Spielberg’s ‘Old Boy’ remake at centre of controversy

October 5th, 2009 Mohanlal’s 2007 hit film, Chota Mumbai is on the brink of having its Tamil remake. It will star Tamil actor Vijay and be his 50th film.

October 2nd, 2009 Prakash Raj holds special mention for enacting the same baddie role with more variations in all the three versions of Pokkiri (Telugu, Tamil and Hindi). Indeed, his extraordinary performance in the Hindi remake ‘Wanted’ as Ghani Bhai has won him more offers in B-town.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Tom Cruise's adopted son Connor has bagged a role in the remake of the 1984 film Red Dawn. It is believed the 14-year-old Connor will play Daryl Bates in the remake, a character played by Darren Dalton in the first film, reports Contactmusic.

September 15th, 2009 Bollywood actress Aarti Chabria has done a few hit Kannada movies. She is now busy shooting for Upendra starrer Rajani.

August 21st, 2009 Abhiyum Naanum (Akasamantha in Telugu), director Radha Mohan's Tamil film, based on the English film, Father of the Bride, is on the brink of getting a Kannada remake. The original starred Trisha, Prakashraj and Prithviraj in the lead roles.

August 20th, 2009 Patrick Swayze’s popular film, Dirty Dancing, in which he starred as a dance instructor, is set to get a remake. The original raked USD 213 million (Pound 133 million) at the worldwide box office, and catapulted the actor to instant fame.

August 20th, 2009 With new funding from India, Oscar winner Steven Spielberg is ready to move ahead with production and we all shall be able to see six-plus foot invisible rabbit “Harvey” in the near future. Spielberg has not reportedly produced after Transformers since separating from Paramount Pictures.

August 18th, 2009 Far-esteemed for making successful commercial flicks, duo combo ‘Jeevan-Selvah’ has proved their excellence with ‘Naan Avanillai’. Earlier, it was Kamal Haasan who endeavored with a sequel (Japanil Kalyanaraman) for the first time in Tamil film industry.

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - Naomi Watts is set to star in the remake of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classic 'The Birds' from 1963. Watts is to take the lead role, played by Tippi Hedren in the original.

August 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman's representative has denied that the actor is set to star in a remake of the 1992 hit The Bodyguard. A spokesperson for the actor said that the reports are "totally false", femalefirst.co.uk said.

July 23rd, 2009 Slumdog Millionaire star and British-Indian actor Dev Patel could act in the Hindi remake of the recent Tamil mega-hit Naadodigal, directed by Samuthirakkani. Addressing reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, Samuthirakkani said that talks with Dev are underway.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - American film director Steven Spielberg and actor Will Smith's plans to remake cult Korean movie 'Old Boy' have been thrown into jeopardy, as the original makers of the 2003 hit are allegedly not authorised to grant a remake. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Spielberg and Smith had recently secured the rights to modernise director Park Chan-Wook's film from producers Show East.

June 26th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50, media reports say. Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time Thursday after he stopped breathing and suffered a suspected cardiac arrest, BBC reported.

May 16th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is set to to star in a remake of 1986 classic movie 'Mona Lisa'. Rourke will play a conman who takes a job as a chauffeur for a high-class escort.

May 3rd, 2009 Producer Ramu of Ramu Enterprises has dismissed the rumours that his film Rajani is the remake of the Tamil flick Ghajini. Infact the producer disclosed that his film is a remake of Telugu mega hit Krihsna which was being directed by V.V.