Sitting in the director’s chair for the remake is Rob Cohen, who incidentally produced the 1987 Fred Dekker version. As a director, Cohen has given us such cinematic wonders as DRAGONHEART, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS and xXx. Oh, and the Tyler Perry-led ALEX CROSS, which he’s out promoting now. Speaking with ComingSoon.net, Cohen dishes out a brief update on the status of MONSTER SQUAD:
“[The original] is one of the best things I’ve ever produced and I wanted to direct [the remake]… It’s sitting at Paramount. It’s a great script. I’ve been kicking them. Michael Bay has been kicking them. They don’t roll over… I don’t understand it. I’m hoping that one day we just get a call that they’ve finally seen the light of day.”
I must assume that’s encouraging news for the folks out there who aren’t anxious to see another one of their favorites sullied with a remake. However, it’s not dead, so don’t go throwing a monster party just yet…
Meanwhile, with this and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES in trouble, Platinum Dunes appears to be having a run of bad luck lately…
ALEX CROSS star Rachel Nichols