Tag: Logan’s Run

Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Logan’s Run’ Remake Is Dead

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’d love to see a modern remake of Logan’s Run. Sadly, it really doesn’t seem like that’s ever going to happen.

In an interview with Twitchfilm, the most recent director attached to the project, Drive‘s Nicolas Winding Refn revealed the the remake (or at least his version) is dead:

It’s dead as dead can be. It’s a great shame but I realised a couple of things. I was so in love with the original that I think I was disillusioned by the fact that if I made a remake I would be closer to the original, I would be part of the original more than any other, and I realised that that was a lie. That was illusion. It wouldn’t be like that. And also if I was going to make a $100 or $200 million movie, and trade off my creative freedom for that price, it needed to be something that was going to outweigh that loss. Because at the same time I’m very lucky to be able to make the films I make, and to exchange that for a larger canvas really needs to feel like the right swap. Logan’s Run just wasn’t it at the end. But I was able to take one of my ideas and put them into Barbarella, like Dune, I stole a little bit from what didn’t happen and put it into something else. That way the trade-off wasn’t so significant. But I think that maybe those kind of things only work if you stumble and fall.

Last we heard, Bioshock Infinite writer Ken Levine was tapped to write the film. Does this mean that Logan’s Run is down for the count? Or will another director simply jump on board?

I guess this news means that Ryan Gosling is out too. Do you think that Logan’s Run will ever make it out of development hell? Who would you like to see take over as director? Sound out below!

‘Bioshock’ Creator Ken Levine To Write ‘Logan’s Run’ Remake

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: This is fantastic news. Logan’s Run has been in development hell for years, and I think this could just be the talent it needs to make the remake finally see the light of day.

Ken Levine, founding member of Irrational Games and Creative Director of the Bioshock series (including this year’s unbelievable Bioshock Infinite) is writing Logan’s Run. A remake first began development in the 1990’s, and a lot of names have been attached to it since that time: Bryan Singer, Joel Silver, James McTeige, and even Drive‘s Nicolas Winding Refn have all been involved with the project in some way.

I have an infinite (get it) amount of respect for Ken Levine’s work, and I cannot wait to see what he can do with Logan’s Run. How do you feel about the news? How did you like Bioshock Infinite?

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Source: Deadline

Ryan Gosling Will Not Appear In ‘Logan’s Run’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Variety’s Justin Kroll today announced the following unfortunate news via twitter:

Last we heard of the film (which is a remake of a 1976 novel adaptation), Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn was set to helm the project. I’m sure I wouldn’t be alone in saying that another collaboration between Refn and Gosling would have been simply wonderful.

I’m starting to wonder if the film ever will happen. For as long as I can remember the remake has been “in development” (Wikipedia says since 1990). There have been a number of big directors attached to the film over the years, such as Joel Silver and Bryan Singer before current helmer Refn.

I was a huge fan of the original film, and was quite excited for the prospect of a modern remake when I first heard about it (I believe I was around 12). Excitement has obviously wavered over the years, though it would of course be nice to see something come out of the project.