On the black carpet at the LA premiere of Warner Bros Pictures’ Clash of the Titans, producer Basil Iwanyk confirmed things are moving forward on another remake of A Star is Born. The original 1937 film won a best original screenplay Oscar for writers William A. Wellman and Robert Carson. The 1954 incarnation with Judy Garland and James Mason also earned some love from the Academy, garnering six nominations including nods in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. And the 1976 version with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson also found Oscar glory, picking upthe Best Original Song Academy Award and earning nominations in three other categories. This new A Star is Born has some big shoes to fill, to say the least.

Iwanyk revealed Warner Bros is moving ahead with A Star is Born and is in negotiations with Russell Crowe to take on a starring role. Iwanyk also confirmed Nick Cassavetes, director of The Notebook, will helm the project, and shooting will begin this fall. However, Iwanyk said it’ll be going into production without Beyonce in the lead, as had been rumored.

‘We wanted Beyonce, she wanted to do it, but it was hard to figure out her dates and her deal,’ Iwanyk said on the black carpet at the Clash of the Titans premiere. ‘She just came off of a huge world tour and Warners wants to have the movie for next summer, and so we just couldn’t work out.’

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Now the mannequin's outta the way, who will play Vicki Lester? It gotta be somebody with pizazz

Alls I can say is

Actually, I don't really see Russell Crowe in this.

JackieBlue said:

I don't either.

My God, enough of the remakes! I haven't seen a remake out of Hollywood in 40 years that was any good.

TD3 said:

I was just thinking the same and they sure like to remake the hell outta "A Star is Born" for some reason.

Russell Crowe though?

TD3 said:

I know. Like, do they have to do remakes? There are so many original works that aren't being done at all and yet we keep getting remakes of remakes.
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I could totally see Russell Crowe as Norman Maine

The male role asks for a BLAND male character,,,,all the rest of the weight will be left on the Vicki Lester role, the actress who'll play her will have to deliver the meat & potato.

If they made a BALL OF FIRE like James Mason play the "bland troubled" role, you know a natural "bland" like Russell won't pull any stretches on this one.

TD3 said:

That's what I was going to say. I mean this movie has already had it's share of remakes already and they feel the need to do another one???
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I had a good laugh just looking at the title of the thread and the "Thumbs up" icon next to it .

TD3 said:

I agree! And the 1976 remake with Barbra Streisand wasn't very good,imo.

can they just not make the movie at all? The Judy Garland version is one of my all time favorite movies. i can tolerate the Streisand one.

Just ugh. enough raping of the classics please.

JackieBlue said:

I know right TG 4 that!

InsatiableCream said:

Well said! It seems as if Hollywood has run out of fresh ideas.

It's gonna be a "flop" either way you look at it. I agree don't touch the classics.

JackieBlue said:

Several years ago,it was reported that this would be a Will Smith/Beyonce movie.Somehow,I don't think that pairing would have worked,either.

SoulAlive said:

No it wouldn't.

Did you see what they did to 3:10 Yuma with Russell Crowe?

TD3 said:

What the hell is this guy's appeal? Seriously, I don't get it

He was flat in LA Confidential, he was flat in Beautiful Mind and he was flat in American Gangster. ALL great movies that didn't do squat for him.

Ironically however, he did good in Gladiator(I think the only good performance I've seen from him), but I didn't care for the film itself.

4bjb said:

Don't touch the classics? This film has been made four times already.

Sorry, once you've been remade three times, it becomes a standard in my book. That's like moaning that someone is remaking Romeo & Juliet or the story of Jesus.

SoulAlive said:

I don't see that either and I don't want her breathing her bad breath on Will.

sosgemini said:

I don't care for movie remakes, but this is one of the FEW ones I don't mind getting the remake treatment as long as the production and performances compliment each other.

I didn't know that it was remade 4 times though? Lets see; the Janet Gaynor version, the Judy Garland version and the Babs version. Whats the fourth?

JackieBlue said:

Not you too where the hell did the dragon breath myth came from?

Harlepolis said:

OK, some feeling what I'm feeling.

That's so the appropriate word, FLAT. Crowe's acting skills are on the same level of a potted plant.


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Harlepolis said:

He sorta reminds me of Kevin Costner but not quite as bad. (And now he's Robin Hood just like Costner in Prince of Thieves). He hasn't wowed me in anything. Putting on the weight hasn't made him anymore appealing either.

Harlepolis said:

Star tansaeng (1960) in Korea? LOL

No, seriously though...I could have sworn there was a fourth version from the 80s/90s. Did the Bodyguard start out as a remake and morph into it's own thang? I'm gonna have to investigate some more.

Ahhh, I was right. A Star Is Born is a remake of What Price Hollywood? (1932) by George Cukor.

TD3 said:

Those hollywood producers are suckas for those walking corpses Kevin Costner, Keanu Reeves and now Mr.Crowe.

Absloutly looooove their choice of movies,,,,,but they're like a premature ejaculation; you get hot & bothered only to end up feeling frustrated about the performance being below the bar(esp in a good setting).

And I don't wanna hear the same ol' "they're subtle actors" bullshit argument either

Harlepolis said:

I forgot who said it but I've heard it at least from two different 'sources'.