These Are The Kind Of Reboots I Can Get Behind... Rosemary's Baby Comes To TV !!!

I am of the opinion that nothing is above a reboot or re-do... nothing at all. But I do believe that there must be a valid reason for doing it other than just for the fuck of it. Like when Stephen King wanted to re-do The Shining. He never liked the way Stanley Kubrick's version of the book turned out (which while I think Kubrick's movie is great it is VASTLY different than the book), and he wanted an adaption that could be closer to the book. Same thing went with the Total Recall reboot. The directors/producers promised something that would echo the original book by Philip K Dick... something that was severely lacking in Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Or maybe you just want to tell a different kind of a story... like what Marc Webb is doing with the Spider-Man reboot or what Chris Nolan did with his Batman trilogy. There are reasons, and then there are VALID reasons. That is usually the only thing I want to see before I can get behind a reboot. And this DEFINITELY seems to be the case with NBC's remake of Rosemary's Baby. The new series (which will be 4 hours in total length) will have more screen time to explore more of the intricacies between Rosemary & the cult while she is pregnant with her baby, as well as weaving in more of the book by Ira Levin that may have been left on the cutting room floor by Roman Polanski. Even though Polanski's version is damn near perfect and doesn't need updating/re-doing, this idea is not really too bad. It updates the setting to modern times, one of the only knocks when trying to have someone new watch the film for the first time. It is just so hard for someone in 2014 to understand what everyday life was like in the late 1960s. Now the story is contemporary, so we can get a much more up to date version of the setting. Also, Zoe Saldana is set to take on Mia Farrow's role as Rosemary. That is something I can get behind, and it also adds the racial aspect to the mix. Jeffrey 'Malfoy Senior' Isaacs will be taking on Roman Castevet, a classic role turned in by Sidney Blackmer back in 1968. The mini series will be out this summer (I love original programming in the summer... especially HORROR programming!) and you can see the first short teaser trailer after the jump...

6 Photos That Make Us Want To See An Arthur Re-Make With Russell Brand

Arthur was the great 1981 comedy starring Dudley Moore as a prepetually drunk heir to a 750 million dollar fortune... he is like a 12 year old with a whiskey glass, always drunk and acting a fool. He is supposed to be in an arranged marriage, but instead meets Liza Minelli's outer borough waitress and falls in love. His valet is his only friend, and once his family catches wind of his idea to be with a working class waitress, they threaten to take away his inheriatance.

I heard a few months ago that Russell Brand was set to star in a remake, and I must admit that I was torn on this. Brand is riding high off the success of 'Forgetting Sara Marshall' and 'Get Him To The Greek', and he does seem like a good fit for the role. Brand is best when he can be crass, drunk and crazy on camera... basically playing himself. Just look at that dudes hair, and then ask yourself how many hours a day you think he is sober. One website that I saw (can't remember which one, sorry!) called Brand "The drunk/druggie version of Michael Cera" in the sense that like Cera it seems that he gets to play himself in films. But I digress.

The first pictures have been leaked from the set, and it involves Brand and Luis Guzman dressed as Batman and Robin. Guzman is wearing a very true to form replica of the Boy Wonder's costume, green underwear and all. This is awesome. If you are going to have a drunk multi millionaire who is like a grown version of a 12 year old, wouldn't he parade around Manhattan dressed as Batman with a utility belt that features shot glasses, whiskey flasks, party poppers, and an Ipod. I have two words... awesome. Enjoy the pics, and tell me how you feel about this remake in the comment section below.