Today, MTV has slapped Slashfilm in the face, on both coasts. Firstly, over in San Diego their screaming (nicely paid?) Twilight fans—who are being compared to “Beatlemania” on Twitter—practically turned Peter Sciretta into H.W. Plainview aka Peter /SilentFilms. Update: Matt and Brian from MTV inform us that the company is not responsible for Twilight. The film division had the option dating back to 2004, but in the end it went to Summit. But MTV gushes over the movie and drums up its fans 247, so…
And today from New York, MTV transmitted a message into the air via little lightning bolts that announced they are remaking The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The original is like my…3,000,000th favorite movie ever, but still, it’s my second or third favorite movie featuring Susan Sarandon’s lovelies.
According to the trades, the remake will use the original script, but…”may also include music not featured in the original.” The ears on the Jonas Bros. just perked up like a pregnant cat at the morgue. This new version will be a 2-hour TV movie and it’s scheduled to hit Halloween 2009. Further details await. Maybe mom will let you stay up past midnight…and join you!
Discuss: RHPS x MTV. And hey MTV, you better give Kurt Loder a cameo. Also, The Weasel. And Puck. And Kennedy. And let Michael Myers host.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
I.. I… hmm. Damn it.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I fucking loathe the MTV generation. Throw in the myspacer’s to fuel the fire with their Che Guevara shirts and Cuban communist hats.
And we’ll have a bonfire that could be seen from Jupiter
July 24th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
why remake a ‘cult classic’. The original fans won’t dig it. the new fans will admire the original.
It’s just like remaking Evil Dead, without Bruce Campbell. Bruce was the main reason of the said franchise sucess.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I went to see Rocky Horror every friday night for about 3 years at the Roxy Cinema in Toronto. That was pretty much all I remember from highschool.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
@ jonny
This was before Star Wars helmets?
July 24th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
whywhywhywhywhywhywhy? Rocky Horror is the definition of Anti-MTV. Outcasts, the Macabre, not-rap, sci-fi, dancing-without-krunking, ugly people, uniqueness, music, good music, and entertainment. How the hell did they get their hands on this property? Tim Curry and Richard O’Brien better step up to fight against this Horror… [not of the Rocky Picture variety].
July 24th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
@ Hunter…
With all the acid I did back then…. I think its safe to say that the Nerd helmets were an inevitable and logical conclusion to my life story.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
No.
No.
No.
Aw, hell no!
July 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
@ jonny
Let’s develop a game show called “Pizza or Prostitute?” or start a partyline where our prostitutes wear pizza lingerie. And then we can sell the movie rights, go to Comic-Con 2010 and Slashfilm will write about it. Also, we can see RoboCop early.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Goddamn that advertisment that keeps beeping every 3 seconds on hte front page is very annoying
July 24th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
“Today, MTV Films has slapped Slashfilm in the face, on both coasts. Firstly, over in San Diego their screaming (nicely paid?) Twilight fans—who are being compared to “Beatlemania” on Twitter—practically turned Peter Sciretta into H.W. Plainview aka Peter /SilentFilms.”
I’ll take the criticism over Rocky Horror (even though it’s not my side of the company), but on the above complaint fyi: Twilight isn’t from MTV Films, it’s from Summit.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
No thank you MTV. Go fuck your self please.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
This is just depressing…
July 24th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
@ Hunter.
We call it “Junta’s ho’s ‘N za.” Split 50-50.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
/film needs a new alternate page for films that are destined to suck at the proposal stage. Start with this one.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
This post ruined my day; along with the Brett Ratner conformation.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
@ Goobity
This proposed section could be my Batpod. Email orfilms[at]gmail.com.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Am I the only one who absolutely doesn’t care that this (or any other movie, for that matter) is being remade or sequelized or revisited?
Do the originals disappear in your cities when the franchise is resurrected? The originals still exist, here (just checked my shelves and, sure enough, there’s The Italian Job, Bad News Bears, Get Carter, Gone in 60 Seconds, King Kong… all still exist).
July 24th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
No! No! No! No! NO!
This upsets me! I’m 100% going to ignore that this is even happening. I didn’t watch the new Hairspray (heh) and I’m not watching this!
Seriously, is Gone With the Wind or The Color Purple next??! ;)
July 24th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Am I the only one who just despises this movie?
July 24th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
@ Hunter
No problem, man.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
News of the Wolverine movie: Inspired me.
