This one has peeked my interest I must admit. The remake kings of Hollywood have decided to remake a classic, They Live>. Yes, I said classic, that movie is awesome. Where else do you get a line like, “I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. I’m all out of bubble gum.” Brilliant! For those of you that were locked in the basement as children, here’s the trailer and details below.
They Live” is finding life again.
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 that let him see aliens walking among us and controlling humanity. The man races against the clock to find a way to stop them.
The movie is known for a fight scene that lasts 51⁄22 minutes and for the line, “I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass … and I’m all out of bubblegum.”
No writer is on board.
source:The Hollywood Reporter
1 comment
lilikaofthelake says:
December 5, 2008 at 3:55 pm (UTC -6)
Dont forget the whole “thats like putting lipstick on a pig” Roudy says to the Alien chick. I love this movie, the music and the whole thought behind the subliminal comanding of the world by aliens.