for Dimension Films; an early 2008 production start is envisioned.
The ever-so-popular SAW II and SAW III director Darren Lynn Bousman has signed on for yet another film after Saw III made an enormous $80 million at the box office (a $70 million profit). This time it's under Bob Weinstein and Dimension Films instead of Lionsgate, with which he was signed for two films, the second of which is not yet revealed. Don't knock this remake yet, every aspect of it seems perfect, from the producers, the screenwriter, and director - it could be good!
The news from Variety states that the rights were bought for a remake of David Cronenberg's 1981 sci-fi horror movie Scanners recently and Bousman was chosen to direct for a late 2008 release. A few more details about the project were discussed, including a familiar screenwriter who will be writing the remake, and Bousman's busy schedule throughout the rest of this year.
For those that don't know, the film is about a scientist who infiltrates an underground movement of "Scanners," whose telepathic abilities make them lethal weapons. The remake is being written by David Goyer, who's done some great writing previously including the screenplay for Dark City and Batman Begins. He was considered to direct The Flash, but instead was taken off the project in favor of a different director.
Darren Bousman has become increasingly popular in the horror scene, not only taking on this project for 2008, but also working on SAW IV and his own personal project Repo! The Genetic Opera!, a horror musical. SAW IV begins production on April 15th, and then Bousman will move straight into Repo!, then follow up with Scanners in early 2008, which will have the script completed by then. Looks like some exciting times ahead for Bousman!
It was announced a few months ago that David Goyer (The Invisible) would be writing a remake of David Cronenberg's Scanners with Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW 2,3,4) attached to helm. all of the details can be found inside.
Batman Begins writer David Goyer told SCI FI Wire that his updated version of David Cronenberg's classic SF-horror film Scanners will expand on the 1981 original and place it in the context of current events. "One of the ... things that's also great about Scanners was the fact that Cronenberg embeds so much subtext into his stories," Goyer said in an interview while promoting The Invisible, his upcoming supernatural film. "So we've tried to keep the spirit of that and kind of transpose that into a post-9/11 world, if you can imagine what Scanners would be involved in in that kind of world. That's what we're attempting to do here."
In the original low-budget movie, a couple of hundred telepathic and telekinetic humans, led by the particularly cunning and powerful Revok (Michael Ironside), plotted to take over the Earth, in some cases using their powers to literally blow people's minds.
"I'm a huge Cronenberg fan, and Scanners was definitely one of my favorite films as a kid," Goyer said. "What we're trying to do is take all the best elements of that. ... He obviously made it on a shoestring budget, so this time hopefully we can expand upon what he did." Goyer called Cronenberg "a genius."
Goyer is writing the new Scanners script for a film that will be directed by SAW II helmer Darren Lynn Bousman for Dimension Films; an early 2008 production start is envisioned.
