It's been announced by Universal Pictures that Gore Verbinski (of Pirates of the Caribbean fame) has been selected to direct a remake of the 1985 classic Clue, which in turn was based on the popular board game from Hasbro.
Annnnd, I'm officially psyched.
Assuming Verbinski updates the material with current references (goodbye communism and singing telegrams, hello terrorism and electronic communication), preserves the tone of the original movie (two parts mystery, one part scary, one part comedy), and selects a quality cast (how about bringing along Johnny Depp, or honoring Tim Curry by bringing him back in the fake Mr. Boddy role?), then I think we're in for a real treat.
Or he can butcher the whole thing. As always, I'll be remaining optimistic.
*If you recognize the significance between the title of this post and the movie Clue, then you, my friend, are a true fan.
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Annnnd, I'm officially psyched.
Assuming Verbinski updates the material with current references (goodbye communism and singing telegrams, hello terrorism and electronic communication), preserves the tone of the original movie (two parts mystery, one part scary, one part comedy), and selects a quality cast (how about bringing along Johnny Depp, or honoring Tim Curry by bringing him back in the fake Mr. Boddy role?), then I think we're in for a real treat.
Or he can butcher the whole thing. As always, I'll be remaining optimistic.
*If you recognize the significance between the title of this post and the movie Clue, then you, my friend, are a true fan.
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