Neverending Story remake coming

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.mania.com/neverending-wil...le_113348.html

There may be some truth to the possibility that The NeverEnding Story is never going to end. Or to be more precise, a new NeverEnding story will replace the old one. Warner Bros. and a pair of top-tier production banners are in the early stages of a reboot of the 1980s children's fantasy classic.

The Kennedy/Marshall Co. (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Leonard DiCaprio's shingle Appian Way are in discussions with Warners about reviving the 25-year-old franchise with a modern spin. The studio recently acquired rights to the property, clearing the way for a potential remake.

The new pic -- which original producer Dieter Geissler also will produce and Sarah Schechter and Jesse Ehrman will oversee for Warners -- will examine the more nuanced details of the book that were glossed over in the first pic.

Plot Concept: Born out of a German-language novel by Michael Ende, the film centers on a boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux who discovers a parallel world in a book titled "The NeverEnding Story." As the boy, a loner, delves deeper into the book, he increasingly finds his life intertwined with the plot of the novel, in which a hero in the land of Fantasia must save the universe on behalf of an empress.

Wolfgang Petersen directed and Neue Constantin produced the original for Warners, which earned a respectable $20 million when it was released in 1984. The film has had a long life on home video and an even larger influence on popular culture, prefiguring Harry Potter and other present-day children's fantasies.

A sequel directed by George Miller came out in 1990 and earned $17 million; a third movie followed in the U.S. in 1996 but quickly went to video. Those familiar with the project emphasize that it is in its early stages and that writers have not been attached.

Well... I dunno... there was already a remake...a live action tv series that lasted a couple seasons....The Princess had an evil sister...plus there was an animated series.... I love the movies and all but Im not sure another remake is needed. I'd probably end up watching it tho..

*sings the theme song* Turn around...look at what you see....in her face..the mirror of your dreams....Make believe I'm everywhere, living in your eyes...Written on the pages is the answer to a never ending story.

[joe-eyeball]

Speaking of "The Never Ending Story", I really loved the parody that was done on Robot Chicken (The Never Ending Party). That was awesome.

[Barkworm]

I love the book but the movies were sh*t. Maybe this one won't make Falkor/Fuchur look like a flying albino dachshund?!

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

I love the book but the movies were sh*t. Maybe this one won't make Falkor/Fuchur look like a flying albino dachshund?!

IMO the original movie is a classic, but the second is crap. Reading the book is the only way to figure out what the heck Bastian's mother's name is (even the closed captions couldn't figure it out); that kinda amuses me.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Oh hell, ****ing no. Just no. You couldn't pay me enough money in the world to go and watch another movie remake rape my childhood. There was something creepy, eerie, mystical, and perfect about that film. All the others were garbage, but the visuals, music, casting, and muppets all forged together to make something that just doesn't seem to age, even while it is so dated. You can't recapture that in this day and age. You just can't. Some remakes work (Willy Wonka + Johnny Depp = awesome), but some are doomed before they begin and this is one of them. Hell no.

[GK Punk]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

movie remake rape my childhood.

No. It does nothing to your childhood. It does not go in to your mind, it does not damage your memories, it does nothing to you.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Oh hell, ****ing no. Just no. You couldn't pay me enough money in the world to go and watch another movie remake rape my childhood. There was something creepy, eerie, mystical, and perfect about that film. All the others were garbage, but the visuals, music, casting, and muppets all forged together to make something that just doesn't seem to age, even while it is so dated. You can't recapture that in this day and age. You just can't. Some remakes work (Willy Wonka + Johnny Depp = awesome), but some are doomed before they begin and this is one of them. Hell no.

Ok, I'm sure the movie executives are crying themselves to sleep on their piles of money over this.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I'm going to try to do everything in my power to ignore all news/media/video related to this project and hope it dies a slow quiet death.

