As you read here yesterday, George A. Romero's excellent Knightriders is being re-issued on DVD next month. One of Romero's best, the film is a wonderful ode to independence that deserves a much larger audience.
Now, Moviehole is reporting that Taurus Entertainment, the company behind the "sequels" (a very loose term) to such Romero films as Day of the Dead 2 - Contagium and Creepshow 3, is now planning a new insult to the Romero legend with Knightriders 2. Jeez, if it isn't all the pointless remakes to Romero films, it's all the pointless sequels. No wonder the guy hates Hollywood!
All that's known about it at this point is that it has a budget in the "$1-3 million range" (translation: They're still looking for financing), but there's no director or script or casting. And I hope there never will be, although the previous Taurus films all came from the film making team of Ava Clavell and James Glenn Dudelson, who I suspect are probably behind this debacle-to-be, too. What's next from them - Two More Evil Eyes? The Darker Half? Please stop, Taurus people. Please.
Hey, here's an idea - instead of making a sequel, why not re-release the original in theaters? It wasn't a hit the first time out, and since Ed Harris is a big star now, this would be a perfect opportunity to show audiences what a great film it is plus show how Romero is more than just a horror director. And you guys would earn a lot of good will. Think it over.
