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[danslittlefinger]

http://www.variety.c...7...yid=10&cs=1

WB, DiCaprio in 'Zone' with Ravich
Duo hire writer to adapt classic TV series
By DAVE MCNARY

The original 'Twilight Zone' series ran for five seasons starting in 1959 on CBS, with Rod Serling creating the skein and writing more than half of the 156 episodes.

Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way are moving ahead on a "Twilight Zone" movie, hiring Rand Ravich to pen a script based on the iconic TV series, which melded fantasy, science-fiction and horror elements.
Studio first set up the project with the Warner-based shingle a year ago.

Ravich's feature credits include directing "The Astronaut's Wife" and exec producing "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." He also created NBC's detective series "Life."

The original "Twilight Zone" series ran for five seasons starting in 1959 on CBS, with Rod Serling creating the skein and writing more than half of the 156 episodes.

Warners released the previous bigscreen incarnation of the property, 1983's "Twilight Zone: The Movie," with Steven Spielberg and John Landis producing and directing segments.

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[Zorin Industries]

"That's not scary. Want to see something REALLY scary?"

[danslittlefinger]

How well did the this do anyway?
"Warners released the previous bigscreen incarnation of the property, 1983's "Twilight Zone: The Movie," with Steven Spielberg and John Landis producing and directing segments."

[Safari Suit]

You mean how well did the 1983 film do at the Box Office?

Decently for the time I guess, and considering it was just a handful of adaptations of stories which could have been seen on TV for free. It made just under $30million at the US Box Office; enough in those days to merit a Number 25 placing on the end of year list.

[Tarl_Cabot]

It's amazing that so many people in this world would kill to work in the movie industry and yet all we get are remakes, retreads, reboots and artistic bankruptcy...

[danslittlefinger]

You mean how well did the 1983 film do at the Box Office?

Decently for the time I guess, and considering it was just a handful of adaptations of stories which could have been seen on TV for free. It made just under $30million at the US Box Office; enough in those days to merit a Number 25 placing on the end of year list.

Yes, sorry that is what I meant.
Thanks for the info.
So a market for a new adaptaion it seems.

[Safari Suit]

It's amazing that so many people in this world would kill to work in the movie industry and yet all we get are remakes, retreads, reboots and artistic bankruptcy...

Well to be fair a Twilight Zone revival could be quite a different kettle of fish. As indeed it has been in the past; I never saw anything from the 2002 TV revival which apparently wasn't very good, but the 80s TV revival had some good stuff in it, as well as input from some noteworthy people like Wes Craven and Joe Dante. Similarly, the 90s Outer Limits was very good, quite possibly better than the original show. A revival of The Twilight Zone doesn't necessarily imply creative bankruptcy, as you can tell completely original stories simply using the same anthology framework. However, it seems to be implied by the article that this is simply going to be a re-telling of some old stories, which wont be completely without interest, but still a bit of a shame and a bit of a waste.

This reminds me that a Creepshow remake was announced around late 2005, and it was never made clear if it was going to feature new stories (which, as a fan of the anthology format, I would have been interested in) or simply the same ones as the original 1982 film (which wouldn't have interested me).

[Judo chop]

"Want to see something REALLY scary?"

To this day, nothing has scared me more less than that scene. I was paralyzed for a week.

[Tarl_Cabot]

It's amazing that so many people in this world would kill to work in the movie industry and yet all we get are remakes, retreads, reboots and artistic bankruptcy...

Well to be fair a Twilight Zone revival could be quite a different kettle of fish. As indeed it has been in the past; I never saw anything from the 2002 TV revival which apparently wasn't very good, but the 80s TV revival had some good stuff in it, as well as input from some noteworthy people like Wes Craven and Joe Dante. Similarly, the 90s Outer Limits was very good, quite possibly better than the original show. A revival of The Twilight Zone doesn't necessarily imply creative bankruptcy, as you can tell completely original stories simply using the same anthology framework. However, it seems to be implied by the article that this is simply going to be a re-telling of some old stories, which wont be completely without interest, but still a bit of a shame and a bit of a waste.

