After several years sitting on a shelf somewhere at MGM, the remake of the 1984 invasion flick, Red Dawn, will finally be released, courtesy of independent studio, Film District. The studio is close to finalizing a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who dropped the film after declaring bankruptcy in 2009. The reason for it's lengthy stall came down to the film itself; no studio would buy the picture because it centered on Chinese forces invading America. And seeing as how China is a massive market for American products, the villains in the film had to be digitally altered to North Korean forces (those dastardly North Koreans...).
What's fascinating is Red Dawn's budget is close to $65 million and it's headlined by Chris Hemsworth (whose career exploded this year with Marvel's Thor) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) and is directed by Dan Bradley, second unit director for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and The Bourne Ultimatum. So it's a pretty big production all in all.
This comes via the LATimes, who also notes Film District's first two releases are this year's Insidious (a brilliant little chiller) and Drive (a superb 80's-style crime noir). Could this be an indication of the film's quality?
Stay tuned for more.
What's fascinating is Red Dawn's budget is close to $65 million and it's headlined by Chris Hemsworth (whose career exploded this year with Marvel's Thor) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) and is directed by Dan Bradley, second unit director for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and The Bourne Ultimatum. So it's a pretty big production all in all.
This comes via the LATimes, who also notes Film District's first two releases are this year's Insidious (a brilliant little chiller) and Drive (a superb 80's-style crime noir). Could this be an indication of the film's quality?
Stay tuned for more.
