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Post by onethreetwo on Nov 3, 2021 4:47:34 GMT
Friday the 13th
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Omen
What are some others? And why do you think they're inactive? We get a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie every 4 or 5 years but not these. Why?
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Post by onethreetwo on Nov 3, 2021 4:52:32 GMT
Add Jaws to that list. Talk about leaving money on the table for three decades.
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Post by James on Nov 3, 2021 11:32:47 GMT
Hostel
Wishmaster
Poltergeist
The Exorcist
Hard to really think of much since a lot of horror sequels/reboots are in development.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 3, 2021 11:38:10 GMT
Hostel Wishmaster Poltergeist The Exorcist Hard to really think of much since a lot of horror sequels/reboots are in development. The Exorcist is being developed by David Gordon Green as another new trilogy for Universal. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 3, 2021 11:52:14 GMT
A lot of these have to do with rights issues. We all know that that's the case with with Friday the 13th, and with the recent ruling in favor of Victor Miller it seems less likely that we will see a new Jason movie, and especially that we will see a new Jason movie titled Friday the 13th: Anything, any time in the near future.
We get a new Texas Chainsaw massacre and Amityville movie every few years, it seems, because pretty much anybody with a modest budget can purchase the rights to that name. I'm not sure who owns it, but whoever that is does not seem very precious with their property.
Kinda like how Night of the Livind Dead was never copyrighted, so you have roughly 47 billion cheap, shitty movies that bare that title.
In the case of something like Jaws or even A Nightmare on Elm Street, those are important for their studios, Universal and New Line (now Warner Bros) respectively. It seems they'd rather not just throw together some low budget thing every other year like they used to. I don't doubt that you'll see more from them some day, but they're harder to get right for various reasons, and they don't seem to think it's worth sullying the name of those titles only to give it the Dimension era Hellraiser treatment.
There is a play about the making of Jaws on stage in London right now, written by and featuring Robert Shaw's son. I could see Universal snatching up the rights to that.
Silent Night, Deadly Night is one that I could see making a comeback. They already turned it into an anthology and ended up with like 7 or 8 movies, 5 or so of which had nothing to do with one another. That title is evocative enough that it could be used for a generic Christmas horror movie and people wouldn't have to be familiar with the series.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Nov 3, 2021 12:50:36 GMT
Add Jaws to that list. Talk about leaving money on the table for three decades. Have you seen Jaws 4? We should be applauding a studio when it knows when to quit. |
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Post by James on Nov 3, 2021 14:17:27 GMT
Hostel Wishmaster Poltergeist The Exorcist Hard to really think of much since a lot of horror sequels/reboots are in development. The Exorcist is being developed by David Gordon Green as another new trilogy for Universal. I rest my case!
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Post by politicidal on Nov 3, 2021 19:08:18 GMT
Add Jaws to that list. Talk about leaving money on the table for three decades. I know Spielberg put the kibosh on a reboot a while ago.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Nov 3, 2021 19:36:22 GMT
Add Jaws to that list. Talk about leaving money on the table for three decades. I know Spielberg put the kibosh on a reboot a while ago. Similarly, I like the "over my dead body" approach Zemeckis and Co. seem to have over Back to the Future. Not everything needs to be franchised to death. Just re-release it in theaters and on physical media ad nauseam every five years and call it a day.  |
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Post by spooner5020 on Nov 3, 2021 19:53:27 GMT
A lot of these have to do with rights issues. We all know that that's the case with with Friday the 13th, and with the recent ruling in favor of Victor Miller it seems less likely that we will see a new Jason movie, and especially that we will see a new Jason movie titled Friday the 13th: Anything, any time in the near future. We get a new Texas Chainsaw massacre and Amityville movie every few years, it seems, because pretty much anybody with a modest budget can purchase the rights to that name. I'm not sure who owns it, but whoever that is does not seem very precious with their property. Kinda like how Night of the Livind Dead was never copyrighted, so you have roughly 47 billion cheap, shitty movies that bare that title. In the case of something like Jaws or even A Nightmare on Elm Street, those are important for their studios, Universal and New Line (now Warner Bros) respectively. It seems they'd rather not just throw together some low budget thing every other year like they used to. I don't doubt that you'll see more from them some day, but they're harder to get right for various reasons, and they don't seem to think it's worth sullying the name of those titles only to give it the Dimension era Hellraiser treatment. There is a play about the making of Jaws on stage in London right now, written by and featuring Robert Shaw's son. I could see Universal snatching up the rights to that. Silent Night, Deadly Night is one that I could see making a comeback. They already turned it into an anthology and ended up with like 7 or 8 movies, 5 or so of which had nothing to do with one another. That title is evocative enough that it could be used for a generic Christmas horror movie and people wouldn't have to be familiar with the series. Silent Night Deadly Night got a remake back in 2012 I think and is getting another remake. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 3, 2021 20:27:14 GMT
I know Spielberg put the kibosh on a reboot a while ago. Similarly, I like the "over my dead body" approach Zemeckis and Co. seem to have over Back to the Future. Not everything needs to be franchised to death. Just re-release it in theaters and on physical media ad nauseam every five years and call it a day. Or, like with Zemeckis and Back to the Future, let them make a musical! |
