Bieber NOT Remaking "Back to the Future"

Over the weekend, rumors sprang up that singer Justin Bieber was being considered for a starring role in a remake of "Back to the Future."

Before you yell, "Great Scott!" and go into a flurry of reboot rage, please don't worry.

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Reboot Rage: "Spy Kids"

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Shouldn't there be some kind of statute of limitations on how long a franchise has to wait before it gets the reboot?

Case in point: "Spy Kids."

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Warner Considers "Wizard of Oz" Remakes

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You can blame the reboot rage you're about to feel on the huge opening for "Alice in Wonderland."

With the Tim Burton movie raking in cash at the box-office, other studios are looking at ways to re-imagine a variety of classic films for the modern audience. The Los Angeles Times reports that Warner Brothers is considering not one but two updates of the classic movie, "The Wizard of Oz."

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Writer Chosen for "Short Circuit" Reboot

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Number five is alive and headed back to the big-screen. The remake of the 1986 hit movie, "Short Circuit" will be written by Dan Milano according to Variety. There may be some hope for the reboot with Milano coming on board as the writer.  Milano has worked on the popular series, "Robot Chicken" and was [...]

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Wimmer Will Write "Total Recall" Reboot

The reboot of "Total Recall" is moving forward with the news that writer Kurt Wimmer has been tapped to pen the script according to Variety.   Wimmer's previous credits include "Equilibrum." Columbia Pictures is behind the remake, which would be a contemporized adaptation of the science fiction saga based on the Philip K. Dick story [...]

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Universal To Remake "Videodrome"

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Universal Pictures has given the green light for a remake of David Cronenberg's 1983 movie, "Videodrome" according to Variety. The new remake will reportedly take the original film's concept, modernize it, infuse it with the possibilities of nano-technology and blow it up into a large-scale sci-fi action thriller. The script for the film will be [...]

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"Total Recall" Getting a Remake

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Neal H. Moritz and his Original Films banner are in final negotiations with Columbia to remake the 1990 hit film, "Total Recall." The original version starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone and was loosely based on the Phillip K. Dick short story, "We Can Remember It For Your Wholesale."   The original version came at a [...]

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Remake City

They need to change that sign overlooking the Hollywood Hills to read "REMAKE CITY" instead of "Hollywood". Word out is another classic is being pulled out of the archives for a remake. Director Vadim Perelman ("House of Sand and Fog") is said to be in negotiations to bring back "Poltergeist" for MGM. The original film, [...]

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Hick's Picks - Weekend Updates

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Piranaha remake to be 3-D A re-make of the 70s horror movie Piranha will break new ground when its released in theaters as the first R-rated 3-D film reports SciFi Wire. The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, will push the limits of on-screen gore and is "the only reason that we're making that movie," Aja [...]

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'Bill & Ted' Remake Planned

Source: StarPulse.com Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter's cult comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is set for a remake, according to internet reports. This time around, the hapless duo's rock band is called Atomic Gorillas, not Wyld Stallions, and their time traveling brings them into contact with Gandhi and Calamity Jane, according to MovieHole.net. The [...]

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