The Director of EXPENDABLES 2 is Remaking THE BLOB
“If it had a mind, you could reason with it. If it had a face, you could look it in the eye. If it had a body, you could shoot it.”
As if we didn’t already have enough versions of this campy, scfi-fi horror schlock (an original in 1958, a sequel in 1972, and a remake in 1988), Hollywood is bringing us yet another version of The Blob.
Director Simon West (The Expendables 2) is tapped to begin shooting this summer. West says,
“With modern CGI we can now fully realize the potential of The Blob. The world I create will be totally believable, immersive and emotionally satisfying. It’s a thrill to introduce an enduring icon to a wider audience and a whole new era of fans.”
The plot involves an alien that crashes in a meteorite which then proceeds to dissolve the citizens of a nearby town. The original’s budget was only $110,000. Expect this remake to cost at least 500 times that.
While you wait in nervous anticipation, check out these trailers for the previous versions of The Blob:
Source: Deadline
This will be hilarious
“Believable and emotionally satisfying?”
West also made Con Air; I know some people enjoy that one…
Okay, this is the third time the Blob has been redone. I hope the “remake outrage squad” remembers that the property isn’t as virgin as they pretend other properties are.
*The Blob* remade with modern CGI is going to be grotesque!
Would look a million times better than the original that was made with dish soap, Gelatin and slime.
Guess they finally found someone to make it. I know Rob Zombie was attached for a while a few years back.
The one from the 80’s is really good. This will most likely be shit but I guess I’ll watch it.
“Who can we get to reboot a classic B -movie horror flick? I know, let’s get a guy who has pretty much only ever done action movies and has no horror experience!”
Yup.
They want to get just some director for hire kinda guy who delivers a safe product. Why would they get somebody who is passionate about The Blob when they can get a generic guy Simon West to do it easier.
I was actually expecting them getting some indie horror director to do this. Pretty disappointing.
Walk, don’t run, from this picture.
As long as Johnny Drama reprises his role or has a cameo.