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Universal Pictures and producer Scott Stuber are gearing up for a remake of Endless Love, the 1981 Franco Zefirelli-directed film about obsessive teenage love that starred Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt, and which launched the movie career of Tom Cruise in a small role. Shana Feste, who helmed Country Strong, is aboard to helm the new version, which seems like a good venue to break new talent. Question: in this period where Hollywood is in endless love with remakes, are they green lighting anything these days that is not a remake of a so-so movie from the 80s or even more recently? What really sucks is that I remember all these movies when they opened in their original forms. Maybe it’s a depressing sign of aging. Still, it seems like studios are going to well on these things faster and faster, as happened with Amazing Spider-Man and this weekend’s Total Recall. Does anybody out there have an original idea?
Feste will rewrite an earlier draft by Josh Safran, and Stuber and Pam Abdy of Bluegrass Films will produce with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage of Fake Empire. Tracy Falco will exec produce.
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This is actually something worth remaking. The original was not very good (except for Brooke) and the timing is perfect.
LMAO! The original was not very good…therefore worth remaking!
Couldn’t disagree Moe. Hollywood fascination with unoriginal material beyond annoying.
This is a total dream come true! Go get ‘em Shana. One of the most under rated directors in town.
I just hope they can get a steamy cast. Chloe Moretz and Ezra Miller would be a steamy pair for sure.
This is actually one of those times when a remake is a good idea as the previous version didn’t do the book any justice at all. Hopefully this one will be closer to the book. Not too sure about Shane Feste though.
Mike – you find me a studio executive with an original thought in his/her head and I’ll show you someone who isn’t working.
Tom Cruises’ role must have been real small. I don’t recall it.
She is 15. He is 17. Why do parents fear their love? Is it really s0 terrifying?
Yes pregnancy would be a problem but actually having sex? Good for them they should be having sex at that age. In olden days kids got married at that age. Parents have to accept the biological fact that puberty causes sexual desire. It’s normal and natural.
Perhaps this remake can show open-minded parents but then there won’t be any parental drama. As long as they use contraception there’s no problem let them have as much sex as they want to have.
Do the remake and make it R-rated and piss off the Conservative Parents Groups. They will protest and it will make more money from all the added publicity their protesting will cause.
Really? THAT’S THE STORY? She is 15. He is 17.
That kind of relationship happens every freakin’ day!
go shana!
I think there should be a betting pool where everyone throws in money and guesses what the next big Hollywood remake is going to be. The winner gets the money from the pool. The losers are all of us that love movies and can’t stand all these remakes… What’s next? “Star Wars?” Could you imagine? Say It Ain’t Solo! Heeeeeellllllpppppp….!
Some Like It Hot
Scarface
The Maltese Falcon
The Magnificent Seven
The Fly
The Thing
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
A Fistful of Dollars
A Star is Born
Blow Out
The Thomas Crown Affair
Nosferatu
Ben Hur
An Affair to Remember
Twelve Monkeys
Oh come on, Mike, of course there are plenty of fresh ideas. I’ve sold many of them in the past several years. And every one of them is sitting and gathering dust because of the absence of vision within the self-titled “creative” staffs of the studios. Every bit of the blame for this tired and pathetic trend can be placed squarely on their shoulders alone and no one else.
Endless Love is an absolutely brilliant novel. Probably one of the ten greatest American novels since the war. It bears almost no resemblance to the movie. I can’t imagine this is a remake of any sort. How could it be? The original was a car wreck. I have to assume that this will be a faithful adaptation of the novel. The biggest challenge is how to do it as a film, when it is crying out to be a four-hour miniseries. Read the book. It will blow your head right off your shoulders. I promise.
Exactly what I was thinking. And if it´s done as graphic as I remember the book it may be a candidate for an NC17 rating.
The book was really great and I also didn´t found that much left in Zeffirellis movie version.
So yes, this is really a film worthy of a remake.
On the other hand if you think regarding original ideas. Just looking at my book shelves at home in a minute I could pick lots of great books waiting to be turned into movies. So the studios should not only buy those movie rights every day but should actually start making them.
YES! An HBO miniseries so they don’t have to compromise the sexuality and madness threaded through the story.
I’m still waiting for Universal to remake: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON in 3D.
