Romancing the Stone is an important movie: it captured Kathleen Turner in the waning moments of her sex symbol status. (Minutes after filming wrapped, she turned into this. True story.) But as much as I enjoyed the adventure she shared with Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito in 1984, I haven’t exactly been craving more Romancing the Stone. That is most certainly not the case at NBC, which has signed on to remake it as a TV series.
The action-adventure, which starred Turner as a New York romance novelist who goes on a treasure hunt and encouters a bird exporter (Douglas) and antique smuggler (DeVito), is being developed by 20th Century Fox Television and Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) and Marty Adelstein’s 21 Laps/Adelstein Productions.
NBC has ordered a script, to be written by The Forgotten creator Mark Friedman, with Levy attached to direct should his schedule permit.The reboot would follow a woman who teams with a risk-taking adventurer as they go on weekly quests in a bid to find her missing brother. [THR]
Shawn Levy is also the director responsible for Real Steel, a remake of a robot boxing movie that Levy actually called “an incredibly human story.” Basically, what I’m saying is that there’s no possible way this could be a bad TV show.
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I’m waiting for the adult film industry to remake “Romancing My Bone.”
*Offers high five to Upstate Underdog, feels ashamed and takes hand away*
Eddie Grant is clearing his throat, checking his pitch.
@Tim, you can find him on Electric Avenue.
@Smegga: Considering that last Paz de la Huerta post, I’m not sure it’s such a good idea to touch UU’s hands until he’s had a chance to wash them off.
@Smegga, I’m pretty sure that was a title of an actual porn movie.
A long as Danny Devito is still in it
I still wish I could unsee the scat port “Romancing the Throne” that I watched.
so basically its “Castle” in reverse? sounds like a winner.
also, i like how they seem to gloss over the sequel alltogether.
@Zack – Good point.
@Upstate Underdog – Yep, and it’s many, many sequels, but they ran out of steam after the 17th one.
Apparently. So I read.
Romancing the Stone = F’ing the Rock.
But will it have Michael Douglas making duck lips and doing the white boy dance?
@Smegga
*Offers high five to Upstate Underdog, feels ashamed and takes hand away*
Was it sticky or just warm and moist?
It’s a great movie rewatch it ya flunkies!
Back in the day I went to this movie thinking it would be “Body Heat” type stuff; that is the day I began hating Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Now get off my lawn!