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The Trailer For John Johnson's 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' Remake

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Darkstone Entertainment

Many fans have questioned director John Johnson's reasoning for wanting to make a remake of Ed Wood's infamous movie, "Plan 9 From Outer Space", and yet even more fans have questioned his use of a bigger budget, better cast and updated script.

If you are one of these doubters, then the new trailer for "Plan 9" is unlikely to sway your opinions.

From what we see here, "Plan 9" looks a lot like the kind of film Ed Wood would have produced had he been possessed by George A. Romero, or vice-versa.

Granted, the trailer for the film looks really cool, but I don't honestly know If I quite buy Johnson's film as a proper tribute to the cheesy stylings of Wood?

I mean, where are the cardboard sets, where are the plastic space ships, where are the over-the-top vampire characters?

I guess that there was some little part of me that wanted to see some of that in the movie. Instead there is, what looks like, a very good space zombie movie here. Which is okay in it's own right.

I guess that it will just take some time for me to wrap my head around a big-budget "Plan 9".

Note: Director John Johnson is going to have a live chat feed at 8pm on Sunday, September 13, 2009 Eastern Standard Time to answer questions and discuss the film and teaser trailer. It will be held at this link… http://www.blogtv.com/People/darkstoneent

Plan 9 Remake Gets A Bigger Budget - Trailer On The Way

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Steve Clark - Publicist Darkstone Entertainment

On September 9th the producers of "Plan 9", the remake of the 1959 cult classic "Plan 9 From Outer Space", will be releasing a special teaser trailer for the film.

Originally the production team had hoped to have the film ready to go this year for the 50th anniversary of the infamous Ed Wood classic, but a new larger budget has given them more opportunities to produce a higher end movie. Originally the production was set to begin last March, that date has now been moved up to April of 2010. By allowing the extra time, it has allowed the film makers to switch from 16mm to Super 35mm film, which will provide a much better visual quality.

Director John Johnson explains, "....to make sure we still have something for the anniversary of the original film’s release in 1959 we shot this teaser trailer, which will to give the world a better idea of the style and direction we are going with our remake."

Here is a synopsis from the film's website:

In 1959, a film was released that would live in the minds and hearts of science fiction and horror fans for years to come. That film was Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s magnum opus, "Plan 9 From Outer Space", a story about aliens re-animating the dead in order to kill Earth's population. Though widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made, genre audiences could not resist the exuberance and love for the art of film making that showed in Wood's work, and the movie has become a cherished cult classic that still survives on home video and in midnight screenings across the world.

Now, in time to coincide with the 50th anniversary of "Plan 9 From Outer Space", director John Johnson – along with his production company, Darkstone Entertainment – is poised to remake the classic film. Simply titled "Plan 9", the remake will be a serious-minded retelling of the original story, paying homage to the spirit of Wood's film without resorting to camp or parody. The film will focus on the horror and science fiction aspects of the original, but will also be largely character-driven. Johnson's goal for "Plan 9" is to make a film that honors not only the original source material, but also Ed Wood's intentions when he made "Plan 9 From Outer Space". Wood's plan was to make a very scary sci-fi/horror film, and Johnson wishes to do exactly that – create a film that Wood would have enjoyed, or perhaps even made himself, if not bound by the technological limitations placed on filmmakers 50 years ago.

Meanwhile, the other "Plan 9 From Outer Space" remake, yes there are two, called "Grave Robbers From Outer Space", is already well into production.