WISH MOVIE,LUCIEN GREY REMAKE: THE KNIGHT RIDER.
As a kid growing up, one of my favourite television shows was The Knight Rider, the team of Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) and his amazing car KITT went through many adventures and thrills together. Devon(Edward Mulhare) always worried about Michaels approach and attitude to their mission, but someway somehow they always came through. With the big truck Goliath and technician Bonnie KITT and Michael were sure to be ok.
If given the funding and the go ahead to bring this hit series from the Eighties to the big screen in the 21st century there are a lot of things that would definitely have to change.
Firstly I would not even try to find a Michael Knight, saying this , I mean I wouldn’t try to replace the character of Michael Knight played by David Hasselhoff. What I would do is create a whole new Michael Knight. Picture this, Jason Priest is a former navy seal turned undercover cop that has gone in deep for close to two years , when he finds out , that men in his unit has a huge hand in an expanding drug empire. Just as he is about to expose them they kill everyone that knows about his undercover work and erase all records of his existence, they kill him too, at least they try to.
Jason wakes up two months later out of a deep coma. He looks at the mirror and doesn’t recognize the man there, he has a new face. He meets a man Howard Yeager , who tells him that they saved his life and gave him a new identity, the current situation Is explained to him.
He is told that he is now Michael Knight , the new Michael Knight( the old one has retired) and they explain to him all what the Knight Foundation is about He initially isn’t crazy about the idea and bails on them. Later on after coming back he is introduced to KITT of the 21st century.
Naturally this can not be a Trans Am. It has to be a new , slick two seater car. Some of the old features of KITT are going to have to go, cause modern day audiences are not going to buy them. A sonic speed mode(0 – Mach 1), camouflage or invisibility mode, ability to create a hologram around it’s self to give the illusion of something else. Ability to convert to a speed boat or hover craft. This Knight Rider is going to be a bad ass, martial arts expert. No more ridiculous or cheesy fight scenes , this is gonna be some serious stuff. There also have to be guns and weapons in this KITT. Fortunately or unfortunately , this new KITT might not talk as much, since a lot of cars these days do that. It would basically be an instruction and advice giver on how to tackle a situation with the car.
Taking this approach would guarantee a high octane action movie that would have the new generation that never saw the show looking for reruns.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
WISH MOVIE:THE A TEAM
WISH MOVIE LUCIEN GREY REMAKE: THE A- TEAM
Growing up in the 1980’s I watched a lot of TV shows many of them reruns of long gone shows , some of my favourite were The Knight Rider,Starsky & Hutch, Hawaii Five O ,Charlie’s Angels, Perry Mason, Father Dowling, Murder she wrote, and many more. Of all the shows there was one that was at the top of my list, that show was The A –Team.
This was a show that captured my imagination in all aspects, from the premise of wrongfully accused soldiers on the run who survive as soldiers of fortune, to the characters, to the stories of the episodes. This series took action on television to a different levels.
Like most other fans of the show the characters were even more thrilling than the action and missions that they carried out, each character drawing his own fan base. From the leader Hannibal Smith(George Peppard),to confidence man Face(Dirk Benedict),the maniac ace pilot Murdock(Dwight Shultz) and every body’s(at least mine’) B.A Baracus (Mr T). They were the A Team, and every week they thrilled audiences with high octane action.
Unlike Charlie’s Angel’s, SWAT, and Starsky and Hutch, that have been brought to the silver screen, it is not going to be so easy trying to find a cast that can live up to the legend that these four created. Unlike many of those other shows with maybe the exception of Starsky and Hutch, the show was heavily based on the personalities of the Characters and their interaction with each other. They all had such distinct characters and temperaments that you couldn’t wait to see what happened next. Face always trying to avoid being the front man in one of Hannibal’s plans, every body wondering what crazy thing Murdock was going to do next , and B.A’s ‘s fear of flying “I ain’t getting on no plane Hannibal”. They were the darling of the TV action genre.
Bringing this legendary series to the silver screen would be a big risk which could go either way, it could either be a big hit, winning new fans and inspiring re-runs or a huge bomb disappointing fans of the genre who have long awaited a movie.
If I were to be at the helm of such an awesome project here’s how I would do it.
Firstly due to the years that have past, they will no longer be Vietnam veterans, they would have to be soldiers wrongly accused of breaking rules of engagement from the Persian Gulf war. US Navy Seals that belonged to the same unit. The action would have to be elevated several notches, no more throwing and flying about like back in the day, because it would look to much like a B movie. And unlike in the television series there actually would have to be some death and blood, this movie would be more in the line of the Mission Impossible, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon instalments in terms of the fast paced high octane action.
