[Obi Wan Kenobi] I've got a bad feeling about this. [/OBK]
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Producer Thomas Schuehly ("Alexander") has acquired the remake rights to Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" and is partnering with Mario Kassar on an updated version of the 1927 silent sci-fi classic.
The Munich-based Schuehly and Kassar are currently in negotiations with a number of top directors to helm the pic, with a final decision expected in the next few months.
Schuehly obtained the rights to the film from Vienna-based publishing group Sessler Verlag.
One of the most groundbreaking films in cinematic history, the influence of "Metropolis" is evident in classic works that have spanned the 20th century, from James Whale's "Frankenstein," "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001" to "Blade Runner," "Gattaca" and "The Matrix."
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I
really don't know about this. I'd
like to see a new version of the film, I just don't know if there's anyone out there who could do the film right. One of the things that makes the film so stunning are the special effects (most of them
still hold up today), and very few directors out there (and
no Peter Jackson is
not one of them, IMHO) understand how to use CGI effectively.