Short Circuit Remake Is Actually Happening
A while back there were some crazy rumours floating around about a possible Short Circuit remake. At the time, it seemed like it might have been related to the similarity between Johnny 5 and the main character of Pixar’s Wall-E, but it seemed a little too ridiculous to believe. Well, believe it friends, because it looks like it is happening after all.
Variety reports that Bob Weinstein and Dimension Films have picked up the rights to the remake and hired original writers Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson to pen a new script. They are planning to make it “similar in theme to the original, but it will factor in advances in technology”. Someone get Steve Guttenberg on the blower ASAP! I will admit that the nostalgic value of the original makes me a little bit curious, but come on… a Short Circuit remake? What is this world coming to?
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First Robocop, and Transformers, now Johnny Five…can’t the young-ins come up with their own generation of robotic heroes?
Posted by Bob the Slob on April 4th, 2008They should get Aziz from Human Giant to play Ben.
Posted by bickle on April 4th, 2008Before anyone else says it, WALL-E.
Posted by Kurt on April 4th, 2008ooops, it was in the text of the article. Doh.
Posted by Kurt on April 4th, 2008bickle, that is actually a perfect choice…however Fisher Stevens could probably pull it off once more, he looks pretty young.
Posted by Bob the Slob on April 4th, 2008I dunno…I’ll watch it. I’m not looking forward to it, but I’ll watch it.
Posted by Rian on April 6th, 2008the irony here is Disney will sue Dimension Films for copying the “wall-e” robot design….
Posted by peter on June 17th, 2008Hmm. Why oh why another remake? If you are going to make a remake then remake a poor film not one that is great as it is. The original didn’t have much of a story, but they way in which it was directed and cast was magic. Why a remake? Let me guess, it is easier to remake it, sell the idea to the unknowing kiddies and bring out lots of robot merchandise. MONEY, quick easy money. You know what though, it will work. We’ll all take the kids to watch it even though we know that it will not be as good as the original.
Posted by Rob on January 19th, 2010Why not make a sequel? There is no end to the possibilities. I got an idea, how about making it a little darker. NOVA tries to recreate the electrical storm and makes a rampaging robot that johnny has to stop. We all love it when robots get mashed up.
Then they can make money on re-showing the original two movies in…..dare I say it, 3D or something.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I came across a website where a few blokes are rebuilding a Johnny five for real in their shed. They have a website called “input inc” or something like that. They got lots of videos of their work too.
Posted by Rob on January 19th, 2010Trackbacks
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