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We have a new news about the Red Dawn remake. We get the following scoop from our friends at ropeofsilicon:
The Hollywood Reporter has a new article talking about how Dan Bradley (who?) will direct a remake of the 1984 flick Red Dawn. Carl Ellsworth has been hired to recraft the ultimate homeland invasion story about a new generation of besieged high schoolers.
In terms of the new film, Ellsworth told THR, “The tone is going to be very intense, very much keeping in mind the post-9/11 world that we’re in. As ‘Red Dawn’ scared the heck out of people in 1984, we feel that the world is kind of already filled with a lot of paranoia and unease, so why not scare the hell out of people again?”
If they are going to have a terrorist threat in place of a Soviet Invasion I’m curious why they want to remake this film at all. I would much prefer they stick to the original film, or make a different movie all together. I simply do not get “remakes” that change so much of the original, that barely any resemblance remains.
I could be reading into the above quote too much; I do have an admitted “hate on” for remakes and would like to see this current trend go the way of the Dodo bird. I just hope this film will have the special spark of the original that caused it to be so endearing to many. If that happens, I will gladly eat my words; if not – I told you so.
I agree with you on remakes. Hollywood needs to give them up and just make some new movies. If they redo Red Dawn, it seems to me that the invasion by a terrorist group would be the best approach. I’m not sure what else would work.
I also agree about remakes – Hollywood needs new material. Period. How about making original movies? Like a toaster trying to mate with a panda bear – something like that. See Hollywood – that is an original idea.
I also totally agree with your remarks about remakes. It makes no friggin’ sense when you are just creating a new movie anyways. Maybe it’s meant as a homage to the original creators, or maybe they get a big chunk of the rights for using the premise/storyline of the original… We’ll never know the truth…
Red Dawn was CLASSIC in every way, and it’s where I admired Swayze’s big brother character, Sheen’s little brother antics, and one of my early crushes, Ms. Lea Thompson… Great movie…
No on the remake and yes on a different film altogether; the origianl was titled “Red Dawn” due to the Soviet/Cuban” antagonists…Duh….Al Queada are not communists! Do your homework Hollywood!
Unlike the rest I am not averse to remakes. In most cases I like them and in even a couple of cases I like them more. Casino Royale is one and the other for me, personally, is Dawn of the Dead. Still though I honestly don’t see how in the hell you can remake this movie. There is no country that could invade the US unless there is something you Canadians are hiding from us. Still though the idea of terrorists banding together to make an occupying force in America would be laughed off the screen altogether. This as bad an idea as The Day the Earth Stood Still remake sounds.
I loved Red Dawn. The only country capable at this point of occupying the US is China… a group of terrorists isn’t plausible at all. If they do it right, I’m all for seeing another incarnation. I don’t mind remakes, what I mind is spending money for a bad movie. If the remakes are in the vein of BSG and Batman Begins, then bring it on.
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Thank You Kc, for some wisdom gheeesh that’s a no brainer. Terrorists my ass. China is the only real threat for invasion they outnumber us 8 to 1.
A California/Oregon invasion film would be acceptable. And if done right, hella kick ass.
The original film was originally designed as perfect army recruitment film during the Reagan era, and back when the fake enemy was Russia.
Now its the “Terrorists”.
Yeah well if they go with this terrorist adgenda what more do you folks need. This is all BS!
True story, I saw Red Dawn with a friend back when it came out and because of that film he later went into the Air-Force.
Don’t know what became of him. (Hey Russ if your out there, rock on!)
OMG, you really know that movie industry has absolutly no new ideas when they really thinking about remaking a right wing propaganda movie.
Hollywood and filmmakers have been remaking films since the earliest days of cinema. It’s nothing new. And like any film project some are great, some are just good, most are forgettable and some suck serious ass.
If a story is compelling, and I think the story is one of the great things about Red Dawn, then it should resonate with contemporary audiences with an adjusted enemy. If they’re keeping the title, then I imagine the enemy must be China, unless they make up some explanation linking “Red” to a more generic “terrorist” threat. I would go with China as part of the scariness is that the enemy needs to plausibly seem to have overwhelming force capability of successfully invading the US and bringing us largely to our knees. Of course now that I think about it, a terrorist group with millions of sleeper cell units who are all activated at once in a twist on the invasion might be cool.
But I do agree that it has enormous and disturbing right wing propaganda value. The original story was born of cold war paranoia, and the “War on Terror” is almost totally a PR war sustained by doling out just enough fear to keep us compliant and allow cover and justification for military spending and power grabs. At least in my opinion.
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It’s about time. I’ve been discussing the Red Dawn remake for years and now we have a new enemy, somewhat new. Fanatical Islam…BLACK DAWN, which should be shot in MI, not a take over of the country but maybe a state wide take over which would strike fear in the American people. Wake up people!
A Red Dawn remake sounds very timely. At this point, there are many horror and fear movies that cover disaster situations in general. Do we really need that type of movie in this time we’re in? What ever happened to dwindling optimism? We can’t have that in a movie, oh no, it would ruin the whole premise of nihilism. Life is without meaning. An invasion scenario is unlikely although its something that hasn’t crossed our minds, us Red Dawn/science fiction fans, but in my own writing is something I have thought about writing some stuff on. If anything, I almost value the positive attitude of a futurist over a nihilist any day. Its hard though sometimes, to find anything to be hopeful for these days. http://www.kwanzoo.com
this sounds good, but not sure how it will do as far as box office is concerned, even though that’s a ways off yet. john what do you think?
