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Shane Black's Predator To Reinvent, Not Reboot

New film to play around in existing universe. By Brandon Wolfe Last year, it was announced that Iron Man 3 ’s Shane Black was working on a reboot of Predator (a film in which Black had a small acting role) with his old Monster Squad writing partner, Fred Dekker. However, producer John Davis has clarified that the film will actually be an “inventive sequel” that will incorporate the existing series’ lore. "Shane shot a movie and he's doing a pilot now, but I've read a lot of his (Predator) script and I think it's genius. I think it's genius and I think it's entertaining, and what it did is recreate a famous franchise in a different, interesting way; looking at it from a different light. He's just an amazing writer-director. He's got a way of looking at this that makes you excited again. I love this franchise. It was the first movie I ever did. I remember in being in the jungle with Arnold [Schwarzenegger] as a 28-year-old and going, 'This i

The Monster Squad Remake Finds It's Writers

The Monster Squad Remake Finds It's Writers Screenwriting cousins  Mark and Brian Gunn have been hired to write Paramount's remake of " The Monster Squad ." Rob Cohen , who produced the original film, will produce and direct the new version. Here is the trailer for the original film. Man brings back some memories. The 1987 original, which Fred Dekker directed from a script he co-wrote with Shane Black, concerns a group of kids who discover a plot by Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Gill Man and The Mummy to try and take over the world. Cohen is already familiar with the latter creature, since he last directed the Universal sequel "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," which grossed $389 million worldwide. The studio is looking to the family-oriented property as a potential franchise. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR