Jul 16, 2008 by Brian Gallagher

Rob Cohen to Produce Monster Squad Remake?

Some more interesting news develops from The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor press circuit. Bloody-Disgusting spoke to The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor director Rob Cohen who revealed that Paramount Pictures have acquired the rights to the 1987 horror film, The Monster Squad for a possible remake.

Cohen also noted that while he would produce the remake, he would not direct the film. The original film revolved around a group of kids who join up to fight Dracula and his band of monsters.

We'll be sure to keep you posted on this possible remake as soon as more information arises. Cohen's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor opens in theaters on August 1.

The Monster Squad was released August 14th, 1987 and stars Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan, Brent Chalem, Ryan Lambert, Ashley Bank. The film is directed by Fred Dekker.


Sources: Bloody-Disgusting

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Comments (30)

  1. CelluloidDreams

    Sometimes it really does seem like Hollywood is out to ruin everything I have ever held dear. I know that's a bit of an overstatement, but every time a piece of news like this crosses my path, I can't help but take it personally.

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  2. sidebeards

    remake?? pffffft... lets talk sequel...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL7o6Bp3Sqk

    4 years agoby @sidebeardsFlag

  3. Radimus-83

    well i think "Celluloid Dreams" spends way to much time on wikipedia!

    4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  4. Darko

    I think Celluloid Dreams said it all...well put!

    4 years agoby @brokenweldFlag

  5. Stiles

    The Visionary...it was a metaphore.

    4 years agoby @stilesFlag

  6. T.Clark

    Did ANY of u even read my comments? And bringing video games into the equation doesn't make a difference, it's just a dumb argument when u had no others. Video games are way different than movies.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  7. Stiles

    I said it yesterday (about clash of the titans remake) and I'm saying it again today. Studios & writers...would you please put your money and talents into making something new!

    Like computer games, new and improved graphics doesn't make the gameplay any different or better.

    4 years agoby @stilesFlag

  8. thedave08

    The Wolfman has nards. I dont care, i loved the original as a kid. Might open some imagination for a new generation.

    4 years agoby @thedave08Flag

  9. CelluloidDreams

    It's time for another Hollywood disaster.

    Oh goody, Rob Cohen is producing it!

    Rob Cohen made some of the worst movies of the decade, including: "The Skulls", "XXX", and "Stealth", but then again he is not directing, only producing (phew!). Oddly enough, Cohen was a producer on the original 1987 film as well as other 70's and 80's "classics" like: "Almost Summer", "The Wiz", "Light of Day", and so on.

    DOES ROB COHEN NEED THE MOENY THAT BAD OR IS THE RENT DUE!?.

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  10. The Dark Knight

    IE IE CAPTAIN

    4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  11. Vamp

    THIS ISN'T AN AD AGENCY, THERE ARE THREADS ABOUT DVD RELEASES STICK TO THAT!

    4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  12. The Dark Knight

    Can't believe the ending to the dark knight is on youtube
    just look up good stuff and hot!
    don't want to put a link but hey don't look at it if you don't want to be seeing it I watched 45 seconds its amazing
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jklih-4Jtr8

    4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  13. CelluloidDreams

    I never thought I would live to see the day when my entire childhood was remade.

    The Monster Squad two-disc 20th anniversary special edition DVD was released by Lionsgate on July 24, 2007, and contains a wide range of special features including a 5-part 90 minute retrospective doc*mentary, 2 audio commentaries, deleted scenes, the theatrical trailer, a tv spot, animated storyboards, and more. Since the release date of the DVD it has remained on the Amazon.com top seller list as of October 7, 2007.

    The special edition DVD also makes a few references to the death of Brent Chalem, who played "Horace", of pneumonia in 1997. Chalem's childhood film career failed to generate much success, into adulthood, forcing him to become a paralegal

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  14. CelluloidDreams

    Ohhhhh Hell NO!! ANOTHER CHILDHOOD FAN FAV FILM DOWN THE DRAIN....WHY..REMAKE THIS FILM!!

    Stan Winston worked on this film, I bet he is rolling in his grave!

    The Monster Squad two-disc 20th anniversary special edition DVD was released by Lionsgate on July 24, 2007!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  15. The Dark Knight

    Remake of a movie is the same thing as another band copying a song

    4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  16. Vamp

    I still need to see this....however, the remake sounds like a good idea, like Clash of the Titans, it'll be interesting to see what they can do with the visual effects and whatnot.