Mr T’s van will still have to be there , a version to fit it’s 21st century setting, maybe a remote controlled van, with a door that slides open ,Armour plated tires, a hi tech vehicle with GPS tracking ability, a van supped up by B.A himself.
Their skills and ability would also have to move up, as audiences appetite has grown for the spy genre.
Ace mechanic B.A Baracus would be a tech and demolition expert that can fix anything and find a way to blow up anything with basic home made appliances. Face, would be a former military intelligence officer who is an expert in communications, cryptology and languages, he can find information on anything and anyone and lay his hands on anything the team needs, he’s also the front man of the team.
Mad man Murdock the ace pilot will be able to fly anything. And last but not least the lovable Hannibal , the leader of the team. Hannibal is a former battle strategist and Navy Seal trainer, he is a highly experienced soldier who still maintains a high sense of humour, whose line “I love it when a plan comes together” will remain immortal like “Book em Danno” and “Trust me, I know what I’m doing”.
Now comes the most difficult aspect , casting. Let’s face it, those characters are immortal, and trying to replace them is a task a daunting as trying to remake Casablanca or The Godfather a task I equate as trying to dry up the Mississippi with a cotton swab. But try I will.
The role of Hannibal will definitely have to be played by Mel Gibson, I can’t imagine anyone else playing the charismatic cigar chomping leader. The role of Face would have to be Edward Burns, after his role in the movie Confidence I am more than convinced he can play the role perfectly. As for the role of mad man Murdock, I would have said Jim Carrey but I think I’d rather go for Vince Vaughn, he is one man that has being dominating the comedy scene in the past few years and I see him bringing a fresh element to the role. Finally the immortal B.A Baracus formerly played by Mr T, who became an 80’s icon through this role. I would have loved to have Mr T in this role but he would look too old beside the much younger cast, and as for the Mohawk! The new generation which are the viewers will not understand it’s significance. So for the role of B.A Baracus , this could be done by one of two people, either Ving Rhames or rapper turned actor Ice Cube, for this role, he’s have to pack and bulk up, like Will Smith did for the role of Ali. I can picture either one of them saying “I ain’t getting on no plane Hannibal”.
The recurring characters such as ally and reporter Amy Allen can be played by Jennifer Aniston and the role of Col. Decker who’s made it a personal vendetta to bring down The A- Team would be wonderfully played by expert fugitive chaser the talented Tommy Lee Jones.
There would definitely have to cameos from the old cast, unfortunately George Peppard passed on a few years ago, but the remaining cast members would have to appear one way or another.
Re-inventing the A Team without losing the key elements that made it the legendary show that it is , is the only way to make it successfully work in this day and age. If re-inventing Bond , could work, I have a pretty good feeling that the same could be done for The A- Team.
Growing up in the 1980’s I watched a lot of TV shows many of them reruns of long gone shows , some of my favourite were The Knight Rider,Starsky & Hutch, Hawaii Five O ,Charlie’s Angels, Perry Mason, Father Dowling, Murder she wrote, and many more. Of all the shows there was one that was at the top of my list, that show was The A –Team.
This was a show that captured my imagination in all aspects, from the premise of wrongfully accused soldiers on the run who survive as soldiers of fortune, to the characters, to the stories of the episodes. This series took action on television to a different levels.
Like most other fans of the show the characters were even more thrilling than the action and missions that they carried out, each character drawing his own fan base. From the leader Hannibal Smith(George Peppard),to confidence man Face(Dirk Benedict),the maniac ace pilot Murdock(Dwight Shultz) and every body’s(at least mine’) B.A Baracus (Mr T). They were the A Team, and every week they thrilled audiences with high octane action.
Unlike Charlie’s Angel’s, SWAT, and Starsky and Hutch, that have been brought to the silver screen, it is not going to be so easy trying to find a cast that can live up to the legend that these four created. Unlike many of those other shows with maybe the exception of Starsky and Hutch, the show was heavily based on the personalities of the Characters and their interaction with each other. They all had such distinct characters and temperaments that you couldn’t wait to see what happened next. Face always trying to avoid being the front man in one of Hannibal’s plans, every body wondering what crazy thing Murdock was going to do next , and B.A’s ‘s fear of flying “I ain’t getting on no plane Hannibal”. They were the darling of the TV action genre.
Bringing this legendary series to the silver screen would be a big risk which could go either way, it could either be a big hit, winning new fans and inspiring re-runs or a huge bomb disappointing fans of the genre who have long awaited a movie.
If I were to be at the helm of such an awesome project here’s how I would do it.
