Friday, December 9, 2011

My Thoughts on Lionsgate's plans for an American Psycho Remake and Jerry Robinson's passing

     Hello, good people. Ren's back! As you can see, I decided to return from a very extended vacation. There have been some highs and lows while I was gone, mainly regarding my thoughts on this blog. But enough about that. I recently posted a new video regarding how I feel about Hollywood remake/reboots in general since yesterday's news of Lionsgate announcements of making another adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' popular novel American Psycho. The studio grabed the book rights back in the late 1990s and Mary Harron directed the film with Christian Bale in the lead role of yuppie/serial killer Patrick Bateman. The film has since gone on to be a cult favorite and established the pre-Batman Bale as a cult actor. And speaking of Batman, comic-book artist Jerry Robinson has died at the age of 89. He was responsible for co-creating the Dark Knight's arch-enemy The Joker, as well as his ward/sidekick Dick Grayson, the first (and most well-known) incarnation of Robin. So sit back as I address the industry's problem with unoriginality as saying farewell to the man who defined DC Comics iconic villian.




BTW, forgive me for not providing a decent thumbnail.