Is Bryan Singer Worthy Enough To Wield Excalibur?

It seems that Bryan Singer is a really big fan of the remake. First, we reported to you about his intentions to remake Battlestar Galactica, and now, hollywoodreporter.com is announcing his plans to remake another classic; 1981’s “Excalibur”. While this project is still in the very early stages, it appears that Legendary Pictures would be involved, and Warner Bros. is tying up the remake rights which it shares with John Boorman, who directed the original. Singer would be producing with Julie Yorn and Polly Johnsen.

“Excalibur” starred Nigel Terry as King Arthur, and Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere, his lady love. It also featured some before they were famous performances by Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart and Gabriel Byrne. This is a story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable, and covered much of the life of King Arthur. It was a great but LONG movie. Very fantastical with some great visuals, it is a classic that needs to be viewed, if you have the time to do it in one sitting.

However, I’m not sure that King Arthur’s story is one that needs to be told yet again, the most recent rendition being Clive Owen’s King Arthur which was released by Disney/Touchstone in 2004. Not to mention the old Disney cartoon “The Sword in the Stone” which tells the story of a young Arthur, before he was king. And then there was the terrible “Merlin” with Sam Niell, and the “Merlin” TV series currently airing which is also, not so good, at least in my opinion. Granted, both are not based around Arthur, merely his mentor and wizard, but it’s all the same thing.

So yet another remake that may not be necessary, and once again it is being helmed by Bryan Singer. While not expected to be Singer’s next movie, it does hop on the list with Battlestar Galactica as 2 of the top 2 most pointless remakes waiting to be done by Bryan Singer. What’s next, a remake of The Usual Suspects? It doesn’t need it, but Singer will probably be interested.