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23 July 2008 6:49 AM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

Yes, Akira Kurosawa must be spinning in his grave right now thanks to the disrespect his son is showing by selling off remake rights to his films to seemingly anyone who comes knocking and, yes, it’s sad to see that Samurai Fiction director Hiroyuki Nakano has slipped to this but damn if it doesn’t actually look pretty good.

What is it?  Hiroyuki Nakano - once an international darling, now absent from the feature film world for several years - has directed a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai starring Sonny Chiba and Nagase Masatoshi with several of Kurosawa’s original creative team on board in key support roles.  As you’d expect from a Nakano film, it looks fantastic.  And as you’d expect from a Nakano film it has a killer soundtrack - in this case all Rolling Stones tunes.  The weird bit?  It was prepared

Todd Brown

15 July 2008 3:59 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

• Now that Timur Bekmambetov’s action hit “Wanted” has already pulled in $112.4 million domestically, it’s time to step up production on the sequel. As Variety reports, the screenwriters are already hard at work, and the producers are trying to get James McAvoy to return as the lead character.

• According to a source over at Chud.com, the Wachowski brothers are planning to bring “Plastic Man” to the big screen. But wait, there’s more. The source also claims Keanu Reeves will be playing the lead character. At this stage though, these are only rumors!

• Are you one of those few people who always wanted to see a fourth “Scream” movie? In that case, it’s your lucky day, because according to Variety, the Weinstein Co. is planning “Scream 4.” The studio paired up with Showtime to produce a bunch of upcoming flicks, including a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai.

Franck Tabouring

2 articles from 2008