I'm guessing I should direct this one toward FPW himself as he would be the one who holds the leash on the rights (I think).
With all of the remakes being done these days (hell, sometimes the movies being remade aren't even a decade old), I was wondering if the idea of doing a complete "do-over" with "The Keep" had ever come up. I have completely purged the Michael Mann Mess from my brain but every time I go back and read The Keep, I can't help but think how great it would be if someone like Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, Green Mile) or the guy who directed "The Prisoner of Azkaban" got their hands on this classic tale.
There is probably another thread kicking around that adresses this issue and if there is, I apologize.

I'm guessing I should direct this one toward FPW himself as he would be the one who holds the leash on the rights (I think).
With all of the remakes being done these days (hell, sometimes the movies being remade aren't even a decade old), I was wondering if the idea of doing a complete "do-over" with "The Keep" had ever come up. I have completely purged the Michael Mann Mess from my brain but every time I go back and read The Keep, I can't help but think how great it would be if someone like Frank Darabont (Shawshamk Redemption, Green Mile) or the guy who directed "The Prisoner of Azkaban" got their hands on this classic tale.
There is probably another thread kicking around that adresses this issue and if there is, I apologize.

The rights, apparently, are extremely tangled, with Mann involved, and nobody wants to deal with Mann's ego.

I didn't realize that he was still a part of the puzzle. That's really too bad as there is, as you well know, so much potential there for a classic movie. The term "epic" comes to mind...;-)

...glad to see this post; it deserves its own niche.

"The Keep" is in my mind one of the best horror novels I've had the pleasure to read.

As for the movie...well, it's decent, but deviates far too much from the novel. Yes, it had action. Yes, it had some creepy scenes. Yes, there were some good actors in it. But there was far more atmosphere and creepiness left out than in. And deviation? Somehow, the confrontation at the end was like opening an empty jar of peanut butter: you could smell it but it did little to salve your hunger. Even FPW's delightful little bit about the Cthulhu Mythos (when "Molosar's" origin was being pondered) deserves mention.

I'd love seeing "The Keep" remade. If "done right", all the chickens can retire. No need to "do" 'em anymore.

Time for Mann to "man up" and let go.

But would Mann let it go? I somehow don't think so. His adaptation of an excellent horror story, sucks. When I read The Keep, I remembered seeing the movie years ago. The book being a thousand times better than that poor excuse of a movie, hell in this instance, there should be a re-make. Anything would be an improvement upon Mann's murder of a great story.

If you want to see my version of the film, read the graphic novel.

If you want to see my version of the film, read the graphic novel.

I never thought of that, I'll try and find a copy.

The rights, apparently, are extremely tangled, with Mann involved, and nobody wants to deal with Mann's ego.

Mann's ego....hmm, that's big issue.

But still, I want to see the new THE KEEP movie by Guillermo Del Toro if he could. Now I can't imagine new THE KEEP movie without him.

...I'd like to see Del Toro get his hooks into Lovecraft's eerie "At the Mountains of Madness". Rumor has it that he's pondering that very issue. I hope he doesn't change his mind.

The movie "The Keep" wasn't what most of us had hoped, but I still find it a fun watch every so often. One thing Mann can't screw up is the novel. Hats off, FPW, for one hell of a read.

...I'd like to see Del Toro get his hooks into Lovecraft's eerie "At the Mountains of Madness". Rumor has it that he's pondering that very issue. I hope he doesn't change his mind.

The movie "The Keep" wasn't what most of us had hoped, but I still find it a fun watch every so often. One thing Mann can't screw up is the novel. Hats off, FPW, for one hell of a read.

Paul rules. Michael Mann...not so much.