LA Times says:
A remake of the invasion movie "Red Dawn" — with its villains now digitally modified from Chinese to North Korean — will finally hit American shores next year.
The new version of the Reagan-era classic will be released in the U.S. by independent studio FilmDistrict, according to people familiar with the matter but not authorized to discuss it publicly. FilmDistrict is finalizing a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio that produced the movie in 2009.
In the original "Red Dawn," a group of teenagers in a Washington town battle invading Soviet forces; in the remake, the invaders were changed to Chinese. But that decision turned the film into a hot potato.
Coming Soon:
FilmDistrict announced today that it will co-finance the supernatural horror tale The Last Word, from screenwriter Ben Ketai.
Based on actual events, the horror film will focus on the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas who was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun.
Coming Soon:
FilmDistrict announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Constantin Film and Impact Pictures’ Pompeii, the period-based action film from acclaimed director Paul W.S. Anderson.
FilmDistrict will distribute Pompeii through Sony’s TriStar Pictures on February 28, 2014.
I find this movie to be extremely interesting. The end of Pompeii will translate very nicely to the big screen as long as they don't try to get too flashy with the SFX. My big fear is that they'll shoe horn some sort of schmoopy love story into it.
The Playlist:
Spike Lee's on the comeback trail these days -- the ever-controversial auteur roared back with his intimate, personal "Red Hook Summer" at Sundance this year, with the film hitting theaters last month, and followed it up swiftly with his affectionate, fascinating Michael Jackson documentary "Bad 25," which premiered at Venice a week ago, and will air (in slightly edited form) on ABC on Thanksgiving weekend.
I actually kinda forgot about this movie. The original was amazing. I'm very much looking forward to see this modernized revamp of the title.
Invading Chinese would have made more sense and added more jeopardy to the movie.