Firstly due to the years that have past, they will no longer be Vietnam veterans, they would have to be soldiers wrongly accused of breaking rules of engagement from the Persian Gulf war. US Navy Seals that belonged to the same unit. The action would have to be elevated several notches, no more throwing and flying about like back in the day, because it would look to much like a B movie. And unlike in the television series there actually would have to be some death and blood, this movie would be more in the line of the Mission Impossible, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon instalments in terms of the fast paced high octane action.
Mr T’s van will still have to be there , a version to fit it’s 21st century setting, maybe a remote controlled van, with a door that slides open ,Armour plated tires, a hi tech vehicle with GPS tracking ability, a van supped up by B.A himself.
Their skills and ability would also have to move up, as audiences appetite has grown for the spy genre.
Ace mechanic B.A Baracus would be a tech and demolition expert that can fix anything and find a way to blow up anything with basic home made appliances. Face, would be a former military intelligence officer who is an expert in communications, cryptology and languages, he can find information on anything and anyone and lay his hands on anything the team needs, he’s also the front man of the team.
Mad man Murdock the ace pilot will be able to fly anything. And last but not least the lovable Hannibal , the leader of the team. Hannibal is a former battle strategist and Navy Seal trainer, he is a highly experienced soldier who still maintains a high sense of humour, whose line “I love it when a plan comes together” will remain immortal like “Book em Danno” and “Trust me, I know what I’m doing”.
Now comes the most difficult aspect , casting. Let’s face it, those characters are immortal, and trying to replace them is a task a daunting as trying to remake Casablanca or The Godfather a task I equate as trying to dry up the Mississippi with a cotton swab. But try I will.
The role of Hannibal will definitely have to be played by Mel Gibson, I can’t imagine anyone else playing the charismatic cigar chomping leader. The role of Face would have to be Edward Burns, after his role in the movie Confidence I am more than convinced he can play the role perfectly. As for the role of mad man Murdock, I would have said Jim Carrey but I think I’d rather go for Vince Vaughn, he is one man that has being dominating the comedy scene in the past few years and I see him bringing a fresh element to the role. Finally the immortal B.A Baracus formerly played by Mr T, who became an 80’s icon through this role. I would have loved to have Mr T in this role but he would look too old beside the much younger cast, and as for the Mohawk! The new generation which are the viewers will not understand it’s significance. So for the role of B.A Baracus , this could be done by one of two people, either Ving Rhames or rapper turned actor Ice Cube, for this role, he’s have to pack and bulk up, like Will Smith did for the role of Ali. I can picture either one of them saying “I ain’t getting on no plane Hannibal”.
The recurring characters such as ally and reporter Amy Allen can be played by Jennifer Aniston and the role of Col. Decker who’s made it a personal vendetta to bring down The A- Team would be wonderfully played by expert fugitive chaser the talented Tommy Lee Jones.
There would definitely have to cameos from the old cast, unfortunately George Peppard passed on a few years ago, but the remaining cast members would have to appear one way or another.
Re-inventing the A Team without losing the key elements that made it the legendary show that it is , is the only way to make it successfully work in this day and age. If re-inventing Bond , could work, I have a pretty good feeling that the same could be done for The A- Team.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
WISH MOVIES:ARSENIC AND OLD LACE REMAKE
Hollywood has released many classics over the years form it’s inception. Some of them being Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Gone with the wind, Cat on a hot tin roof the list goes on. Many of the movies made some thirty to forty years ago have been remade for a new generation, such as It’s a mad mad mad mad world starring Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Ceaser and a host of other stars was remade as Rat Race in 2003 staring Cuba Gooding Rowan Atkinson, Jon Lovitz. The movie the Italian Job originally starring Michael Caine as Charlie Crocker was reprised by ex rapper/underwear model Mark Wahlberg. The movie Ocean’s Eleven which starred the Rat Pack (Sammie Davies Jnr,Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin ,Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford) has a new line up with A list stars such as George Clooney, Brad Pitt,Matt Damon) .Many other movies such as , Laws of Attraction(Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore), The Mod Squad(Omar Epps, Claire Danes), Guess who, The Thomas Crown Affair(Pierce Brosnan), Get Carter(Sylvester Stallone) ,Ransom(Mel Gibson) are remakes, often times bringing the original stars in cameo roles.
One of my favorite movies from way back when is Arsenic and Old lace Released in 1944, the film stars Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster, a theater critic who is about to get married when he stumbles upon a corpse in the house owned by his aunts Abby Brewster (played by Josephine Hull) and Martha Brewster (Jean Adair). He discovers that his aunts have been poisoning lonely old men by putting arsenic in their elderberry wine, and that they think of these murders as mercy killings. Several others in the Brewster family are off their rockers—one of them pretends he is Teddy Roosevelt, and another is a murderous maniac hiding out from the police. Mortimer considers canceling the wedding because he fears that he too will go crazy and ruin his fiancé’s life.
