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'Blue Lagoon' Remake in the Works for Lifetime

by Crystal Bell, posted Dec 9th 2011 12:30PM

blue lagoon remakeLifetime is bringing a modernized version of the 1980 classic, 'Blue Lagoon,' back to life, reports Deadline.

The somewhat incestual story centered on two young children, a boy and a girl, marooned on a tropical island where they grow up together, fall in love and discover their sexuality together. In the original film, the two children, Richard and Emmeline, were cousins.

Casting is already underway, according to Deadline, and filming is set to start in February in Puerto Rico. The 'Blue Lagoon' movie franchise is known for giving young actresses their big break. Brooke Shields starred in the 1980 original, and 'Return To The Blue Lagoon' starred a young Milla Jovovic.

This isn't the first remake in the works for the cable network. Lifetime is also planning a remake of the 1989 classic 'Steel Magnolias,' with an all-black cast.

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Joanna

Would I watch it's remake? That's a fat NO. The original was excellent. There's no way you can top that. Forgive me if I really don't understand why such a great film should be remade. It's not like it's a silent movie or in black & white for crying out loud!

December 12 2011 at 10:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Krystyn Bennett

Hollywood! Yet again you disappoint me with the lack of creativity and the need for an original THOUGHT! It is far time we the people clean house of the tired an old boring Hollywood! Tired of your re makes, as much as I enjoy every 5 years the re make of sense and sensibility or any other Jane Austin novel because the first 100 remakes were not good enough! Please STOP RE MAKING MOVIES! FIRE ALL YOUR INCOMPETENT DRONES and hire some fresh blood with NEW IDEAS! YOU HOLLYWOOD BORE ME!

December 10 2011 at 10:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Krystyn Bennett

Hollywood! Yet again you disappoint me with the lack of creativity and the need for an original THOUGHT! It is far time we the people clean house of the tired an old boring Hollywood! Tired of your re makes, as much as I enjoy every 5 years the re make of sense and sensibility or any other Jane Austin novel because the first 100 remakes were not good enough! Please STOP RE MAKING MOVIES! FIRE ALL YOUR INCOMPETENT DRONES and hire some fresh blood with NEW IDEAS! YOU HOLLYWOOD BORE ME!

December 10 2011 at 10:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mhsden

P/U the first one stunk why on earth would they want to re-make a turd of a movie like that !

December 10 2011 at 5:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
larry

Big mistake !

December 10 2011 at 2:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Apelcart

The original was done so beautifully that there was no feeling of SEX or exploitation of the young stars. It was a beautiful story told with simplicity and gentleness. I'm afraid that, today, a remake would be for exploitation and sex as its primary intent.

December 09 2011 at 11:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dhartson

Yuck!!!! Really?????

December 09 2011 at 11:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
celticlady1964

starring valerie bertinelli or meredith baxter and john schneider or whats his name from gilmore girls.....its a lifetime movie so who else would be in it!!!

December 09 2011 at 11:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jarrett

Fail. With all the Twilight movies going on lately who's gonna care about another lovey dovey teen movie? Gawd Hollywood is full of original ideas.

December 09 2011 at 11:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bobwo50

The 'Blue Lagoon' was not an original movie, it was a remake of a 1940s movie.

December 09 2011 at 9:54 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply

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