Indy 500

The latest news from the "Sequels and Remakes We Don't Want" file:

- Shia LaBeouf may or may not continue the Indiana Jones saga (what, into triple digits?), and Harrison Ford may or may not continue to star. And Indy 4 may or may not be called Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods (and I don't think they mean this City of God).

- Dark City director Alex Proyas is developing a prequel of sorts to the Dracula story. At first glance it may seem "gee, do we really need another Dracula movie?" However, the film, titled Dracula: Year Zero, will delve into the character's life as Vlad the Impaler, somewhat untrod territory on film.

- In other classic horror character revamps: Something that could either be very cool or ... not is the planned remake of The Creature from the Black Lagoon. A childhood favorite of mine, they have big web-footed shoes to fill on this one.

- As if they hadn't learned before, Ace Ventura will continue as a "Jim Carrey movie without Jim Carrey." Nancy Drew's Josh Flitter will play Ace's son this go round.

- Following this year's Shrek the Third, DreamWorks has promised a fourth and fifth Shrek and, per Jeffrey Katzenberg, "that will be it." We'll hold you to that one, Jeff.

- Halle Berry may fill Jane Fonda's plastic bustier in the long-threatened Barbarella remake. I smell another Razzie, Berry.

- What may prove to be a blessing to us all, Terminator 4 is tied up in a big ol' legal mess.

- The "truth", as it were, may still be out there for Mulder, Scully and an X-Files sequel.

- Steve Buscemi gives us his ideas for a Big Lebowski 2. (Don't count on it, dude.)

- And finally, the "Who Wants This?" award goes to the proposed remake of Troll. Yikes.

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