[The Stryker]

Have fun with that. See you back here once the trailer is released.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Oh hell, ****ing no. Just no. You couldn't pay me enough money in the world to go and watch another movie remake rape my childhood. There was something creepy, eerie, mystical, and perfect about that film. All the others were garbage, but the visuals, music, casting, and muppets all forged together to make something that just doesn't seem to age, even while it is so dated. You can't recapture that in this day and age. You just can't. Some remakes work (Willy Wonka + Johnny Depp = awesome), but some are doomed before they begin and this is one of them. Hell no.

OH SNAP! Somebody made a movie remake thread, so now TMB has to make sure everybody understands just how bad he thinks it'll be. Oh grow the hell up. Some people actually might enjoy it.

[Vivi]

Michael K over at dlisted wrote this up about it, which pretty much mirrors my sentiments, but much more eloquently.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Originally Posted by TheCure

OH SNAP! Somebody made a movie remake thread, so now TMB has to make sure everybody understands just how bad he thinks it'll be. Oh grow the hell up. Some people actually might enjoy it.

Dayum, that was good. I tip my hat.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Vivi

Michael K over at dlisted wrote this up about it, which pretty much mirrors my sentiments, but much more eloquently.

That guy is worse than TMB.

Seriously. It's just a damn movie, They aren't going to ransack your mom's basement to steal and destroy your copy of the original. Calm down people.

[Spitfire]

Well I personally find remakes annoying for something different then most others do. I don't care that they're re-doing a film I've seen already or have fond memories for. I think it's a great way to show a new generation of kids a movie they probably would have over looked otherwise. My problem with it is Hollywood is so high on remakes right now anyone with an original screenplay gets shoved aside. Unless it's based off a comic book or previously made film you get shoved into independent distribution in most cases. A great example of this is the academy award nominates for best picture. The only one that was released wide out of all the movies was "Benjamin Button". The rest were all limited release. Most of these movies were based off a previously existing story but none of them were stories that have been made into movies before.

[Vivi]

Originally Posted by Stryker

That guy is worse than TMB.

Seriously. It's just a damn movie, They aren't going to ransack your mom's basement to steal and destroy your copy of the original. Calm down people.

Don't worry, I'm perfectly calm

[VaughnMichael]

STOP REMAKING MOVIES!!! *calmly walks away*

[ThirdMarioBro]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Well I personally find remakes annoying for something different then most others do. I don't care that they're re-doing a film I've seen already or have fond memories for. I think it's a great way to show a new generation of kids a movie they probably would have over looked otherwise. My problem with it is Hollywood is so high on remakes right now anyone with an original screenplay gets shoved aside. Unless it's based off a comic book or previously made film you get shoved into independent distribution in most cases. A great example of this is the academy award nominates for best picture. The only one that was released wide out of all the movies was "Benjamin Button". The rest were all limited release. Most of these movies were based off a previously existing story but none of them were stories that have been made into movies before.

I feel the same. Hollywood has lost any spirit of originality whatsoever.

They're really taking the title "The Never Ending Story" quite literal, aren't they? yeesh

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Well I personally find remakes annoying for something different then most others do. I don't care that they're re-doing a film I've seen already or have fond memories for. I think it's a great way to show a new generation of kids a movie they probably would have over looked otherwise. My problem with it is Hollywood is so high on remakes right now anyone with an original screenplay gets shoved aside. Unless it's based off a comic book or previously made film you get shoved into independent distribution in most cases. A great example of this is the academy award nominates for best picture. The only one that was released wide out of all the movies was "Benjamin Button". The rest were all limited release. Most of these movies were based off a previously existing story but none of them were stories that have been made into movies before.

That is basically the only thing I can say I agree with. I could give a crap about these remakes because... well... unless they're horror films, they tend to tank anyway. Other than the Nutty Professor, you never hear about them once they're out They might as well just limited re-release these to theaters, and save all that money.

I just find it hilarious that Hollywood has gotten so lazy, and people wonder why the big studios lose money. Maybe it's because they have "Female stars." (anyone remember that lame excuse?)

[Spitfire]

All it normally takes is one good opening weekend for them to say the movie was worth their time. Especially when they make movies like Twilight on a shoe string budget and it banks a few hundred mil.