    4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  17. T.Clark

    HOWEVER, i get what ur saying with remaking them when they're only less than 20 years or so. Films like King Kong and clash of the titans make good remakes cuz they're old and the effects of today had an awesome effect on the world of Kong and i'm sure they'll come in handy with "Clash" Even i can admit that, while despising zombie's version, his halloween was SOOO dif. from the original, it's hard to compare the two. BUT(and i'm quoting my review again) "even as a movie itself, with no thought of the original in your head, his version fails to make a lasting impression" U just have to watch the movie without thinking it's a remake. If the movie's done exactly the same, then yeah, there's no point to it, but if the movie's old and could use a "reimagining" then no skin off my bones

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  18. Radimus-83

    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! talk about childhood memories.... i forgot all about this movie, i used to f*cking love it!

    i'll look forward to this, just for a luagh!

    4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  19. T.Clark

    Who cares if people remake movies? Some remakes are good, and the ones that aren't...well, let me quote myself from my Rob Zombie Halloween review: "The truth is, the original is still there for us to enjoy; it's not like when this was released it just dissapeard from existence. "Remakes" don't destroy classics, in fact they do the complete opposite; they remind us why the originals were classics in the first place." Just don't pay to watch them...oh, that's right, u people r gonna "see it anyway"

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  20. KaoNoshi

    Remakes do usually suck, but they make $$$ and thats all hollywood cares about.

    4 years agoby @kaonoshiFlag

  21. St. Bitches

    It's A Wonderful Life Has been remade already. You just know it better as "Click". Of course it is done in a totally different way.

    4 years agoby @jremydFlag

  22. comic book guy

    jremud you are one hundred percent correct. If remaking old films is so important than lets just fire all the writers and watch the original films the way they were meant to be and stop scewing them up with crappy remakes Oh by the way you left out a few "It's a wonderful life", "the ten comandments", "psycho" oh ya sorry been redone and what a piece of sh*t!! please writers note the sarcasm. Write something original you lazy hacks.

    4 years agoby @lostone01Flag

  23. tony10

    lol leave it alone

    4 years agoby @tony10Flag

  24. St. Bitches

    See I am more of a fan of the sequal when it comes to bringing back an old movie. That way if it ends up sucking donkey balls... Hey it's just a sequal... and the original stays untouched. Just because it was a good movie doesn't mean it needs to be updated... if that were true, where are my remakes of Gone With the Wind, Casablanka...Ben Hur? Ohh I see... to old to remember... got to remake stuff no older than 20 years.

    4 years agoby @jremydFlag

  25. The Kwisatz Haderach

    Im gonna second the 'STOP WITH THE FREAKIN REMAKES!' its getting a little out of control. the writers need to get fired and stop bitching/striking cause well they cant write for sh*t if the have to remake films from a few years back. Its freakin crap! Next year will be the year of remaking films from the late 90's. I cant wait for the reamke of The Departed and 300!
    Whats next a remake of the Lord of the rings.

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  26. killahmovie24

    nah i cant lie this and a goonies remake or sequal for the goonies ive been waiting for lol, I like most of you am tired of remakes but this just put an exclamation point on a bad ass month, TDK, Lost boys 2, and now my fav childhood movie geting a face lift

    4 years agoby @killahmovie24Flag

  27. St. Bitches

    Good God... Another Remake?! Lets see... writers go on strike because they want more money... And this is the outcome? "If you want me to update that script I am gonna need more money!" BS.. I tell you what. Get the original person who wrote the script and only pay them a dollar here and there for changing the word VCR to DVD. I swear If I hear of another remake... I am going to take a piss on all the writers that were bitching about not making enough money. STOP WITH THE FREAKIN REMAKES! BE ORIGINAL!

    4 years agoby @jremydFlag

  28. ed_wood

    I don't like the idea of remaking this one, I still watch it.

    4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  29. Space101

    lol ypu, we all know how Cell likes remakes...I remember a bit about this not I would to refresh my memory about...

    4 years agoby @space101Flag

  30. T.Clark

    I'm not familiar with this, i'll have to look it up. Being a remake, cell will surely have some exclamation points to let loose

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

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