# Movies they promised us! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748 "2010-01-13T02:55:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/81 "2010-01-14T01:09:12Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > So give us a hint. Biopic? Superhero flick? Adaptation of a beloved novel? Here’s a very obscure hint: In 2005 when the Daily Show was doing one of it’s many pieces ripping on the cable news industry, they did a screen grab and zoomed in on the headline crawl announcing this upcoming project with humorous timing. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/82 "2010-01-14T01:36:57Z")
> [@Gary\_Baldy](#): > > Another never made often talked about sequel just came to mind… “Abel Cain”, the sequel to “El Topo”. I’ve heard Alejandro Jodorowsky repeatedly stating that he’s making the movie but needs funding since the early 1990s. He even had Marilyn Manson attached to it. I don’t know if the world really _needs_ a sequel of **El Topo** > [@](#): > > Alejandro Jodorowsky was also suppose to make “Dune” in the mid-1970s. He claimed that Pink Floyd was to do the soundtrack while the movie had an all-star cast consisting of with Salvador Dali, Orson Welles, Gloria Swanson, David Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Alain Delon, Hervé Villechaize and Mick Jagger. This, on the other hand, sounds like the best thing that’s ever been conceived of. ---
**Author:** ![Keweenaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/83 "2010-01-14T01:41:31Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > **Rendezvous With Rama** - I think there was a fake teaser made several years ago and I remember some buzz about Morgan Freeman being attached to a film version, but it seems to have stalled. With the billion dollar Avatar box office, maybe this one might get some more attention. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/84 "2010-01-14T02:20:25Z")
I love the Pierce Brosnan remake of **The Thomas Crown Affair** , and several years ago there was talk of a sequel (called _The Topkapki Affair_) but it’s been listed as “in development” for a long time. In a similar vein, there was supposed to have been a sequel to the remake of **The Italian Job** by now. FWIW, IMDB lists _The Brazilian Job_ as “announced.” I want my sequels-to-remakes-of-old-caper-movies, and I want them NOW! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Baldy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Gary\_Baldy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/85 "2010-01-14T03:43:13Z")
“Vampirella” had another never produced sequel promised during its end credits. The movie was entitled, “Vampirella: Death’s Dark Avenger.” There was also a rumor that the Hammer Horror Studio bought the rights to Vampirella in the 1970s. Some actors attached to the project were Barbara Leigh, Peter Cushing, Gene Kelley, and John Geilgud. I’ve never seen any real proof of the following two projects being real, but I’ll include them anyway… I’ve heard that before he died Sergio Leone raised $500 million from investors in both the USSR and USA to direct a movie about the battle of Stalingrad. Since he died in 1989 and no script exists, I doubt it’s true though. I’ve also heard that Alfred Hitchcock wanted to film a murder-mystery chase scene in Disneyland with everyone dressed as a Disney character. Since “North by Northwest” came from Hitchcock’s wanting to do a movie about a guy in Lincoln’s nose, I guess it might have been true, but my gut feeling is this was just a joke. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/86 "2010-01-14T21:39:38Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Starship Troopers was made, many people did not like it. > > [Starship Troopers (1997) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/) There was a movie made. It was _called_ Starship Troopers. But it was _not_ Starship Troopers. ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/87 "2010-01-15T04:11:07Z")
OK, the one I’m being coy about is **Cheech and Chong**. They were going to do a film revisiting their two stoner characters. It got a fair amount of publicity. Not only that, but in about '92 I saw Tommy Chong to standup, and at one point he said, “Hey, Cheech and I are gonna do another movie, man”. Nevertheless: > [@Wikipedia](#): > > With Chong released (from prison), the duo planned to resume production on their latest opus. A variety of titles were rumored, including _Grumpy Old Stoners_. Cheech and Chong announced on September 8, 2005 that the reunion film had been canceled. In a 2007 interview, Chong hinted that the reunion may be back on. > > On July 3, 2008, Tommy Chong (on a live webcam chat) reconfirmed that he and Cheech will be doing another film, based on their reuniting and live bits from the recent comedy tour. And from their filmography: > [@](#): > > 1. Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This (Documentary film about their 2008–09 reunion tour) (2009) > 2. Cheech & Chong’s Smokin’ Animated Movie (Currently in Production) > 3. Untitled Future Film (TBA) ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/88 "2010-01-15T04:43:57Z")
Back in the early '80s, there was to be a \*Sgt. Rock \*movie, inspired by the DC Comics character. Apparently, Schwartzenegger was to play the title character. This made no sense to me – I mean, Sgt. Rock is as true-blue American as they come. I don’t think Ah-node’s accent would fly, but the story was that things were to be rewritten that Rock was born in Germany, but his parents immigrated to the US after he was born. This premise must have been rediculous enough that the project was cancelled. Still, I do like the idea of a \*Sgt. Rock \*movie… Another I would like to see, which legend says has been completely filmed, but not edited completely is the Jerry Lewis film “_The Day the Clown Cried_”, even though reviews from the handful of people who have actually seen it are mixed. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/89 "2010-01-15T13:03:24Z")
