Tony Scott Remaking "The Hunger" Vampire Film - Blu-ray Forum

GreenScar · 09-23-2009, 03:27 AM

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In a THR article about how author Whitley Strieber has signed with the Gersh Agency, is news that Warner Bros is currently developing a remake of "The Hunger."

Striber wrote "The Hunger" early in her career and back in 1983, director Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Deja Vu) turned the novel into a vampire horror film, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon.

Plot: An Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return, the men and women don't age, until Miriam had enough of them. That becomes the case with John and his life expectancy has been reduced to 24 hours. Desperately he seeks help from Dr. Sarah Roberts, who decides to get in contact with Miriam herself only to get caught up as well.

Last we heard, Scott was considering doing a sequel rather than a remake. And back in July, it was reported that Fredrik Bond (Hack/Slash, The Host) was attached to direct.

adh56 · 09-23-2009, 03:37 AM

And I was hoping that Tony was gonna remake it himself with Denzel.

deadhatetheliving · 09-23-2009, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenScar

O jesus, god no!!!!!!!!!!!!
If it was Ridley Scott that would be better.

Blu-Ron · 09-23-2009, 03:41 AM

Damn you Twilight!

GreenScar · 09-23-2009, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

O jesus, god no!!!!!!!!!!!!
If it was Ridley Scott that would be better.

What's wrong with Tony? He's great, and he did do the original after all.

JasonR · 09-23-2009, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Ron

Damn you Twilight!

Don't blame Twilight, blame the utter awesomeness known as True Blood.

deadhatetheliving · 09-23-2009, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenScar

What's wrong with Tony? He's great, and he did do the original after all.

I know but it doesn't need to be redone. I mean are they going to have Justin Timberlake playing Bowie's character????

Danielle Ni Dhighe · 09-23-2009, 04:24 AM

How accurate of a report is it when they aren't even aware that Whitley Strieber is a man?

hoju3508 · 09-23-2009, 08:58 PM

The book IMHO was better than the movie, but Susan Sarandon was hot!

newtype · 09-23-2009, 08:58 PM

Lot of Vampire stuff lately.

charlie swords · 09-23-2009, 10:30 PM

how about they stop remaking films that do not need to be remade and focus on generating some original concepts.

Youre My Boy Blu! · 06-19-2014, 08:55 AM

Alright, so I think it's safe to assume that any possibility of a remake has been tabled for the foreseeable future.
Can't say I developed a strong opinion either way.

However, I do want to see the original on blu-ray.

An HD version of the film does exist and has been available to stream for quite some time now, and they just missed their opportunity for a 30th anniversary release. So, who knows.

Todd Tomorrow · 06-19-2014, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie swords

how about they stop remaking films that do not need to be remade and focus on generating some original concepts.

The Hunger itself was a rip-off of the far better Daughters of Darkness from 1971.

Which is out on BD.

09-23-2009, 08:58 PM	#9
hoju3508 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Austin, TX Blu-ray collection:109	The book IMHO was better than the movie, but Susan Sarandon was hot! Last edited by hoju3508; 09-24-2009 at 03:52 AM.

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09-23-2009, 03:37 AM	#2
adh56 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Hollywood, CA 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:3401	And I was hoping that Tony was gonna remake it himself with Denzel.

09-23-2009, 03:41 AM	#4
Blu-Ron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Damn you Twilight!

09-23-2009, 04:24 AM	#8
Danielle Ni Dhighe Senior Member Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:120	How accurate of a report is it when they aren't even aware that Whitley Strieber is a man?

09-23-2009, 08:58 PM	#10
newtype Active Member Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray collection:130 Trading Score:6	Lot of Vampire stuff lately.

09-23-2009, 10:30 PM	#11
charlie swords Active Member Member since:Feb 2008	how about they stop remaking films that do not need to be remade and focus on generating some original concepts.

06-19-2014, 08:55 AM	#12
Youre My Boy Blu! Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2010 Location:In the Light 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:736 DVD collection:84 Prime collection:4	Alright, so I think it's safe to assume that any possibility of a remake has been tabled for the foreseeable future. Can't say I developed a strong opinion either way. However, I do want to see the original on blu-ray. An HD version of the film does exist and has been available to stream for quite some time now, and they just missed their opportunity for a 30th anniversary release. So, who knows.

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