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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 24, 2014 14:51:03 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/predator-reboot-in-the-works-with-iron-man-3-director-1201245363/20th Century Fox is bringing back its iconic “Predator” franchise for a reboot with “Iron Man 3″ writer-director Shane Black on board to direct. Fox-based John Davis, who produced the original 1987 sci-fi actioner with Joel Silver and Lawrence Gordon, is producing the reboot. Black and Fred Dekker will write the script. The duo teamed on 1987’s “Monster Squad.” “Predator” starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura as commandos stalked in the jungle. John McTiernan directed the film, in which Black has a small part. “Predator” performed solidly with nearly $100 million in worldwide grosses. “Predator 2,” starring Danny Glover, took in $57 milliion in 1990; “Predators,” starring Adrien Brody and Laurence Fishburne, grossed $127 million in 2010; Fox also combined franchises with two “Alien vs. Predator” movies in 2004 and 2007. Fox exec Matt Reilly is overseeing the latest reboot. Besides “Iron Man 3″ and “Monster Squad,” Black’s writing credits include “Lethal Weapon,” “The Last Boy Scout,” “Last Action Hero” and “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” which he also directed. He also developing a reboot of “The Nice Guys” and “Doc Savage” for Sony. Black is repped by WME, GreenLit Creative and Bloom Hergott. Dekker is also repped by WME. The news was first reported by THR.com.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 27, 2014 6:51:29 GMT -6
www.fangoria.com/new/shane-black-and-fred-dekkers-predator-isnt-a-rebootremake/Shane Black and Fred Dekker’s “PREDATOR” Isn’t a Reboot/Remake How do you overcome such dreaded words as remake and reboot? We found out this week when a new PREDATOR film was announced with Shane Black at the helm and his MONSTER SQUAD’s Fred Dekker co-writing. Getting the filmmakers separately responsible for the likes of LETHAL WEAPON, KISS KISS BANG BANG and NIGHT OF THE CREEPS back together (they co-write SQUAD) seemed to far outweigh any sort of apprehension at intentions to restart the story of the beloved hunter alien. But more good news has come down, as Black reveals he isn’t interested in a reboot. Speaking to Collider, Black briefly says as far as he and Dekker are concerned, their new PREDATOR most definitely isn’t a reboot: “Why start over, when you’ve all this rich mythology yet to mine?” The filmmaker adds he likes “the idea of expanding and exploring the existing PREDATOR mythology, rather than hitting the restart button.” Of course, much more to come as this develops.
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