The Butterfly Effect to be rebooted

Variety is reporting that FilmEngine and Benderspink are looking to reboot the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect. The film starred Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart (and also a young Logan Lerman) and told the story of a young man who was able to travel back in time to change the fate of his and his friends lives in an attempt to fix the results of several childhood traumas. The Butterfly Effect also had two direct-to-dvd sequels that followed.
Eric Bress, the writer and director of the 2004 flick, is returning to write a new script and producers AJ Dix, Anthony Rhulen, Chris Bender, and JC Spink are returning as well. Looks like the only new member we have is FilmEngine president Navid McIlhargey. No director or cast is set just yet.

Now... I think it's a bit odd that they are rebooting this film with the same people. If they didn't think it worked the first time then why would you try it again with the same people? It's not like the movie was a failure either. It made almost $100 million at the box office and only had a $13 million budget through New Line Cinema.
I personally like The Butterfly Effect and have since it came out. I thought the story was cool and that Ashton Kutcher wasn't all that bad. The segment where he went to jail was my favorite.

Here's the trailer for the original movie. If you've never seen it I would go ahead and check it out.

Tom Cruise to play Van Helsing in yet another reboot

Let me rephrase that... yet another unnecessary, ridiculous reboot.

The movie Hugh Jackman was in is only 8 years old, ffs. Stupid. Absolutely stupid.




http://www.eonline.com/news/tom_cruises_next_mission_replacing_hugh/313144?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=imdb_topstories

Universal to "reboot" The Mummy... what the fuck?

Yes, you read the title correctly. Universal is in the planning stages of a reboot of The Mummy. The story was last revisited when Stephen Sommers made the 1999 film with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. A film that is, without embarrassment, one of my favorite movies.

Do I think this is ridiculous? Yes. Especially with the fact that the last Mummy movie, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, was only released not even 4 years ago. It's just more proof that Hollywood has absolutely no new ideas whatsoever. As if we didn't know that already.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/29026


"I... am a librarian!"

MGM officially selects Chloe Moretz for the lead in Carrie

I posted a blog about this in the past week (http://fort-kick-ass.blogspot.com/2012/03/carrie-re-make-casting-narrowed-down-to.html) and my main concern then was that Chloe Moretz might be a little too young for the role. I am still thinking that, but I believe in the girl. I have seen more stellar performances by her so far than most actresses in their 20's and 30's dish out. She can make it work and hopefully the negotiations lead to her accepting the role and signing a contract. I'd much rather have Chloe than Haley Bennett.


http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/mgm-formally-offers-lead-remake-of-stephen-kings-carrie-to-chloe-moretz/

Vacation reboot gets Horrible Bosses writers to direct

Oh, fuck me. Must they reboot/remake everything?

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Horrible-Bosses-Writers-Direct-Vacation-Reboot-29671.html

Jane Levy in talks to replace Lily Collins in The Evil Dead

And if you are like me and need to know who Jane Levy is... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3994408/

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/28203


And we also have the first photo of the set.