Adrien Brody vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘Predators’
Adrien Brody is expected to star alongside Topher Grace and Danny Trejo in director Nimrod Antal’s upcoming Predators reboot. Robert Rodriguez is producing, and has mentioned in past interviews that he wants to make this as free from studio control as possible: In other words, a non-studio, studio movie, due out July 9, 2010.
Brody vs. Schwarzenegger
Now if you’re a real guy movie fan, there’s no doubt the original Predator is in your DVD collection and is played at least a few times a year. Or, you watch it every time SpikeTV plays the movie. If you loved the original as much as I do, this is bad news. Brody is no Arnold and his crew looks in no way as badass as the crew Dutch came into the jungle with. Who can forget Mac, Dillon and Billy? Hell, even the skinny white guy with glasses who breaks his back on a log is more manly than Brody. Add to that the fact that Topher Grace is in negotiations to star in the film and you’ve got all the ingredients you need for a suck-fest not seen since the second Aliens vs. Predators movie.
Bad news indeed. If you had a group of intergalactic hunter-aliens on your tail, who would you want on your side, the Pianist or Conan the Barbarian?
Predators Characters
Here is a list of the characters that are supposed to appear according to the Reporter:
Is it just me or is Danny Trejo getting played out? While the twin uzis sounds interesting, it seems as though Rodriguez is just attempting to build a brand with his ridiculous Machete character. It seems that he’s only thrown in there to add some legitimacy to an otherwise unimpressive cast.
How I Would Remake Predator
No matter how you slice it, Predator is a guy’s movie about the best warriors on earth taking on the best warriors from space. There should be big dudes with big guns, plenty of blood, a great music theme and lots of action. For the main character, my choice would be the Rock – Dwayne Johnson. He’s the only one who can match Arnold’s charisma and build, and he’s also sure to be a box-office draw. The cast from Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables seems much more of a fit for this movie, including Jet Li, Dolph Lungren, former UFC champion Antonio Nogueira, and a few more choice selections.
