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empireonline.com - 12/12/2008

Movie News - Exclusive: Near Dark Remake Is Off

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Twilight has claimed another victim. First, director Catherine Hardwicke departed from the planned sequel, New Moon , over the weekend and now the phenomenally successful vampire movie has put the kibosh on an entirely different movie . At least, that s according to Platinum Dunes Brad Fuller, ...

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hollywoodinsider.ew.com - 12/11/2008

'Twilight' sequel: 'New Moon' director will be Chris Weitz

— hollywoodinsider.ew.com — 'Twilight' sequel: 'New Moon' director will be Chris Weitz Chrisweitz_l There will be a new director atop... the Twilight franchise: and he'll be a man. Sources tell EW.com that Summit Entertainment is about to hire Chris Weitz ( The Golden Compass ) as ... 'Twilight' sequel: 'New Moon' director will be Chris Weitz

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tonnerdirect.com - 12/12/2008

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tengossip.com - 12/13/2008

Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart Cover 8 Days

— tengossip.com — So yes, I finally got to see Twilight …I can’t stop listening to Bella’s Lullaby . And... how hot is that song by Robert Pattinson , Let Me Sign , I love his voice! I thought I would post these scans from the magazine, 8 Days (from December 11, 2008), Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart Cover 8 Days

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Success Of ‘Twilight’ Kills Planned Remake Of Gory Vamp Romance ‘Near Dark’
MTV Movies Blog — ... is becoming a power to be reckoned with. According to Empire, the success of the film has killed Platinum Dunes’ plans to remake the Kathryn Bigelow’s 1987 vampire classic, “Near Dark.” ...

‘Twilight’ Success Drives Stake Through Remake Of ‘Near Dark’
Film School Rejects — ... But now you’ve actually done something worthwhile for the rest of the world.  According to Empire Online, Twilight’s success has actually forced the shutdown of an upcoming film in development.  That film was an unnecessary remake of Near Dark, Kathryn Bigelow’s 1987 classic tale of vampires in the Midwest.  Brad Fuller, the Platinum Dunes producer behind the remake, explains the reasoning behind the film’s demise. ...

Success of 'Twilight' Spares World From Remake of 'Near Dark' [The End Of Ideas]
Gawker: defamer — ... Co-producer Brad Fuller told Empire today that the teen bloodsucker romance was not only too stylistically close to his idea for the remake of Kathryn Bigelow's original, but that conceptually, "Near Dark and Twilight are too similar in terms of a vampire movie." ...

Near Dark remake killed by Twilight?
Filmstalker — ... . Here's what Fuller had to say through Empire : “Near Dark is probably not going to happen...I think that Twilight was the same type of thing we were going for although Near Dark was a much darker, sexier, rated R version of that. But I’m concerned that, conceptually, that Near Dark and Twilight are too similar in terms of a vampire movie. For now, that movie is on hold.” Well that is a surprise, usually the success of a film with a similar theme would mean the other studio would be straight onto their version just to piggyback on the success of the bigger film, even if it ...

Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 14, 2008
Screen Rant — ... But I’m concerned that, conceptually, that Near Dark and Twilight are too similar in terms of a vampire movie. For now, that movie is on hold…with the success of that film, we would not measure up. It’s not the right time to make that.” That has to a first for Hollywood - not making a film because the idea wasn’t original enough. Brad - you do realize that your film as a remake? Just checking. Source: Empire 5.  My fellow Irishman Kenneth Brannagh has been talking about his ...

Did 'Twilight' Put a Stake in the 'Near Dark' Remake?
Cinematical — ... the success of that film, we would not measure up, It's not the right time to make that." That does seem like a flimsy excuse once you consider that "star-crossed lovers with fangs" isn't exactly a new idea. But, no matter what happens, it seems like Dark is the remake that will not die, so I would expect that for now the film is simply down ... but definitely not out. Filed under: Horror, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...

'Near Dark' Remake is Off
FilmWad — ... hold according to producer Brad Fuller. “Near Dark is probably not going to happen,” he confirmed, talking exclusively to Empire. “I think that Twilight was the same type of thing we were going for although Near Dark was a much darker, sexier, rated R version of that. But I’m concerned that, conceptually, that Near Dark and Twilight are too similar in terms of a vampire movie. For now, that movie is on hold.” Empireonline had the exclusive interview with Fuller where he explained why the ...

Near Dark Remake On Hold
Cinema Blend News — ... the success of Twilight , people would be falling all over themselves to make their own version of an inter-species vampire love story. I mean, if Matt Reeves can get away with remaking Let the Right One In , surely it's a free world for anyone who wants to tell a tale of vampire romance. But Platinum Dunes, Michael Bay's production company, is taking the opposite approach with their planned remake of Near Dark , the 1987 vampire-Western love story. Producer Brad Fuller told Empire Online that “Near Dark is probably not going to happen,” and laid the blame squarely at ...