Romero directing remake of "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things"

[ChokeOnEm]

Ah, okay, fair enough. I think the difference is that that was just Savini talking about loose possibilities for the future, for a project that wasn't necessarily greenlit or scripted, just a pipeline thing, whereas this is project now fully-funded, coming together with Romero and Savini locked in and moving towards production. I'm not so sure about that. Is the Fearnet link to the original news item even still active? Seems they spoke prematurely, have retracted the story, and taken down the link. At least I can't find it. EDIT: nevermind, I see that you also noticed that Fearnet has removed the link and posted a cached version for us to read. Cool. Thanx.

[krakenslayer]

Yeah, it's possible that he's spoken too soon, but that doesn't mean it's not going to happen or it's not any further forward. I suspect that Fango was simply not happy about the screenwriter making unofficial announcements about the movie on a rival site before Fango itself had made the announcement. I think we can expect something official within the next few days or weeks.

[ChokeOnEm]

Yeah, it's possible that he's spoken too soon, but that doesn't mean it's not going to happen or it's not any further forward. I suspect that Fango was simply not happy about the screenwriter making unofficial announcements about the movie on a rival site before Fango itself had made the announcement. I think we can expect something official within the next few days or weeks. Agreed. On a slightly unrelated note...how sad is it that Romero's coolest zombie movie in decades will have been written by someone besides him? (This is assuming that the CSPWDT-remake is better than Land-Survival, which, it most likely will be).

[Mr.G]

(This is assuming that the CSPWDT-remake is better than Land-Survival, which, it most likely will be). Is that even possible? Wait, I just jinxed it!

[Thorn]

I would love it, I have always loved CSPWDT, while it is clearly dated and very campy it has a special place in my heart as a fan of the genre.

[BOBSMITH]

Gotta agree with Ned on this one. Although I find it odd that George would be directing a remake of one of the movies that cashed in on his movies success. Weird, but enticing news nonetheless. Just about half the horror movies that came out after NOTLD and DOTD cashed in on his vision.

[Yojimbo]

Just about half the horror movies that came out after NOTLD and DOTD cashed in on his vision. I agree- probably more than half. Which is not to say that his last few were not without flaws, but GAR has had a huge influence on the horror films that followed NOLD & DOTD

[Eyebiter]

Watched the original movie last night. First hour was slow, has decent zombie F/X at the end.

[DEAD BEAT]

....as the title says, Romero will be directing the remake of Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things. Savini doing the effects? I thought he gave that up to concentrate solely on acting? I'll believe it when I see the trailer... Man all this talk had me watching the original just now, once again blow away on how under rated this flick is...creepy as hell!

[Thorn]

Creepy factor can not be denied, and I am not just talking about those stripped pants either!