MFalc1 wrote:
> Mutex Zuh=E4lter wrote:
> > Modemac wrote:
> > > Yep, they're making a sequel to "WarGames:"
> > >
> > > http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060930d.php
> > >
> > > Apparently it's not the story of Matthew Broderick's hacker kid, 25
> > > years later.
> > >
> > > --
> > > The High Weirdness Project
> > > http://www.modemac.com
> >
> > They've been trying to do a sequel for a couple years now, last I
heard
> > it was supposed to have begun filming in October 2005. There's very
> > little out there on the production, but if they're scheduled to shoot
> > this November and IMDB shows a 2007 release date, I'd guess it'll be
> > ready by next summer.
> >
> > I don't understand how they can call it a sequel, it's more like a
> > modern-day remake. They substituted BBSs, the Air Force, and the cold
> > war, with the internet, homeland security and terrorists. And
> > changed/added some other characters too
>
> My guess is that, like a lot of other Sony-generated sequels to
> Sony-owned-or-produced films, it's direct to video.
I recently started noticing a new stomping ground for classic
direct-2-video releases: my on demand movie channels. I'm always seeing
**** in there that's not even a year old that I never heard of before
with no one I recognize. It used to be expected with the ****, but now
it's normal movies too!
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