Rob Zombie to remake "The Blob".

[Aesop Rocks]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/27/rob-zombie-to-remake-the-blob/

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME.

 

[Tanin]

This has my attention!

 

[TwilightPro101]

This one definitely has my interested to say the least.

I've still got a soft spot for the original and the 80's remake.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Knowing Rob Zombie, his wife will not only star in it but will cuss the blob out before his gruesome, awesome death.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Wow, now this is great!

 

[Nightmare]

Knowing Rob Zombie, his wife will not only star in it but will cuss the blob out before his gruesome, awesome death.

This is true.

 

[Gilpesh]

Eh. Really? Remake the Blob again?

 

[Aesop Rocks]

But...it's Rob Zombie...remaking....The Blob!

 

[Nightmare]

But...it's Rob Zombie...

Exactly.

 

[Gilpesh]

So? That just means it's going to be grim and gritty and dirty.... and the Blob will have been molested as a child.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Wow. I never saw it like that before Gilpesh, you have enlightened me.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

This has my interest peaked. The 80's remake was fantastic and scary as ****.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Looks like I was beatin to the punch.

With his sequel to his Halloween reboot arriving in theaters in less than two hours, it was announced that shock rocker-turned-director Rob Zombie will be getting behind the camera for a remake of The Blob, a project in development now for years. This will be the second time the 1958 horror classic will be remade as Chuck Russell directed his own version in 1988. Read on for the skinny and then talk about it below. How do you feel about Zombie getting behind the camera for The Blob?

After reviving the "Halloween" franchise, Rob Zombie will next reinvent "The Blob."

Zombie will write, direct and produce a remake of the 1958 horror classic that launched the career of Steve McQueen. Production will begin next spring.

Zombie's deal to make "The Blob" his next film comes as Dimension opens "Halloween II," the Zombie-directed sequel to his 2007 hit "Halloween."

In the original "Blob," an object from space crashes into a field, containing a red blob-like substance that absorbs the humans it contacts and grows exponentially. While Zombie was a fan of the original, he's formulated a decidedly different take that he would not reveal.

"My intention is not to have a big red blobby thing -- that's the first thing I want to change," Zombie said. "That gigantic Jello-looking thing might have been scary to audiences in the 1950s, but people would laugh now."

Zombie will produce with Genre Co.'s Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten; original "Blob" producer Jack H. Harris; and Judith Parker Harris of Worldwide Entertainment Corp.

Saperstein, the former Dimension Films president who developed a relationship with Zombie while they worked on "Halloween," said that funding is in place to make an R-rated film that will cost around $30 million. The budget model is similar to that of recent fright fare like "Cloverfield" and "District 9," and they expect to firm a distribution deal before production begins. Genre Co. is in pre-production on the independently financed, Darren Bousman-directed remake "Mother's Day."

"I'd been looking to break out of the horror genre, and this really is a science fiction movie about a thing from outer space," Zombie said. "I intend to make it scary, and the great thing is I have the freedom once again to take it in any crazy direction I want to."

Zombie has begun writing. He'll follow the release of "Halloween II" with a new album and tour this fall and get the script done at that time.

Shara Kay and Jeremy Platt will be "Blob" co-producers, and David Mendez is exec producer.

Zombie’s repped by ICM and managed by Spectacle Entertainment’s Andy Gould.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17219

The Blob Seen Through [COLOR=white ! important][COLOR=white ! important]Rob [COLOR=white ! important]Zombie's[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]
Eyes

On the even of Halloween II's release, writer-director Rob [COLOR=white ! important][COLOR=white ! important]Zombie[/COLOR][/COLOR] announces he has begun writing a remake of The Blob.

A distributor hasn't been locked in place, but Zombie will be doing the project for Genre Company's Richard Saperstein and Brian Witten, the pair also have the upcoming Mother's Day in development.

"My intention is not to have a big red blobby thing, that's the first thing I want to change," Zombie tells Variety. "That gigantic Jello-looking thing might have been scary to audiences in the 1950s, but people would laugh now. I have a totally different take, one that's pretty dark."

The budget is pegged at $30 million. "The Blob is more concept than specific storyline with characters, so I can go nuts with it," Zombie says.

The original was released in '58. [COLOR=white ! important][COLOR=white ! important]Chuck [COLOR=white ! important]Russell[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] helmed a remake in '88 and another script was drafted in the last decade by Chad and Carey Hayes (House of Wax).

http://www.shocktilyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11564

All I can say is count me in. I am a fan of Mr. Zombie.

 

[Sawyer]

So? That just means it's going to be grim and gritty and dirty.... and the Blob will have been molested as a child.

This man speaks the truth.

Sherri Moon Zombie will also, undeservingly, be given star billing.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Sherri Moon Zombie will also, undeservingly, be given star billing.

You mean like all other directors do?

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I love how people act like Rob's the only director who puts his wife in almost everyone of his movies.

Hellooo, Tim Burton.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

This man speaks the truth.

Sherri Moon Zombie will also, undeservingly, be given star billing.

This:

Knowing Rob Zombie, his wife will not only star in it but will cuss the blob out before his gruesome, awesome death.

 

[Punisher Rising]

I love the remake from the 1980s, one of my favorite Horror films. Not sure how I feel about Rob Zombie doing a new remake.

 

[Sawyer]

You mean like all other directors do?

What's that?

I love how people act like Rob's the only director who puts his wife in almost everyone of his movies.

Hellooo, Tim Burton.

Yeah, no duh. I've said it about him before too. The only difference is, HBC is leagues ahead of Zombie's wife in terms of actual acting ability.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Its a horror movie, not exactly something you need oscar winning acting for.

 

[sonofdawn]

Is Johnny Drama going to be in this one?

 

[Figs]

I own the Criterion Collection version of the original and enjoyed the first remake for the most part. The fact that Zombie is doing this has me excited since it won't be an already established human character like Michael Myers.

This is just about an alien blob attacking people so I think he will have some fun with it.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

not exactly something you need oscar winning acting for.

Edit - nvm

 

[Sawyer]

Its a horror movie, not exactly something you need oscar winning acting for.

Yeah, but still, it annoys me that he keeps putting her in starring roles in his films. Especially in H2. I havent even seen it yet, but I already feel like her role will be my least favorite aspect of the film.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Isn't she Micheal Myers mom?