When people already know the characters it is easier to get them to the movie. Below is a list containing movies from 1995 to 2012 according to average gross. If you also add that it cost more to market an unknown property and build awareness you can see why studios don’t want original content.
Movies Avg. Gross
1 Original Screenplay 4,372 $21,349,036
2 Based on Book/Short Story 1,351 $31,629,992
3 Remake 243 $50,198,961
4 Based on TV 172 $61,312,801
5 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 109 $86,540,424
Again the talk about how everything is a remake or a sequel. Look at September-December releases people. There are plenty of movies made by acclaimed filmmakers which are neither sequels nor remakes. I’m talking 10-15 films that have potential to be something good. Good movies are still being made. Stop whining.
My guess for the next remake is Bring It On, which is a whole 12 years old by now.
I don’t think you’re too far off the mark. It’s common to have a handful of crappy direct-to-DVD/VOD sequels and then reboot the original. BRING IT ON certainly falls in that category.
Does this mean they’ll finally release the original film on DVD in the United States? I had to order my copy from the UK.
This is a good idea I think. Great novel, original film incarnation not very good although I haven’t seen it since then. I remember the male lead as being just one of many problems. Zeffirelli does lyrical. Scott Spencer’s underlying material – so not lyrical. I know I’m in the minority but I really liked “Country Strong.” Sold as a star vehicle when in fact it was a very dark ensemble piece. Eastwood’s “Hereafter” – which I loved – same problem : basically an ensemble piece with one big star who they relied on exclusively for the ad campaign (like Gwyneth Paltrow.) I’m not even sure that Matt Damon had the most screen time. Damon takes a hit; Eastwood takes a hit; word-of-mouth is mixed because of the expansive disconnect sold as definitive perception ad campaign. Even the critics (in my opinion) are not necessarily immune to the effect or impact that the disconnect portends at initial exposure and/or box office inception. You get a couple or three weeks, then because of the profit margin, the exhibitors have no choice but to dump your product. Grading movies? There should be grades for ad campaigns. If the original ad campaign for a Hollywood film isn’t the correct approach right out of the box? Nothing gets done about that anymore. Compare these facts to the history of the release of “Bonnie and Clyde.” Warren Beatty as one of the fathers in “Endless Love” – is not a bad idea actually come to think of it. A GENUINE ensemble piece would be good for him now – no undermining; no unconscious sabotage because he’s not directing and sub-consciously can’t stand not being in control…Woody Allen’s acting Oscar winners; no billing pressure so they overtake you by surprise. Allen’s attitude toward credits is an interesting opportunity to potentially watch cream rise to the top. In all ways you find the proof in the pudding. Not in any way, shape, or form the only kind of billing of course.
dream cast:
ANDREW GARFIELD & EMMA STONE as David & Jade (Spiderman reunion, real life connection, very talented actors, can age realistically the ten years that pass in the book)
LAURA LINNEY & GEORGE CLOONEY as Ann & Hugh Butterfield, the east coast elites living the late 60′s bohemian lifestyle
PHILLIP SEYMOUR-HOFFMAN & KRISTIN SCOTT-THOMAS as Arthur & Rose Axelrod
I’ve been working a script for this for years (as a writing exercise). My favourite book of all time and even though I loved the original movie, it sure didn’t follow the book and really could be a major piece of work if put in the right hands.
Brad, “Bulworth” is an excellent example of what that otherwise very pathetic poster/poser/loser is talking about. Post-modern Capra in the vein and spirit of “Meet John Doe” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” dropped like a rock at the box office. The studio gave up when they felt like they saw the box office handwriting on the wall. Merely a harbinger of things to come in terms of promotion. Tom Rothman and Fox Searchlight would have known what to do it with today. “The Descendants,” “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” – extremely well-marketed in my opinion. In both instances they knew what they had and proceeded with vision. Individualized ad campaigns not pro forma laziness. “The Descendants” got nominated; wouldn’t be surprised if the latter is as well.
Im ok for a remake. I don’t know why but i keep seeing Daniel Radcliffe as the David character. I think he would be perfect. Maybe even the english accent might be a plus. As for Jade, thats a toughy. Brooke was a great Jade. Hard to fill her shoes. I hope it happens. Maybe Brooke could play Jade’s mom? That might be interesting.