Reboot movies roundup: "The Wolfman" is in preparation & Josh Zetummer to write "RoboCop"

Seems like the reboot trend won't fade anytime soon. I'm sure any of us haven't forgotten the 2010 Academy Award winning thriller "The Wolfman", have we? The movie received mixed critics and not quite well box office performance. With an enormous $ 150 million budget, it roughly only grossed $ 61 million in US alone, and $ 77 million worldwide. Rolling Stones' Peter Travers called it "No fun either. And no real scares, which is more unforgivable.". But apparently Universal Pictures wants to 'make that up', by planning yet another "The Wolfman" reboot, which will be released direct-to-DVD.

The critics agreed that the 2010 remake of "The Wolfman" was somewhat victorious in special effects and makeup, but "suffers from a suspense-deficient script". It's pretty surprising though, because Andrew Kevin Walker, the genius behind 1995's crime hit "Se7en", was the one who wrote the screenplay. Another thing to be sorry about was the lack of chills and thrills. To most movie mania and critics, it wasn't as good as the original 1941 "The Wolf Man" movie starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and directed by George Waggner. I just read that "Never Let Me Go" and "One Hour Photo" director Mark Romanek was originally appointed to direct "The Wolfman", but eventually it went to Joe Johnston, director of sci-fi comedy "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and the upcoming "Captain America: The First Avenger".

Another news from the 'reboot universe', the 1987 action sci-fi "RoboCop" will officially be remade again. MGM has acquired the popular franchise, and already signed Brazilian director Jose Padilha to helm this project. Variety just reported that Josh Zetumer has been chosen to write the story and screenplay for this reboot. Zetumer is currently working for the pre-scripted "The Bourne Legacy", in which it's still looking for the leading man to replace Matt Damon.

This confirms that the franchise is actually returning after almost 20 years of 'vacuum', even though no further news about the development is released. "RoboCop" reboot will be also helmed by producers of masterpieces such as "Black Swan", "Shutter Island", and "Zodiac"; Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Brad Fischer, and David Thwaites. No release date has set, but it will come to theatres in 2013.

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