From cinemablend, I was just telling some people about Hasbro's plan to make movies out of pretty much anything, from Transformers to the upcoming Candy Land movie. And they were in disbelief, because if you don't follow the trade papers on a daily basis, you might not yet be convinced that Hollywood is completely, entirely out of ideas. Well, believe it. Now that they've successfully made a movie out of one theme park ride-- Pirates of the Caribbean, of course-- Disney is planning to keep milking it. Now they're making a movie out a ride that was based on a TV series to begin with. The cycle never ends!
The movie in question will be Tower of Terror-- or, at least, a movie based on the ride of the same name. Bloody Disgusting says they've heard from a source who says the movie is a go, and really, how can you disbelieve it? Disney's already made a movie out of The Haunted Mansion, for Christ's sake. The Tower of Terror ride already has a narrative behind it, and if they're going to cash in on the Twilight Zone connection, there's much nostalgic bank to be made.
I have very fond memories of the first time I rode the Tower of Terror in Disney World, and I would happily ride it again were I ever to return to MGM Studios (I think it's called Hollywood Studios now, actually-- not sure what the falling-out with MGM was). But does that mean it ought to be a movie? Of course not. I think we at Cinema Blend have been pretty solidly against needless, unimaginative remakes. That said, I'm definitely curious about this one. Especially if they can capture the totally creepy vibe of everyone hired to work on the ride. Disney with a little crazy hotel Barton Fink thrown in? How can you deny it?
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