Not To Scare Anyone ,But....

[ithildyn]

A few mornings ago, we were listening to the entertainment report on the morning radio show, and the DJ was talking about how a remake of Karate Kid is coming out, along with a Three Stooges remake. So that got me and ninjababe talking about remakes in general. And then it occurred to me: what if Darth Lucas decided to remake Star Wars?!?!? After all, it

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[grachonok]

Oh yes, you are!
But there is one thing Darth Lucas can't do - he can't ruin all old copies of original SW! So now, when we are warned, we just have to secure our stash!:)

[ithildyn]

We must hoard!

[em_kellesvig]

This just goes to prove that there are no new ideas in Hollywood anymore.

[ithildyn]

Seems that way.

[idontlikegravy]

Wow. Did you sneak a peek at Lucas' diary or something? A New Hope Redux is due out in March 2012. Trufax.

I think the onslaught of remakes are a sure sign of the oncoming apocalypse. Next thing you know they'll be re-making or re-booting Tron... oh, wait.

[ithildyn]

[hides under bed]

Well, isn't TRON II more of a sequel though? Or at least that was what I thought I'd read.

[idontlikegravy]

LOL

Depends who you ask. Officially, yes, but also no. That's why it's Tron Legacy rather than Tron II; it isn't a straight remake or reboot, but it has enough elements of the original that it's not strictly a sequel either. Whatever it is... LIGHT CYCLES!!!!! *g*

[lyl_devil]

You just had to share the horror, is that it? Because you know the prequels didn't traumatize us enough. :(

that was basically his dream, of being able to make movies without people in them.

And thanks to Avatar, this is actually possible now.

[valiha]

But Avatar does have people in it. Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana acted their a**es off for it. The cameras were there to capture all the nuances of their performances. All the humans in the movie were real, not CGI. There are some really great docus on YouTube showing the process, with side by side comparison of the filming and end product. This one, for example.

[lyl_devil]

I'm not saying Avatar didn't have actors, or that the actors didn't act. I'm saying that the technology that came out of Avatar has made it so that you don't necessarily need actors. Once you have the basic structure and movements mapped, then you could conceivably make a movie without having to pay any actors to star in it. Example: James Cameron could make 'Adventures in Pandora' with the exact same characters, but without having to use the actors. (Granted, it wouldn't be anywhere near the same as what Avatar showed, but then a lot of movies aren't so concerned with decent performances from their stars, or even writing.)

This is technology that has actors in Hollywood worried, because right now SAG has no rules about attaching rights to the actors identities, leaving the field open for exploitation of the actors in just this manner.

[ithildyn]

Yeah, he has to add to our mental anguish.

[bookaddict43]

You are not a sweetheart :D I do not want to even think about this.

On a related note - the LG is dying to see the KK remake. He's never seen the original and loves Jackie Chan who is, god help us, doing the Mister Miagui (That's spelt wrong) role.

[ithildyn]

I've never seen the original either [g]