Re-making The Wicker Man

What was Dawn of the Dead like, the remake? I heard that was quite a good remake.

I don't think they should re-make it. Its all for money.
 
Ah! so thats how the Cohen Bros managed to get their grubby little mits on The Ladykillers, they managed to ruin a near perfect concept and by default sully the original
 
I'm not exactly sure how you CAN re-make The Wicker Man. It was filmed in the early 1970's, when all the new-age stuff was catching on. It was perfect for the time and perfect for the location. I don't think you could really imagine re-making the Wicker Man in SCOTLAND in 2005, let alone in America. It seemed more believeable in the context of the decade.

I cringe to think what the Americans will do with it, I really do.
 
I cringe too. The fact is that studios want a guaranteed money earner that doesn't require any originality. Solution? Issue new prints of existing masterpieces.

I can put up with them ruining the Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky and Hutch, The Italian Job and even, deep breath, The Avengers. But not The Wicker Man, for goodness sake. That film is just too unique to be copied.

These studios will come a cropper one day, mark my worRAB. The remake of Hector's House will be one step too far.
 
Indeed. It is its uniqueness. The fact is that The Wicker Man was, as I said in a previous post, perfect for the time.

.. But it's not now. That particular boat has sailed. We look back to it as a classic - something that was perfect for the time and perfect to look back upon.

The fact is with increasing globalisation there's little believability left in a modern Wicker Man. In the 1970's, it was more believable and as a result, more chilling.
 
Whoever mentioned Dawn of the Dead remake, it's a good remake, one of the better remakes to come out, although it's really not a remake, only thing in common is the mall and zombies...
 
I would rather Hollywood concentrated on producing US films out of US TV shows - and leave such a cult classic alone.

I know somebody said, it's happening, deal with it, but I'm not happy about it. Like somebody else said, HOW could it be done? It was perfect for the era but I just cant see how it would work set in America, with well known American actors, the magic of the original would be lost as soon as the opening credits rolled.

IMO, it would end up following in the footsteps of all those flops, The Skeleton Key etc etc
 
Below, from a Nicholas Cage fansite from July 2003: but since then, they have only referred to it as The Wicker Man, and May Day isn't mentioned. Not sure if the name just changed perhaps? On IMDB Robin Hardy is directing the Wicker Man AND May Day?????

"Christopher Lee & Sean Austin In 'The Wicker Man'
According to The Herald, Christopher Lee and Sean Austin will be teaming up to star in the remake of cult horror The Wicker Man.

"May Day, which has been written by Robin Hardy, the director of The Wicker Man, will feature Christopher Lee, who starred in the 1973 cult classic. Veteran actress Vanessa Redgrave also will star.

Hardy, who will direct the film, said that May Day was not a sequel or a prequel to The Wicker Man but it explores the same themes and will be shot almost entirely in Scotland, with some scenes shot in Texas. Filming will start next year.

The project initially went under the name of The Riding of the Laddie and Hardy has recruited Sean Astin who is to play the leading role of an American preacher. "
 
i saw an interview with robin hardy, christopher lee & ingrid pitt on the horror channel & robin & christopher said mayday was a totally different film then the wicker man. I would think they would be more accurate then something on a website.
 
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