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09-13-2005, 07:05 PM
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Wicker Man remake. (Complete with killer bees!)
Killer bees?
KILLER FUCKING BEES?!? http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com...?id=1921042005 : "Wicker Man director is flaming furious over Hollywood remake HE gave the world arguably the most iconic Scottish film ever made but a US remake which adds a swarm of killer bees and changes the sex of a pagan lord has proved too much for Robin Hardy. The original director of The Wicker Man has called in his lawyers to have his name taken off promotional material for the $40m movie even before lead star Nicolas Cage has finished filming. "The amazing thing is that all the publicity keeps on saying that I have written the screenplay, which is obviously not true," says Hardy, who did not even take a writing credit on the original, though he worked closely with writer Anthony Shaffer. "I have had to have my lawyers call them, not because I particularly care, but it's clearly wrong that it should be out on websites and in the trades and everything." In the original, Christopher Lee played Lord Summerisle, head of a pagan community on a remote Scottish island where locals resort to human sacrifice when the crops fail. In the new version, set in the US, his character will be played by Ellen Burstyn, who won the best actress Oscar for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and also played the mother in The Exorcist. Controversy is raging in cyberspace, with fans posting messages on the Internet Movie Database headed "What happened to Scotland?", "Why do Americans have to mess with perfection?" and "What the flipping Hell?" Hollywood has fallen flat on its face in the recent past attempting to remake British classics in American settings. Get Carter substituted Seattle for Newcastle and Sylvester Stallone for Michael Caine, while Alfie relocated from Swinging Sixties London to modern-day New York, with Jude Law in place of Caine. Hardy is highly sceptical about the new Wicker Man. "I don't quite understand what they're doing. It appears that not only is the lady involved, but there are also attacks by killer bees, which sounds like a really old-style horror film." The original Wicker Man was firmly rooted in Scotland. Hardy and Shaffer carried out extensive research on pagan rituals and were fascinated by references to a giant wicker man, in which Druids supposedly burned prisoners (though this may have been Roman propaganda). They freely mixed folklore and music from different parts of Britain, but chose Scotland as the setting because of its history of fundamentalist religious sects and remote communities. The film combined locations all over Galloway with footage from Culzean Castle in Ayrshire and Plockton in Wester Ross, and aerial shots of Skye. Edward Woodward played an upright Scottish police sergeant and devout Christian, who arrives on the island to investigate the sinister disappearance of a young girl. Cage is an American sheriff in the new version, which is currently shooting with Canada doubling for Maine. In the original, Woodward's character was a virgin, making him ideal for sacrifice. That element has been ditched from the remake, because it was thought that while audiences would accept the idea of an American community that practised human sacrifice, the idea of a grown-up virgin was just too farfetched. Instead, Cage's character has acquired a serious allergy to bees and travels with a bee-sting kit, as well as rosary beads and self-help tapes. In an attempt to give the story a feminist slant, writer-director Neil LaBute has turned the island into a matriarchal society, headed by Burstyn. Christopher Lee, who regards The Wicker Man as his best film, has been critical of the remake plans. "What do I think of it being played by a woman, when it was played by a man in 1972, as part of a Scottish pagan community, and now it's played by a woman with the same name? What do I think of it? Nothing. There's nothing to say." A spokesman for the production company Emmett/Furla in Beverly Hills refused to discuss the film beyond confirmation of the casting." I bet it'll be PG13 too. Edit: just to make clear though I have zero problem with the Lee character becoming female or Ellen Burstyn, that may add an interesting new twist to the story. But, come on. Killer bees?????????? Last edited by JCR; 09-13-2005 at 07:17 PM.. 
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#2
09-13-2005, 09:54 PM
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Yeah, I don't know what's going on with this remake either. It's just a bad idea.
Here's a rather discouraging script review as well. These are all very talented and good filmakers involved, but remaking Wicker Man is just such a bad idea I doubt they'll be able to make anything of it.
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09-14-2005, 12:17 PM
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In all seriousness, this sounds dodgy as fuck!!!
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09-14-2005, 11:51 PM
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I can just see this turning into an action/horror movie, with nick cage forced to fight a one on one battle with the 'wickerman' at the end. Gunna be a cheesefest.
btw the original is pretty damn good.
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09-15-2005, 05:10 PM
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09-17-2005, 11:25 PM
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I'm still confused on what the good remake turn is: stay true to the original, or take the basic concept and make it your own. I thought it was the latter, but hey. Looks like I'm wrong again.
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09-20-2005, 01:44 AM
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I'm scared for this being made...I hope they don't fuck it up as bad as I believe they are
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09-22-2005, 04:21 AM
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   just wut willy wonka was missing!!!!  
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09-25-2005, 03:45 PM
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This seems like a very odd choice for a re-make, being such a distinctive film and all. I just see the creepy atmosphere being replaced by hollywood boo scares, though the cast mentioned in the thread already raises my hopes somewhat.
I guess we will see...
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#12
09-25-2005, 06:02 PM
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Haha if the ending turned out that way I would actually have to see it then. And yes the original is good.
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#13
10-04-2005, 09:04 AM
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An Americanized Wicker Man starring Nic Cage against killer bees? Will it be as halfway as awesome as the House of Wax remake? I think not.
Whichever studio tool thought this one up should be stuck up in a wicker man and roasted alive.
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10-04-2005, 03:54 PM
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I really wonder if Cage's character will be a devout Christian in this remake. It may be hard for American audiences to believe someone worships Jesus in this day and age, too.
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10-04-2005, 04:17 PM
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10-04-2005, 10:54 PM
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You guys need to chill the hell out. Christ, your acting like they're remaking The Fog or something.
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10-05-2005, 05:21 AM
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Are you joshing Sir? The Wicker Man goes beyond CULT CLASSIC. This is the sign that little is sacred nowadays...I find it all a wee bit sad.
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10-25-2005, 04:25 PM
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#21
10-30-2005, 01:26 PM
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Well I would express my anger but when I do that I start bitching and I keep getting informed that my bitching is pointless and does not belong on any of the boards.
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10-30-2005, 08:18 PM
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HAHAHAHA
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