I would absolutely love to see a remake of this movie. If I was the producer at the helm of such a project and had the funds to cast whoever I wished here what I would do.
The lead role of Mortimer Brewster(the name might have to be changed) would be played by Chris Tucker, and instead of playing a theatre critic he’s probably be a music magazine editor. The role of Jonathan Brewster his insane ex con brother would be played by the menacing Tiny Lister, these two play well off each other as they both starred in the weed promo movie Friday. The unstable Dr Einstein would wonderfully played by Peter Lorre who’s image was portrayed as a mad scientist in numerous Warner Bros cartoons ,would be played by the talented Dave Chappell. His fiancé would definitely have to be a sweet and adorable looking girl, for him to want to protect her so much so that would have to be Marsha Thomason of the TV series Vegas. The taxi driver would have to go Mike Epps. As for the crazy aunts Abby and Martha Brewster would have to be played by Loretta Devine and Whoppi Goldberg. As for nut job Teddy who thinks that he’s Roosevelt , that would have to be changed to someone who thinks he’s Martin Luther King or Don King, and that would definitely have to go to John Whiterspoon of the Friday series. Other minor roles such as the annoying officer O Hara who wants to be a writer and hounds Brewster to read his script can be played by Chris Rock, being a police officer that wants to become a rapper and he will hound Tucker to listen to his demo tape.
ALTERNATIVELY
If done a completely different way, here is how I would do it. The lead role of Mortimer Brewster would be played by Devine Brown’s favorite actor Hugh Grant, his fiancé would be played Rachel Weiz. Crazy homicidal brother would be played by every one’s favorite ex footie player Vinnie Jones. Dr Einstein will be played either by Lee Evans or John Hannah . Teddy will be played by Hugh Laurie this time thinking that he’s Winston Churchill. The aunts will be played by Kathy Bates and Patricia Routledge(Keeping up appearances). As for the ambitious Officer O Hara, this will excellently be played by the incomparable Rowan Atkinson, who fancies himself as the next Tom Jones. The taxi driver
One of my favorite movies from way back when is Arsenic and Old lace Released in 1944, the film stars Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster, a theater critic who is about to get married when he stumbles upon a corpse in the house owned by his aunts Abby Brewster (played by Josephine Hull) and Martha Brewster (Jean Adair). He discovers that his aunts have been poisoning lonely old men by putting arsenic in their elderberry wine, and that they think of these murders as mercy killings. Several others in the Brewster family are off their rockers—one of them pretends he is Teddy Roosevelt, and another is a murderous maniac hiding out from the police. Mortimer considers canceling the wedding because he fears that he too will go crazy and ruin his fiancé’s life.
I would absolutely love to see a remake of this movie. If I was the producer at the helm of such a project and had the funds to cast whoever I wished here what I would do.
The lead role of Mortimer Brewster(the name might have to be changed) would be played by Chris Tucker, and instead of playing a theatre critic he’s probably be a music magazine editor. The role of Jonathan Brewster his insane ex con brother would be played by the menacing Tiny Lister, these two play well off each other as they both starred in the weed promo movie Friday. The unstable Dr Einstein would wonderfully played by Peter Lorre who’s image was portrayed as a mad scientist in numerous Warner Bros cartoons ,would be played by the talented Dave Chappell. His fiancé would definitely have to be a sweet and adorable looking girl, for him to want to protect her so much so that would have to be Marsha Thomason of the TV series Vegas. The taxi driver would have to go Mike Epps. As for the crazy aunts Abby and Martha Brewster would have to be played by Loretta Devine and Whoppi Goldberg. As for nut job Teddy who thinks that he’s Roosevelt , that would have to be changed to someone who thinks he’s Martin Luther King or Don King, and that would definitely have to go to John Whiterspoon of the Friday series. Other minor roles such as the annoying officer O Hara who wants to be a writer and hounds Brewster to read his script can be played by Chris Rock, being a police officer that wants to become a rapper and he will hound Tucker to listen to his demo tape.
ALTERNATIVELY
If done a completely different way, here is how I would do it. The lead role of Mortimer Brewster would be played by Devine Brown’s favorite actor Hugh Grant, his fiancé would be played Rachel Weiz. Crazy homicidal brother would be played by every one’s favorite ex footie player Vinnie Jones. Dr Einstein will be played either by Lee Evans or John Hannah . Teddy will be played by Hugh Laurie this time thinking that he’s Winston Churchill. The aunts will be played by Kathy Bates and Patricia Routledge(Keeping up appearances). As for the ambitious Officer O Hara, this will excellently be played by the incomparable Rowan Atkinson, who fancies himself as the next Tom Jones. The taxi driver
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