John Hyams’ Maniac Cop remake to film in NYC next spring

Posted 11 years ago

Last week we learned that UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: REGENERATION and UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING director John Hyams has signed on to direct the remake of William Lustig's awesome 1988 film MANIAC COP for producers Lustig and Nicolas Winding Refn. Talking...

John Hyams set to direct Maniac Cop remake; Nicolas Winding Refn producing

Posted 11 years ago

Since 2012, Nicolas Winding Refn has been attached as a producer on a planned remake of William Lustig's MANIAC COP, and it appears the project may have finally found a director. At Fantastic Fest, Refn announced that John Hyams (UNIVERSAL...

Original Vs. Remake: Maniac

Posted 12 years ago

Holy shit, did we ever have an uproar of 100% agreement with the outcome of our last Original Vs. Remake. How dare we even compare the remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street to the original?! Well, this site’s all...

Face-Off: Maniac Cop Vs. Maniac Cop 2

Posted 12 years ago

Well, it was close, but most actually did agree with the outcome of our last LeatherFace-Off that part 3’s R.A. Mihailoff was slightly better than the remake’s Andrew Bryniarski. This was a fun one and I enjoyed reading everyone’s sharp...

Ed Brubaker talks the Nicholas Winding Refn-produced Maniac Cop remake

Posted 12 years ago

We've known for a while that DRIVE and ONLY GOD FORGIVES director Nicolas Winding Refn had been working on getting a remake of William Lustig's MANIAC COP going, and earlier this month we learned that Ed Brubaker (CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE...

Nicolas Winding Refn’s Maniac Cop remake taps Ed Brubaker to script

Posted 12 years ago

It was more than two years ago when we first heard rumblings that DRIVE and ONLY GOD FORGIVES director Nicolas Winding Refn was set to team up with legendary genre director William Lustig for a remake of Lustig's cult classic...

Maniac Cop 2 getting limited theatrical release beginning tomorrow!

Posted 12 years ago

Last month we brought you the details on Blue Underground's upcoming Blu-ray releases of William Lustig's MANIAC COP 2 and MANIAC COP 3 and if that bit of news wasn't cool enough for ya, we have some info today that...

Details for Maniac Cop 2 and Maniac Cop 3 Blu-rays!

Posted 13 years ago

Nicolas Winding Refn recorded a commentary for the MANIAC COP 2 Blu-ray. Just wanted to open with that… Blue Underground has detailed the Blu-ray debuts of William Lustig's MANIAC COP 2 and MANIAC COP 3: BADGE OF SILENCE, both of...

Two new unsettling Maniac posters shatter expectations

Posted 13 years ago

Yesterday we hit you with the brand new trailer for Franck Khalfoun's critically acclaimed remake of the 1981 Bill Lustig classic MANIAC which stars Elijah Wood and is set to hit select theaters, iTunes, and VOD platforms June 21st, and...

The new Maniac remake trailer stalks and slashes its way online

Posted 13 years ago

IFC has revealed a new look at Franck Khalfoun’s MANIAC remake, which is finally coming to North American shores next month. Find the new trailer, which sports the movie’s very cool score, below. Just when the streets seemed safe, a...

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