As we’ve mentioned here on The Movie Blog before, they are re-making the comedy classic Revenge of the Nerds. I just can’t see this as a good idea on any level. As I said before:
Times have changed… the term “nerd” doesn’t carry the same stigma that it used to back in the glorious 80’s.
The thing is… way back when Revenge of the Nerds was out… we could associate with it. We either were those characters on screen… or we certainly knew them. The “Nerd” back then, is a slightly different creature than what is a “Nerd” today… and so is how they’re looked at and treated (just in my opinion).
I’m not saying it’s TOTALLY different now… but different nonetheless. I’m just not sure a movie like this can connect with the audience the same way the original did.
The original isn’t all that old and still holds up really well. Having said that, I just don’t see the ned to re-make it yet. Just my opinion.
But there is progress on the project nonetheless and the irst casting announcement (that I’m aware of anyway) has been made. The beautiful Katie Cassidy. The good folks over at Movieweb give us the following:
Katie Cassidy is in final negotiations to star in Revenge of the Nerds for Fox Atomic, according to Variety. Kyle Newman is directoing the McG-produced remake of the classic 1984 comedy.
In Revenge of the Nerds, she’ll play Suzy Stone, head of the Pi Delta Pi sorority and queen of the campus.
Nice casting. I thought Cassidy did a nice little job in Click. Still… it still doesn’t make me think this whole film is a good idea. Have to wait and see I guess.
