Tim Burton

Price liked the character very much and wanted to do the third " -- but, they'd better hurry!" he is quoted saying around 1989. Tim Burton is the only man, I believe, that could pull it off and I have said so for many years on different pages.

Burton brought "Bela Lugosi" back to the screen and while this might be trickier, there are more tricks today in the cinematic bag than even then. Besides, Phibes actually "wore" a mask and his actual face, as you know, was disfigured, his lips did not move when he spoke in his metallic voice in clipped phrases.

A good mime or mimes could ape his distinctive ticks and flourishes.

Most importantly, the story would really carry the day. Burton could bring the dark humor -- no one would argue that -- but bring the wildly romantic and horrorific tale to an epic and satisfying conclusion.

I think it would stretch Mr. Burton because he knows he would be walking a tightrope.

No, remake. Burton has done remakes. This would be something new for him. All the things he's don before would culminate in the third installment, of which there were several screenplays to choose from or he could bring about his own vision.

A fitting end to the abominable Dr. Phibes saga.

I appreciate your response and enthusiasm, kfipaul.

"Please use elevator, stairs stuck between floors."

Yes, I agree. At best a cameo role if Depp (a fine actor) was in such a thing at all.

Finding a replacement for the great Vincent Price would be a tough call. Certainly a mask on a mask as in the original Phibes movies would help, but Price had a certain way of moving.

His voice, metallic or not, would also be hard to duplicate.

Thanks for the post.

"Please use elevator, stairs stuck between floors."