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Here Is What Rob Cohen Is Saying About The Monster Squad Movie Remake - emazers - 10-07-2012
Exclusive: Rob Cohen and Jason Blum Planning Found Footage Action Film
Source: Silas Lesnick
October 6, 2012
His Alex Cross slated to hit theaters later this month with Tyler Perry in the lead, director Rob Cohen spoke today with ComingSoon.net about the James Patterson adaptation and about some of the upcoming projects that he has in development. We\'ll have the full interview closer to Alex Cross\' release date, but here\'s what Cohen had to say about his proposed remake of Monster Squad, his previously announced Isaac Newton detective story and a new "found footage" take on the action genre.
"[The original] is one of the best things I\'ve ever produced and I wanted to direct [the remake]," says Cohen of Monster Squad which, he explains, is currently a stalled project. "…It\'s sitting at Paramount. It\'s a great script. I\'ve been kicking them. Michael Bay has been kicking them. They don\'t roll over… I don\'t understand it. I\'m hoping that one day we just get a call that they\'ve finally seen the light of day."
As to when the project might move forward, Cohen is optimistic.
"It happens all the time," he says. "They get onto something and they go, \'The biggest audience we can get is young males between 12 and 16. What do you have that\'s for young males between 12 and 16?\' Somebody says, \'\'Monster Squad\'! Let\'s do it! Let\'s do \'Monster Squad\'!\' It\'s that crazy."
Here Is What Rob Cohen Is Saying About The Monster Squad Movie Remake - JOEY - 10-07-2012
So unnecessary. Monster Squad is perfectly fine the way it is. One of my favorites growing up. I am not a hater of remakes, but some just plain and simple don\'t need to be remade.
Wonder when the "JAWS" remake talk will start?