(15 quotes found)
“Remaking the best picture could be seen as an obvious ploy. Then again, the first movie got so many nominations, the subject matter obviously has something going for it.”
Dave Karger
“There has never been a successful follow-up to the original 'Kong'; the 1970s remake tanked. The original film became such an unexpected success that there has never been anything substantial to add to it, and no possible way to compete with what was already achieved.”
William Luhr
“The golden rule has always been to remake films that were not a success, if you saw something in them. To remake a movie that's already a milestone offers audiences very little that they haven't already seen, the way 'Lord of the Rings' did.”
“(Producer) Michael Bay has done something that is rarely if ever done and that is remake a classic and turn the remake into a classic. We have a shot to get into the $80 millions. It cost $9.5 million to make. I imagine this will be the (year's) most profitable movie vis-a-vis what it cost to make.”
David Tuckerman
“Obviously, they've got to remake themselves; obviously, they've got to make themselves relevant in a more significant way again. Their contribution in print is now not needed in large part.”
George R. Sansoucy
“When you look at 2005, which overflowed with remakes and sequels, I think that the Academy recognized that the best films came from independent filmmakers not the big studios.”
Gitesh Pandya
“I think 'The Fog' had a lot of really cool elements in the sense it's a remake of a classic film of John Carpenter's and had a hot cast.”
Rory Bruer
“Australia must remake its team.”
Patrick Smith
“I don't think it's sacrilegious to remake any movie, including a good or even great movie.”
Jonathan Demme
“If you asked me, 'Do we need a remake of ”
Matthew Bernstein
