From bloodydisgusting, The following story is completely true, as shocking as it may sound, but also very, very cool. SAW II-IV director Darren Lynn Bousman has openly admitted that he would be interested in doing the next LEPRECHAUN film and even has an idea of where he'd like it to go! You can read all of the juicy gossip inside and check out Bousman's REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA in limited theaters November 7th.
Believe it, Darren Lynn Bousman insisted, telling MTV News that the project he most wants to do next is “Leprechaun.” No, seriously.
“I would do ‘Leprechaun’ in a second,” the amiable Bousman laughed. “If Lionsgate is listening, give me ‘Leprechaun.’”
Ah, “Leprechaun,” the 1993 movie that not only introduced us to a pre-“Friends” Jennifer Aniston, but also made sure Warwick Davis had steady work for the next decade. All clearly good things. “Leprechaun,” believe it or not, is actually filled with good things, Bousman said. But why in the world would he want to do one?
“It’s just one of those fun popcorn movies. I would love to bring back the fun popcorn movie - extreme violence, extreme absurdity - but make it fun,” Bousman said of his hypothetical take. [My version] wouldn’t be horror.”
In all, there have been six versions of ‘Leprechaun,’ the original and five sequels, the last three taking the titular Irish monster to “da hood,” “into space,” and, no joke, “back to da hood.” (Actual awesome tagline: “Evil has a whole new rap!”) So where would Bousman like to take the series next? Lucky for us, he’s already got an idea.
“Back to the old west,” Bousman said. “You send him in a time machine and transport him to the old west. There are gold rushes. There are gunfights. It’s awesome! I have the whole thing already worked out!”
I bet Warwick Davis is reading this dreaming (wishing) of his triumphant return!
5 comments:
We all know into whose lap this falls. 50pageMcGee? Stop packing up your apartment and start getting worried. According to the would-be director it's going to be lots of "fun" and "popcorn."
(Okay, it's not like I care or anything, but why a time machine? He's a leprechaun, there's no reason he wouldn't be alive during Old Westy times.)
[sigh] fiiiine. this may be about all i'm going to be able to watch this year -- i start school at the beginning of october and have no idea how much time i'm going to have to devote.
i may have to go for a low total number of movies and just review the hell out of them. i'll be like jordan, minus the talent.
School? You use that as a friggin' excuse??? Puh-leesee, Horrorthon is all about knocking yourself out to watch movies in the face of adversity. Octo's has a new baby, Whirlygirl is in graduate school, Jordan's writing novels, ac, maintains a full practice, etc, and me? I got nothin' going on. Oh yeah, JPX to win Horrorthon.
Again.
Please. I stay in a hotel by myself 3-4 nights a week, I am gonna set a rookie record in October.
50p, that's cool about school. by all means review the hell out of a handful of movies. i love reading lengthy reviews but am incapable of writing them.
jpx, we all know you've got horrorthon down to a science (days off, sleep deprivation, short movies) but you may not want to taunt the worthy johnny sweatpants, given that rage is his fuel. i agree octo won't win this year, having better things to do 'n'all.
miko, delighted you plan on kicking some 'thon ass. new blood is good for the competition, i think.
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