The Wicker Man.... 2006

[gasblaster]

Due for release later this year.

Is nothing sacred?

The Wicker Man follows the story of Sheriff Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage) as he investigates the disappearance of a young girl on a remote island off the coast of Maine.

And a Lady Summerisle!


Arrrgh!

[trackcar]

Nic Cage will be stunning as ever, I suspect the rest will be pants tho .. will watch for this one with interest.

[Yugguy]

:Hollywood mode on:

It was a time of war. It was a time of war and wicker.

Noone gives the constable a raw deal, this time he's takin' out the trash.

[Einion Yrth]

That certainly won't be in receipt of any of my hard earned. 2@s!

[off_again]

Bet there are lots of Slo-mo shots and explosions and lots and lots of guns...

Just like the original then!

Bit of a mind- that film though.... good watch though...

[Chim450]

Why oh why when Hollywood remake a film or do a book adaptation that was originally set in the UK or anywhere else come to think of it, do they have to reset it in America? It really bugs me!!!!

[jamieboy]

off_again said:

...the original

some of it filmed right near my house.

Not interesting, but true.

[RobM77]

Mmm.. what a great film the original was. I've no idea how they'll get close to the atmosphere of the original film - or the superb performances by ewawoowa and Christopher Lee.

See Mr Lee's comments here:

[url]www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/christopher%20lee%20questions%20wicker%20man%20remake[/url]

[off_again]

jamieboy said:

off_again said: ...the original some of it filmed right near my house. Not interesting, but true.

Cool - thats better than mine - that ITV drama just after Chrimbo with Tamzin Outhwaite (Walk Away and I Stumble - blink and you missed it) was filmed in my town.... and several scenes were just round the corner and where I walk to the train station / take my son to school....

Now thats REALLY not interesting!!!!

[Witchfinder]

I reckon it'll be well worth it, to watch Nicolas Cage get burned to death.

[dick dastardly]

Chim450 said:

Why oh why when Hollywood remake a film or do a book adaptation that was originally set in the UK or anywhere else come to think of it, do they have to reset it in America? It really bugs me!!!!

Like the remake of Infernal Affairs, the great Hong Kong crime flick from a few years ago. It'll now be set in Boston. Atleast with Jack Nicholson & Ray Winstone as gangsters and Scorsese directing it should be one of the better remakes.

>> Edited by dick dastardly on Thursday 9th February 12:41

[cazzer]

I bet Mr Cage finds the girl, arrests them all, and makes it home safely after a close brush with death at the end.

[gasblaster]

One of the best things about the original is the soundtrack. I can't see how they can do a WM without similarly beautiful / eerie / original tracks.

Or maybe they will just use the old ones?

[kerfuffle]

I leave you with a riddle,
I'm liquid,
I'm solid,
you can see me,
you can see through me

What am I?

[jamieboy]

off_again said:

Now thats REALLY not interesting!!!!

OK, I'll see your Tamzin Outhwaite, and I'll raise you a Michelle Collins and Paul Kaye. the BBC's "Two Thousand Acres of Sky" was filmed in my village. You saw my house pretty often, and what they pretended was the school was actually the former lifeboat house, turned village hall. The outside of one pub was used, but when people went in, it was the inside of the other pub.

I could go on....but I'll spare you.

[lord summerisle]

Burn 'em! Burn i Say!


right where did i put the 'how to build a wickerman in 3 days' book....

[kerfuffle]

Bloody hell, what are the chances of Lord Summerisle being a PHer?

This might explain the disappearance of raf dug

[nervous]

kerfuffle said:

I leave you with a riddle, I'm liquid, I'm solid, you can see me, you can see through me What am I?

glass.

[Marki]

trackcar said:

Nic Cage will be stunning as ever, I suspect the rest will be pants tho .. will watch for this one with interest.

Nick Cage will be pants as ever , all his films are crap (unless you are 14 or younger)

>> Edited by Marki on Thursday 9th February 13:01

[kerfuffle]

Noo, it's jelly!

the Little Britain hotelier was based on the innkeeper in the Wicker Man