MGM developing ‘X’ remake… OK!

Here’s an example of how remakes “SHOULD” be done… MGM is developing a remake of Roger Corman’s 1963 sci-fi B-movie classic ‘X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes’. The original, directed by Corman, starred Ray Milland and, while it’s a favorite of mine when it comes to cheesy old sci-fi flicks, is not a great film.

The original starred Ray Milland as a scientist who is near a breakthrough in X-ray vision technology when his funding is cut off. Desperate to show results, the doc applies eye drops that eventually cause him to lose control over his growing powers. — Variety

In other words, I have no quarrels with a studio taking a bad-mediocre film and trying to make it “better”. It’s when it happens the other way around that’s frustrating.

The remake will be directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (’28 Weeks Later’) and produced by Mandeville Films.

[source: Variety]