The problem with the “Red Dawn” remake is now that the Cold War is over and Russia is our friend, who might invade the United States that will invoke the same reaction as “Red Dawn” did.
In coming up with the original premise, Milius consulted government and military officials to develop a plausible scenario that required only a little public suspension of disbelief. If Ellsworth and Bradley consult the same sources, they’ll discover there is no one on the pointy end of the sword ready to parachute in and change American values.
So who will invade the United States?
Ellsworth statement seems to point to an Arab connection.
Hopefully he’s not suggesting Mid-East countries or worse, terrorists? Even set in a distant future, both would require a suspension of disbelief so large that elementary students would have problems believing.
It would also be irresponsible.
American’s have enough Arab prejudices and fears without adding another, especially an implausible one. Arabs are too fractured to be of any real threat. If Ellsworth does any kind of research he will discover they don’t even have the means to get here. Besides, if they really wanted to mess with us, all they would have to do is cut off our oil supply.
China?
China would have problems taking and holding Taiwan, let alone part of the United States, but at least it’s more plausible and in the future doable.
However, there is one scenario that if written properly, Ellsworth could strike fear into the hearts of men and elementary students alike and would be in keeping with his statement – a war in which America invades itself.
With the Patriot Act and the United States security forces now falling under one entity – The Department of Homeland Security – it would not have to be a stretch for a series of terrorist related attacks to lead to martial law.
Getting a taste of ultimate power – and we know that ultimate power corrupts absolutely – it might lead to a small group of individuals banding together to fight the powers of corruption.
Hopefully, Ellsworth, the man who wrote Disturbia and is in the process of adapting “Y: The Last Man” for the big screen and Dan Bradley, who has worked on “Spiderman 2,” “Spiderman 3,” “The Bourne Ultimatum” and the upcoming “James Bond” film “Quantum of Solace” can take a movie that was once reviled as being the most violent film ever and not trash it’s memory, but instead, leave us with a more potent and timely one.
I like George Baylor idea. About america fighting them selfs. Like a spin off of the end of jericho.
A terrorist invasion is an oxymoron. Terrorism is the tactic of those too small, underfunded, and lacking the influence to stage an actual takeover or invasion. If a group, organization, culture, or nation has the wherewithal to stage an open invasion or coup then terrorism is counter-productive as it destroys the infrastructure they are counting upon to consolidate power.
That lack of any believable premise behind this rumored remake causes me to expect it will be another left-wing neutering of a good inspirational classic. The original Red Dawn, with its depiction of tactics taken from the then-recent and ongoing Russian invasions of Afghanistan and Czechoslovakia, was an inspiration and encouragement that patriotic Americans, raised with guns under the 2nd Amendment, would resist such an outside invasion. I doubt that any remake with a premise of a “terrorist” invasion would be anything but a call to make it more difficult for such “terrorists” to buy guns, i.e., a call to repeal or gut the 2nd Amendment.
No terrorist crap….a new RED DAWN movie..means ….CHINA & Russia Invade ….
Imagine, the open scene…the blue sky filled with THOUSANDS of crack, hard core Chinese Paratroopers….landing all over the west coast , the great plains & the midwest….the movie centers around Green Bay, Wisconsin…The Packers VS The Chicago Bears game,Just before the fly by during the National Anthem , 70,000 people at Lambeau Field & the sky is filled with 10 thousand Chinese airbourne troops….Game on !!
i think that an invasion by the soviets would still be relevant but an invasion by china would have better content since more small arms fighting would occur. thats sorta the problem though since nukes would be used way before an invasion how do they make this real. maybe a terrorist invasion would be better
Remake it. The concept is still a fresh one. Russia is revitalizing and forging alliances with Venezuela and Cuba, China is emerging and flexing its muscle. Also, don’t forget our friends in the Middle East. It looks like this time we might get helped out my billion Hindus.
You could begin with a small ‘teaser’, like the original, telling you what is going on.
NAFTA is repealed. The US regains it’s industrial might and stops importing mercury laced Chinese products.
China, Mexico and the US suspend diplomatic relations. tensions rise, escalate as seaborne cargo ships clash over shipping rights.
China threatens the US, all it’s allies.
NATO backs off, refuses to support US. War seems at hand…
One day, without warning, a nuclear attack begins upon the US, by Chinese SSBNs, retaliation, a Chinese amphibious invasion starts, we get to see Yellow Dawn.
what is red dawn without patrick,charlie jennifer and the rest of that great cast,come on hollywood get a original idea instead of remaking a classic like red dawn.
Just say NO to remaking classics. NO. Don’t do it!!
Spare me the “right wing propoganda” crap..gor cyin out loud the movies are non-stop LEFT wing propoganda, so hey…a little right wing stuff is over due…but NOT in the form of Red Dawn.
NO Footloose, NO FAME, & NO Red Dawn.
Just stop it.