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20090604 Thursday June 04, 2009

Short Circuit Remake Moves Forward

Way back in April 2008 we reported that in the wake of WALL-E, Dimension Films was prepping a remake of Short Circuit, the cult ’80s comedy about a robot, Johnny 5, who bore a passing resemblance to Disney’s CG droid. Then everything went a bit quiet.

But it seems the project is moving ahead. Variety now reports that Dimension Films has signed up a writer, Dan Milano. Intriguing choice, as he's best known as a voice artist and writer on Seth Green’s anarchic stop motion sketch show Robot Chicken.

Producer David Foster, who also produced the original Short Circuit, says: “We're bringing Number 5 into the 21st Century and taking advantage of the improvements in robotics that are so massive that robots are now performing heart surgeries in hospitals… We think of Wall-E as an extended trailer for our film, because it's the same face.”
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Posted by Dave Golder [News] ( Thursday June 04, 2009 )



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Considering this is the film that defined my childhood, and I am sick to death of Hollywood remakes, I'm not really considering this to be good news. I'm not saying it will definately be a bad film, but if they make Johnny 5 CGI, I'm not gonna be impressed!

Posted by Ian Coomber (127.0.0.1) on June 04, 2009 at 12:57 PM BST #

I voiced my distaste at having my childhood memories raped back on the forum a while ago...time has not mellowed my disposition! I do wish them all the best, but I still don't understand why they need to do a remake instead of just using the premise to do an original movie.

Posted by David McGiveorn (aka Unifoon on the forum) (127.0.0.1) on June 04, 2009 at 01:22 PM BST #

Why are they doing this? You can't improve perfection. Such laziness in Hollywood these days. Adults should rewatch and 'the kids' should just watch the original. It's cheaper than going to the cinema!

Posted by Jospehine Collision (127.0.0.1) on June 04, 2009 at 09:57 PM BST #

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