[Airborn](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421177/), based on the book by **Kenneth Oppel** about a cabin boy on an airship attacked by skypirates has been in pre-production for years… And I was really looking forward to [Master of Space and Time](http://www.director-file.com/gondry/master.html), based on the zany book by **Rudy Rucker**. At one point Jack Black was meant to star and Michael Gondry to direct… ---
**Author:** ![Sparrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparrow)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/90 "2010-01-15T14:16:42Z")
Still waiting for the movie based on Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonflight series. I realise they had to wait until they could do the special effects to do it justice but surely by now if they can do Avatar, they can do this? ---
**Author:** ![Smitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/91 "2010-01-15T14:55:51Z")
Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires Promised sequel to Bubba Ho-Tep ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/92 "2010-01-15T15:02:48Z")
There were plans for a **Red Dwarf** movie, but the producers were never able to get the funding. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/93 "2010-01-15T17:21:06Z")
It’s been announced that after a few failed attempts, there is now development moving forward on a film featuring the character of Kay Scarpetta, from the novels by Patricia Cornwell. Somehow we’ve gone from the character being ideally played by Jodie Foster to being played by Angelina Jolie. I’m not actually holding my breath for this. ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/94 "2010-01-15T17:45:18Z")
[quote=“sqweels, post:87, topic:524748”] Not only that, but in about '92 I saw Tommy Chong to standup, and at one point he said, “Hey, Cheech and I are gonna do another movie, man”. Yeah, but are you going to take the word of a stoner?🙂 Well, they did just do a comedy tour, so I don’t think it would be too unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/95 "2010-01-15T17:58:46Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > But you’re right about the other "\*New Line Cinema commissioned Hossein Amini to write a screenplay based on the second book in the trilogy, The Subtle Knife, potentially for release in late 2009, with the third book of the trilogy, The Amber Spyglass, to follow. However, New Line president Toby Emmerich stressed that production of the second and third films was dependent on the financial success of The Golden Compass.[80] When The Golden Compass did not meet expectations at the United States box office, the likelihood of a sequel was downplayed by New Line. … > In February 2008, Chris Weitz told The Daily Yomiuri that he still hoped for the sequels’ production: “at first it looked like we were down for the count because in the U.S. [the film] underperformed, but then internationally it performed [better] than expectations. So, a lot depends on Japan, frankly… I think if it does well enough here we’ll be in good shape for that”.[31] And though producer Deborah Forte expressed optimism that March that the sequels could be made, and that she intended to see them realized,[82] the studio decided against producing them, with The Independent speculating that December that the uncertain economic climate may have contributed to their cancellation.[83] > \* Most reviewers say that the first book was the best (and most kid-friendly) of the three. So if the first movie bombed, then the next two would probably be total trainwrecks. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/96 "2010-01-15T18:02:20Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > There were plans for a **Red Dwarf** movie, but the producers were never able to get the funding. There was a TV movie / reunion special thingy last year. It was kind of painful for me to watch. But I say that as a fan of the first couple of seasons only. I don’t know what the series itself was like in later years. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/97 "2010-01-15T18:02:39Z")
> [@Smitty](#): > > Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires > > Promised sequel to Bubba Ho-Tep Speaking of Bubba Ho-tep, wasn’t Don Coscarelli supposed to make a final, apocalyptic “Phantasm”? Angus Scrimm may be too old to do it now, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/98 "2010-01-15T18:08:24Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > There were plans for a **Red Dwarf** movie, but the producers were never able to get the funding. That reminds me. When the BBC brought back “Doctor Who”, at least one exec flat out stated that it was being brought back in order to possibly launch a film series. What ever happened to that? ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/99 "2010-01-15T18:16:41Z")
What ever happened to the promised Logan’s Run remake, which was supposed to be faithful to the book? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748/100 "2010-01-28T16:51:47Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > _Doc Savage: The Arch Enemy of Evil!_ announced at the end of \*Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze \* Some filming was apparently done, but the film never made it. Here’s a trivia note from IMDB on the sequel. Don’t know how accurate it is:\* Popular “sci-fi” author and pulp fiction fan Philip Jose Farmer wrote a book entitled “Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life”, a biography of “the man of bronze”. In it, he theorized that Clark Savage, Sr. (the father of Doc Savage) was James Clarke Wildman, who appeared in the Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Priory School”. Farmer wrote an unused script for a sequel to “Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze” entitled “Doc Savage: Archenemy of Evil”, in which Holmes himself made an appearance, commenting on Savage as the greatest student of deduction he ever had and referencing his encounter with Savage’s father. It remains unknown whom Farmer wanted for this role.\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-they-promised-us/524748.md?page=6)