Twilight Screenwriter Penning Highlander Reboot

[RatRace123]

Dexter's a very well written show, and you can't really stay true to Twilight without writing pure crap. From a writing standpoint, eh, it's not that bad.

 

[Reed Spacer]

When was the last good Highlander anything?

Hello?

I know you're out there; I can hear you breathing...

 

[Scrythe]

I read the title and really, really wished that we were talking about this [http://www.cracked.com/article_18985_5-insane-early-drafts-famous-movie-characters.html] version of Twilight.

There's really no more damage you can do to the series, especially after The Source.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to have to cleanse myself in fire for reminding myself of that movie's existence.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

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You think the series low point was the second one?

Somebody has yet to see Highlander: Source (a direct to SyFy channel sequel that somehow undermines the entire point of the series more then all those that came before.

OT: Huh... I would normally say that to this news things like "why" and "why are you ruining my childhood Hollywood" but considered that the series has been beaten by a stick made out of AIDs and broken hearts of childhood dreams that this would be an improvement.

I haven't seen Source, but it's going to have a hard time competing with a movie where Christopher Lambert resurrects Sean Connery by shouting at the sky.

Well, in "the Source", a random immortal who is working for the church (with a the worlds dumbest haircut) after the world has gone Mad Max (AGAIN) thinks the allignement of the planets so they look like they ARE CLOSER THEN THE MOON "orbital wobble."

That scene is five minutes into the film, and it only goes down hill from their.

 

[Logan Westbrook]

Well, in "the Source", a random immortal who is working for the church (with a the worlds dumbest haircut) after the world has gone Mad Max (AGAIN) thinks the allignement of the planets so they look like they ARE CLOSER THEN THE MOON "orbital wobble."

That scene is five minutes into the film, and it only goes down hill from their.

Ok, that's pretty stupid. Seems like The Quickening might have a fight on its hands after all.

 

[One of Many]

Well, time to sharpen the old sword. If this sucks, I'm taking heads.

 

[Diablo2000]

As long that she did not wrote the first few episodes of Dexter season 1, I'll be ok with the choice of writer.

You know that those episodes are perhaps the most faithful to the books?

Those episodes are the ONLY episodes faithful to the book, since half the season 1 that they don't follow the book anymore.

And for release there isn't anyway that she can't make something worse that Highlander 2 or The Source, it's just impossible!
I don't think she that bad, of course that there is Twilight, but she had to adapt the book that was shit, there's no way anyone on Earth unshit Twilight.

 

[Preacher zer0]

I'd like to reboot whoever gave this the green light. >.>

 

[minespatch]

Once again, Hollywood proves lazy by makes reboots than more original material.

I know I'm probably wrong, but if Hollywood makes more reboots, we might not see much original in the upcoming years except for possibly Pixar(being a safe and smart product) and directors Hollywood trusts like Christopher Nolan and "anguished sigh"... James Cameron.

 

[Formica Archonis]

Why are we calling this a remake? Two possibilities.

1) Because it exactly retells the story of the first movie, except with different actors and music and special effects.
- Then we don't need it made. We have the first movie! And since you can't get Freddie Mercury back, it'll be a hard sell on at least the music front.
2) Because it's sort of like the first movie, but not.
- Then it's like every other Highlander property out there.

So this film is either going to be redundant or no closer to the original than the other sequels and spinoffs out there. Fine. I'm as excited about this as I was about The Source, which is to say I heard about it and decided to wait for other people to see it before I bothered with it again. Worked well that time!

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Well, considering how bad the sequals has been, at least they can't make it any worse... right?

 

[The Great JT]

Alas, poor Highlander. I weep for you.

I just don't get this. Why would you assign the person who adapted the Twilight books to write the re-booted Highlander? Does Hollywood just have some grudge against Highlander for being awesome?

Plus, it's not like there aren't warning signs. Chirstopher Lambert and Clancy Brown did great as Connor and the Kurgen in the original, so who're they going to get to play them this time around? Probably what'll happen is they'll clone Shia LeBouf so he can play both of them, with bonus points for cloning him again so he can play Ramirez.

I still might see it, depending on what happens, but all I want is for this to be good! If not just for the sake of redeeming the franchise but for the sake of redeeming the screenwriter. I mean it doesn't get much lower than the Twilight movies, except maybe Highlander: The Source.

I just don't want to be hurt anymore for liking the first Highlander!

 

[Gigano]

Well, that should be good:

"Oh Edmund, you're positive sparkling with ageless life energy! But since you can die from beheading, you shouldn't lose your head, but settle down in a pure traditional Christian form of marriage - there can be only one! - with some infatuated doormat girl who'll be too impressed with your supernatural gift to not just go along with it. Also, who are all those supermodels with swords?"

Can't wait!

 

[ladysephiroth]

Once again proving that Hollywood has run out of creativity, and will do whatever they can to milk from the cash cow...I can imagine the ads. "By the same writer who brought you Twilight ... Highlander!" THe'll find a way to market the connection to make a buck.

*Hugs her BD copy of Highlander.*

 

[Iscin]

Spoony is gonna flip.

 

[icyneesan]

It wont have Sean Connery in it so there is absolutely no reason for anyone to go see it.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

I saw The Quickening, all I can recall was that it was about aliens who wanted to turn off an energy shield protecting the earth because the ozone layer was depleted. I think, I zoned in and out of it so I probably missed most of what some would generously call the "plot".

Still, you cant blame Melissa Rosenberg. She had shitty material to work with and couldn't expand beyond the confines of the framework.

 

[MadCapMunchkin]

Okay, seriously. You have to be kidding me. What's next? Joel Schumacher directing the film version of 24?

Careful young padwan, that way the Prequels lie. Accepting them leads to watching that which shall not be named, and we have lost many to the Sparkle Side. Easier it is, quick to join you in a fight. Once you start liking the Sparkle though, forever will it dominate your view, consume you, it will. Until you accept that The Quickening isn't as bad as some say. Then, you are lost.

You have just brightened my day. Thank you.

 

[Javelk]

Well it certainly couldn't suck any worse than another sequel, although I really wouldn't know where to begin for a reboot. So maybe just letting it go may be the best option.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Careful young padwan, that way the Prequels lie. Accepting them leads to watching that which shall not be named, and we have lost many to the Sparkle Side. Easier it is, quick to join you in a fight. Once you start liking the Sparkle though, forever will it dominate your view, consume you, it will. Until you accept that The Quickening isn't as bad as some say. Then, you are lost.

You have just brightened my day. Thank you.

My pleasure