Exclusive: Pulp Fiction star boards in-demand thriller remake.
Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to play in Simon West’s (Con Air) remake of 1958 cult classic The Blob, which is due to shoot this fall with additional casting due to be announced shortly.
The sci-fi thriller follows the mayhem caused by an alien life form that threatens a small town.
Jackson will play a biochemistry professor attempting to thwart the other-worldly predator discovered deep within the earth.
Goldcrest, which is shopping the film in Cannes, has reportedly seen strong demand for the film in key territories.
Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten will produce along with Jack Harris, the 96-year-old producer of the original 1958 film, Judith Parker Harris, and Tae Won Chung.
Goldcrest Post will be providing picture and sound post production services and visual effects under supervisor Chris Haney (Avatar).
Director West said: “I have been waiting to work with Samuel L. Jackson my whole career. He is...
Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to play in Simon West’s (Con Air) remake of 1958 cult classic The Blob, which is due to shoot this fall with additional casting due to be announced shortly.
The sci-fi thriller follows the mayhem caused by an alien life form that threatens a small town.
Jackson will play a biochemistry professor attempting to thwart the other-worldly predator discovered deep within the earth.
Goldcrest, which is shopping the film in Cannes, has reportedly seen strong demand for the film in key territories.
Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten will produce along with Jack Harris, the 96-year-old producer of the original 1958 film, Judith Parker Harris, and Tae Won Chung.
Goldcrest Post will be providing picture and sound post production services and visual effects under supervisor Chris Haney (Avatar).
Director West said: “I have been waiting to work with Samuel L. Jackson my whole career. He is...
- 5/14/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
B-movie classic The Blob is getting another remake. Why? I couldn’t tell you, but here we are. Goldcrest Films is moving forward with the project, which the studio has set The Expendables 2 helmer Simon West to direct.
The 1958 cult classic, directed by Irvin Yeaworth, starred a young Steve McQueen as a teenager whose small Pennsylvania hometown is unexpectedly threatened when a gelatinous alien life-form emerges from a meteor and begins to consume the townfolk, growing larger in size with every new victim and oozing forward with no indication of stopping.
The Blob, though received with mixed reviews at the time of its release, is now held up as a prime example of B-movie entertainment. It birthed a sequel, Larry Hagman’s 1972 Beware! The Blob, and was previously remade in 1988 by Chuck Russell. Producers on this remake are Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten.
West said of his new take:...
The 1958 cult classic, directed by Irvin Yeaworth, starred a young Steve McQueen as a teenager whose small Pennsylvania hometown is unexpectedly threatened when a gelatinous alien life-form emerges from a meteor and begins to consume the townfolk, growing larger in size with every new victim and oozing forward with no indication of stopping.
The Blob, though received with mixed reviews at the time of its release, is now held up as a prime example of B-movie entertainment. It birthed a sequel, Larry Hagman’s 1972 Beware! The Blob, and was previously remade in 1988 by Chuck Russell. Producers on this remake are Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten.
West said of his new take:...
- 1/22/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Once you’re absorbed by its terror, you can’t even scream. The slimy mass that is the Blob first thrilled audiences when it took on Steve McQueen on the big screen in 1958. It next oozed into cinemas via the 1972 sequel, Beware! The Blob, before being reborn in a 1988 remake directed by Chuck Russell and co-written by Frank Darabont. Proving that it’s still a relentless alien amoeba, 1958’s The Blob is being remade once again.
Goldcrest Films is moving forward with a remake of The Blob, with Simon West (The Expendables 2, Con Air) lined up for the director’s chair and shooting slated to begin this summer. Modern-day special effects capabilities are expected to bring the Blob to life like never before, and Chris Haney (Avatar, Avengers Assemble) will oversee the VFX in post-production.
Linking the upcoming remake to the original, Jack Harris, the producer of 1958’s The Blob,...
Goldcrest Films is moving forward with a remake of The Blob, with Simon West (The Expendables 2, Con Air) lined up for the director’s chair and shooting slated to begin this summer. Modern-day special effects capabilities are expected to bring the Blob to life like never before, and Chris Haney (Avatar, Avengers Assemble) will oversee the VFX in post-production.
