Sony Brings Flatliners Back From the Dead With Source Code Screenwriter
Because Hollywood never met a property it didn't want to resuscitate, Sony has commissioned Source Code screenwriter Ben Ripley to pen its remake of Flatliners. The Joel Schumacher-directed 1990 film starred Julia Roberts (and her awesome hair), Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland and Billy Baldwin as medical students toying with near-death experiences to increasingly dangerous outcomes. Sorta like movie executives continuing to mine former VHS faves for redux treatment! [Deadline]
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The remake will never match the style of the original (that I watched six times at the theater back in 1990). It's also creepy at times, with a great cast and an excellent score. And Julia Roberts' hair is awesome, I agree.