Kurt Russell Eyes 'Red Dawn' Remake

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Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 12:10PM

MGM is taking a fresh look at some of its 1980s fare, bringing RoboCop, Poltergeist, and Red Dawn back to theaters in the next couple of years. RoboCop may be pushed back a tad because of director Darren Aronofsky's schedule and i>Poltergeist hasn't made any major announcements yet, which leave Red Dawn as the first movie of the three that could reach theaters.

Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) was recently hired to take on the script, and now there's word that Kurt Russell is in talks to star in the film, opposite the new Thor, Chris Hemsworth from Star Trek. There's no exact information on what character Russell would play, although we do hear that the remake only uses the foundation of the first film.

That makes sense, otherwise you wouldn't need an Oscar nominated screenwriter to punch it up. Plus, the political environment has changed so much in 25 years that you'd need to recalibrate who the real threats to our society are, and I don't mean MSNBC and Fox News.

Is MGM making the wisest decision putting this film in the hands of a first-time filmmaker, Dan Bradley? It certainly seems out of character since Aronofsky is the choice for RoboCop. Bradley may do a fantastic job, though; he's been a stuntman and coordinator for decades and has transitioned to an assistant director, as well. Plus, you've gotta start somewhere. But it's a high-profile movie that you would think would attract high-profile directors.

Red Dawn is scheduled for a September 2010 release, meaning this thing has to get cranking in the next five or six months, probably.

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THE CHINESE ARE COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE CHINESE ARE COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
in 2010...

Sunday, August 2, 2009 |

Keith

Cool Kurt Russell could be in this movie. I think this remake has some potential.
If they don't go the "blame America first" political correct Obama route this film will do fine
but if they make it Americas fault for China/Russia invading then the film will flunk.

Saturday, August 29, 2009 |

Wayne

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