Remakes of Stephen King's "Firestarter" and "Maximum Overdrive" Announced - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 12-14-2010, 11:49 PM

Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive Remakes in the Works
Source: Variety
December 14, 2010

According to Variety, Universal is going to revisit Stephen King's Firestarter and re-adapt the property for a new generation.

The novel was first turned into a film in 1984 starring Drew Barrymore and David Keith as a daughter and father - who harbor special abilities and are on the run.

A made-for-TV follow-up, Firestarter 2: Rekindled hit the Sci-Fi Channel in 2002.

For the redo, "We see this as a unique, character-driven thriller with a supernatural edge, based on a timeless concept and enhanced by recent visual effects advances," Martha De Laurentiis told Variety.

Also on the remake slab, Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, the author's directorial debut about vehicles and home appliances gone bad.

No other details were provided about this update.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news...s.php?id=17478

comedyfreak · 12-16-2010, 06:43 AM

oh come on! Leave 'em alone they're classics there is only one Drew Barrymore and one Emelio Estevez.

Torgo · 12-16-2010, 03:43 PM

There was already another version of Maximum Overdrive using the original title- Trucks, a made for TV movie.

Tubehead · 12-18-2010, 12:16 AM

irember Maximum Overdrive. it used to scare me as a kid.

Torgo · 12-20-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

oh come on! Leave 'em alone they're classics there is only one Drew Barrymore and one Emelio Estevez.

I love Maximum Overdrive, but not because it's a classic, but as a great "so bad it's good movie"....Not even Stephen King thinks of it as a classic, he even said that he learned his lesson, and has never directed anything else.

I enjoyed Firestarter, I think it's underrated.

kev411 · 12-23-2010, 10:31 PM

God! why cant they leave well enough alone? i hate remakes!

catlover79 · 12-24-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kev411

God! why cant they leave well enough alone? i hate remakes!

You took the words right out of my mouth!!

Retro4Life · 12-24-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

I love Maximum Overdrive, but not because it's a classic, but as a great "so bad it's good movie"....Not even Stephen King thinks of it as a classic, he even said that he learned his lesson, and has never directed anything else.

I enjoyed Firestarter, I think it's underrated.

I believe King's exact quote about his directorial debut on Maximum Overdrive was something like "I think I've made the modern day equivalent of 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'."

Though I generally find remakes to be pointless and worthless, in these cases, they might make some sense since the original films were both so godawful (IMHO).

MrCleveland · 12-26-2010, 08:43 PM

AS you can see...every time I hear about a Remake...I'm just labeling it "FREE HAT" because that ep talks about how movies are getting redone and remade.

catlover79 · 12-29-2010, 06:12 AM

I'm surprised Firestarter never showed up on MST2K. That movie is grade A cheesy shlock. I mean that it the nicest possible way.

12-14-2010, 11:49 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,140	Remakes of Stephen King's "Firestarter" and "Maximum Overdrive" Announced Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive Remakes in the Works Source: Variety December 14, 2010 According to Variety, Universal is going to revisit Stephen King's Firestarter and re-adapt the property for a new generation. The novel was first turned into a film in 1984 starring Drew Barrymore and David Keith as a daughter and father - who harbor special abilities and are on the run. A made-for-TV follow-up, Firestarter 2: Rekindled hit the Sci-Fi Channel in 2002. For the redo, "We see this as a unique, character-driven thriller with a supernatural edge, based on a timeless concept and enhanced by recent visual effects advances," Martha De Laurentiis told Variety. Also on the remake slab, Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, the author's directorial debut about vehicles and home appliances gone bad. No other details were provided about this update. http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news...s.php?id=17478 Attached Images

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12-18-2010, 12:16 AM	#4
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	irember Maximum Overdrive. it used to scare me as a kid.

12-23-2010, 10:31 PM	#6
kev411 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 11, 2009 Location: tennessee Posts: 47	God! why cant they leave well enough alone? i hate remakes!

12-29-2010, 06:12 AM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I'm surprised Firestarter never showed up on MST2K. That movie is grade A cheesy shlock. I mean that it the nicest possible way.