Linking the upcoming remake to the original, Jack Harris, the producer of 1958’s The Blob,...
- 1/22/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Golcrest to launch sci-fi remake at Efm; UTA rep Us.
Con Air director Simon West is to direct a remake of sci-fi classic The Blob.
Goldcrest will launch sales on the title at the Efm and will co-produce alongside Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten and co-financiers Taewon Entertainment & A-List Corporation.
Production on the remake of the 1958 sci-fi classic about an alien life-form that threatens a small town is due to get underway this summer.
Taewon Entertainment & A-List Corporation, based in Korea, will co-finance as their first major English-language project.
Jack Harris, the 96-year-old producer of the original 1958 film, will executive produce along with Judith Parker Harris, Shara Kay, and Laurence Freed.
Pascal Degove and Nick Quested will executive producer for Goldcrest; Tae Won Chung will executive produce for Taewon Entertainment and Ju Young You for A-List Corporation. Michael Roban, Michael Harpster, Kyu C. Lee, Armen Aghaeian, Edward Mokhtarian, Geno Tazioli, Holly Kobzina...
Con Air director Simon West is to direct a remake of sci-fi classic The Blob.
Goldcrest will launch sales on the title at the Efm and will co-produce alongside Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten and co-financiers Taewon Entertainment & A-List Corporation.
Production on the remake of the 1958 sci-fi classic about an alien life-form that threatens a small town is due to get underway this summer.
Taewon Entertainment & A-List Corporation, based in Korea, will co-finance as their first major English-language project.
Jack Harris, the 96-year-old producer of the original 1958 film, will executive produce along with Judith Parker Harris, Shara Kay, and Laurence Freed.
Pascal Degove and Nick Quested will executive producer for Goldcrest; Tae Won Chung will executive produce for Taewon Entertainment and Ju Young You for A-List Corporation. Michael Roban, Michael Harpster, Kyu C. Lee, Armen Aghaeian, Edward Mokhtarian, Geno Tazioli, Holly Kobzina...
- 1/22/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: It crawls! It creeps! It’s getting a remake. Goldcrest Films is set to co-produce an update of 1958 horror/sci-fi classic The Blob. Simon West (Wild Card, The Mechanic, Expendables 2) is directing with principal photography eyed for this summer. Producers are Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten (Cell). Korea’s Taewon Entertainment and A-List Corporation are co-financing with Goldcrest.
The original film, which was released by Paramount, starred a young Steve McQueen. The story sees a gelatinous alien life-form emerge from a crashed meteor and begin to ooze through Downingtown, Pa, eating the townsfolk as it goes. Check out the original trailer below.
Goldcrest is also handling international sales and distribution and will launch the film at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin. UTA is brokering U.S. distribution rights; the agency reps West.
A 1972 sequel, Beware! The Blob, was helmed by Larry Hagman, and in 1988, Chuck Russell...
The original film, which was released by Paramount, starred a young Steve McQueen. The story sees a gelatinous alien life-form emerge from a crashed meteor and begin to ooze through Downingtown, Pa, eating the townsfolk as it goes. Check out the original trailer below.
Goldcrest is also handling international sales and distribution and will launch the film at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin. UTA is brokering U.S. distribution rights; the agency reps West.
A 1972 sequel, Beware! The Blob, was helmed by Larry Hagman, and in 1988, Chuck Russell...
- 1/22/2015
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Jeff Valdez is joining Maya Entertainment as co-chairman, a title he will share with company founder Moctesuma Esparza. Valdez is the former CEO and chairman of Si TV, the first national English-language network targeting Latinos, which launched in 2004. Maya serves the Latino community through such ventures as Maya Cinemas, Maya Releasing and Maya Pictures. Under the leadership of Maya Releasing's newly named chief operating officer Michael Harpster and president Kevin Benson, it is embarking on its first theatrical release, the documentary Screamers. Maya Pictures has two films in postproduction, while Maya Cinemas has recently broken ground on three theater complexes and has three additional sites in the planning stages.
- 10/11/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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