He's directing "The Jetsons"? What the fuck? Predator doesn't need a remake, but at this point it's better than another abortion of an AvP film. Although I still believe that an AvP film could work if total fucking morons weren't writing and directing it.

sounds good, excepts for having more than one predator, that sounds lame to me.

Now this is one remake I am totally against. I can barely handle NOES being remade and F13 was tough as well, but Predator? Why? I find no reason for this to be redone. Focus on Sin City 2.

I'm one of the apparently few people here who don't mind remakes. I mean, the remake doesn't automatically destroy all copies of the original, making it impossible to view ever again. So who cares? But I'm not psyched about this one. Rodriguez makes movies that are, well stupid. Cool stupid yeah, but stupid. I was hoping for a serious take on this one. Maybe a mariachi will show up with guns and rockets in his guitar case...

Not necessary!

ReplicaA, actually, remakes do just that. They destroy the image of the classic versions so that younger teen horror fans who watched the remakes first will try to watch the originals and start crapping over it for not being as stylish or hip as the remakes. This happens all the time, and the younger fan base starts to loose respect for the classics that paved the way for modern horror. That's just as bad.

can we PLEASE have SIN CITY 2 first???

WTF. Predator needs a remake less than anything. There is nothing wrong with the original continuity! Why can't you just do a vague titled sequel? Not Predator 3, but maybe Predator: (insert subtitle). If it's called "Predators" I might be okay with it, but it will destroy it for me if they use the same characters as in the first, because then I could pretend it was just another sequel and not a remake. And RR. . . I dunno. I mean, better him than like, Bret Ratner or something, but RR's style will need some reworking to fit this. I will HATE it if he does that funny stylized violence thing that he's done in . . . most of his movies that weren't kids movies.

And does this mean that we'll be force fed an Alien remake soon?

And does this mean that we'll be force fed an Alien remake soon?

As far as i see it the original Predator will always be around, and if someone else wants to make a new Predator reboot with today's special fx and new actors then what's so wrong with that? You guys are all butthurt when we're going to get more Predators on film!

Seems to me that it's going to be a sequel, but less blunt about it. In other words, it's not so much "the next Predator film" as it is "a new Predator film."

I'm a fan of Rodriguez and most of his movies, especially the more adult ones like Sin City and From Dusk Till Dawn, but I don't see him behind this film. I agree that his vision is somewhat more cartoony than this film needs. If he does this he needs to change the way he sees filmmaking and get serious about this.

So im not against the remakes. However this is a film Im not sure needs one cause im not sure what they will do different. The creature has never changed in all these years I just hope robert doesnt ham it up.

come on. Rob can come up with something more original than another crappy 'reboot'. Never though he could steep to this level.

Looks like Robert needs some money. He spent 50 mill making grindhouse.. just on his half. It has hurt his career very badly. that's why nobody will touch sin city 2. Remakes have been popular (because most people don't watch a lot of movie, we are an elite group my friends)so he's got the go ahead. Studios are looking at him like a risk. If he can make this movie and make some money, he'll probably make something he wants to make. Hey, you this movie will be bloody, that's a good thing.

Relax, save us the remake/reboot blablabla.. Just imagine it's a sequel titled "predators" and your good. RR will deliver a badass flick no doubt. And Danny Trejo would be perfect in this. Imagine Desperado shootouts paired with Planet Terror gore AND predators!

I dont know so much that RR is a risk. How much money do you think those lame Spy Kids movies made? Thats what earned him the right to do Grindhouse and let it tank. (I Love Grindhouse and a lot of Robs other movies, btw) I like Big Bad Wolf's comment about it being not a remake of the original or the 'next' predator, just another predator.

Honestly I think RR is very talented, and I dont think he will give it the goofy tone of his more recent films. I think he will take this very seriously and it could be a huge hit.

Ugh. This makes my head ache. Don't touch Predator.

why can't Rodriguez make it as a "Predator 3" that would kickass! beats a remake for damn sure

On the other hand, remakes can serve to create interest in original classics among younger fans who may not be familiar with them. Whether they enjoy the remake more, or the classic upon which it was based, is a moot point. It always comes down to personal taste. The fact remains that remakes do not replace or destroy the classics. They remain available to be enjoyed by anyone who is interested.

By the way, remakes have been around for a long time. John Huston's 1941 rendering of The Maltese Falcon, certainly one of the greatest detective films ever made, was the third time that story had been filmed. Did the Hammer remakes destroy the Universal classics upon which they were based? Hardly. The idea that remakes pose some sort of threat to the original classics is absurd.

BLASPHEMY

I was against a Predator remake/boot/vison...whatever the hell it is these days (cash in sounds apt). BUT! With Robert at the helm, I feel a little less bitter as i love his work.