Universal to reboot ‘Videodrome’
Universal Pictures will remake the 1983 David Cronenberg-directed thriller “Videodrome,” with Ehren Kruger set to write the script and produce with partner Daniel Bobker. The original “Videodrome” starred James Woods as the head of Civic TV Channel 83, who makes his station relevant by programming “Videodrome,” a series that depicts torture and murder that transfixes viewers. The new picture will modernize the concept, infuse it with the possibilities of nano-technology and blow it up into a large-scale sci-fi action thriller. – from Variety
Josh Brolin and John Malkovich are onboard for DC Comics’ Jonah Hex. This is not your typical comic book character. Hex is set in the old west, and was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. He is a bounty hunter who is usually depicted tattered Confederate Army jacket. He is not dissimilar to Clint Eastwood’s famous ‘man with no name’ character – cynical and violent.