Yesterday was the big brouhaha about Rob Zombie directing a remake of 1980s C-movie C.H.U.D., from whence the very name of this site comes. I told you how some people in the world of horror news poo-poo’ed the concept, but then Johnny Butane claimed to confirm it, saying he had spoken to Rob himself. Well, I owe that poo-poo’ing journalist an apology and maybe Butane needs to explain what the heck happened, since I just did some checking and per Rob Zombie’s camp, he’s not doing C.H.U.D..
That’s good news to me – I want to see Zombie tackling original material, not doing yet another remake. As much as I hated his Halloween, I think he’s a talented filmmaker with a terrific style and voice. Besides, how would you ever fit po white trash into a movie set in the sewers of New York City?
There is a remake of C.H.U.D. percolating, by the way, and it has been for a number of years. I don’t know the current status of it, but maybe this is a good time to do some investigating…