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NEWS: 'Being Human' Actor Sam Witwer Not Working on Mothra Rewrite




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Relairknight



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:19 am Reply with quote
If this is done right like the new legendary pictures Godzilla seems to be, then omg hell yes. Cannot wait, I hope it gets made. I suppose the way the new Godzilla is received at the box office will have alot to do with it.
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the skinny



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:30 am Reply with quote
I have a feeling this will result in a trend of all the studios scrambling to get the rights/produce as many remakes of classic Japanese monster movies just to capitalize on whether or not Godzilla will do well...though I wouldn't mind going to see a new Gamera film?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:54 pm Reply with quote
Apparently the source for the news updated "This was a Joke" after Sam Witwer made the comment.

In a way I'm a bit disappointed, but I think Godzilla is the only Japanese monster profitable enough to aspire an American remake (an argument can be made for Gamera I guess, but he's not as incorporated into American pop culture as Godzilla).

Still my girlfriend and I would have enjoyed a big budget Mothra movie if it truly was to happen :p
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Gyt Kaliba



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:31 pm Reply with quote
In a way, I'm kind of glad this turned out to be a joke, as Mothra's not exactly a favorite of mine...but if they were going to do anything but Godzilla, it'd be her, Rodan, or Ghidorah I'm sure.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:03 pm Reply with quote
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Update: The website io9 updated its article on Wednesday to say that the Mothra rewrite "was a joke."


Yep even before this was debunked, I question if this was true or not. I don't think mothra was popular enough among western audience to get a remake. If we ended up remaking Godzilla and Mothra, then can we allow Japan to remake King Kong as a collateral since Japan has been remaking some of our American films like Unforgiven for example.
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