Will this classic remake have you yelling COWABUNGA, or WTFUNGA?

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Occasionally Hollywood comes up with some good ideas on their own. Occasionally. Mostly they just adapt books and recycle movies people already made. Now, while that can make for some intriguing material, usually it just blows up in their face. Beware, what follows may astound you. I won’t assume in what way…

The Hollywood Reporter says, Warner Bros. is in the early stages of remaking The NeverEnding Story. That noise you just heard? That was my childhood being flushed down the toilet.

“The Kennedy/Marshall Co. (”The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) and Leonard DiCaprio’s shingle Appian Way are in discussions with Warners about reviving the 25-year-old franchise with a modern spin,” said THR. No word on who would direct the new take but original producer Dieter Geissler is already on board. 

It seems Warner Bros. is making a grab for every fantasy story they can get their hands on now that the Harry Potter films are almost done. THR says the remake will, “examine the more nuanced details of the book that were glossed over in the first pic.”

You hear about these things all the time but I’m REALLY worried about this one. I have such fond memories of the original and I don’t want them tarnished. That being said, I won’t be able to stop myself from going to see the remake. What about you? Good? Bad? Indifferent?

In other, more pleasant news, Warner is going to be making a Suicide Squad movie but there’s bad news of another remake of sorts. Clue. You can read all about those in my latest edition of Nerdy News.