New 'Monster Squad' Unrelated To Prior 'Monster Squad'
Hey, remember that depressing news from a year ago that the director of xXx was going to remake the 1980s' second or third best kids-go-on-a-fantasy-adventure film, Monster Squad? Well, I have absolutely no update on that. However, there is this news on another in-development Monster Squad that apparently has nothing to do with the original Monster Squad ("Monster Squad" is just a good name for things):
Mike Mitchell will direct "Monster Squad," formerly known as "Nightcrawlers," Warner Bros.' long-gestating supernatural action comedy.The studio picked up "Nightcrawlers" as a spec by Brian Lynch in 2000. The project went through numerous writers, including Michael Arndt and Audrey Wells, as Warners sought to find a balance of laughs and chills.
The project's title was changed to "Monster Squad," though it is not a remake of the 1987 Warners movie written by Shane Black.
The studio is keeping mum on the new "Squad" log line, which has changed considerably in the last decade. It remains, however, a high-concept, big-budget, supernatural fantasy.
So now I have to start being annoyed about not just wretched, completely unnecessary remakes but also name swipists that sound like they are? Can we just stop making movies already?