Hollywood, Stop Remaking Movies - The Day the Earth Stood Still

One of the greatest sci-fi classics will be remade into special effects schlock. "The Day the Earth Stood Still". The original film tells the story of an alien man who comes to warn Earth (with his robot) of a great danger. The visitor is met with skeptisism and suspicion and as a result discovers Earth to be a planet of violent beings...so he escapes and leaves for good.
The movie was one of the first to take sci-fi seriously and primarily a heavy drama. The film is just another oen of those that doesn't need to be remade. It's not suppose to be a special effects extravaganza, but a dramatic look at the darker side of man. Scott Derrickson ("The Exorcism of Emily Rose"...UGH!) will direct the film for a May 9, 2008 release.