News of this remake: Depressed me.
Some like it, some don’t, but it really should not be remade. Tim Curry, Meatloaf, you can’t top that.
I hope this has the exact negative impact on America that The Dark Knight has, meaning people fucking boycott this and throw hot dogs and toilet paper at MTV studois.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
No. Just. No.
MTV needs to stay away from the good classics.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Easily the worst idea in the history of film since the remake of Psycho.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
This is one of those that could really self-reference the original movie, and be camped way the hell up. There’s enough of young and not so young people that could play the parts now that were raised on the original-I don’t think it will suck as bad as everyone thinks. Come on…
Jack Black as Eddie
Justin Timberlake as Frank N’ Furter (Dick in a box & the espy’s…the guy’s actually funny)
Mike Myers as Dr. Scott
William Shatner as the narrator
Nikki Blonsky as Columbia. The banister
Sebastian Bach as Riff Raff (He did it on stage in 2001!)
and for squared up brad & janet…i’m stuck.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
No. NO! NONONONONONONONONOOOOO!
I never thought that reading a post on /film would test my gag reflex.
This is the worst idea ever. Its an even more terrible idea than Shock Treatment.
July 24th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
arrrrrrrrrrgh
July 24th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
This is like remaking Evil Dead or Army of Darkness. It just won’t work.
July 25th, 2008 at 12:09 am
No. Seriously. No!
What is wrong with the Kids today? Is a 30 year old movie too old? The “story” is timeless because there is none.
Who’s gonna take part in it? Flavor Flave as Frank N. Further? Lindsay Lohan as Janet?!
Fxxk Viacom.
July 25th, 2008 at 12:34 am
I just loathe the idea.
July 25th, 2008 at 7:53 am
EMPTY-V? Jessie the VJ as Riff Raff?
I’d bet that he probably won’t have to look much different or act any more (or less) creepy to nail the part.
July 25th, 2008 at 7:53 am
this is so f–king pathetic. Stop messing around with classic, great movies, you assholes.
FUCK MTV!!!!!!!!!
July 25th, 2008 at 8:35 am
The irony about the MTV/Twilight issue is delicious and amusing.
July 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Whoever came up with this idea should be shot in the face.
July 25th, 2008 at 10:10 am
thanks MTV, way to ruin my friday!
July 25th, 2008 at 10:16 am
No. Bad, MTV, bad.
July 25th, 2008 at 11:37 am
gross
July 25th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
:(
July 25th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
This is just a plain awful idea. Mtv doesn’t make good movies to begin with but messing with a clut classic?! That is really bad news waiting to happen. I just can’t see anyone filling Tim Curry’s fishnets and heels.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Suck my dick, MTV.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
You would never remake CASABLANCA
don’t remake this!
July 28th, 2008 at 7:16 am
I threw up in my mouth a little when I read this horrible news. Are you kidding me? I grew up with RHPS and I will quite possible slash my wrists if I see some teenyboppers like Lindsey Lohan or the Jonas Brothers try to fill the gorgeous shoes of Tim Curry, Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, etc. MTV - where’s the creativity invent new ideas don’t try to remake a cult classic! I dare you to make it better or to find somebody better than Tim Curry! As somebody who is currently in the Rocky Horror Show theatrical production as Columbia - I’m very annoyed and disgusted. What happened to the MTV I knew in the 80’s?
July 29th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
no need for a RHPS remake, you can still catch Rocky Horror most friday, saturday nights at midnight somewhere in the world….
July 30th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
There are so many reasons to hate MTV re-making the Rocky Horror Picture Show…….but here’s the simplest:
In the history of humankind, has MTV ever made a good movie???
July 31st, 2008 at 4:36 pm
OMG Jennifer…you ARE me! I couldn’t have said it better!
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 am
Sign the petition to stop the remake at http://www.stoptheremake.com
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:44 am
@ TheMarquis:
Tim Curry actually cannot step in and say anything as he does not hold the rights to the movie. Also, in order for MTV to even say they are remaking it, they have to get the rights of the movie from the man who created it, which would be Richard O’Brien. So apparently, he gave them rights to make it.
I personally will go see the movie, it might be good. And as much as I despise MTV, they may be able to be creative enough to make this movie good.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I think this is a horrible idea. Way to corrupt an amazing movie to make a few bucks MTV. I can see it now-RHPS shirts in Hottopic. I can’t believe it I really can’t.