Writers Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury must rub the Weinsteins the wrong way. According to Bloody Disgusting, the duo has been relieved of their writing duties on yet another Dimension film. This time it’s the sequel to Rob Zombie’s Halloween.
Bustillo and Maury had previously been tapped to write and direct the upcoming Hellraiser remake but the studio tossed out their script so that Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, whose credits include the Feast films and the last two Saw entries, could work some of that Saw IV magic.
Maury seemed enthusiastic when he discussed the opportunity to continue what Rob Zombie started in an interview with Rue Morgue back in September. The fact that they keep getting replaced really makes me curious about what they intended to do with two of the most popular horror franchises. While there hasn’t been an announcement as to the status of the film, Bloody Disgusting reports that the Weinsteins are hopeful that Rob Zombie will let them put his name on the box, er, remain with the rebooted franchise as a producer.
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When I hear the words "Dimension" and "horror movie" I tend to lose hope almost immediately.
how about "weinstien", "Movies", and "marketing"?
Other hope reducing words paired with movies:
Platinum Dunes, After Dark, Dark Castle, Ghost House, and Screen Gems – a company presumedly run by Arturo, Prince of Irony.
Good Lord, no. Rob Zombie should never be permitted to come near Halloween again. In fact, when October 31st comes around, he should be locked in jail for the day every year.
Did I miss something? Didn't Myers get his everloving BRAINS shot right out of his skull at the end of Zombie's remake? How does he come back from that?!?!
I still don't understand the un-mitigated hate thrown at Zombie's Halloween. Aside from the standard redneckery slathered all over the place Zombie's film easily trumps all sequals after #2. The transformation from demon hell-spawn to mentally deranged man-child is clearly part of the harsh reality zietgiest popular today. In my view the concept of reality based horror is far more effective. Reference Wolf Creek, Inside, Them, and The Strangers.
It was just a simple re-imagining. It had no effect on the regular series, and does not ruin the original's reputation in any way. Why don't we just complain on the ideas of the Poltergiest and Elm Street remakes instead?
Lets face it…Rob Zombie's Halloween wasnt very good and please spear me the Box Office hit success, this movie was a total failure amongst critics and fans…beside Dimension Films is one of the worst studio…who gives a crap about a Halloween 2, theres a much better movie that deserved to be released in theaters its "Trick r Treat"
The problem is listening to how many morons who said Zombie's version was better than the original. I can only weep so much for the youth today.
Great news, but only as long as "zombie" gets a knife.
Can you imagine what you had to have written to get fired from a Halloween writing gig?
I prefer the incoprehensible 5 & 6 to Zombi's perfunctatory white trash version.
Marc, who said Zombie's Halloween was better than the original? If you know these people, they need slapped. It is the white trash thing that makes his movie suck. Every single person in the movie, save Sam Loomis, is trash. Laurie Strode does not have a foul mouth. Boys are supposed to think she's too smart.
This is a good thing – we need these dudes making another original horror film of their own. Inside is one of the best I've seen in years.
UGH!!!- a sequel to a remake. Remaking Sequels and turning Parker Brothers Board games into movies- where has the originallity gone? THAT is the true horror story.
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