This reminds me that a Creepshow remake was announced around late 2005, and it was never made clear if it was going to feature new stories (which, as a fan of the anthology format, I would have been interested in) or simply the same ones as the original 1982 film (which wouldn't have interested me).

Everything M Night Shymalan does is a Twighlight Zone movie.

The 80s revival show was pretty damn good, fyi.

[danslittlefinger]

"Want to see something REALLY scary?"

To this day, nothing has scared me more less than that scene. I was paralyzed for a week.

Refresh my memory??

[Safari Suit]

The 80s revival show was pretty damn good, fyi.

Yeah, I know. That was part of what I was trying to say. It was the 2002 revival I never saw any of, sorry if that wasn't clear.

[Tybre]

The 80s revival show was pretty damn good, fyi.

Yeah, I know. That was part of what I was trying to say. It was the 2002 revival I never saw any of, sorry if that wasn't clear.

I caught an episode of that one Saturday morning when I was kid. Not bad, but certainly not as good as the classic. But then, I doubt if any revival would be.

[Judo chop]

"Want to see something REALLY scary?"

To this day, nothing has scared me more less than that scene. I was paralyzed for a week.

Refresh my memory??

It’s a 5-minute novella. Albert Brooks and Dan Akroyd are driving down a winding mountain road at night having a talk about how scary the Twilight Zone films were. Brooks is driving, and he teases Akroyd with a little scare by turning off the headlights for stretches at time. Akroyd is creeped out and Brooks stops. They chat a little more and end up having a debate about whether a certain story was “a Zone” or an Outer Limits piece, then there’s a moment of silence as they both seem to agree that that conversation is over.

Akroyd breaks the silence saying to Brooks, “Hey… do you wanna see something really scary?”

Brooks says, “Yeah!”

“Then pull over.”

“What? Just show me now.”

“No man, you’ve got to pull over.”

“Ok. Fine.”

<Brooks’s character pulls the car to the side of the road and turns off the engine>

Brooks says, “Ok. So scare me.”

“Are you sure? ‘Cause this is really scary.”

“Yeah, I’m sure.”

"Okaaaay..."

<Akroyd hides his face between the back of his seat and the window for a second…>

<Judo's bladder empties and he can't be alone in a dark room for a week...>

[Harmsway]

Meh.

[JimmyBond]

"Want to see something REALLY scary?"

To this day, nothing has scared me more less than that scene. I was paralyzed for a week.

Refresh my memory??

It’s a 5-minute novella. Albert Brooks and Dan Akroyd are driving down a winding mountain road at night having a talk about how scary the Twilight Zone films were. Brooks is driving, and he teases Akroyd with a little scare by turning off the headlights for stretches at time. Akroyd is creeped out and Brooks stops. They chat a little more and end up having a debate about whether a certain story was “a Zone” or an Outer Limits piece, then there’s a moment of silence as they both seem to agree that that conversation is over.

Akroyd breaks the silence saying to Brooks, “Hey… do you wanna see something really scary?”

Brooks says, “Yeah!”

“Then pull over.”

“What? Just show me now.”

“No man, you’ve got to pull over.”

“Ok. Fine.”

<Brooks’s character pulls the car to the side of the road and turns off the engine>

Brooks says, “Ok. So scare me.”

“Are you sure? ‘Cause this is really scary.”

“Yeah, I’m sure.”

"Okaaaay..."

<Akroyd hides his face between the back of his seat and the window for a second…>

<Judo's bladder empties and he can't be alone in a dark room for a week...>

Heck yeah! That scene scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. It was enough to make me not want to watch the rest of the movie...and I didnt. Nowadays though that scene isnt really scary, more interesting than anything else.

Sign me up for the movie, if they're telling original tales it should be interesting.