Unsurprisingly, Flash Gordon will officially be in 3D. Earlier today when I hopped on the phone with Breck Eisner (The Crazies, Sahara) I knew I had to ask about the possibility of a 3D Flash Gordon considering every big budget movie nowadays is jumping the 3D bandwagon. To me, this couldn’t have been better news. Flash Gordon is the type of material that could work perfectly in 3D. They are currently at work on the script, but Breck couldn’t have sounded more passionate about it. Here’s a quick rundown of what Eisner said along with an update on the (possible) The Brood remake. As a quick side note, from what’s been said about The Crazies, it’s a solid remake and now I’m even looking more forward to Eisner’s take on Gordon.
Here is what Breck had to say about Flash Gordon:
– “It will be in 3D”
– It has nothing to do with the overly campy 80’s version. They are going back to the original comic strips of the thirties and forties.
Here’s what he had to say about the remake of The Brood (when I mentioned it to him he sounded a little unsure about it in a previous interview):
“The Brood was more aggressively reported than the [actual] reality. I’ve been approached about the movie and I’m kind of germinating on it trying to decide if it’s a movie I want to make. I really enjoy the original and I have to make sure, for my own self, that it has a reason to be remade and I have a point of view on it that’s clear. I really like the script and I really like the guys over at Spyglass. It’s a cool project, but I have not yet decided if it’s the one for me, but it’s one I like.”
Make sure to check out the full interview next week at DVD Talk.
What do you think about the idea of a 3D Flash Gordon? What about The Brood remake?