With the remake of Footloose on its way faster than you can say “Gag me with a spoon”, it has become clear that Hollywood’s shameless cannibalizing of 80s pop culture has reached epidemic proportions. And just as we were starting to get over the Friday the 13th remake, there’s a new one to take it’s place. A brand new version of  Fame is coming this fall. The new trailer, which will be shown before The Proposal this weekend, takes us to:

a school where any dream is possible.

That is if your dream is to be a backup dancer on Britney‘s Circus tour. Not to worry, though, Read more…

The gears are finally in motion for Joss Whedon‘s big screen remake of Wonder Woman. It will be coming to a theater near you in 2011. And who will be playing the iconic character? According to WENN, it’s become a coveted role for many young Hollywood actresses. Eliza Dushku seems to be the favorite, so far. The original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter even gave her blessing: “Eliza would make a great Wonder Woman.” Other actresses being mentioned in association with the project are Megan Fox and Beyonce. And even actress Anna Friel, from Land of the Lost, has jumped on the bandwagon. She says, ” (At school) Everyone wanted to be Wonder Woman. I had Read more…

So apparently Guy Ritchie is in Hollywood writing the script for a remake of the classic Guys and Dolls. Let’s hope he does a better job with it than he did with his last remake, Swept Away, which, at the very least, we can thank for Madonna‘s retirement from the wonderful world of acting. A source tells the British newspaper Read more…

It’s official: Footloose is going to suck…again! Today, Paramount Pictures confirmed that Zac Efron, er, I mean Chace Crawford (who can tell the difference anyway?) will be taking over the much-coveted role of Ren in the upcoming remake of Footloose. Kevin Bacon filled those shoes in the original. Is it me or is Hollywood running out of ideas faster than you can say High School Musical 4? Original trailer after the jump. Read more…