Ok, now I’m pissed.
The news from Bloody Disgusting is that NICOLAS CAGE wants to star in a remake of the 1986 classic horror flick The Fly.
After pissing on one of my favourite horror movies of all time with The Wicker Man, he’s decided he wants to do the same with another favourite of mine.
This is what David Cronenberg, who directed the 1986 version said to E!….
“From what I hear, Nic Cage wants the part.”
Ok, so it’s little more than an acting wanting a part.
Of course Cronenberg’s The Fly was itself a remake of an earlier 1958 version that starred Vincent Price. I can’t think of any other film that has been a remake of a remake!
This is such a dumb idea. Cronenberg’s version of The Fly is A PERFECT HORROR FILM that will live forever because of it’s themes about the human condition and the pain of disease and the fact that none of us can live forever. That theme will never grow old.
Jeff Goldblum’s performance was incredible and was so good in fact, that he struggled to branch out of the persona of the bumbling scientist is whole career. Geena Davis’ chemistry with Goldblum also was off the charts and isn’t likely to be matched in a remake.
Not to mention Nicolas Cage is as limited an actor as Keanu Reeves. Yes sometimes his persona works for him, like it does for Reeves in things like Speed and The Matrix but not for the emotionally charged character driven horror like The Fly
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20/03 
20/03
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Yeah, but what if “The Fly” was not done as an “emotionally charged character driven horror” film? If it was a quirky action/comedy, then Cage would be perfect!
The ideas get startlingly dumber every day in Hollywood.
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> I can’t think of any other film that has been a remake of a remake!
Well, after the 1970s version of the 1950s Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, there was a 1990s remake, and even more recently a 2000s remake.
Keanu is a limited actor for sure, but Cage is accomplished, an Oscar winner, and can afford to pursue what intrigues him… the Wicker Man was not that bad, unlike Ghost Rider, and yes, Cages career is doing a sort of Costner-like abstract tail-spin, but his mere interest and appearance will give the film an audience and therefore an elite opportunity to do the original idea justice. i for one, am not against remakes, every artist sees a vision differently, and we’ve all said “if i made that movie, i’d have done it this way”, i’m all for those with the resources, to go after presenting their perspective on a good idea, it’s more homage than exploitation… besides, there is nothing new under the sun anyway…