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Nov 3, 2021 21:30:05 GMT
Similarly, I like the "over my dead body" approach Zemeckis and Co. seem to have over Back to the Future. Not everything needs to be franchised to death. Just re-release it in theaters and on physical media ad nauseam every five years and call it a day. Or, like with Zemeckis and Back to the Future, let them make a musical! I, for one, would buy a ticket to Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2: The Musical. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 3, 2021 21:49:36 GMT
A lot of these have to do with rights issues. We all know that that's the case with with Friday the 13th, and with the recent ruling in favor of Victor Miller it seems less likely that we will see a new Jason movie, and especially that we will see a new Jason movie titled Friday the 13th: Anything, any time in the near future. We get a new Texas Chainsaw massacre and Amityville movie every few years, it seems, because pretty much anybody with a modest budget can purchase the rights to that name. I'm not sure who owns it, but whoever that is does not seem very precious with their property. Kinda like how Night of the Livind Dead was never copyrighted, so you have roughly 47 billion cheap, shitty movies that bare that title. In the case of something like Jaws or even A Nightmare on Elm Street, those are important for their studios, Universal and New Line (now Warner Bros) respectively. It seems they'd rather not just throw together some low budget thing every other year like they used to. I don't doubt that you'll see more from them some day, but they're harder to get right for various reasons, and they don't seem to think it's worth sullying the name of those titles only to give it the Dimension era Hellraiser treatment. There is a play about the making of Jaws on stage in London right now, written by and featuring Robert Shaw's son. I could see Universal snatching up the rights to that. Silent Night, Deadly Night is one that I could see making a comeback. They already turned it into an anthology and ended up with like 7 or 8 movies, 5 or so of which had nothing to do with one another. That title is evocative enough that it could be used for a generic Christmas horror movie and people wouldn't have to be familiar with the series. Silent Night Deadly Night got a remake back in 2012 I think and is getting another remake. 10 years is a long gap, and they didn't even use the title... or the story for that matter. I wouldn't be surprised to hear it's being remade though. The title alone is definitely gonna grab people. But they could just carry on making more of them in the anthology mold. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Nov 3, 2021 21:50:25 GMT
Or, like with Zemeckis and Back to the Future, let them make a musical! I, for one, would buy a ticket to Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2: The Musical. Would any of it be staged? Or would it also just mostly use footage from the first movie? |
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Post by mgmarshall on Nov 4, 2021 2:32:01 GMT
I doubt Phantasm is coming back any time soon, if ever. Tales from the Crypt has pretty much been dead in the water since that Shyamalan-helmed reboot failed to get off the ground, and nowadays the original show isn't even hosted on HBO Max or available to stream anywhere else.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Nov 4, 2021 14:08:11 GMT
I doubt Phantasm is coming back any time soon, if ever. Tales from the Crypt has pretty much been dead in the water since that Shyamalan-helmed reboot failed to get off the ground, and nowadays the original show isn't even hosted on HBO Max or available to stream anywhere else. Wow, not even on HBO Max? I didn't know that. What a shame. Glad I still have all the DVDs. |
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Post by mgmarshall on Nov 4, 2021 18:46:46 GMT
I doubt Phantasm is coming back any time soon, if ever. Tales from the Crypt has pretty much been dead in the water since that Shyamalan-helmed reboot failed to get off the ground, and nowadays the original show isn't even hosted on HBO Max or available to stream anywhere else. Wow, not even on HBO Max? I didn't know that. What a shame. Glad I still have all the DVDs. From what I understand, there are rights disputes about who owns the Tales from the Crypt trademark and who owns the Cryptkeeper character. That's what sunk the Shyamalan reboot. |
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Post by Sarge on Nov 7, 2021 2:15:20 GMT
Hostel Wishmaster Poltergeist The Exorcist Hard to really think of much since a lot of horror sequels/reboots are in development.
There was an Exorcist TV series that lasted 2 seasons (2016 - 2018). S1 was a very good sequel to the original movie. S2 went down the complicated world takeover conspiracy route, which usually sucks, and did in this case.
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Post by forca84 on Nov 7, 2021 4:25:05 GMT
Friday the 13th A Nightmare on Elm Street The Omen What are some others? And why do you think they're inactive? We get a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie every 4 or 5 years but not these. Why? Well the 2006 "The Omen" remake apparently has a prequel in the pipeline... Not sure if that's been scrapped due to the Pandemic. In 2017 there was a one season TV series that explored Damien's mythology in recent times as an adult. Lots of callbacks to the movies. And I actually quite liked it. Barbara Hershey was great. It died on A&E and was never renewed. |
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Post by James on Nov 7, 2021 11:03:42 GMT
Hostel Wishmaster Poltergeist The Exorcist Hard to really think of much since a lot of horror sequels/reboots are in development.
There was an Exorcist TV series that lasted 2 seasons (2016 - 2018). S1 was a very good sequel to the original movie. S2 went down the complicated world takeover conspiracy route, which usually sucks, and did in this case.
Yeah I remember that happening though I wasn't sure how long ago it ended, but 2018 did feel like it was yesterday so not that long ago. |
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