Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy For Incredible Shrinking Man
by Ryan Laster ~ April 21st, 2008. Filed under: brett ratner, comedy, eddie murphy, incredible shrinking man, remake, sci-fi.
Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy are in negotiations with Universal to direct and star in (respectively) a remake of 1957’s sci-fi classic The Incredible Shrinking Man.
This remake will be an updated version of the classic film and will take a comedic approach instead of a sci-fi/horror like the original. The story follows a famous Las Vegas magician who is put under a spell that makes him shrink. He must find a way to get rid of the spell before he gets so small that he disappears.
I guess Hollywood hasn’t run out of movies to remake, yet. It’s sad to see so many classics get butchered by today’s filmmakers. What will Hollywood do when there are no more classic movies to remake? Will they have to turn to remaking films from Ed Wood? That’s my guess…
What do you think will be the next classic film to be remade? Will they start remaking movies only a few years old? Or will we see a remake of Plan 9 From Outer Space? Discuss below!
Source: Hollywood Reporter