So What Remake is Next?

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Things must have changed in order for the BFG to be made and released this summer.

No because he died sometime ago he just refused anymore of his books to be film adaptations while he was alive.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by gag

Lol yes sorry my mistake.
Reason being why there isnt a sequel to willy wonka is because roald dahl detested the original willy wonka and refused to allow the sequel to be made and as far as im aware his daughter kept his wishes and i might be wrong but im pretty sure he wouldnt allow anymore of his books to turned into films while he was alive.

From Wikipedia:

Author Roald Dahl disapproved of the 1971 film adaptation and declined the film rights to produce the sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.[5] Warner Bros. and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment entered discussions with the Dahl estate in 1991, hoping to purchase the rights to produce another film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The purchase was finalized in 1998,[6] with Dahl's widow, Felicity, and daughter, Lucy, receiving total artistic control and final privilege on the choices of actors, directors and writers. The Dahl Estate's subsequent protection of the source material was the main reason that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had languished in development hell since the 1990s.

After receiving enthusiastic approval from the Dahl Estate, Warner Bros. hired Tim Burton to direct in May 2003.[6] Burton compared the project's languishing development to Batman (1989), which he directed, in how there had been varied creative efforts with both films. He said, "Scott Frank's version was the best, probably the clearest, and the most interesting, but they had abandoned that."[17] Liccy Dahl commented that Burton was the first and only director the estate was happy with. He had previously produced another of the author's adaptations with James and the Giant Peach (1996), and, like Roald and Liccy, disliked the 1971 film because it strayed from the book's storyline.

During pre-production Burton visited Dahl's former home in the Buckinghamshire village of Great Missenden. Liccy Dahl remembers Burton entering Dahl's famed writing shed and saying, "This is the Buckets' house!" and thinking to herself, "Thank God, somebody gets it." Luccy also showed Burton the original handwritten manuscripts, which Burton discovered were more politically incorrect than the published book. The manuscripts included a child named Herpes after the sexually transmitted disease.[17] Burton immediately thought of Johnny Depp for the role of Willy Wonka, who joined the following August for his fourth collaboration with the director.

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

From Wikipedia:

Author Roald Dahl disapproved of the 1971 film adaptation and declined the film rights to produce the sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.[5] Warner Bros. and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment entered discussions with the Dahl estate in 1991, hoping to purchase the rights to produce another film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The purchase was finalized in 1998,[6] with Dahl's widow, Felicity, and daughter, Lucy, receiving total artistic control and final privilege on the choices of actors, directors and writers. The Dahl Estate's subsequent protection of the source material was the main reason that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had languished in development hell since the 1990s.

After receiving enthusiastic approval from the Dahl Estate, Warner Bros. hired Tim Burton to direct in May 2003.[6] Burton compared the project's languishing development to Batman (1989), which he directed, in how there had been varied creative efforts with both films. He said, "Scott Frank's version was the best, probably the clearest, and the most interesting, but they had abandoned that."[17] Liccy Dahl commented that Burton was the first and only director the estate was happy with. He had previously produced another of the author's adaptations with James and the Giant Peach (1996), and, like Roald and Liccy, disliked the 1971 film because it strayed from the book's storyline.

During pre-production Burton visited Dahl's former home in the Buckinghamshire village of Great Missenden. Liccy Dahl remembers Burton entering Dahl's famed writing shed and saying, "This is the Buckets' house!" and thinking to herself, "Thank God, somebody gets it." Luccy also showed Burton the original handwritten manuscripts, which Burton discovered were more politically incorrect than the published book. The manuscripts included a child named Herpes after the sexually transmitted disease.[17] Burton immediately thought of Johnny Depp for the role of Willy Wonka, who joined the following August for his fourth collaboration with the director.

why did herpes make him think of Johnny Depp!

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by trebor8273

why did herpes make him think of Johnny Depp!

I didn't include all of the paragraphs!

[gag]

Dahl hated every single movie adaptation of his books. His grouchiness extended to the most famous of his adaptations, 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'. He said director Mel Stuart had “no talent or flair whatsoever” and that Gene Wilder, who flawlessly brought the psychotic, child-abusing candyman to life, was “insufficiently gay and bouncy” and his casting was “pretentious.”
Such was Dahl’s disappointment that he reportedly left it in his will that Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator could never be made into a movie. So, if you’ve wondered why Warner Bros. didn’t make a sequel to Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory after it grossed $474 million worldwide on a $150 million budget Dahl’s will might have something to do with it
Rest of his books just wouldnt allow a film adaptation while he was alive.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

From Wikipedia:

During pre-production Burton visited Dahl's former home in the Buckinghamshire village of Great Missenden. Liccy Dahl remembers Burton entering Dahl's famed writing shed and saying, "This is the Buckets' house!" and thinking to herself, "Thank God, somebody gets it." Luccy also showed Burton the original handwritten manuscripts, which Burton discovered were more politically incorrect than the published book. The manuscripts included a child named Herpes after the sexually transmitted disease.[17] Burton immediately thought of Johnny Depp for the role of Willy Wonka, who joined the following August for his fourth collaboration with the director.

So, what is her name? Liccy or Luccy??

It's not like Wikipedia to make a mistake, is it!

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

So, what is her name? Liccy or Luccy??

It's not like Wikipedia to make a mistake, is it!

It seems someone has mixed up Lucy, his daughter, with Liccy, the shorter version for Felicity, his wife, and created a brand-new name!

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Nicholas Refn is a busy person

Not only has he got 'Witchfinder General' in the pipeline, but he also has this:

Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Maniac Cop' Finds Backers - Bloody Disgusting!

...And this one it seems:

Nicolas Winding Refn To Remake ‘What Have You Done To Solange?’ | Deadline

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Wasnt aware they made a violent shit remake.



At least it lives upto its name.

[nosferatu42]

Looks like it's got Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Luigi Cozzi and
Enzo G. Castellari in it. interesting choice of people.
Never seen any of these films tho.