It would certainly be interesting to see this film remade as a more accurate version of the novel. In fact, that'd be great, since it wouldn't offend all the fans of the original film version, but would still be able to use the name and would offer different stories.
I like your ideas on cast members and crew there. Being the sort of in-joker I am, I'd like to include some of the original cast members (Barbara Kellerman, Simon Ward, James Laurenson, Britt Ekland if at all possible, Lesley Dunlop, etc. but put them all in as more minor, cameo roles. I'd also give them lines that had several layers of in-jokery- but not, crucially, at the expense of the overall film). To drag back Warren Saire and even Suzanna Willis as bit-parters or even bigger parts would be just the icing on the cake.
As for directors, you've got some cool ideas but I'd throw in some others you could take your pick from. People with the right background; people who've struggled with low-budgets and indie-film makers who have a real affection for the genre and a genuine love for film in all its eccentricities. Imagine a portmanteau film with some of this list as a bankable commodity (or cult classic, if you want to get it all on DVD/merchandising sales):
Quentin Tarantino
Tim Burton
Lars Von Trier
Luc Besson
Robert Rodriguez
Tom Tykwer
Dario Argento
Richard Stanley
Jess Franco
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
I'd also probably try to get some cat-hot writer to script it. Somebody with the right approach, like Alan Moore who has the ability to discard more ideas in five minutes than most of us come up with in five years.
I'll be honest; if I was a multi-zillionaire and could happily sink about $25 million (it wouldn't take much more, really) I'd happily produce this. You couldn't lose in the long run, even if nobody turned up on opening weekend.
Any multi zillionaires out there feeling generous?
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