A Reboot Film Is in the Works Based on the 1969 Classic EASY RIDER Starring Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda
A reimagining of the classic 1969 counterculture film Easy Rider is in the works from Maurice Fadida’s Kodiak Pictures, Defiant Studios’ Eric B. Fleischman, and the Jean Boulle Group, who own the adaptation rights to the picture.
“The original Easy Rider is credited with showcasing a changing sociopolitical landscape in America, particularly through the lens of its restless and progressive youth. Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda and Terry Southern wrote the drug-laden motorcycle epic, which Hopper directed and in which both he and Fonda starred. The film is also known for giving an early boost to a young Jack Nicholson.”
Producers behind the reboot are currently in search of bold writers and/or directors to update the project for modern times with the same fringe spirit. The project is being compared to the Creed movies, and how they revived the Rocky story for modern times.
Fadida said of the project:
“Our goal is to build upon the counterculture and freedom narrative the original left us with, and give the youth of today a film that pays serious attention to their own countercultures and challenges. What the young viewers of today are experiencing in their everyday lives may seem crazy to older generations, but it can very well become the societal norm, as was the case with the cultural shift of the late 1960s. We are hoping to play a part in that shift.”
The original movie was pretty good. I wonder what direction they will go in to modernize it. I do feel like there is a shift in the culture of youth today that is similar to the shift that was felt in the original story’s time period, so I am intrigued to at least see what they do. What do you think about a reimagined Easy Rider?
via: Variety
